de-bloated the script and updated README

.gitignore

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 *.gif
+*.gif*

README.md

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 wget
 
+cURL
+
 nomacs (or your photo veiwer of choice)
 
+## arguments
+
+```
+$ radar
+```
+currently does nothing.
+
+```
+$ radar list
+```
+lists all areas to choose from (ex. MOB)
+
+```
+$ radar MOB
+```
+loads radar from area "MOB"
 
 ## to-do
-make city/area selection
+~~make city/area selection~~ (done!)
 
 default city/area
 
-"config file"
+"config file" (default city/image veiwer)

radar

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 #!/bin/bash
 
 default="EVX"
+# 'default' string is unused right now. might do defaults with a small config file...
 
 if [ "$1" == list ]; then
-cat<< end
-
-    Alabama
-        BMX - Birmingham
-        EOX - Fort Rucker
-        HTX - Nrn. Alabama
-        MOB - Mobile
-        MXX - E. Alabama
-
-    Alaska
-        ABC - Bethel
-        ACG - Sitka/Biorka Is.
-        AEC - Nome
-        AHG - Kenai
-        AIH - Middleton Is.
-        AKC - King Salmon
-        APD - Fairbanks/Pedro Dome
-
-    Arizona
-        EMX - Tucson
-        FSX - Flagstaff
-        IWA - Phoenix
-        YUX - Yuma
-
-    Arkansas
-        LZK - Little Rock
-        SRX - W. Ark./Ft. Smith
-
-    California
-        BBX - Beale AFB
-        BHX - Eureka
-        DAX - Sacramento
-        EYX - Edwards AFB
-        HNX - Hanford/San Joaquin Vly.
-        MUX - San Francisco Bay Area
-        NKX - San Diego
-        SOX - Santa Ana Mtns
-        VBX - Vandenberg AFB
-        VTX - Los Angeles/Oxnard
-
-    Colorado
-        FTG - Denver/Boulder
-        GJX - Grand Junction
-        PUX - Pueblo
-
-    Delaware
-        DOX - Dover AFB
-
-    Florida
-        AMX - Miami
-        BYX - Key West
-        EVX - Eglin AFB/NW Florida
-        JAX - Jacksonville
-        MLB - Melbourne
-        TLH - Tallahassee
-        TBW - Tampa Bay Area
-
-    Georgia
-        FFC - Atlanta/Peachtree City
-        JGX - Robins AFB
-        VAX - Moody AFB
-
-    Guam
-        GUA - Andersen AFB
-
-    Hawaii
-        HKI - Kauai
-        HKM - Kohala
-        HMO - Molokai
-        HWA - South Shore
-
-    Idaho
-        CBX - Boise
-        SFX - Pocatello
-
-    Illinois
-        ILX- Central IL
-        LOT - Chicago
-
-    Indiana
-        IND - Indianapolis
-        IWX - Nrn. Indiana
-        VWX - Evansville
-
-    Iowa
-        DMX - Des Moines
-        DVN - Quad Cities
-
-    Kansas
-        DDC - Dodge City
-        GLD - Goodland
-        ICT - Wichita
-        TWX - Topeka
-
-    Kentucky
-        HPX - Fort Cambell
-        JKL - Jackson
-        LVX - Louisville
-        PAH - Paducah
-
-    Louisiana
-        LCH - Lake Charles
-        LIX - New Orleans
-        POE - Fort Polk
-        SHV - Shreveport
-
-    Maine
-        CBW - Caribou
-        GVX - Portland
-
-    Maryland
-        LWX - Baltimore
-
-    Massachusetts
-        BOX - Boston
-
-    Michigan
-        APX - Gaylord
-        DTX - Detroit
-        BRR - Grand Rapids
-        MQT - Marquette
-
-    Minnesota
-        DLH - Duluth
-        MPX - Minneapolis
-
-    Mississippi
-        DGX - Jackson/Brandon
-        GWX - Columbus AFB
-
-    Missouri
-        EAX - Kansas City
-        LSX - St. Louis
-        SGF - Springfield
-
-    Montana
-        BLX - Billings
-        GGW - Glasgow
-        MSX - Missoula
-        TFX - Great Falls
-
-    Nebraska
-        LNX - North Platte
-        OAX - Omaha
-        UEX - Hastings
-
-    Nevada
-        ESX - Las Vegas
-        LRX - Elko
-        RGX - Reno
-
-    New Jersey
-        DIX - Mt. Holly
-
-    New Mexico
-        ABX - Albuquerque
-        FDX - Cannon AFB
-        HDX - Holloman AFB
-
-    New York
-        BGM - Binghamton
-        BUF - Buffalo
-        ENX - Albany
-        OKX - New York City/Upton
-        TYX - Montague
-
-    North Carolina
-        LTX - Wilmington
-        MHX - Morehead City
-        RAX - Raleigh/Durham
-
-    North Dakota
-        BIS - Bismarck
-        MBX - Minot AFB
-        MVX - Grand Forks
-
-    Ohio
-        CLE - Cleveland
-        ILN - Wilmington/Dayton
-
-    Oklahoma
-        FDR - Frederick
-        INX - Tulsa
-        TLX - Oklahoma City
-        VNX - Vance AFB
-
-    Oregon
-        MAX - Medford
-        PDT - Pendleton
-        RTX - Portland
-
-    Pennsylvania
-        CCX - State College
-        DIX - Philadelphia
-        PBZ - Pittsburgh
-
-    Puerto Rico
-        JUA - Puerto Rico/V.I.
-
-    South Carolina
-        CAE - Columbia
-        CLX - Charleston
-        GSP - Greenville/Spartanburg
-
-    South Dakota
-        ABR - Aberdeen
-        FSD - Sioux falls
-        UDX - Rapid City
-
-    Tennessee
-        MRX - Knoxville/Tri Cities
-        NQA - Memphis
-        OHX - Nashville
-
-    Texas
-        AMA - Amarillo
-        BRO - Brownsville
-        CRP - Corpus Christi
-        DFX - Laughlin AFB
-        DYX - Dyess AFB
-        EPZ - El Paso
-        EWX - Austin/San Antonio
-        FWS - Dallas/Fort Worth
-        GRK - Central Texas
-        HGX - Houston/Galveston
-        LBB - Lubbock
-        MAF - Midland/Odessa
-        SJT - San Angelo
-
-    Utah
-        ICX - Cedar City
-        MTX - Salt Lake City
-
-    Vermont
-        CXX - Burlington
-
-    Virginia
-        AKQ - Norfolk/Richmond
-        FCX - Blacksburg/Roanoke
-        LWX - Sterling
-
-    Washington
-        ATX - Seattle/Tacoma
-        LGX - Langley Hill
-        OTX - Spokane
-
-    Washington D.C.
-        LWX - Washington
-
-    West Virginia
-        RLX - Charleston
-
-    Wisconsin
-        ARX - La Crosse
-        GRB - Green Bay
-        MKX - Milwaukee
-
-    Wyoming
-        CYS - Cheyenne
-        RIW - Riverton
-end
+	curl https://pastebin.com/raw/S7QdSXMi
+	printf "\n"
 elif [ -z "$1" ]; then
 	echo "no area selected, run 'radar list' to list areas."
-elif [ "$1" != list ]
-then
+elif [ "$1" != list ]; then
 	wget https://radar.weather.gov/lite/N0R/$1_loop.gif
+	# this script uses 'nomacs' for image veiwing, but you can change it to whatever image veiwer you use.
 	nomacs $1_loop.gif
 	rm -f $1_loop.gif
 fi