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.\" Copyright (c) Deanna Phillips <deanna@sdf.lonestar.org>
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.Nd a bittorrent client
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.Op Fl d Ar download-rate
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.Op Fl u Ar upload-rate
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program is a lightweight, command-line BitTorrent client with
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scripting capabilities.
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The options are as follows:
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.lt Fl c, Fl -create-from Ar source-file
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Create torrent from the specified source file.
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.lt Fl a, Fl -announce Ar announce-url
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Specifies the Announceurl the new torrent will use. Can only be
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used in conjunction with -c or --create-from.
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Sets the private flag for the new torrent. Can only be used in
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conjunction with -c or --create-from.
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.lt Fl m, Fl -comment Ar comment-text
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This optional parameter adds a comment to the new torrent. Can only
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be used in conjunction with -c or --create-from.
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Prints a short usage summary.
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Shows information from the specified torrent file, such as the
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cryptographic hash, the tracker, announcement, file size and file
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Prints the number of seeders and leechers for the specified torrent
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.It Fl v, -verbose Ar level
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Sets debugging options. The current range is 0-2, with the highest
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level producing the most output. The default is 0.
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.It Fl n, Fl -nat-traversal
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Attempt to use the NAT-PMP and UPnP IGD protocols to establish a port
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mapping for allowing incoming peer connections.
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.It Fl p, -port Ar port
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Specifies an alternate port for the client to listen on. The default is
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.It Fl u, -upload Ar upload-rate
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Specifies the maximum upload rate in kB/s, which defaults to 20. The
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level -1 may be used for unlimited uploads.
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.It Fl d, -download Ar download-rate
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Specifies the maximum download rate in kB/s, which defaults to -1 for
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.It Fl f, -finish Ar script
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Specifies a shell script to be executed upon successful download.
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.Bl -tag -width Ds -compact
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keeps torrent information for future seeding and resume operations.
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program was written by
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.An Eric Petit Aq titer@m0k.org ,
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.An Josh Elsasser Aq josh@elsasser.org ,
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.An Mitchell Livingston Aq livings124@gmail.com .
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.Xr transmission-daemon 1 ,
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.Xr transmission-gtk 1 ,
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.Xr transmission-proxy 1 ,
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.Xr transmission-remote 1
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http://transmission.m0k.org