#!/bin/sh

user="user"
pass="password"
curl="/usr/bin/curl"
if [ "$LC_CTYPE" != "UTF-8"	]
then
	echo "Converting from $LC_CTYPE to UTF-8 ..."
	twit=$(echo "$@" | iconv -f "$LC_CTYPE" -t UTF-8)
else
	twit=$@
fi	

$curl --basic --user "$user:$pass" --data-ascii \
  "status=`echo $twit | tr ' ' '+'`" \
  "http://twitter.com/statuses/update.json" >& /tmp/stu$$ 

error=$(grep -i "Something is technically wrong" /tmp/stu$$)  
if [ -n "$error" ]
then
	echo "Something is technically wrong with Twitter. :-("
else
	echo "Twitter updated. :-)"
fi
rm /tmp/stu$$
exit 0