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.Dd May 20, 2008
.Dt TRANSMISSION-GTK 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm transmission-gtk
.Nd a bittorrent client
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm transmission-gtk
.Fl ?
.Nm
.Op Fl pqm
.Op Ar torrent-file ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
is a fast and easy BitTorrent client.
.Pp
BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file transfer protocol which uses a
metainfo file (usually with the .torrent file extension) and a central
tracker to distribute file data amongst a group of peers.  For more
information on the BitTorrent protocol see http://www.bittorrent.org/
.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl ? Fl -help
Show help options
.It Fl p Fl -paused
Start with all torrents paused
.It Fl m Fl -minimized
Start minimized in notification area
.It Fl g, Fl -config-dir Ar directory
Where to look for configuration files.  This can be used to swap between using the cli, daemon, gtk, and qt clients.
See http://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/ConfigFiles for more information.
.El
.Pp
Multiple .torrent files may be added at startup
by appending them on the command line.
If
.Nm
is already running, the torrents will be added to the running instance.
.Sh ENVIRONMENT
.Bl -tag -width Fl
.It Ev TRANSMISSION_HOME
Sets the default config-dir.
.It Ev http_proxy
Sets the proxy to use for http tracker announces.  If set, this overrides the GNOME proxy preferences.
.El
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width Ds -compact
.It ~/.config/transmission
The config-dir used when neither
.Op Ev TRANSMISSION_HOME
nor
.Op Fl g
is specified.
.El
.Sh AUTHORS
.An -nosplit
.Nm
was written by
.An Charles Kerr ,
.An Josh Elsasser ,
.An Eric Petit ,
and
.An Mitchell Livingston .
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr transmission-create 1 ,
.Xr transmission-daemon 1 ,
.Xr transmission-edit 1 ,
.Xr transmission-gtk 1 ,
.Xr transmission-qt 1 ,
.Xr transmission-remote 1 ,
.Xr transmission-show 1
.Pp
http://www.transmissionbt.com/