transmission-cli
A lightweight, command-line BitTorrent client. tldr-pages
On several platforms
Several platforms
A lightweight, command-line BitTorrent client. Note: This command is deprecated, use transmission-remote instead.
Download a specific torrent
transmission-cli urlIdentifyDownload a torrent to a specific directory
transmission-cli --download-dir path/to/download_directory urlIdentifyCreate a torrent file from a specific file or directory
transmission-cli --new path/to/source_file_or_directoryIdentifySpecify the download speed limit (in KB/s)
transmission-cli --downlimit 50 urlIdentifySpecify the upload speed limit (in KB/s)
transmission-cli --uplimit 50 urlIdentifyUse a specific port for connections
transmission-cli --port port_number urlIdentifyForce encryption for peer connections
transmission-cli --encryption-required urlIdentifyUse a Bluetack-formatted peer blocklist
transmission-cli --blocklist blocklist_url urlIdentify