wmfrog(1) User Commands wmfrog(1)
NAME
wmfrog - a dockapp for showing weather in graphical way
SYNOPSIS
wmfrog [options] -stattion <METAR station id>
OPTIONS
-delay minutes
Override time (in minutes) between updates. Default is 15.
-m, -metric
Display Temperature in metric unit: Celcius.
-o offset
Time offset of location from UTC. Positive or negative integer expressed in hours, like +1 or -7.
-s, -station
Required option. The 4-character METAR Station ID. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/METAR
-w knots
Set the maximum wind in KNOTS for percentage of max / scaling. Default is 50 Knots.
-tmp directory
Set the temporary directory where the METAR data files are downloaded Default is "/tmp".
-l label
Set displayed text to 4 character (max) label to replace the METAR station id.
DESCRIPTION
A dockapp for wheather reports. Includes clouds (clear, few, scattered, broken, overcast ...); Precipitations (drizzle, rain, snow, ice
christals: light/moderate or heavy); Special weather (Blowing wind / Freezing / Thunderstorm, funnel cloud...); Humidity perentage; Wind
speed (average & gust); Wind Direction; Temperature (Celcius or Fareinheit); Station name can be configured and weather report time is
displayed.
To find out more about the METAR/TAF system, see Frequently Asked Questions about METAR/SPECI and TAF at
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oso/oso1/oso12/faq.htm
To find your city Metar code go to NOAA's Meteorological Station Information Lookup page Meteorological Products Processed At The NWSTG at
at http://www.nws.noaa.gov/tg/siteloc.shtml
ENVIRONMENT
None.
FILES
/tmp/<station-id>/
Stored data files. The directory can be changed with option -tmp
SEE ALSO
wmweather(1) wmweather+(1)
AUTHORS
program was written by Thibaut Colar <tcolar@users.sourceforge.net>
This manual page is based on 0.1.6 version of the program. Updated by Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net>. Released under license GNU GPL v2
or (at your option) any later version. For more information about license, visit <http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html>.
wmfrog 2012-02-15 wmfrog(1)