Ever felt the pressing need to lookup crypto data right from your shell? Now you can!
Note: requires Java 11+
# download the .jar file to a location on your $PATH
curl -L https://github.com/acrenwelge/crypto-cli/releases/download/v1.3/crypto-v1.3.jar > /usr/local/bin/crypto.jar
# setup crypto command
echo "alias crypto='java -jar /usr/local/bin/crypto.jar'" >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrcPlease note: there is currently a rate limit of 50 calls / minute for the free API being used
👀 Search for a crypto
crypto search bitℹ️ Lookup info on a cryptocurrency
crypto --coin bitcoin💰 Get price info only
crypto price --coin bitcoin💶 Get price info for multiple coins in multiple currencies
crypto price -c bitcoin -c ethereum -c litecoin -cur USD -cur EUR📈 Get price history by day, week, or month
crypto history -c bitcoin -d 10 # past 10 days of bitcoin price
crypto history -c bitcoin -d 10 --graph # add a graph
crypto history -c bitcoin -w 5 # past 5 weeks of bitcoin price
crypto history -c bitcoin -m 3 # past 3 months of bitcoin price📖 Get USD price of bitcoin on May 1, 2015
crypto price -c bitcoin --date 2015-05-01⏱ Watch the price (default: refresh every 15 seconds)
crypto price -c bitcoin --watch
crypto price -c bitcoin -w -i 10 -s 1 # interval of 10 seconds, stop after 1 minute％ See price gains over time
crypto gains -c bitcoin 2020-01-01 2021-01-01The default coin and currency to use will be stored in $HOME/.crypto/defaults.properties. If this file exists, these values will be used unless overridden with command line arguments. If no file exists and no command line arguments are provided, the program reverts to bitcoin and USD defaults, respectively.
⚙️ Set default crypto and currency
crypto config -c bitcoin
crypto config -cur USD
crypto config # displays current defaults if no args setCrypto coin must be its
id. Currency must follow ISO 4217.
📝 List possible coin and currency values
crypto list coins
crypto list currenciesA list of coins to search will be cached in $HOME/.crypto/coins.json for quick searching and lookup. By default, a TTL value of 7 days will be used.
# find the number of cryptocurrencies with the word "chain" in their name
crypto list coins | grep chain | wc -l
# store the price of bitcoin for the last year
crypto history -c bitcoin -d 365 > btc-prices-last-year.txt