.\" .\" This file Copyright © Deanna Phillips .\" .\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any .\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above .\" copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies. .\" .\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES .\" WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF .\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR .\" ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES .\" WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN .\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. .\" .Dd July 21, 2008 .Dt TRANSMISSION-CLI 1 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm transmission-cli .Nd a bittorrent client .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm transmission-cli .Bk -words .Fl h .Nm .Op Fl b | B .Op Fl d Ar number | Fl D .Op Fl er | ep | et .Op Fl f Ar script .Op Fl g Ar directory .Op Fl h .Op Fl m | M .Op Fl p Ar port .Op Fl t Ar tos .Op Fl u Ar number | Fl U .Op Fl v .Op Fl w Ar directory .Ar torrent-file .Ek .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm program is a lightweight, command-line BitTorrent client with scripting capabilities. .Pp The options are as follows: .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Fl b Fl -blocklist Enable peer blocklists. Transmission understands the bluetack blocklist file format. New blocklists can be added by copying them into the config-dir's "blocklists" subdirectory. .It Fl B Fl -no-blocklist Disable blocklists. .It Fl d -downlimit Ar number Set the maximum download speed in KB/s .It Fl D -no-downlimit Don't limit the download speed .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 f -finish Ar script Set a script to run when the torrent finishes .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 https://github.com/transmission/transmission/wiki/Configuration-Files for more information. .It Fl h Fl -help Prints a short usage summary. .It Fl m Fl -portmap Enable portmapping via NAT-PMP or UPnP .It Fl M Fl -no-portmap Disable portmapping .It Fl p -port Ar port Set the port to listen for incoming peers. (Default: 51413) .It Fl t -tos Ar tos Set the peer socket TOS for local router-based traffic shaping. Valid values are .Pp .Dq default , .Dq lowcost , .Dq throughput , .Dq reliability , .Dq lowdelay , .Pp a decimal value 0-255 or a hexidecimal value 0x00-0xff) .It Fl u -uplimit Ar number Set the maximum upload speed in KB/s .It Fl U -no-uplimit Don't limit the upload speed .It Fl v Fl -verify Verify the torrent's downloaded data. .It Fl w Fl -download-dir Ar directory Where to save downloaded data. .El .Sh SIGNALS In addition to these options, sending .Nm a SIGHUP signal will contact the tracker for more peers. .Sh ENVIRONMENT .Bl -tag -width Fl .It Ev TRANSMISSION_HOME Sets the default config-dir. .It Ev http_proxy libcurl uses this environment variable when performing tracker announces. .El .Sh FILES .Bl -tag -width Ds -compact .It ~/.config/transmission Directory where .Nm keeps torrent information for future seeding and resume operations. .El .Sh AUTHORS The .Nm program was written by .An -nosplit .An Eric Petit , .An Josh Elsasser , .An Charles Kerr , .An Mitchell Livingston , and .An Mike Gelfand . .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 https://transmissionbt.com/