#!/bin/sh
#
# NB I prefer bearer.sh as it checks for number of params and outputs the right syntax for use in a header
#
# get an app-only auth token (Bearer Token)
# pass in consumer key and consumer secret as params
# expected JSON response of form {"access_token":"CCCCCCCC","token_type":"bearer"}
# 
# remove | python -m json.tool if no Python installed (or, no need to prettify results)
#

curl -s -S -u "$1:$2" --data 'grant_type=client_credentials' 'https://api.twitter.com/oauth2/token' | python -m json.tool