X-Git-Url: https://www.yuggoth.org/gitweb?p=weather.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=375fb08a3e5bad200b2899b36091977f5296c3d1;hp=8ed74c18294ca4ddd494cdfacee970366c237883;hb=93f58b4538974d6c1d0161cf1d273fe7576c74dd;hpb=4d25a49d5a5ec5415f8e83ba26fea5adf4e5512a diff --git a/README b/README index 8ed74c1..375fb08 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -2,35 +2,38 @@ General Information About the Weather Utility =============================================== -:Copyright: (c) 2006-2010 Jeremy Stanley . Permission to - use, copy, modify, and distribute this software is granted under - terms provided in the LICENSE file distributed with this software. +:Copyright: (c) 2006-2012 Jeremy Stanley . Permission + to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software is + granted under terms provided in the LICENSE file distributed + with this software. .. contents:: What? ----- This command-line utility is intended to provide quick access to current -weather conditions and forecasts. Presently, it is capable of returning data -for localities throughout the USA by retrieving and formatting decoded METARs -(Meteorological Aerodrome Reports) from NOAA (the USA National Oceanic and -Atmospheric Administration) and forecasts from NWS (the USA National Weather +weather conditions and forecasts. Presently, it is capable of returning +data for localities throughout the USA and some select locations +globally by retrieving and formatting decoded METARs (Meteorological +Aerodrome Reports) from NOAA (the USA National Oceanic and Atmospheric +Administration) and forecasts/alerts from NWS (the USA National Weather Service). The tool is written to function in the same spirit as other -command-line informational utilities like cal(1), calendar(1) and dict(1). It -can retrieve arbitrary weather data via specific command-line switches (station -ID, city, state), or aliases can be configured system wide and on a per-user -basis. It can be freely used and redistributed under the terms of a BSD-like -License. +command-line informational utilities like cal(1), calendar(1) and +dict(1). It retrieves arbitrary weather data via precompiled +correlations or custom-tailored aliases (system-wide or on a per-user +basis). It can be freely used and redistributed under the terms of a +BSD-like License. Why? ---- -My girlfriend had a long commute to/from work and school, and often wanted to -check the weather both for home and her office. Unfortunately, starting a Web -browser, pulling up a weather site, entering multiple ZIP codes and waiting for -them to load is time-consuming for the marginally-impatient. Since she tended -to stay logged into a shell server most of the time, I figured I'd install a -quick command-line tool to retrieve weather info for her commute, but to my -surprise, a quick search turned up little that met my basic requirements: +My girlfriend had a long commute to/from work and school, and often +wanted to check the weather both for home and her office. Unfortunately, +starting a Web browser, pulling up a weather site, entering multiple ZIP +codes and waiting for them to load is time-consuming for the +marginally-impatient. Since she tended to stay logged into a shell +server most of the time, I figured I'd install a quick command-line tool +to retrieve weather info for her commute. To my surprise, a quick search +turned up little that met my basic requirements: * retrieve current data on-demand * provide both current conditions and short-term forecasts @@ -40,9 +43,10 @@ surprise, a quick search turned up little that met my basic requirements: Where? ------ -A tarball for the most recent version of the weather utility can be had here: +A tarball for the most recent version of the weather utility can be had +here: * http://fungi.yuggoth.org/weather/src/ -Alternatively, Debian and Ubuntu users can install the weather-util package -from any mirror. +Alternatively, Debian and Ubuntu users can install the weather-util +package from any mirror.