1TRANSMISSION-CLI(1)       BSD General Commands Manual      TRANSMISSION-CLI(1)
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NAME

4     transmission-cli — a bittorrent client
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SYNOPSIS

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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DESCRIPTION

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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SIGNALS

81     In addition to these options, sending transmission-cli a SIGHUP signal
82     will contact the tracker for more peers.
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FILES

85     ~/.config/transmission
86             Directory where transmission-cli keeps torrent information for
87             future seeding and resume operations.
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AUTHORS

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

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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