torrent


Download torrents from the command line


usage

``
torrent

Download a torrent from a magnet link to torrent file.

torrent create {-o outfile.torrent}

Create a torrent file from a directory or file.

If an output file isn't specified with -o, the torrent file will be
written to stdout.

torrent seed

Seed a torrent file.

torrent info

Print information about a .torrent file to stdout as JSON.

torrent ls OPTIONS

List all the files in a .torrent file.

OPTIONS are like the ls command:

-s Show file sizes in bytes alongside file paths.
-h Show file sizes in human units when -s is on.

`

$3

e.g. to download ubuntu 14.04 ISO

`
torrent "magnet:?xt=urn:btih:4d753474429d817b80ff9e0c441ca660ec5d2450&dn=Ubuntu+14.04+64+bit&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.openbittorrent.com%3A80&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.publicbt.com%3A80&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.istole.it%3A6969&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fopen.demonii.com%3A1337"
`

or via .torrent file:

`
torrent ubuntu-14.04.iso.torrent
`

it will print progress:

`
$ torrent ubuntu-14.04.iso.torrent
1 file(s) in torrent
ubuntu-14.04.iso
Connected to 35/37 peers
Downloaded 5.47 MB (1.09 MB/s) with 0 hotswaps
Uploaded 0 B (0 B/s)
`

$3

You can create a torrent file with torrent create:

`
mkdir xyz; echo beep > xyz/a.txt; echo boop > xyz/b.txt
torrent create xyz/ -o xyz.torrent
``