#meteo_data.sh

The meteo_data.sh script is a command-line tool that allows you to retrieve weather data and forecasts for a specific city using the OpenWeatherMap API. It provides information such as current temperature, wind speed, humidity, and cloudiness.

Features

• Retrieve weather data for a specific city
• Units of measurement can be specified (metric, imperial, standard)
• Get current temperature, wind speed, humidity, and cloudiness

Requirements

• curl command-line tool
• jq command-line tool
• OpenWeatherMap API key

Installation

1. Make sure you have the curl and jq command-line tools installed on your system.
2. Obtain an API key from OpenWeatherMap.
3. Clone the repository or download the meteo_data.sh script to your desired location.
4. Open the meteo_data.sh script in a text editor.
5. Replace the placeholder "your_api_key" with your actual API key obtained from OpenWeatherMap.
6. Save the changes and close the file.

Usage

Make the meteo_data.sh script executable with the following command:

chmod +x meteo_data.sh

The meteo_data.sh script can be run from the command line with various options.

./meteo_data.sh [-c city] [-u units] [-p param]

• -c city: Specify the city for which you want to fetch weather data. Defaults to "Bucharest".
• -u units: Specify the units of measurement for the weather information. Options: "metric" (default), "imperial" or "standard".
• -p param: Specify the parameter to retrieve. Options: "t" (current temperature, default), "w" (wind speed), "h" (humidity), "c" (cloudiness).

Examples

1. Retrieve the current temperature for the default city (Bucharest) using metric units:

   ./meteo_data.sh
   

2. Retrieve the weather data for Pitesti with imperial units:

   ./meteo_data.sh -c Pitesti -u imperial
   

3. Get the wind speed for Iasi:

   ./meteo_data.sh -c Iasi -p w
   

Author

• scriubuguri

License

This project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 License - see the LICENSE file for details.