transmission-create

A CLI utility to create BitTorrent .torrent files. More information: https://linux.die.net/man/1/transmission-create.

Create a torrent with 2048 KB as the piece size:

transmission-create -o {{path/to/example.torrent}} --tracker {{tracker_announce_url}} --piecesize {{2048}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

Create a private torrent with a 2048 KB piece size:

transmission-create -p -o {{path/to/example.torrent}} --tracker {{tracker_announce_url}} --piecesize {{2048}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

Create a torrent with a comment:

transmission-create -o {{path/to/example.torrent}} --tracker {{tracker_url1}} -c {{comment}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

Create a torrent with multiple trackers:

transmission-create -o {{path/to/example.torrent}} --tracker {{tracker_url1}} --tracker {{tracker_url2}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

Show help page:

transmission-create --help