RADAR(1) RADAR(1)
NAME
radar, radarloop - display a real-time weather image
SYNOPSIS
radar [ -t9 ] [ station ]
radarloop [ -i updatems ] [ -c cmd ... ]
DESCRIPTION
Radar uses US Government weather radar data and map overlays
to generate (with the -t or -9 flags) or display a local
radar image. If station is given, and it matches an exist-
ing station, then that station is displayed. Otherwise
station is consdered a place name and converted to a posi-
tion with gmap(1). If there are in-range radar stations, the
nearest one is selected.
Radarloop continuously displays the current radar image.
FILES
/lib/radar/XYZ station-specific data
/lib/radar/stations a list of available stations
/lib/radar/stationlat station latitude and longitude
/lib/radar/stations
SOURCE
/rc/bin/radar
/rc/bin/radarloop
BUGS
The data only covers US territory.
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