NAME
transmissioncli — a bittorrent client
SYNOPSIS
transmissioncli −h
transmissioncli −i torrent-file
transmissioncli −s torrent-file
transmissioncli −n sourcefile
[−a url]
[−c comment] [−r]
new-torrent-file
transmissioncli
[−b | −B]
[−d number | −D]
[−er | −ep | −et]
[−f script]
[−g directory] [−h]
[−m | −M]
[−p port] [−t]
[−u number | −U]
[−v] [−w directory]
torrent-file
DESCRIPTION
The transmissioncli program is a lightweight, command-line BitTorrent client with scripting capabilities.
The options are as follows:
−a, −-announce announce-url
When creating a new torrent, set its announce URL
−b −-blocklist
Enable peer blocklists. Transmission understands the bluetack blocklist file format. New blocklists can be added by copying them into the config-dir’s "blocklists" subdirectory.
−B −-no-blocklist
Disble blocklists.
−c, −-comment comment-text
When creating a new torrent, set its comment field
−d, −-downlimit number
Set the maximum download speed in KB/s
−D, −-no-downlimit
Don’t limit the download speed
−er −-encryption-required
Encrypt all peer connections.
−ep −-encryption-preferred
Prefer encrypted peer connections.
−et −-encryption-tolerated
Prefer unencrypted peer connections.
−f, −-finish script
Set a script to run when the torrent finishes
−g, −-config-dir directory
Where to look for configuration files. This can be used to swap between using the cli, daemon, gtk, and qt clients. See http://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/ConfigFiles for more information.
−h, −-help
Prints a short usage summary.
−i, −-info
Shows torrent details and exit
−m, −-portmap
Enable portmapping via NAT-PMP or UPnP
−M, −-no-portmap
Disable portmapping
−n, −-new sourcefile
Create torrent from the specified file or directory
−p, −-port port
Set the port to listen for incoming peers. (Default: 51413)
−r, −-private
When creating a new torrent, set its ’private’ flag
−s, −-scrape
Print the current number of seeders and leechers for the specified torrent
−t, −-tos
Set the peer socket TOS for local router-based traffic shaping.
−u, −-uplimit number
Set the maximum upload speed in KB/s
−U, −-no-uplimit
Don’t limit the upload speed
−v, −-verify
Verify the torrent’s downloaded data.
−w, −-download-dir directory
Where to save downloaded data.
SIGNALS
In addition to these options, sending transmissioncli a SIGHUP signal will contact the tracker for more peers.
FILES
~/.config/transmission
Directory where transmissioncli keeps torrent information for future seeding and resume operations.
AUTHORS
The transmissioncli program was written by Eric Petit, Josh Elsasser, Charles Kerr, and Mitchell Livingston.
SEE ALSO
transmission(1), transmission-daemon(1), transmission-remote(1)
http://www.transmissionbt.com/
BSD July 21, 2008 BSD