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authorMattias Andrée <maandree@kth.se>2016-04-19 17:18:52 +0200
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
metar print
metar set STATION
metar list [PREFIX]
- metar closest LATITUDE LONGITUDE [LIST]
+ metar closest [LATITUDE LONGITUDE] [LIST]
DESCRIPTION
metar is a simple utility for find whether stations (hence referred to
@@ -49,11 +49,13 @@ ACTIONS
name, country, ICAO station identifier, and location. The
ICAO station identifier is in parenthesis.
- closest LATITUDE LONGITUDE [LIST]
+ closest [LATITUDE LONGITUDE] [LIST]
Given a LATITUDE and LONGITUDE in decimal format, print the
ICAO station identifier of the closest METAR station. If you
have already created a list of all stations using the action
list, specify the filename of that list as the LIST argument.
+ If LATITUDE and LONGITUDE are omitted, ~/.config/geolocation,
+ or /etc/geolocation, is used.
FILES
~/.config/metar
@@ -69,6 +71,20 @@ FILES
Fallback file use if ~/.config/metar is missing. Other
programs are encouraged to use this file too.
+ ~/config/geolocation
+ Used to get your location in case 'metar closest' is invoked
+ without LATITUDE and LONGITUDE. This file contains your
+ geographical location using the Global Positioning System in
+ decimal format. This will never change. Other programs are
+ encouraged to use this file too.
+
+ If the file contains more than one line, only the first line,
+ even if it is empty, is used.
+
+ /etc/geolocation
+ Fallback file use if ~/.config/geolocation is missing. Other
+ programs are encouraged to use this file too.
+
NOTES
US Americans, remember, you are on the Western Hemisphere. Therefore,
you should specify a negative longitude when using the action closest.