gistfile1.txt

#!/bin/bash -l
echo "Checking City of Boston db for R60CTR.."
resp=`curl -isS http://www.cityofboston.gov/towing/search/?plate=R60CTR`

# make sure the request came back ok
if echo $resp | grep "HTTP/1.1 200 OK"; then
	# check for the criteria
	if echo $resp | grep -pG "Plate not found."; then
		result="     "
		message="R60CTR not found."
	else
		result="FOUND"
		message="R60CTR found using http://www.cityofboston.gov/towing/search/?plate=R60CTR."
	fi
else
	result=`echo $resp | head -n 1`
	message="Seems to have had a http error."
fi
echo "[$result] [$(date)] $message" >> ~/bin/towcheck/results.txt