CoreLocationCLI
CoreLocationCLI gets the physical location of your device and prints it to standard output. If you move it can also print your updated location. Kill it with CTRL-C.
Note for Mac users: make sure Wi-Fi is turned on. Otherwise you will see kCLErrorDomain error 0.
Usage
CoreLocationCLI -h
CoreLocationCLI [-follow] [-verbose] [-format FORMAT]
CoreLocationCLI [-follow] [-verbose] -json
| Switch | Description |
|---|---|
-h |
Display this help message and exit |
-follow |
Continually print location |
-verbose |
Show debugging output |
-format FORMAT |
Print a formatted string with the following specifiers |
-json |
JSON output mode |
| Format | Description |
|---|---|
%latitude |
Latitude (degrees north; or negative for south) |
%longitude |
Longitude (degrees west; or negative for east) |
%altitude |
Altitude (meters) |
%direction |
Degrees from true north |
%speed |
Meters per second |
%h_accuracy |
Horizontal accuracy (meters) |
%v_accuracy |
Vertical accuracy (meters) |
%time |
Time |
%address |
Reverse geocoded location to an address |
%name |
Reverse geocoded place name |
%isoCountryCode |
Reverse geocoded ISO country code |
%country |
Reverse geocoded country name |
%postalCode |
Reverse geocoded postal code |
%administrativeArea |
Reverse geocoded state or province |
%subAdministrativeArea |
additional administrative area information |
%locality |
Reverse geocoded city name |
%subLocality |
additional city-level information |
%thoroughfare |
Reverse geocoded street address |
%subThoroughfare |
additional street-level information |
%region |
Reverse geocoded geographic region |
%timeZone |
Reverse geocoded time zone |
%time_local |
Localized time using reverse geocoded time zone |
The default format is: %latitude %longitude.
Output examples
./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
{"address":"407 Keats Rd\nLower Moreland PA 19006\nUnited States","locality":"nLower Moreland","subThoroughfare":"407","time":"2019-10-03 04:10:05 +0000","subLocality":null,"administrativeArea":"PA","country":"United States","thoroughfare":"Keats Rd","region":"<+40.141196,-75.034815> radius 35.91","speed":"-1","latitude":"40.141196","name":"1354 Panther Rd","altitude":"92.00","timeZone":"America\/New_York","time_local": "2019-10-02 23:10:05 -0400","isoCountryCode":"US","longitude":"-75.034815","v_accuracy":"65","postalCode":"19006","direction":"-1.0","h_accuracy":"65","subAdministrativeArea":"Montgomery"}
Installation
Install the latest release using Homebrew with:
brew cask install corelocationcli
Or build from the command line using the Xcode compiler with one of these commands:
xcodebuild # requires Apple Developer account
# ... or ...
swift build --disable-sandbox -c release --static-swift-stdlib # does not require account
Then run your executable from this location:
build/Release/CoreLocationCLI
Project scope
This project exists to provide a simple tool for getting a device's location. It is expected that this will be composed with other tools or used directly for testing and logging.
The project maintainer was a victim of kidnapping in his past. Meanwhile his laptop was opened by the captors, at the time CoreLocation CLI could have helped to identify the location of his captors. Since then, he continues to maintain the software, he uses the software so it could collect evidence in this situation again, and he is more careful about not getting kidnapped.
