BUILDTORRENT(1)
NAME
buildtorrent - a torrent file creation program.
SYNOPSIS
buildtorrent [OPTIONS] -a announceurl input output
DESCRIPTION
buildtorrent is a torrent file creation program. Given an announce url
and an input file or directory, buildtorrent generates an output .torrent file that can be used by torrent clients.
OPTIONS
- -a announce, --announce=url
- Announce URL (required).
- -A announces, --announcelist=announces
- Additional announce URL list.
- -l length, --piecelength=length
- Piece length in bytes (default 262144).
- -c comment, --comment=comment
- User comment (omitted by default).
- -p private, --private=private
- Private flag (either 0 or 1).
- -D, --nodate
- Omit the creation date field.
- -C, --nocreator
- Omit the created by field.
- -m, --md5sum
- Add an md5sum field for each file.
- -s, --show
- Show generated torrent structure.
- -S, --showall
- Show generated torrent structure, including piece data.
- -q, --quiet
- Quiet operation with reduced output.
- -V, --version
- Show the version string.
- -h, --help
- Show a help screen with brief usage information.
AUTHORS
Claude Heiland-Allen (claudiusmaximus@goto10.org)
SEE ALSO
- http://wiki.theory.org/BitTorrentSpecification