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get bitcoin blockchain download status
#!/bin/bash
while true ; do
clear
echo "Press enter to break loop. Script will loop every 3 seconds"
echo "If loop freezes press CTRL+C"
echo ""
echo -e " \033[31mdownloaded\e[0m/\033[32mavailable\e[0m"
echo -e " \033[31m"`bitcoind getblockcount 2>&1`"\e[0m"/"\033[32m"`wget -O - http://blockchain.info/q/getblockcount 2>/dev/null`"\e[0m"
read -t 3 -n 3 && break
done
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