transmission-qt (1)
NAME
transmission-qt - a bittorrent clientSYNOPSIS
transmission-qt -h
[
options ] [torrent-file ... ]
DESCRIPTION
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 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 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 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.