CoreLocationCLI#

Gets the physical location of your device and prints it to standard output. Kill it with CTRL-C.

Note: Make sure Wi-Fi is turned on, otherwise you will see kCLErrorDomain error 0.

Usage#

bash

CoreLocationCLI --help
CoreLocationCLI --version
CoreLocationCLI [--watch] [--verbose] [--format FORMAT]
CoreLocationCLI [--watch] [--verbose] --json

SwitchDescription-h, --helpDisplay help message and exit--versionDisplay the program version-w, --watchContinually print location updates-v, --verboseShow debugging output-f, --formatPrint a string with the specified substitutions-j, --jsonPrint a JSON object with all available information

Format Specifiers#

Location: %latitude %longitude %altitude %direction %speed %h_accuracy %v_accuracy %time

Reverse geocoding: %address %name %isoCountryCode %country %postalCode %administrativeArea %subAdministrativeArea %locality %subLocality %thoroughfare %subThoroughfare %region %timeZone %time_local

Default format: %latitude %longitude

Examples#

bash

CoreLocationCLI
# 50.943829 6.941043

CoreLocationCLI --format "%latitude %longitude\n%address"
# 50.943829 6.941043
# Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring 21
#  Cologne North Rhine-Westphalia 50672
#  Germany

CoreLocationCLI --json
# {"latitude":"40.141196","longitude":"-75.034815","altitude":"92.00",...}

Installation#

bash

brew install cask corelocationcli

Gatekeeper#

First run may be blocked by macOS Gatekeeper. Go to System Settings → Privacy & Security → Security to approve.