---
title: "gcal - A Command Line Interface to Google Calendar"
date: 2011-11-27
categories: ["gcal","Google","Google Calendar","Perl"]
source: https://andrew-jones.com/blog/gcal-a-command-line-interface-to-google-calendar/
---

# gcal - A Command Line Interface to Google Calendar


A couple of weeks ago I published `gcal`, a Command Line Interface to [Google Calendar](http://www.google.com/calendar).

It's quite simple. If you have a `.ics` file of events you want to import into your calendar, run the following:

    gcal events.ical

Or, you can create an event using shorthand, like this:

    gcal 'tomorrow at noon. Lunch with Bob'

But first, you need to provide your credentials. Add the following to your `~/.netrc` file:

    machine google.com
    login bob
    password 1234

## Installing

Its written in Perl, so if you already know how to install from CPAN you just need the name, _App::gcal_.

If not, and you are on a Mac or Linux system, just do the following to install the script:

    curl -L http://cpanmin.us | perl - --sudo App::cpanminus
    cpanm App::gcal

If on Windows, you first need to install [perl](http://strawberryperl.com/). Then something like this should work.

    cpanp -i App::gcal

## More Information


For more information, see:

	
  * [Code and Issue Tracker on GitHub](https://github.com/andrewrjones/gcal)
  * [App::gcal on the CPAN](https://metacpan.org/module/App::gcal)

Any issues, please let me know.