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crouse
 PostPosted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 9:59 am   
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This function returns a quick realtime quote from the command line.

Code:
stock ()
{
echo -n "${1}: "
lynx -dump http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=${1} | grep "Real Time" | cut -f2 -d] | sed 's/Real Time//'
}
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crouse
 PostPosted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 10:43 am   
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nm... wrote one i like even more now...

Code:
stock ()
{
lynx -dump "http://www.google.com/finance?client=ob&q=${1}" | sed 's/.*']'//' | perl -00ne "print if /Watch this stock/i" | sed 's/Watch this stock//' | sed 's/Disclaimer//' | sed '/^$/d' | sed 's/Currency in USD//'
}


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crouse@archie stock slv

slv
   30.26
   +0.08 (0.27%)
   Real-time:   11:41AM EST

    1. Range 30.14 - 30.44
    2. 52 week 14.37 - 30.44
    3. Open 30.29
    4. Vol / Avg. 9.57M/26.84M
    5. Mkt cap 9.73B
    6. P/E 95.32
    7. Div/yield     -
    8. EPS 0.32
    9. Shares 321.50M
   10. Beta 0.38
   11. Inst. own 25%
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chumponimys
 PostPosted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 2:11 pm   

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This looks like a really amazing script. My only problem is that I'm running the Mac OS, not Linux, so I don't have the lynx function. Is there another function that works like lynx and on Macs that can be used as a substitute? Thanks
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nodots
 PostPosted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 4:14 am   

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chumponimys wrote:
This looks like a really amazing script. My only problem is that I'm running the Mac OS, not Linux, so I don't have the lynx function. Is there another function that works like lynx and on Macs that can be used as a substitute? Thanks

If it has a function to output into formatted text (as opposed to html...) then it should be real easy. Post a "Bash on MacOS" adaptation if you find one. I don't use Mac, but that doesn't mean I lack respect. ;)
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LHolcomb
 PostPosted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 9:47 am   

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How do I use a text file to input the data?

here is what earlier this week was working for me:

#!/bin/bash

stock ()
{
lynx -dump "http://www.google.com/finance?client=ob&q=${1}" | sed 's/.*']'//' | perl -00ne "print if /Watch this stock/i" | sed 's/Watch this stock//' | sed 's/Disclaimer//' | sed '/^$/d' | sed 's/Currency in USD//' | > /home/user/Desktop/stockquote.txt
}

any ideas why all it issues is a empty file where before it put the output from the script to a file for further parsing.
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crouse
 PostPosted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 2:49 pm   
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Code:
lynx -dump "http://www.google.com/finance?client=ob&q=${1}" | sed 's/.*']'//' | perl -00ne "print if /Watch this stock/i" | sed 's/Watch this stock//' | sed 's/Disclaimer//' | sed '/^$/d' | sed 's/Currency in USD//' | > /home/user/Desktop/stockquote.txt


should be

Code:
lynx -dump "http://www.google.com/finance?client=ob&q=${1}" | sed 's/.*']'//' | perl -00ne "print if /Watch this stock/i" | sed 's/Watch this stock//' | sed 's/Disclaimer//' | sed '/^$/d' | sed 's/Currency in USD//' > /home/user/Desktop/stockquote.txt


I removed the "|" from right before "> /home/user/Desktop/stockquote.txt"

HTH's.
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jsz
 PostPosted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 7:19 pm   
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One sed(1) is enough for this. : -)

Code:
lynx -dump "https://www.google.com/finance?q=$1" | sed -n '/Watch this stock/,/^$/{//d;/Disclaimer/d;s/.*USD//;s/.*]//;p;}'
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crouse
 PostPosted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 12:21 am   
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Sure, totally illegible imho too.
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DarthWavy
 PostPosted: Tue Nov 19, 2013 8:55 am   
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crouse wrote:
Sure, totally illegible imho too.


aye, I wonder what answers he'd give to my interview questions, ie could I even understand them heh :)
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crouse
 PostPosted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 11:27 pm   
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My day job is as a Systems Administrator, so I ALWAYS code for readability and maintainability ...and since it's probably going to be me doing the reading and maintaining... I always choose readability over the cool factor ;) Also lots and lots and LOTS of comments. Saves time/headaches when you can least afford either. Just mho though.

One of the quotes I consistently repeat and use, comes from a perl book...


Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code
will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live.


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