diff --git a/get_hoodid.sh b/get_hoodid.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+hoodfile=$(grep -l "id\": \"$1\"" hood/* )
+[ -z $hoodfile ] && echo "no hood $1" && exit
+
+cat $hoodfile