From: Alexander Vasarab <alexander@wylark.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2020 21:03:52 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: More README updates
X-Git-Tag: v2.0.0^2~14
X-Git-Url: https://wylark.com/src/infoex-autowx.git/commitdiff_plain/5a530e493591e037478751bf4c54f1e6b28aa737

More README updates
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 91c4b98..1de071b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,18 +64,18 @@ weather station FTP server and other InfoEx-related configuration
 options.
 
 `[station]`  
-`type = [either mesowest or nrcs]`  
-`token = [MesoWest API token -- ignored when type is nrcs]`  
-`station_id = [the NRCS/MesoWest identifier for a particular station]`  
-`desired_data = [a comma-delimited list of fields you're interested in]`  
-`units = [either english or metric -- ignored when type is nrcs]`  
+`type = # either mesowest or nrcs #`  
+`token = # MesoWest API token -- ignored when type is nrcs #`  
+`station_id = # the NRCS/MesoWest identifier for a particular station #`  
+`desired_data = # a comma-delimited list of fields you're interested in #`  
+`units = # either english or metric -- ignored when type is nrcs #`  
 
 `[infoex]`  
-`host = [InfoEx FTP host address]`  
-`uuid = [InfoEx-supplied UUID]`  
-`api_key = [InfoEx-supplied API Key]`  
-`csv_filename = [Arbitrary name of the file that will be uploaded to InfoEx]`  
-`location_uuid = [The UUID used by InfoEx to identify your automated Wx site]`  
+`host = # InfoEx FTP host address #`  
+`uuid = # InfoEx-supplied UUID #`  
+`api_key = # InfoEx-supplied API Key #`  
+`csv_filename = # arbitrary name of the file that will be uploaded to InfoEx #`  
+`location_uuid = # the UUID used by InfoEx to identify your automated Wx site #`  
 
 Finding Your NRCS `station` values
 ----------------------------------
@@ -123,8 +123,10 @@ Once you've chosen your elements, combine all of their respective
 "elementCd" values into a comma-delimited string and put that into your
 configuration file as the `desired_data` value.
 
-For example:
+A complete example:
 
+`[station]`  
+`type = nrcs`  
 `station_id = 655:OR:SNTL`  
 `desired_data = TOBS,PREC`
 
@@ -162,9 +164,11 @@ specified to infoex-autowx via the configuration option `units`. This
 can be either 'english' or 'metric', with 'english' meaning imperial
 units as used in the United States.
 
-For example:
+A complete example:
 
-`token = (token id located in your MesoWest web account)`  
+`[station]`  
+`type = mesowest`  
+`token = # token id copied from MesoWest web account #`  
 `stid = OD110`  
 `desired_data = air_temp,snow_depth`  
 `units = english`