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+Utilities to convert between calendar dates and Julian dates:
+
+ jday - calendar date to Julian date
+ j2d - Julian date to calendar date
+ dbd - calculate days between dates
+
+Quite useful in timing situations where you need elapsed time between
+dates.
+
+This package also includes a library 'libjday.a' for incorporating
+caledar-Julian date conversions in applications.