How to monitor processor temperature from command line?

[jason henson]

On 12/28/04 22:52:57, Eric F Crist wrote:
> How can I monitor my processor temperature from the command line?   
> I'm looking at possibly writing a script that will allow me to  
> average the CPU temps and report them as part of the periodic/daily  
> report.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> _______________________________________________________
> Eric F Crist                  "I am so smart, S.M.R.T!"
> Secure Computing Networks              -Homer J Simpson
It used to moniter in kalvins x10.  So it would read out to 2800 and  
the temp be 44.33C.

$ sysctl -a |grep therm
hw.acpi.thermal.min_runtime: 0
hw.acpi.thermal.polling_rate: 10
hw.acpi.thermal.tz0.temperature: 54.0C
hw.acpi.thermal.tz0.active: -1
hw.acpi.thermal.tz0.thermal_flags: 0
hw.acpi.thermal.tz0._PSV: 60.0C
hw.acpi.thermal.tz0._HOT: -1
hw.acpi.thermal.tz0._CRT: 60.0C
hw.acpi.thermal.tz0._ACx: 60.0C -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1
$  sysctl hw.acpi.thermal.tz0.temperature
hw.acpi.thermal.tz0.temperature: 54.0C