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+#!/bin/bash
+if [ -z "$1" ]
+then
+	echo "Provide a cast type!"
+	exit 1
+fi
+type=$1
+if [ -z "$2" ]
+then
+	echo "Provide a slug!"
+	exit 2
+fi
+slug=$2
+if [ -z "$3" ]
+then
+	date=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
+	year=$(date +%Y)
+	post_date=$(date +%Y/%m/%d)
+else
+	date=$(date +%Y-%m-%d -d $3)
+	year=$(date +%Y -d $3)
+	post_date=$(date +%Y/%m/%d -d $3)
+fi
+echo $date
+faac -q 100 \
+-b 96 \
+-c 44100 \
+-o cmdln.net_${date}.m4a \
+--title "The Command Line ${date}" \
+--artist "Thomas Gideon" \
+--album "The Command Line" \
+--year "${year}" \
+--genre "Podcast" \
+--writer "Thomas Gideon" \
+--comment "Weekly ${type} cast.  Email to feedback@thecommandline.net.  Show notes and license information for this episode at http://thecommandline.net/${post_date}/${slug}/" \
+--cover-art ~/Dropbox/Public/color_cover_art.jpg \
+cmdln.net_${date}.wav