1 .TH WEATHER 1 "March 26, 2006"
3 weather \- command\-line tool to obtain weather conditions and forecasts
5 .B weather [ options ] [ alias [ alias [...] ] ]
7 This utility is intended to provide quick access to current weather
8 conditions and forecasts. Presently, it is capable of providing data for
9 localities throughout the United States of America by retrieving and
10 processing METAR data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
11 Administration and forecasts from the National Weather Service. Behavior
12 can be determined by command\-line options and specification of zero or
13 more aliases. Aliases are defined in weatherrc files, as a convenient
14 means of grouping option combinations together using a short name.
15 Specifying multiple aliases on the command line causes the utility to
16 output data for each, as if it had been invoked multiple times. If no
17 alias is specified, then an alias of "default" is used (assuming it has
18 been defined) or the built\-in default values are chosen (if it has not).
20 A summary of options is included below.
23 show program's version number and exit
26 show a help message and exit
28 .B \-cCITY, \-\-city=CITY
29 the city name (ex: "Raleigh Durham")
32 include a local forecast
35 the METAR station ID (ex: KRDU)
38 print a list of configured aliases
40 .B \-n, \-\-no\-conditions
41 disable output of current conditions (implies \-\-forecast)
44 the state abbreviation (ex: NC)
47 show full decoded feeds
50 may additionally obtain configuration data from a system\-wide
51 configuration file, a per\-user configuration file, and a local
52 directory configuration file. The file format and configuration options
55 They are aggregated in the following order:
58 the system\-wide configuration
61 the per\-user configuration (can be used to override the above)
64 the local directory configuration (can be used to override the above)
68 View output for the defined default alias, or the built-in default values
69 if there is no default alias defined in the configuration files.
72 Display current conditions at the KAVL METAR station.
74 .B weather -n -c asheville -s nc
75 See a forecast for the Asheville, NC area.
78 Get the full decoded METAR for the station associated with the gso alias,
79 and the forecast data for the City/State associated with the gso alias,
80 without filtering or fancy formatting.
83 Show current conditions for both the home and work aliases in that order.
87 Utility and manual written by Jeremy Stanley <fungi@yuggoth.org>.