TRANSMISSION-QT(1) BSD General Commands Manual TRANSMISSION-QT(1)
NAME
transmission-qt -- a bittorrent client
SYNOPSIS
transmission-qt -h
transmission-qt [options] [torrent-file ...]
DESCRIPTION
transmission-qt is a fast and easy BitTorrent client.
BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file transfer protocol which uses a metainfo file (usually with the .torrent file extension) and a central
tracker to distribute file data amongst a group of peers. For more information on the BitTorrent protocol see http://www.bittorrent.org/
OPTIONS
-h --help
Show help options
-g, --config-dir directory
Where to look for configuration files. This can be used to swap between using the cli, daemon, gtk, and qt clients. See
http://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/ConfigFiles for more information.
-m --minimized
Start minimized in notification area
-p, --port port
Port to use when connecting to an existing session
-r, --remote host
Connect to an existing session at the specified hostname
-u, --username username
Username to use when connecting to an existing session
-v, --version
Show version number and exit
-w, --password password
Password to use when connecting to an existing session
Multiple .torrent files may be added at startup by appending them on the command line. If transmission-qt is already running, the torrents
will be added to the running instance.
ENVIRONMENT
TRANSMISSION_HOME
Sets the default config-dir.
FILES
~/.config/transmission
The config-dir used when neither [TRANSMISSION_HOME] nor [-g] is specified.
AUTHORS
transmission-qt was written by Jordan Lee, Josh Elsasser, Eric Petit, and Mitchell Livingston.
SEE ALSO
transmission-create(1), transmission-daemon(1), transmission-edit(1), transmission-gtk(1), transmission-qt(1), transmission-remote(1),
transmission-show(1)
http://www.transmissionbt.com/
June 26, 2010