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/