#! /bin/zsh
#
# this file:
#   https://dataswamp.org/~incal/distance/loc
#
# This program takes one argument which is a name of a city,
# island, etc.
#
# It outputs the position as latitude and longitude, e.g.:
#
#     $ loc Uppsala
#     59.85806 17.64472
#
# The name can contain whitespace:
#
#     $ loc Easter Island
#     27.117 109.367
#
# Note: decimalized system, no minutes.

local args=$(echo $* | sed 's/ /%20/g')

local base_url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php

local url=${base_url}\?title=${args}\&printable=yes

local coords="$(curl -s $url | grep -o '"geo">[-.[:digit:]]*; [-.[:digit:]]*<' | head -n 1 | sed 's/\("geo">\|-\|;\|<\)//g')"

echo $coords