twitter_streaming.sh

#!/bin/sh

username="__USERNAME__"
password="__PASSWORD__"
filter="track=$1"
url="http://stream.twitter.com/1/statuses/filter.json"

curl -s --data-urlencode $filter $url -u$username:$password | perl -CIO -MJSON::Any -ne 'my $j=JSON::Any->new;while(<>){eval{my $t=$j->decode($_);printf("@%-15s: %s\n",$t->{user}->{screen_name},$t->{text}); };}'