Core Location CLI

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "# CoreLocationCLI\n\nCoreLocationCLI 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.*\n\n![Usage](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/382183/25063655/52c11234-221d-11e7-81fb-0f8712dac393.gif)\n\nNote for Mac users: make sure Wi-Fi is turned on. Otherwise you will see `kCLErrorDomain error 0`.\n\n## Usage\n\n```sh\nCoreLocationCLI --help\nCoreLocationCLI --version\nCoreLocationCLI [--watch] [--verbose] [--format FORMAT]\nCoreLocationCLI [--watch] [--verbose] --json\n```\n\n| Switch            | Description                                        |\n| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |\n| `-h`, `--help`    | Display this help message and exit                 |\n| `--version`       | Display the program version                        |\n| `-w`, `--watch`   | Continually print location updates                 |\n| `-v`, `--verbose` | Show debugging output                              |\n| `-f`, `--format`  | Print a string with the specified substitutions    |\n| `-j`, `--json`    | Print a JSON object with all available information |\n\nWith the format specifiers:\n\n| Format                   | Description                                         |\n| ------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------- |\n| `%latitude`              | Latitude (degrees north; negative for south)        |\n| `%longitude`             | Longitude (degrees east; negative for west)         |\n| `%altitude`              | Altitude in meters                                  |\n| `%direction`             | Degrees from true north                             |\n| `%speed`                 | Speed in meters per second                          |\n| `%h_accuracy`            | Horizontal accuracy in meters                       |\n| `%v_accuracy`            | Vertical accuracy in meters                         |\n| `%time`                  | Timestamp of the locatio",
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