semifor · July 9, 2009 19:48
diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
 # $ tweet Hi mom!
 #
 # Put this in ~/.bashrc or wherever.
 # If it doesn't work, make sure your ~/.netrc is right
 #
 # The Perl version

 tweet() {
    perl -MNet::Twitter::Lite -E'say Net::Twitter::Lite->new(ssl=>1,netrc=>1)->update("@ARGV")->{id}' $*
 }
diff --git a/.netrc b/.netrc
 # put this in ~/.netrc
 machine twitter.com
 login USERNAME
 password PASSWORD
	# $ tweet Hi mom!
	#
	# Put this in ~/.bashrc or wherever.
	# If it doesn't work, make sure your ~/.netrc is right
	#
	# The Perl version

	tweet() {
	perl -MNet::Twitter::Lite -E'say Net::Twitter::Lite->new(ssl=>1,netrc=>1)->update("@ARGV")->{id}' $*
	}