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4 transmission-cli — a bittorrent client
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7 transmission-cli -h
8 transmission-cli [-b | -B] [-d number | -D] [-er | -ep | -et] [-f script]
9 [-g directory] [-h] [-m | -M] [-p port] [-t]
10 [-u number | -U] [-v] [-w directory] torrent-file
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13 The transmission-cli program is a lightweight, command-line BitTorrent
14 client with scripting capabilities.
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16 The options are as follows:
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18 -b --blocklist
19 Enable peer blocklists. Transmission understands the bluetack
20 blocklist file format. New blocklists can be added by copying
21 them into the config-dir's "blocklists" subdirectory.
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23 -B --no-blocklist
24 Disble blocklists.
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26 -d, --downlimit number
27 Set the maximum download speed in KB/s
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29 -D, --no-downlimit
30 Don't limit the download speed
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32 -er --encryption-required
33 Encrypt all peer connections.
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35 -ep --encryption-preferred
36 Prefer encrypted peer connections.
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38 -et --encryption-tolerated
39 Prefer unencrypted peer connections.
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41 -f, --finish script
42 Set a script to run when the torrent finishes
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44 -g, --config-dir directory
45 Where to look for configuration files. This can be used to swap
46 between using the cli, daemon, gtk, and qt clients. See
47 http://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/ConfigFiles for more informa‐
48 tion.
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50 -h, --help
51 Prints a short usage summary.
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53 -m, --portmap
54 Enable portmapping via NAT-PMP or UPnP
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56 -M, --no-portmap
57 Disable portmapping
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59 -n, --new sourcefile
60 Create torrent from the specified file or directory
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62 -p, --port port
63 Set the port to listen for incoming peers. (Default: 51413)
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65 -t, --tos
66 Set the peer socket TOS for local router-based traffic shaping.
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68 -u, --uplimit number
69 Set the maximum upload speed in KB/s
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71 -U, --no-uplimit
72 Don't limit the upload speed
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74 -v, --verify
75 Verify the torrent's downloaded data.
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77 -w, --download-dir directory
78 Where to save downloaded data.
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81 In addition to these options, sending transmission-cli a SIGHUP signal
82 will contact the tracker for more peers.
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85 ~/.config/transmission
86 Directory where transmission-cli keeps torrent information for
87 future seeding and resume operations.
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90 The transmission-cli program was written by Eric Petit, Josh Elsasser,
91 Charles Kerr, and Mitchell Livingston.
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94 transmission-create(1), transmission-daemon(1), transmission-edit(1),
95 transmission-gtk(1), transmission-qt(1), transmission-remote(1),
96 transmission-show(1)
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98 http://www.transmissionbt.com/
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