This clever, open-source tool, ReceiveMIDI, from Geert Bevin, makes it simple to monitor received MIDI messages from your command line on Mac, PC and Linux. But there's so much more this tool can do!  
A screenshot of ReceiveMIDI with timestamps.
dev   name           Set the name of the MIDI input port (REQUIRED)
  list                 Lists the MIDI input ports
  file  path           Loads commands from the specified program file
  dec                  Interpret the next numbers as decimals by default
  hex                  Interpret the next numbers as hexadecimals by default
  ch    number         Set MIDI channel for the commands (0-16), defaults to 0
  ts                   Output a timestamp for each receive MIDI message
  voice                Show all Channel Voice messages
  note                 Show all Note messages
  on    (note)         Show Note On, optionally for note (0-127)
  off   (note)         Show Note Off, optionally for note (0-127)
  pp    (note)         Show Poly Pressure, optionally for note (0-127)
  cc    (number)       Show Control Change, optionally for controller (0-127)
  pc    (number)       Show Program Change, optionally for program (0-127)
  cp                   Show Channel Pressure
  pb                   Show Pitch Bend
  sr                   Show all System Real-Time messages
  clock                Show Timing Clock
  start                Show Start
  stop                 Show Stop
  cont                 Show Continue
  as                   Show Active Sensing
  rst                  Show Reset
  sc                   Show all System Common messages
  syx                  Show System Exclusive
  tc                   Show MIDI Time Code Quarter Frame
  spp                  Show Song Position Pointer
  ss                   Show Song Select
  tun                  Show Tune Request
  --                   Read commands from standard input until it's closed
More info / download ReceiveMIDI FREE here: https://github.com/gbevin/ReceiveMIDI

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