![]() The status of your downloads can be checked at any time by using the list -l command: Magnet links are also supported and can be added in exactly the same way. The file location can either be a local path to a downloaded torrent file or a direct URL to the online location. To add a torrent you will use transmission-remote and pass the torrent file location as a parameter with the -a option. The first thing you will want to do is start the Transmission session, you can do this by simply running the daemon: To confirm the directory location you can run this command which will print out the current settings:įor a full list of available configuration options, check out the manual page. Transmission-daemon -download-dir "your-download-directory-path" This can be set with the following command: Although one thing you may want to update is the download directory for completed torrents. ![]() Out of the box, the default settings should be fine for simple use. This is the control utility used for adding and removing torrents. ![]() This is the Transmission client itself, when a Transmission session is started it will run quietly as a background process and can be controlled with the remote utility. The installation will include a set of command line utilities but for the scope of this tutorial we will cover just two of these: transmission-daemon and transmission-remote. Transmission is the default BitTorrent client in many Linux distributions and transmission-cli can be found in most official repositories.įor OSX, Transmission CLI can be installed with the excellent package manager Homebrew: This guide will run you through the basic usage of the terminal client. There is also a command line interface for Transmission which turned out to be perfect for my occasional BitTorrent requirements. Transmission is a popular cross-platform BitTorrent client that comes in a variety of flavours, including native Mac and GTK+ versions with a desktop GUI familiar to anyone who has used uTorrent. In some cases, you will find that a heavy desktop app can be replaced by a simple command line alternative and Transmission CLI offers just that. After using uTorrent for a while I found myself looking for a lightweight (and ad-free) alternative. When it comes to BitTorrent clients, there are a lot to choose from. ![]()
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