#!/bin/sh

if < $# -ne 1 >; then
   echo "Usage: $0 &lt;vimeo_id&gt;"
   exit 1
fi
VIMEO_ID=$1

which wget
if < $? -eq 0 >; then
  echo "Using wget..."
  GET_CMD="wget -O -"
else
  which curl
  if < $? -eq 0 >; then
          echo "Using curl..."
          GET_CMD="curl -L"
  else
          echo "Could not find wget or curl"
          exit 2
  fi
fi

VIDEO_XML=`${GET_CMD} http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop/load/clip:${VIMEO_ID}`

REQUEST_SIGNATURE=`echo $VIDEO_XML | sed -e 's/^.*&lt;request_signature&gt;\(<^&lt;>*\)&lt;.*$/\1/g'`
REQUEST_SIGNATURE_EXPIRES=`echo $VIDEO_XML | sed -e 's/^.*&lt;request_signature_expires&gt;\(<^&lt;>*\)&lt;.*$/\1/g'`

echo "Downloading video..."
${GET_CMD} "http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop/play/clip:${VIMEO_ID}/${REQUEST_SIGNATURE}/${REQUEST_SIGNATURE_EXPIRES}/?q=sd" &gt; ${VIMEO_ID}.flv

echo "Video saved to ${VIMEO_ID}.flv"