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zipcode_lookup.sh
#!/bin/bash
# zipcode--Given a ZIP code, identifies the city and state. Use city-data.com,
# which has every ZIP code configured as its own web page.
baseURL="http://www.city-data.com/zips"
/bin/echo -n "ZIP code $1 is in "
curl -s -dump "$baseURL/$1.html" | \
grep -i '<title>' | \
cut -d\( -f2 | cut -d\) -f1
exit 0
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