subscribe new podcast:
$ hpodder add http://yourfavouritesite.com/podcastfeed.xmlHpodder will handle any valid podcast feed, even if it is not the traditional .xml address —including feeds extracted from an OPML export of iTunes podcasts. Once you have your list of podcasts you wish to download, simply type:
$ hpodder update
$ hpodder download
Or, if you want to make life easy:
$ hpodder fetchto download only the most recent episode, you can do this by typing:
$ hpodder catchupto delete a podcast type:
$ hpodder fetch
$ hpodder rm ID
Where ID is the podcast's ID number (else you risk deleting them all!).
Downloading the actual episode of your podcast is handled by cURL and is fast, efficient and if interrupted for whatever reason, can be picked up later on without having to start the download from the beginning.
If you want to make hpodder fetch on a regular basis, you can add it to your cron jobs and set it to run as frequently as you like.
If you want a full list of the commands and more subtle features available to hpodder users you can download the manual in PDF format, or read it online.