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gcalcli: Quick-add an event to your calendar.
$ gcalcli --calendar ${calendar_name} quick "${mm-dd} ${HH:MM} ${event_name}"
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This command is using the gcalcli tool to quickly add an event to a Google calendar.

Here's the breakdown of the command:

  • gcalcli: It's the command-line interface (CLI) tool for Google Calendar.
  • --calendar ${calendar_name}: Specifies the calendar where the event will be added. ${calendar_name} is a placeholder that should be replaced with the actual name of the calendar.
  • quick: This option specifies that the event will be added as a quick event.
  • "${mm-dd} ${HH:MM} ${event_name}": This is the date, time, and name of the event to be added. ${mm-dd} represents the month and day in the format of two digits each, followed by a hyphen (e.g., 01-12 for January 12th). ${HH:MM} represents the hour and minute in the format of two digits each, separated by a colon (e.g., 09:30 for 9:30 AM). And ${event_name} is a placeholder for the name of the event.

To use this command, you need to replace ${calendar_name} with the actual calendar name, ${mm-dd} with the desired date, ${HH:MM} with the desired time, and ${event_name} with the name of the event you want to add.

An example use of this command could be:

gcalcli --calendar MyCalendar quick "01-12 09:30 Meeting with John"

This would add an event named "Meeting with John" on January 12th at 9:30 AM to the calendar called "MyCalendar".

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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