noecamacho / currency-converter-shell

Tired of entering websites to get currency conversion? use your terminal and seize the day :)

Foreign exchange rates API with currency conversion

Available Codes

Code	Origin	Currency
USD	US	dollar
JPY	Japanese	yen
BGN	Bulgarian	lev
CZK	Czech	koruna
DKK	Danish	krone
GBP	Pound	sterling
HUF	Hungarian	forint
PLN	Polish	zloty
RON	Romanian	leu
SEK	Swedish	krona
CHF	Swiss	franc
ISK	Icelandic	krona
NOK	Norwegian	krone
HRK	Croatian	kuna
RUB	Russian	rouble
TRY	Turkish	lira
AUD	Australian	dollar
BRL	Brazilian	real
CAD	Canadian	dollar
CNY	Chinese	yuan renminbi
HKD	Hong Kong	dollar
IDR	Indonesian	rupiah
ILS	Israeli	shekel
INR	Indian	rupee
KRW	South Korean	won
MXN	Mexican	peso
MYR	Malaysian	ringgit
NZD	New Zealand	dollar
PHP	Philippine	peso
SGD	Singapore	dollar
THB	Thai	baht
ZAR	South African	rand
EUR	European	euro

Installation

Alternatives to run this code:

• You can download this project and execute the file as bash convert.sh
• Make it executable with chmod +x convert.sh and run it as ./convert.sh
• Edit your bash config file: vim ~/.bashrc and create a function at the bottom to the file with your desired function name, refresh the file with source .bashrc.

Usage

# convert $1500 American dollars to Mexican pesos
$ ./convert 1500 USD MXN

# OUTPUT:
 💵 1 USD = 💲19.225282167 MXN
 💱 1500 USD = 💲28837.923250500 MXN

# convert $2334 Euros to Canadian dollars
$ ./convert 2334 EUR CAD
# OUTPUT:
 💵 1 EUR = 💲1.4661 CAD
 💱 2334 EUR = 💲3421.8774 CAD

Source of data

Exchange rates API is a free service for current and historical foreign exchange rates published by the European Central Bank

Euro foreign exchange reference rates The reference rates are usually updated around 16:00 CET on every working day, except on TARGET closing days. They are based on a regular daily concertation procedure between central banks across Europe, which normally takes place at 14:15 CET.