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| -rw-r--r-- | README | 20 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | metar.1 | 32 |
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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. @@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ list .br .B metar closest -.I LATITUDE -.I LONGITUDE +.RI [ LATITUDE +.IR LONGITUDE ] .RI [ LIST ] .SH "DESCRIPTION" .B metar @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Each station is will be printed on a line, containing the its name, country, ICAO station identifier, and location. The ICAO station identifier is in parenthesis. .TP -\fBclosest\fP \fILATITUDE\fP \fILONGITUDE\fP [\fILIST\fP] +\fBclosest\fP [\fILATITUDE\fP \fILONGITUDE\fP] [\fILIST\fP] Given a .I LATITUDE and @@ -83,7 +83,12 @@ 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 .I LIST -argument. +argument. If +.I LATITUDE +and +.I LONGITUDE +are omitted, ~/.config/geolocation, or /etc/geolocation, +is used. .SH "FILES" .TP ~/config/metar @@ -98,6 +103,25 @@ even if it is empty, is used. /etc/metar Fallback file use if ~/.config/metar is missing. Other programs are encouraged to use this file too. +.TP +~/config/geolocation +Used to get your location in case +.B metar closest +is invoked without +.I LATITUDE +annd +.IR 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. +.TP +/etc/geolocation +Fallback file use if ~/.config/geolocation is missing. Other +programs are encouraged to use this file too. +.TP .SH "NOTES" US Americans, remember, you are on the Western Hemisphere. Therefore, you should specify a negative longitude when using the action closest. |