#!/bin/bash 
# program myforecast
# version 1.0  
# written by Andrew V. Newman
# last modified Tue Feb 24 17:21:57 MST 2004

# shell script to bring up a weather forecast either on a
# graphical browser or in the console if the screen is not available.

# Create a default location.  This assumes you live in the US as I do.
  CITY=Los_Alamos  # use underscore to separate multi-word cities
  STATE=NM 
# Sets a default URL BASE  
  URL_SUF=US/$STATE/$CITY.html 
# Set the default graphical browser 
# I like galeon, but it may not be installed on your machine.
  GUI_BROWSER=/usr/bin/konqueror
  GUI_BROWSER=/usr/bin/galeon
  GUI_BROWSER=/usr/bin/mozilla

# ---------------------------- #
# Shouldn't have to change these
  LYNX=/usr/bin/lynx
  URL_BASE=http://www.wunderground.com/
  MBL_URL_BASE=http://mobile.wunderground.com/
# If you use just one variable
  if [ $1 ] ; then
     URL_SUF=cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=$1
  fi
# If you use two variables
  if [ $2 ]; then
     CITY=$1 
     STATE=$2

     URL_SUF=US/$STATE/$CITY.html
  fi
# If you can display a window on your terminal it will
# bring up your forecast in a graphical browser
  if [ $DISPLAY ]; then
     URL=${URL_BASE}${URL_SUF}
     $GUI_BROWSER $URL 2> /dev/null
# Otherwise, it will bring it up on screen using a version
# of the website set up for mobile computers (no ads and few graphics,
# which will not be displayed anyway).
  else
     URL=${MBL_URL_BASE}${URL_SUF}
     $LYNX $URL -dump 2> /dev/null >forecast.temp
     # displays forecast as text
       more forecast.temp
     # remove temporary file
       rm forecast.temp
  fi
# exit cleanly
  exit 0