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23 .Dt TRANSMISSION-GTK 1
27 .Nd a bittorrent client
33 .Op Ar torrent-file ...
36 is a fast and easy BitTorrent client.
38 BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file transfer protocol which uses a
39 metainfo file (usually with the .torrent file extension) and a central
40 tracker to distribute file data amongst a group of peers. For more
41 information on the BitTorrent protocol see http://www.bittorrent.org/
47 Start with all torrents paused
48 .It Fl m Fl -minimized
49 Start minimized in notification area
50 .It Fl g, Fl -config-dir Ar directory
51 Where to look for configuration files. This can be used to swap between using the cli, daemon, gtk, and qt clients.
52 See http://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/ConfigFiles for more information.
55 Multiple .torrent files may be added at startup
56 by appending them on the command line.
59 is already running, the torrents will be added to the running instance.
62 .It Ev TRANSMISSION_HOME
63 Sets the default config-dir.
66 .Bl -tag -width Ds -compact
67 .It ~/.config/transmission
68 The config-dir used when neither
69 .Op Ev TRANSMISSION_HOME
82 .An Mitchell Livingston .
84 .Xr transmission-create 1 ,
85 .Xr transmission-daemon 1 ,
86 .Xr transmission-edit 1 ,
87 .Xr transmission-gtk 1 ,
88 .Xr transmission-qt 1 ,
89 .Xr transmission-remote 1 ,
90 .Xr transmission-show 1
92 http://www.transmissionbt.com/