diff --git a/linux/shack-open.sh b/linux/shack-open.sh
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+
+state=$(curl -s 'https://api.shackspace.de/v1/space' | w3m -dump -T text/html | tr '[}{]' '\n' | tr -d '"' | grep ^open | cut -d':' -f2)
+if [ "$state" == 'true' ]
+then
+	echo "Shack is OPEN"
+elif [ "$state" == 'false' ]
+then
+	echo "Shack is closed"
+else
+	echo "Shack unknown State: $state"
+fi
+
+