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plebclock.md

Want to build a PlebClock? You're in the right place!

On your node, do sudo apt install -y figlet jq

then edit the ~/.bashrc file and add this line:

alias plebclock="watch -t -n 10 'date \"+%I : %M\" | figlet -f small; bitcoin-cli getblockcount | figlet -f small; expr 100000000 / $(curl https://api.coindesk.com/v1/bpi/currentprice.json 2>/dev/null | jq -r .bpi.USD.rate | sed s/,// | cut -d . -f 1) | figlet -f small'"

now log out and log back in.

type plebclock

enjoy!

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