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.Dd July 21, 2008
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.Dt TRANSMISSION-REMOTE 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm transmission-remote
.Nd a remote control utility for
.Xr transmission-daemon 1
and
.Xr transmission 1
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Bk -words
.Nm
.Op Ar host:port | host | port
.Op Fl a Ar filenames-or-URLs
.Op Fl as
.Op Fl AS
.Op Fl asd Ar number
.Op Fl asu Ar number
.Op Fl asc
.Op Fl ASC
.Op Fl b
.Op Fl c Ar path | Fl C
.Op Fl d Ar number | Fl D
.Op Fl e Ar size
.Op Fl er | ep | et
.Op Fl -exit
.Op Fl f
.Op Fl F Ar filter
.Op Fl g Ar files
.Op Fl G Ar files
.Op Fl gsr Ar ratio
.Op Fl GSR
.Op Fl h
.Op Fl i
.Op Fl ic
.Op Fl ids
.Op Fl if
.Op Fl ip
.Op Fl it
.Op Fl j
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.Op Fl l
.Op Fl m | M
.Op Fl n Ar user:pass
.Op Fl ne
.Op Fl N Ar netrc
.Op Fl o | O
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.Op Fl p Ar port
.Op Fl Bh
.Op Fl Bn
.Op Fl \&Bl
.Op Fl ph Ar files
.Op Fl pl Ar files
.Op Fl pn Ar files
.Op Fl pr Ar peers
.Op Fl r
.Op Fl rad
.Op Fl s | S
.Op Fl sr Ar ratio
.Op Fl SR
.Op Fl srd
.Op Fl si
.Op Fl st
.Op Fl t Ar all | active | Ar id | Ar hash
.Op Fl hl
.Op Fl HL
.Op Fl u Ar number | Fl U
.Op Fl utp | no-utp
.Op Fl v
.Op Fl V
.Op Fl w Ar download-dir
.Op Fl x | X
.Op Fl y | Y
.Op Fl pi
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.Ek
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
is a remote control utility for
.Xr transmission 1
and
.Xr transmission-daemon 1 .
.Pp
By default,
.Nm
connects to the transmission session at localhost:9091.
Other sessions can be controlled by specifying a different host and/or port.
.Sh OPTIONS
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.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl a Fl -add Ar filenames-or-URLs
Add torrents to transmission.
.It Fl b Fl -debug
Enable debugging mode.
.It Fl as Fl -alt-speed
Use the alternate Limits.
.It Fl AS Fl -no-alt-speed
Don't use the alternate Limits.
.It Fl asd Fl -alt-speed-downlimit Ar limit
Limit the alternate download speed to
.Ar limit
kilobytes per second.
.It Fl asu Fl -alt-speed-uplimit Ar limit
Limit the alternate upload speed to
.Ar limit
kilobytes per second.
.It Fl asc Fl -alt-speed-scheduler
Use the scheduled on/off times.
.It Fl ASC Fl -no-alt-speed-scheduler
Don't use the scheduled on/off days and times.
.It Fl -alt-speed-time-begin Ar time
.Ar Time
to start using the alt speed limits (in hhmm).
.It Fl -alt-speed-time-end Ar time
.Ar Time
to stop using the alt speed limits (in hhmm).
.It Fl -alt-speed-days Ar days
Set the number of
.Ar days
on which to enable the speed scheduler, using a list such as "2,4-6".
.It Fl -torrent-done-script Ar filename
Specify a
.Ar file
to run each time a torrent finishes
.It Fl -no-torrent-done-script
Don't run any script when a torrent finishes
.It Fl c Fl -incomplete-dir Ar dir
When adding new torrents, store their contents in
.Ar directory
until the torrent is done.
.It Fl C Fl -no-incomplete-dir
Don't store incomplete torrents in a different directory.
.It Fl d Fl -downlimit Ar limit
Limit the maximum download speed to
.Ar limit
kB/s.
If current torrent(s) are selected this operates on them. Otherwise, it changes the global setting.
.It Fl D Fl -no-downlimit
Disable download speed limits.
If current torrent(s) are selected this operates on them. Otherwise, it changes the global setting.
.It Fl e Fl -cache Ar size
Set the session's maximum memory cache size in MiB. This cache is used to reduce disk IO.
.It Fl er Fl -encryption-required
Encrypt all peer connections.
.It Fl ep Fl -encryption-preferred
Prefer encrypted peer connections.
.It Fl et Fl -encryption-tolerated
Prefer unencrypted peer connections.
.It Fl -exit
Tell the Transmission to initiate a shutdown.
.It Fl f Fl -files
Get a file list for the current torrent(s)
.It Fl g Fl -get Ar all | file-index | files
Mark file(s) for download.
.Ar all
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marks all of the torrent's files for downloading,
.Ar file-index
adds a single file to the download list, and
.Ar files
adds multiple files to the download list,
such as "\-g1,3-5" to add files #1, #3, #4, and #5 to the download list.
.It Fl F Fl -filter Ar filter
Filter selected torrents. Further commands will use only torrents that satisfy
the filter condition.
.D1 i - currently idle
.D1 u - currently uploading
.D1 d - currently downloading
.D1 n:str - torrent name includes str
.D1 l:label - has label
.D1 r:ratio - Minimum upload ratio
.D1 w - Have some unwanted files
Prefixing the filter by "~" negates the filter.
-F may be specified more than once, and may be preceded by -t. Only torrents
that satisfy all the conditions are selected.
.It Fl G Fl -no-get Ar all | file-index | files
Mark file(s) for not downloading.
.It Fl gsr Fl -global-seedratio Ar ratio
All torrents, unless overridden by a per-torrent setting, should seed until a specific
.Ar ratio
.It Fl GSR Fl -no-global-seedratio
All torrents, unless overridden by a per-torrent setting, should seed regardless of ratio
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.It Fl h Fl -help
Print command-line option descriptions.
.It Fl i Fl -info
Show details of the current torrent(s)
.It Fl if Fl -info-files
List the specified torrent's files
.It Fl ip Fl -info-peers
List the specified torrent's peers
.It Fl ic Fl -info-pieces
List the specified torrent's pieces
.It Fl it Fl -info-trackers
List the specified torrent's trackers
.It Fl j Fl -json
Return the RPC response as JSON
.It Fl si Fl -session-info
List session information from the server
.It Fl st Fl -session-stats
List statistical information from the server
.It Fl l Fl -list
List all torrents
.It Fl ids Fl -print-ids
Print a list of the specified torrent's ids in a format suitable as a parameter for
.Ar -t
.It Fl L Fl -labels Ar label1[,label2[,...]]
Set the specified torrent's labels
.It Fl m Fl -portmap
Enable portmapping via NAT-PMP or UPnP
.It Fl M Fl -no-portmap
Disable portmapping
.It Fl n Fl -auth Ar username:password
Set the
.Ar username
and
.Ar password
for authentication
.It Fl ne Fl -authenv
Set the authentication information from the
.Ar TR_AUTH
environment variable which must be formatted as
.Ar username:password.
.It Fl N Fl -netrc Ar filename
Set the authentication information from a
.Ar netrc file.
See netrc(5) for more information.
.It Fl o Fl -dht
Enable distributed hash table (DHT).
.It Fl O Fl -no-dht
Disable distributed hash table (DHT).
.It Fl p Fl -port Ar port
Set the
.Ar port
for use when listening for incoming peer connections
.It Fl Bh Fl -bandwidth-high
Give this torrent first chance at available bandwidth
.It Fl Bn Fl -bandwidth-normal
Give this torrent the bandwidth left over by high priority torrents
.It Fl \&Bl Fl -bandwidth-low
Give this torrent the bandwidth left over by high and normal priority torrents
.It Fl ph Fl -priority-high Ar all | file-index | files
Try to download the specified file(s) first.
.Ar all
marks all of the torrent's files as normal priority,
.Ar file-index
sets a single file's priority as normal, and
.Ar files
sets multiple files' priorities as normal,
such as "\-pn1,3-5" to normalize files #1, #3, #4, and #5.
.It Fl pn Fl -priority-normal Ar all | file-index | files
Try to download the specified files normally.
.It Fl pl Fl -priority-low Ar all | file-index | files
Try to download the specified files last
.It Fl pr Fl -peers Ar number
Set the maximum number of peers.
If current torrent(s) are selected this operates on them. Otherwise, it changes the global setting.
.It Fl r Fl -remove
Remove the current torrent(s). This does not delete the downloaded data.
.It Fl rad Fl -remove-and-delete
Remove the current torrent(s) and delete their downloaded data.
.It Fl -reannounce
Reannounce the current torrent(s). This is the same as the GUI's "ask tracker for more peers" button.
.It Fl -move
Move the current torrents' data from their current locations to the specified directory.
.It Fl -rename Ar newname
Rename files or root folder of a torrent
.It Fl -path Ar oldname
Provide original path for the rename command
.It Fl -unix-socket
Connect using a Unix domain socket.
.It Fl -find
Tell Transmission where to look for the current torrents' data.
.It Fl sr Fl -seedratio Ar ratio
Let the current torrent(s) seed until a specific
.Ar ratio
.It Fl SR Fl -no-seedratio
Let the current torrent(s) seed regardless of ratio
.It Fl srd Fl -seedratio-default
Let the current torrent(s) use the global seedratio settings
.It Fl td Fl -tracker-add Ar tracker
Add a tracker to a torrent
.It Fl tr Fl -tracker-remove Ar trackerId
Remove a tracker from a torrent
.It Fl s Fl -start
Start the current torrent(s)
.It Fl S Fl -stop
Stop the current torrent(s) from downloading or seeding
.It Fl -start-paused
Start added torrents paused
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.It Fl -no-start-paused
Start added torrents unpaused
.It Fl t Fl -torrent Ar all | active | id | torrent-hash
Set the current torrent(s) for use by subsequent options. The literal
.Ar all
will apply following requests to all torrents; the literal
.Ar active
will apply following requests to recently-active torrents; and specific torrents can be chosen by
.Ar id
or
.Ar hash .
To set more than one current torrent, join their ids together in a list, such as
"\-t2,4,6-8" to operate on the torrents whose IDs are 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8.
.It Fl -trash-torrent
Delete torrents after adding
.It Fl -no-trash-torrent
Do not delete torrents after adding
.It Fl hl Fl -honor-session
Make the current torrent(s) honor the session limits.
.It Fl HL Fl -no-honor-session
Make the current torrent(s) not honor the session limits.
.It Fl u Fl -uplimit Ar limit
Limit the maximum upload speed to
.Ar limit
kB/s.
If current torrent(s) are selected this operates on them. Otherwise, it changes the global setting.
.It Fl U Fl -no-uplimit
Disable upload speed limits.
.It Fl -utp
Enable uTP for peer connections.
.It Fl -no-utp
Disable uTP for peer connections.
If current torrent(s) are selected this operates on them. Otherwise, it changes the global setting.
.It Fl v Fl -verify
Verify the current torrent(s)
.It Fl V Fl -version
Show version number and exit
.It Fl w Fl -download-dir Ar directory
When used in conjunction with --add, set the new torrent's download folder. Otherwise, set the default download folder.
.It Fl x Fl -pex
Enable peer exchange (PEX).
.It Fl X Fl -no-pex
Disable peer exchange (PEX).
.It Fl y Fl -lds
Enable local peer discovery (LPD).
.It Fl Y Fl -no-lds
Disable local peer discovery (LPD).
.It Fl pi Fl -peer-info
List the current torrent's connected peers.
In the `status' section of the list, the following shorthand is used:
.D1 D: Downloading from this peer
.D1 d: We would download from this peer if they would let us
.D1 E: Encrypted connection
.D1 H: Peer was found through DHT
.D1 I: Peer is an incoming connection
.D1 K: Peer has unchoked us, but we're not interested
.D1 O: Optimistic unchoked
.D1 T: Peer is connected over uTP
.D1 U: Uploading to peer
.D1 u: We would upload to this peer if they asked
.D1 X: Peer was discovered through Peer Exchange (PEX)
.D1 ?: We unchoked this peer, but they're not interested
.It Fl -blocklist-update
Update blocklist from URL specified in remote client's settings with
.Va "blocklist-url"
key.
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.El
.Sh EXAMPLES
List all torrents:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
$ transmission-remote \-l
.Ed
List all active torrents:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
$ transmission-remote \-tactive \-l
.Ed
List all torrents with label "abc":
.Bd -literal -offset indent
$ transmission-remote \-F l:abc \-l
.Ed
List all torrents with name containing "def" or with label "abc":
.Bd -literal -offset indent
$ transmission-remote -t $(\ transmission-remote \-F n:def \-ids )$(\ transmission-remote \-F l:abc \-ids ) \-l
.Ed
Rename torrent root folder from "test1/examplefile.txt" to "test2/examplefile.txt"
.Bd -literal -offset indent
$ transmission-remote -t1 --path test1 --rename test2
.Ed
Set download and upload limits to 400 kB/sec and 60 kB/sec:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
$ transmission-remote \-d400 \-u60
$ transmission-remote \-\-downlimit=400 \-\-uplimit=60
.Ed
Set alternate download and upload limits to 100 kB/sec and 20 kB/sec:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
$ transmission-remote \-asd100 \-asu20
$ transmission-remote \-\-alt-speed-downlimit=100 \-\-alt-speed-uplimit=20
.Ed
Set the scheduler to use the alternate speed limits on weekdays between 10AM and 11PM
.Bd -literal -offset indent
$ transmission-remote \-\-alt-speed-time-begin=1000
$ transmission-remote \-\-alt-speed-time-end=2300
$ transmission-remote \-\-alt-speed-days=1-5
$ transmission-remote \-\-alt-speed-scheduler
.Ed
List all torrents' IDs and states:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
$ transmission-remote \-l
.Ed
List all torrents from a remote session that requires authentication:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
$ transmission-remote host:9091 \-\-auth=username:password \-l
.Ed
Start all torrents:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
$ transmission-remote \-tall \-\-start
.Ed
Add two torrents:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
$ transmission-remote \-a one.torrent two.torrent
.Ed
Add all torrents in ~/Desktop:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
$ transmission-remote \-a ~/Desktop/*torrent
.Ed
Get detailed information on the torrent whose ID is '1':
.Bd -literal -offset indent
$ transmission-remote \-t1 \-i
.Ed
Get a list of a torrent's files:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
$ transmission-remote \-t1 \-f
.Ed
Download only its second and fourth files:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
$ transmission-remote \-t1 \-Gall \-g2,4
.Ed
Set all torrents' first two files' priorities to high:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
$ transmission-remote \-tall \-ph1,2
.Ed
Set all torrents' files' priorities to normal:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
$ transmission-remote \-tall \-pnall
.Ed
.Sh ENVIRONMENT
.Bl -tag -width Fl
.It Ev http_proxy
Sets the proxy to use for http tracker announces.
.El
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.Sh AUTHORS
.An -nosplit
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.An Charles Kerr ,
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.An Josh Elsasser ,
.An Eric Petit ,
.An Mitchell Livingston ,
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and
.An Mike Gelfand .
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.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr transmission-create 1 ,
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.Xr transmission-daemon 1 ,
.Xr transmission-edit 1 ,
.Xr transmission-gtk 1 ,
.Xr transmission-qt 1 ,
.Xr transmission-remote 1 ,
.Xr transmission-show 1
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.Pp
https://transmissionbt.com/