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transmission-remote:tldr:c7242
transmission-remote: Add a torrent file or magnet link to Transmission and download to a specified directory.
$ transmission-remote ${hostname} -a ${select} -w ${-path-to-download_directory}
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This command is used to control the Transmission BitTorrent client remotely through the command line. Let's break it down:
transmission-remote
: This is the command to interact with the Transmission BitTorrent client remotely.${hostname}
: This is a placeholder for the hostname or IP address of the remote machine where Transmission is running. You need to replace${hostname}
with the actual hostname or IP address.-a ${select}
: The-a
option is used to add a new torrent to Transmission.${select}
is a placeholder for the path or URL of the torrent file you want to add. You need to replace${select}
with the appropriate path or URL.-w ${-path-to-download_directory}
: The-w
option is used to set the download directory for the added torrent.${-path-to-download_directory}
is a placeholder for the path to the directory where you want the downloaded files to be saved. You need to replace${-path-to-download_directory}
with the actual path.
In summary, this command remotely connects to a Transmission client running on the specified ${hostname}
, adds a new torrent using the ${select}
file or URL, and sets the download directory to ${-path-to-download_directory}
.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.