helical - control Bittorrent client Transmission from command line
Contents
Commands
addtorrent-file | URL [target-dirpaused=(yes|no) peer-limit=#]
Add a torrent specified by torrent-file or URL to the transfer list. Use target-dir as download
location for torrent. Set paused to yes or no, to start or stop torrent activity respectively. Add
peer-limit option to specify maximum number of peers.
exit, quit
Exit from helical.
info [torrent-id, ...]
Get details for a torrent. If no torrent-id is provided, all torrents are displayed.
list List all torrent transfers.
removetorrent-id [, ...]
Remove one or more torrents from the transfer list.
sessionget | stats
Get session parameters or session statistics.
starttorrent-id [, ...]
Start one or more queued torrent transfers.
stoptorrent-id [, ...]
Stop one or more active torrent transfers.
verifytorrent-id [, ...]
Verify one or more torrent transfers.
Description
helical is a remote control utility for Bittorrent client Transmission.
By default, helical connects to the Transmission session at localhost:9091. Other sessions can be
controlled by specifying a different hostname and/or port.
helical operates in two modes: from command line and in interactive mode. To run helical in interactive
mode start it without a command. For the commands list please refer to COMMANDS section.
Name
helical - control Bittorrent client Transmission from command line
Options
-uUSERNAME, --username=USERNAME
Authentication username.
-pPASSWORD, --password=PASSWORD
Authentication password.
See Also
transmissioncli(1), transmission-daemon(1), transmission-remote(1) http://www.transmissionbt.com/ 0.2 2009-09-04 HELICAL(1)
Synopsis
helical[options][[hostname][:port]][command]
