Quick, dumb script that outputs the balance of a Litecoin address.

litecoin_balance

#!/bin/sh
#
# Check the balance of a Litecoin address by querying explorer.litecoin.net.
# Drop this into /usr/local/bin and make it executable.
# Needs curl.
#
# Helpful? LWSHbKEHT18WX93zrSjBhc1AnxC4UCmbCt

if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then echo "Usage: litecoin_balance LTC_ADDRESS"; exit 1; fi;

curl "http://explorer.litecoin.net/address/${1}" 2>/dev/null | grep -m1 Balance | sed -e 's/<[^>]*>//g'

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