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+# stonks
+A simple commad line interface to track stock holdings live on TASI exchange. The interface is similar to htop, top and mc.
+
+# Usage
+(TODO)
+
+# Requirments
+  * jq (json proccesor)
+  * html2text (html2text2)
+  * curl