transmission-cli(1) - Linux man page

Name

transmission-cli - a bittorrent client

Synopsis

transmission-cli -h

Description

The transmission-cli program is a lightweight, command-line BitTorrent client with scripting capabilities.

The options are as follows:

       -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.

-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.

-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)

-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 transmission-cli a SIGHUP signal will contact the tracker for more peers.

Files

~/.config/transmission

Directory where transmission-cli keeps torrent information for future seeding and resume operations.

Authors

The transmission-cli program was written by Eric Petit, Josh Elsasser, Charles Kerr, and Mitchell Livingston.