timdev / osx-cpu-temp

Outputs current CPU temperature for OSX

OSX CPU Temp

Outputs current CPU temperature for OSX.

Usage

Compiling

make

Running

./osx-cpu-temp

or

sudo make install # installs to /usr/local/bin
osx-cpu-temp

Using clib

clib install lavoiesl/osx-cpu-temp

Output example

61.8 °C

Options

• -h Print command line options.
• -C Output temperature in Celsius (default).
• -F Output temperature in Fahrenheit.
• -c [key] Print CPU temperature, optionally providing the SMC key.
• -g [key] Print GPU temperature, optionally providing the SMC key.
• -f Output fan speed.
• -t key Print temperature value of given SMC key.
• -r key Print raw value of given SMC key.
• -a Print ALL available SMC keys (without description!).

Explore keys

• see https://github.com/acidanthera/VirtualSMC/blob/master/Docs/SMCKeys.txt
• see https://app.assembla.com/wiki/show/fakesmc

Print the raw value of any key, if it exists

osx-cpu-temp -r '#KEY' # number of keys
osx-cpu-temp -r TC0P # CPU proximity sensor

Maintainer

Sébastien Lavoie [e-mail]

Source

Apple System Management Control (SMC) Tool Copyright (C) 2006

Inspiration

• https://www.eidac.de/smcfancontrol/
• https://github.com/hholtmann/smcFanControl/tree/master/smc-command