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.Dd July 21, 2008
.Dt TRANSMISSION-REMOTE 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm transmission-remote
.Nd a remote control utility for
.Xr transmission-daemon 1
and
.Xr transmission 1
.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 f
.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 l
.Op Fl m | M
.Op Fl n Ar user:pass
.Op Fl ne
.Op Fl N Ar netrc
.Op Fl o | O
.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 R
.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 | Ar id | Ar hash
.Op Fl hl
.Op Fl HL
.Op Fl u Ar number | Fl U
.Op Fl v
.Op Fl V
.Op Fl w Ar download-dir
.Op Fl x | X
.Op Fl y | Y
.Op Fl pi
.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
.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
KiB/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 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
marks all 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 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
.It Fl h Fl -help
Print command-line option descriptions.
.It Fl i Fl -info Ar id | torrent-hash
Show details of the current torrent(s)
.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 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 distribued 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 -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 -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 ta Fl -tracker-add Ar tracker
Add a tracker to a torrent
.It Fl ta 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
.It Fl -no-start-paused
Start added torrents unpaused
.It Fl t Fl -torrent Ar all | id | torrent-hash
Set the current torrent(s) for use by subsequent options.
.Ar all
will apply following requests to all torrents, while 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
KiB/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.
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
Use
.Ar directory
as the default location for newly added torrents to download files to.
.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 I: Peer is an incoming connection
.D1 K: Peer has unchoked us, but we're not interested
.D1 O: Optimistic unchoked
.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
.El
.Sh EXAMPLES
Set download and upload limits to 400 KiB/sec and 60 KiB/sec:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
$ transmission-remote \-d400 \-u60
$ transmission-remote \-\-downlimit=400 \-\-uplimit=60
.Ed
Set alternate download and upload limits to 100 KiB/sec and 20 KiB/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
.Sh AUTHORS
.An -nosplit
.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/