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February 1, 2012 20:29
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Bash script that checks if Facebook posted their IPO papers to the SEC every 10 seconds (warning, very naive approach, make it better).
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| #!/bin/sh | |
| URL='http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?company=facebook&match=&CIK=&filenum=&State=&Country=&SIC=&owner=exclude&Find=Find+Companies&action=getcompany' | |
| alias fb_sec='curl $URL' | |
| PREIPO=`fb_sec` | |
| while : ; | |
| do | |
| sleep 10s | |
| IPO=`fb_sec` | |
| if [[ "$IPO" != "$PREIPO" ]] | |
| then | |
| open $URL | |
| else | |
| echo 'Nothing to see here!' | |
| fi | |
| done |
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