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CLI Usage

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• Other commands

$ rtorrent -h    
Rakshasa's BitTorrent client version 0.9.7.

All value pairs (f.ex rate and queue size) will be in the UP/DOWN
order. Use the up/down/left/right arrow keys to move between screens.

Usage: rtorrent [OPTIONS]... [FILE]... [URL]...
  -D                Enable deprecated commands
  -h                Display this very helpful text
  -n                Don't try to load rtorrent.rc on startup
  -b <a.b.c.d>      Bind the listening socket to this IP
  -i <a.b.c.d>      Change the IP that is sent to the tracker
  -p <int>-<int>    Set port range for incoming connections
  -d <directory>    Save torrents to this directory by default
  -s <directory>    Set the session directory
  -o key=opt,...    Set options, see 'rtorrent.rc' file

Main view keys:
  backspace         Add a torrent url or path
  ^s                Start torrent
  ^d                Stop torrent or delete a stopped torrent
  ^r                Manually initiate hash checking
  ^o                Change the destination directory of the download. The torrent must be closed.
  ^q                Initiate shutdown or skip shutdown process
  a,s,d,z,x,c       Adjust upload throttle
  A,S,D,Z,X,C       Adjust download throttle
  I                 Toggle whether torrent ignores ratio settings
  right             View torrent

Download view keys:
  spacebar          Depends on the current view
  1,2               Adjust max uploads
  3,4,5,6           Adjust min/max connected peers
  t/T               Query tracker for more peers / Force query
  *                 Snub peer
  right             View files
  p                 View peer information
  o                 View trackers

Report bugs to <sundell.software@gmail.com>.

Other commands

Working on 0.9.8, except l which has been there since older versions.

• l: show log
• L: toggle compact view (table-like view, one row per torrent)
• F: filter download list (current view) whose name contain a certain pattern