buildtorrent(1)

a torrent file creation program.

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Description

BUILDTORRENT

NAME

buildtorrent - a torrent file creation program.

SYNOPSIS

buildtorrent [OPTIONS] -a announceurl input output
buildtorrent [OPTIONS] -a announceurl -f filelist -n name output

DESCRIPTION

buildtorrent is a torrent file creation program. Given an announce url and an input file or directory, buildtorrent generates an output .torrent file that can be used by torrent clients.

OPTIONS

-a announce, --announce=url

Announce URL (required).

-f filelist, --filelist=filelist

A text file (or - for standard input) containing a list of files to add to the output torrent file, together with the path to use inside the torrent. One file is given per line, use / as path separator for the torrent path, use | to separate the filesystem path from the torrent path. Backslash \ can be used to escape newlines and | characters inside names. For example:

/data/files/linux.iso|bin/linux.iso
/data/files/linux.txt|doc/linux.txt

Using this option requires that the --name option be used.

-n name, --name=name

Specify the name for the torrent. Usage of this option is required when the --filelist option is used, in which case it specifies the name of the torrent directory. Usage without a file list overrides the name of the directory or file given on the command line.

-A announces, --announcelist=announces

Additional announce URL list. Use , to separate outer level lists, and | to separate inner level items; for example:

a,b1|b2,c

-w webseeds, --webseeds=webseeds

Additional WebSeed URL list. Use , to separate items; for example:

a,b,c

-l length, --piecelength=length

Piece length in bytes (default 262144).

-L length, --piecesize=size

Use 2ˆsize as piece length (default 18) (overrides -l ).

-c comment, --comment=comment

User comment (omitted by default).

-p private, --private=private

Private flag (either 0 or 1).

-D, --nodate

Omit the creation date field.

-C, --nocreator

Omit the created by field.

-m, --md5sum

Add an md5sum field for each file.

-s, --show

Show generated torrent structure.

-S, --showall

Show generated torrent structure, including piece data.

-q, --quiet

Quiet operation with reduced output.

-V, --version

Show the version string.

-h, --help

Show a help screen with brief usage information.

AUTHORS

Claude Heiland-Allen (claudiusmaximus@goto10.org)