Hey, I am currently learning linux/unix and very new to this. I would appreciate any help I can get to these questions below. Thanks.
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1. Use the cal command to determine on what day of the week you were born.


2. Use the cal command to discover what is unusual about the year 1752.


3. Clear the screen, and view the online manual for the cal command. What is the explanation for the year 1752?


4. Create a file called classdate containing today’s date.


5. Find documentation about the who command and the finger command. What are the differences in information these two command provide?


6. On one command line run both the who and finger commands so that you can compare their output back-to-back.


7. Append the calendar for September to the end of the classdate file you created earlier.


8. Create a file listing two tasks on your to-do list using redirect.


9. Add another task to your to-do list.

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No this is not homework. These are just questions. I tryed doing them but not sure if they are correct or not?? I would really appreciate the help. Thanks.

Well as least show us what you have done.

Well this is what I got so far.........
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1. cal 11 1986 (November 9)

2. In the month of September the Day ‘13’ is missing.

3. Ncal tries to guess the switch date from the local environment or falls back to September 2, 1752. This was when Great Britain and her colonies switched to the Gregorian calendar.

Ok, now what about the rest. What have you read/tried?

Well in question number 4 i am stuck??
This is what I got for question 4.

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"cat > todaysdate" This created the file


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But how am I suppposed to put the current date in this file??

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I know by typing "date" it shows the date. But i cant figure out how to put the date in this file.

With date > filename?

For question 7 is this the correct answer??

cal –m >> classdate

Try reading your textbook and doing your assignment the honest way.

if this is linux code, i'm in trouble. Sounds like homework to me.

this is kind of funny!

You know, you could try things and see if they work. That way you'll know if they're correct or not..

READ, READ and READ... Then you'll learn...

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