# get current month
month=$(expr `date +%m` - 1 )
# get current year
year=`date +%Y`
# last day
day=`cal $month $year | grep -v "^$" | tail -1 | awk '{print $NF}'`
Get last day of last month (ksh )# get current monthmonth=$(expr `date +%m` - 1 )# get current year year=`date +%Y`# last dayday=`cal $month $year | grep -v "^$" | tail -1 | awk '{print $NF}'`egcal 2 2008 | grep -v "^$" | tail -1 | awk '{print $NF