5 .Nd a bittorrent client
11 .Op Ar torrent-file ...
14 is a fast and easy BitTorrent client.
16 BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file transfer protocol which uses a
17 metainfo file (usually with the .torrent file extension) and a central
18 tracker to distribute file data amongst a group of peers. For more
19 information on the BitTorrent protocol see http://www.bittorrent.org/
24 .It Fl g, Fl -config-dir Ar directory
25 Where to look for configuration files. This can be used to swap between using the cli, daemon, gtk, and qt clients.
26 See http://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/ConfigFiles for more information.
27 .It Fl m Fl -minimized
28 Start minimized in notification area
29 .It Fl p, Fl -port Ar port
30 Port to use when connecting to an existing session
31 .It Fl r, Fl -remote Ar host
32 Connect to an existing session at the specified hostname
33 .It Fl u, Fl -username Ar username
34 Username to use when connecting to an existing session
36 Show version number and exit
37 .It Fl w, Fl -password Ar password
38 Password to use when connecting to an existing session
41 Multiple .torrent files may be added at startup
42 by appending them on the command line. If
44 is already running, the torrents will be added to the running instance.
47 .It Ev TRANSMISSION_HOME
48 Sets the default config-dir.
51 .Bl -tag -width Ds -compact
52 .It ~/.config/transmission
53 The config-dir used when neither
54 .Op Ev TRANSMISSION_HOME
67 .An Mitchell Livingston .
69 .Xr transmission-create 1 ,
70 .Xr transmission-daemon 1 ,
71 .Xr transmission-edit 1 ,
72 .Xr transmission-gtk 1 ,
73 .Xr transmission-qt 1 ,
74 .Xr transmission-remote 1 ,
75 .Xr transmission-show 1
77 http://www.transmissionbt.com/