Linux Shell Scripting Cookbook - Third Edition

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This Bash script uses the OAuth library to read tweets or send your own updates:

 #!/bin/bash #Filename: twitter.sh #Description: Basic twitter client oauth_consumer_key=YOUR_CONSUMER_KEY oauth_consumer_scret=YOUR_CONSUMER_SECRET config_file=~/.$oauth_consumer_key-$oauth_consumer_secret-rc if [[ "$1" != "read" ]] && [[ "$1" != "tweet" ]]; then echo -e "Usage: $0 tweet status_message\n OR\n $0 read\n" exit -1; fi #source /usr/local/bin/TwitterOAuth.sh source bash-oauth-master/TwitterOAuth.sh TO_init if [ ! -e $config_file ]; then TO_access_token_helper if (( $? == 0 )); then echo oauth_token=${TO_ret[0]} > $config_file echo oauth_token_secret=${TO_ret[1]} >> $config_file fi fi source $config_file if [[ "$1" = "read" ]]; then ...