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.
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.