transmission-qt(1) - Linux man page

Name

transmission-qt - a bittorrent client

Synopsis

transmission-qt -h

transmission-qt [options] [torrent-file ...]

Description

transmission-qt is a fast and easy BitTorrent client.

BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file transfer protocol which uses a metainfo file (usually with the .torrent file extension) and a central tracker to distribute file data amongst a group of peers. For more information on the BitTorrent protocol see http://www.bittorrent.org/

Options

       -h --help

Show help options

-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.

-m --minimized
Start minimized in notification area

-p, --port port
Port to use when connecting to an existing session

-r, --remote host
Connect to an existing session at the specified hostname

-u, --username username
Username to use when connecting to an existing session

-v, --version
Show version number and exit

-w, --password password
Password to use when connecting to an existing session

Multiple .torrent files may be added at startup by appending them on the command line. If transmission-qt is already running, the torrents will be added to the running instance.

Environment

TRANSMISSION_HOME

Sets the default config-dir.

Files

~/.config/transmission

The config-dir used when neither [TRANSMISSION_HOME] nor [-g] is specified.

Authors

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

See Also

transmission-create(1), transmission-daemon(1), transmission-edit(1), transmission-gtk(1), transmission-qt(1), transmission-remote(1), transmission-show(1)

http://www.transmissionbt.com/

BSD June 26, 2010 BSD

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