wallstreet(1)

📦 version 1.25, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, nixos 26.05, nixpkgs unstable, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💅 wallstreet(1) — the manual page, but make it fashion

okay bestie, sit down, because this one is so fun. this is the manual for wallstreet, and yes it's exactly what it sounds like: a little program that turns your terminal into a chaotic Wall Street trading floor. no cap. 🏦✨

✨ NAME ✨

wallstreet — fill your console with wallstreet melodrama technobabble 🗣️💸

like… it literally just yells fake finance at you until you close it. iconic behaviour honestly.

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

wallstreet [SPLITS]

that's it. that's the whole vibe. one optional little number and you're off. 🫶

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • SPLITS — the number of splits to divide your screen 🌈

yes that's the only option. she's minimal, she's focused, she knows what she is. 💅

👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

okay so here's the tea. this utility will fill your console with Wall Street technobabble. 📈📉💰

it will split your byobu(1) console into a multiple panes of news and statistics, like any good computer screen on Wall Street. 🗞️📊 literally every pane is doing the most and i am obsessed.

⚠️ to quit, press Ctrl-C to kill the wallstreet script itself. that's the exit strategy bestie, there is no graceful goodbye. Ctrl-C and she's gone. 💀

🌸 SEE ALSO 🌸

go read those too, they're the supporting cast. iykyk. 💜

💖 AUTHOR 💖

this manpage and the utility were written by Dustin Kirkland <dustin.kirkland@gmail.com> for Ubuntu systems (but may be used by others). 🫶

permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document and the utility under the terms of the Apache2 License. 📜✨

the complete text of the Apache2 License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/Apache-2.0 on Debian/Ubuntu systems. 🎀

and that's the whole page!! this version is from 24 January 2017, brought to you by wallstreet(1) — now go split your screen and enjoy the drama. bye bestie!! 💅💖✨🦋

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