coinbash ETH and BTC for polybar

coinbash-btc.sh

#!/bin/bash

btcprice=$(/home/<your user>/.config/polybar/scripts/coinbash.sh -l btc | grep "BTC" | cut -c 24-32)
echo " \$$btcprice"


# NOTE: credit for coinbash.sh here
# https://github.com/8go/coinbash
# MUST get coinmarketcap API key - free

# link to BTC font-awesome
# https://fontawesome.com/icons/btc
# need to have font-awesome loaded in polybar

# also I'm not sure about the `cut -c 24-32`, not sure if the amount of decimal numbers change ever

coinbash-eth.sh

#!/bin/bash

ethprice=$(/home/<your user>/.config/polybar/scripts/coinbash.sh -l eth | grep "ETH" | cut -c 25-32)
echo "⧫ \$$ethprice

# for ETH icon i just used regular unicode diamond thing

config

# polybar config relevant parts
modules-right = eth-price btc-price

# https://github.com/8go/coinbash
# need coinbase API key as global var
[module/btc-price]
type = custom/script
exec = /home/<your user>/.config/polybar/scripts/coinbash-btc.sh
interval = 400

[module/eth-price]
type = custom/script
exec = /home/<your user>/.config/polybar/scripts/coinbash-eth.sh
interval = 400
# interval 400 to hopefully stay within confines of coinmarketcap daily API limit

Output