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.

FILES

~/.config/transmission

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

AUTHORS

An -nosplit transmission-qt was written by An Jordan Lee , An Josh Elsasser , An Eric Petit , and An Mitchell Livingston .