Because on a Mac, you can do fun stuff like grabbing Lady Aida's
Rebelbass compilation easy-peasy in one single shell command:
macossex# echo '#!/bin/sh' > grab_rebelbass.sh ; curl
http://3voor12.vpro.nl/weblogs/rebelbass/bericht/32002557 | awk -F\" '$2
~/download/ { print $2 }' | sed 's/^/curl -O /g' >> grab_rebelbass.sh ; chmod +x
grab_rebelbass.sh ; ./grab_rebelbass.sh
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Curr.
Dload Upload Total Current Left Speed
100 36402 100 36402 0 0 35758 0 0:00:01 0:00:01 0:00:00 53320
[... grabs each MP3 automagically ...]
But I'll make it even easier for you Mac-heads ...
Save the following script under the "Cut here" line to a file on your
Desktop, call it, say
grab_Rebelbass.sh
Open Terminal.app, type in the following command at the prompt:
cd Desktop ; sh grab_Rebelbass.sh
and hit <Return>.
Let it do its thing, and when it's all done, you can close Terminal.app
and you'll have the 19 MP3's and the PDF file with the artwork on your
Desktop.
'leetly yours,
- Greg
----------------- >8 Cut here ... valuable coupon 8< -------------
#!/bin/sh
curl -O http://download.omroep.nl/vpro/32005945.mp3
curl -O http://download.omroep.nl/vpro/32005953.mp3
curl -O http://download.omroep.nl/vpro/32005949.mp3
curl -O http://download.omroep.nl/vpro/32006117.mp3
curl -O http://download.omroep.nl/vpro/32006121.mp3
curl -O http://download.omroep.nl/vpro/32006145.mp3
curl -O http://download.omroep.nl/vpro/32006149.mp3
curl -O http://download.omroep.nl/vpro/32006153.mp3
curl -O http://download.omroep.nl/vpro/32005911.mp3
curl -O http://download.omroep.nl/vpro/32006277.mp3
curl -O http://download.omroep.nl/vpro/32006597.mp3
curl -O http://download.omroep.nl/vpro/32006281.mp3
curl -O http://download.omroep.nl/vpro/32006315.mp3
curl -O http://download.omroep.nl/vpro/32006319.mp3
curl -O http://download.omroep.nl/vpro/32006323.mp3
curl -O http://download.omroep.nl/vpro/32006447.mp3
curl -O http://download.omroep.nl/vpro/32006451.mp3
curl -O http://download.omroep.nl/vpro/32006559.mp3
curl -O http://download.omroep.nl/vpro/32006563.mp3
curl -O http://edit.vpro.nl/attachment.db/32008667
mv 32008667 MP3Years_Rebelbass_covers2.pdf
mv 32006597.mp3 "Live track 3 - RA-X - Take It All Down.mp3"
mv 32006281.mp3 "11 - Duplex - Vivid Array.mp3"
mv 32006315.mp3 "12 - Comtron - Evil Machine (Kid Goesting remix).mp3"
mv 32006319.mp3 "13 - Drillem - Scream.mp3"
mv 32006323.mp3 "14 - Elle Bandita - Aloha.mp3"
mv 32006447.mp3 "15 - 3-1 - In The Dark.mp3"
mv 32006451.mp3 "16 - Unyx - Mindcontrol.mp3"
mv 32006559.mp3 "Live track 1 - Riplets - Rip Drip.mp3"
mv 32006563.mp3 "Live track 2 - Rude 66 - Hysteresis About The Stars.mp3"
mv 32005911.mp3 "01 - Gina V. D'Orio & Like A Tim - Where Did Our Love Go.mp3"
mv 32005945.mp3 "02 - Automotive - Leave It.mp3"
mv 32005949.mp3 "03 - Quick & Brite - Own (feat. Grootmeester Jan).mp3"
mv 32005953.mp3 "04 - Geigercountering - Check It Out.mp3"
mv 32006117.mp3 "05 - Alden Tyrell - Polar Intrustion.mp3"
mv 32006121.mp3 "06 - Soulmotion - May The Funk.mp3"
mv 32006145.mp3 "07 - Lady Aida & Sonic Me - Drip Stripped.mp3"
mv 32006149.mp3 "08 - Martyn - Virgo.mp3"
mv 32006153.mp3 "09 - Kettel - Crycarryholdmis.mp3"
mv 32006277.mp3 "10 - Peel Seamus - Crak.mp3"