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TRANSMISSION-QT(1) General Commands Manual TRANSMISSION-QT(1)

NAME

transmission-qta 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

--help
Show help options
--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 https://github.com/transmission/transmission/blob/main/docs/Configuration-Files.md for more information.
--minimized
Start minimized in notification area
--port port
Port to use when connecting to an existing session
--remote host
Connect to an existing session at the specified hostname
--username username
Username to use when connecting to an existing session
--version
Show version number and exit
--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

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 Charles Kerr, Josh Elsasser, Eric Petit, Mitchell Livingston, and Mike Gelfand.

SEE ALSO

transmission-create(1), transmission-daemon(1), transmission-edit(1), transmission-gtk(1), transmission-qt(1), transmission-remote(1), transmission-show(1)

https://transmissionbt.com/

June 26, 2010