Control bittorrent client transmission from command line
helical [options] [[hostname][:port]] [command]
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.
-u USERNAME, --username=USERNAME
Authentication username.
-p PASSWORD, --password=PASSWORD
Authentication password.
add torrent-file | URL [target-dir paused=(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.
remove torrent-id [, ...]
Remove one or more torrents from the transfer list.
session get | stats
Get session parameters or session statistics.
start torrent-id [, ...]
Start one or more queued torrent transfers.
stop torrent-id [, ...]
Stop one or more active torrent transfers.
verify torrent-id [, ...]
Verify one or more torrent transfers.
Erik Svensson
transmissioncli(1), transmission-daemon(1), transmission-remote(1)
http://www.transmissionbt.com/