TRANSMISSIONCLI(1)
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/