lk/networking/transmission.md

title	tags
transmission	Documentation Networking

Torrench

Torrench searches for torrents. It breaks a lot, so if it's not working, the problem is probably in the program.

Search for 'sita sings the blues' with:

torrench 'sita sings the blues'

Copy the magnet link. It looks like this:

magnet:?xt=urn:btih:05547db7c0c5fbbe50f00212ee43e9cec5b006fa&dn=Sita+Sings+the+Blues+%281080P+official+release%29&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.leechers-paradise.org%3A6969&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.openbittorrent.com%3A80&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fopen.demonii.com%3A1337&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.coppersurfer.tk%3A6969&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fexodus.desync.com%3A6969

Transmission

The package is often called transmission-cli. Install it then start the service.

Arch Linux:

sudo systemctl start transmission

Debian:

sudo systemctl start transmission-daemon

Add a torrent by the .torrent file, or a magnet link, like this:

transmission-remote -a 'magnet:?xt=urn:btih:05547db7c0c5fbbe50f00212ee43e9cec5b006fa&dn=Sita+Sings+the+Blues+%281080P+official+release%29&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.leechers-paradise.org%3A6969&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.openbittorrent.com%3A80&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fopen.demonii.com%3A1337&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.coppersurfer.tk%3A6969&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fexodus.desync.com%3A6969'

transmission-remote -a sita.torrent

Now let's check that the torrent's been added successfully.

transmission-remote -l

To see the torrents, go to /var/lib/transmission/Downloads

If you don't have permission, either add the directory to the group made for your username, or add yourself to the :transmission group, or otherwise make sure that you can read that directory, and the user transmission can read, write and execute. E.g.:

sudo usermod -aG transmission $USER

Open a new terminal for the group changes to take effect.

Removing Torrents

If you don't want to have a file active as a torrent, get it's number with transmission-remote -l, then, if it were number '4', do:

transmission-remote -t 4 -r

You can now move the file, and the torrent will not be confused.

To both remove and delete a file, use -rad:

transmission-remote -t 4 -rad

Moving Torrents

First, make sure that the user 'transmission' has permission to move the file. If the file is in your home - ~ - but transmission is not allowed in your home, the file will not move there.

Next, find the torrent's number. You can use multiple numbers, separated with a comma:

transmission-remote -t 3,5,8 --move /home/alice/music