NAME

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

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

-p --paused

Start with all torrents paused

-m --minimized

Start minimized in notification area

-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 https://github.com/transmission/transmission/wiki/Configuration-Files for more information.

Multiple .torrent files may be added at startup by appending them on the command line. If transmission-gtk is already running, the torrents will be added to the running instance.

ENVIRONMENT

TRANSMISSION_HOME

Sets the default config-dir.

http_proxy

libcurl uses this environment variable when performing tracker announces. If set, this overrides the GNOME proxy preferences.

FILES

~/.config/transmission

The config-dir used when neither [TRANSMISSION_HOME] nor [-g] is specified.

AUTHORS

SEE ALSO

https://transmissionbt.com/