New: udct.sh

README.md

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+# scripts
+
+|Script|Description|Dependencies|
+|-|-|-|
+|[udct.sh](udct.sh)|Query a term at https://urbandictionary.com from commnd line|[jq](https://stedolan.github.io/jq)|

udct.sh

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+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ -z "$@" ]; then >&2 echo "Usage: $0 word"; exit 1; fi
+if [ -z "`which jq`" ]; then
+  exec >&2
+  echo "$0: require jq"
+  echo "$0: check https://stedolan.github.io/jq"
+fi
+
+curl -Ls https://api.urbandictionary.com/v0/define?term="$1"\
+  | jq '.list[0].definition'\
+  | awk '{ gsub(/("|\[|\]|\\r)/, ""); gsub(/\\n/, "\n"); print }'\
+  | fmt -w 80