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.\" Copyright (c) Deanna Phillips <deanna@sdf.lonestar.org>
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.Nd a lightweight bittorrent client
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.Op Fl i Ar torrent-file
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.Op Fl s Ar torrent-file
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.Op Fl u Ar upload-rate
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.Op Fl u Ar download-rate
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program is a lightweight, command-line BitTorrent client with
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scripting capabilities. The options are as follows:
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Prints a short usage summary.
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.It Fl i, Fl -info Ar torrent-file
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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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.It Fl s, -scrape Ar torrent-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 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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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 Bryan Varner Aq bryan@varnernet.com
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.An Michael Demars Aq keul@m0k.org .
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http://transmission.m0k.org
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currently saves its downloads into the directory from which it was
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called. If this directory is not writeable by the user, the program
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will terminate unexpectedly.