NAME¶
transmission-qt —
a bittorrent client
SYNOPSIS¶
transmission-qt |
[ options
]
[torrent-file
... ] |
DESCRIPTION¶
transmission-qt is a fast and easy BitTorrent
client.
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/
OPTIONS¶
-h
--help- Show help options
-g,
--config-dir
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.
-m
--minimized- Start minimized in notification area
-p,
--port
port- Port to use when connecting to an existing session
-r,
--remote
host- Connect to an existing session at the specified hostname
-u,
--username
username- Username to use when connecting to an existing session
-v,
--version- Show version number and exit
-w,
--password
password- Password to use when connecting to an existing session
Multiple .torrent files may be added at startup by appending them on the command
line. If
transmission-qt is already
running, the torrents will be added to the running instance.
ENVIRONMENT¶
TRANSMISSION_HOME- Sets the default config-dir.
FILES¶
- ~/.config/transmission
- The config-dir used when neither
[
TRANSMISSION_HOME
]
nor [-g
] is
specified.
AUTHORS¶
transmission-qt was written by
Jordan Lee,
Josh Elsasser,
Eric Petit, and
Mitchell Livingston.
SEE ALSO¶
transmission-create(1),
transmission-daemon(1),
transmission-edit(1),
transmission-gtk(1),
transmission-qt(1),
transmission-remote(1),
transmission-show(1)
http://www.transmissionbt.com/
