To get episodes 1 through 100. Modify for your needs. Linux: for i in `seq -w 1 100`; do wget http://cisx1.uma.maine.edu/~wbackman/bsdtalk/bsdtalk$i.mp3; done BSD: for i in `jot -w%03d 100`; do ftp http://cisx1.uma.maine.edu/~wbackman/bsdtalk/bsdtalk$i.mp3; done