units_cur(1)

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version 2.27 · 7 versions
, in ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

✨ units_cur(1) ✨

okay bestie, welcome to the General Commands Manual page for units_cur(1) 💖 pull up a chair, we're gonna make currency data fresh af.

🎀 NAME 🎀

units_cur — update currency information for units(1) 💸

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

units_cur [options] [<currency_file> [<crypto_file> [<metals_file>
[cpi_file]]]]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

units_cur updates the currency information, crypto prices, precious metal prices, and consumer price index data for units. yes she does all of it, no cap ✨

💅 OPTIONS 💅

lowkey the vibe here: if you hand her a file as an argument, the updated info goes there instead of in the default file (scroll down for those, bestie 👇). and there are two lil magic values: a single - writes the updated info to standard output, and a single . makes her skip that file entirely. 🙈
  • -h — shows help information then dips out, periodt.
  • -c, --crypto coingecko|packetizer — sets the crypto data source. default is coingecko 🪙
  • -V, --version — displays the units_cur version. main character reveal 💁♀️
  • -v, --verbose — displays details while fetching currency data. like, she'll narrate the whole thing 🗣️
  • -s, --source exchangerate_api|floatrates|eubank|fixer|openexchangerates — sets the currency data source. default is exchangerate_api 🏦
  • -b, --base base — sets the base currency (when the data source allows it, iykyk). base should be a three-letter ISO currency code such as USD. the currency you pick becomes the primitive currency unit that units uses. heads up: only the floatrates source supports this option 💀
  • -k, --key key — sets the API key for the sources that demand one. gates stay locked without it 🔑
  • --blskey bls_key — sets the BLS key for fetching CPI data 📊

🍓 FILES 🍓

  • /var/lib/units/currency.units — default currency information 💵
  • /var/lib/units/crypto.units — default crypto prices 🪙
  • /var/lib/units/metal_prices.units — default precious metal prices 👑
  • /var/lib/units/cpi.units — default consumer price index data 🛒

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

💜 AUTHORS 💜

units was written by Adrian Mariano <adrianm@gnu.org>. iconic behavior, fr fr 🫶

This manual page was written by Stephen Kitt <skitt@debian.org>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). It was last modified for units_cur version 5.1 (units version 2.26). 🌟

and that's the whole page, bestie 💖 this came from the units manual, dated February 27, 2026 — go forth and refresh those rates, slay ✨🎀

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