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currency_convert.sh
# seen on https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-time-saving-tips-that-every-Linux-user-should-know/answer/Jostein-Austvik-Jacobsen?__snids__=1567875257&__nsrc__=4
# usage currency_convert 14.99 eur usd
# output 14.9900 EUR = 16.7019 USD
currency_convert() {
wget -qO- "http://www.google.com/finance/converter?a=$1&from=$2&to=$3" | sed '/res/!d;s/<[^>]*>//g';
}
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