mktorrent Command Examples

Create BitTorrent metainfo files. More information: https://github.com/Rudde/mktorrent.

• Create a torrent with 2^21 KB as the piece size:

mktorrent {{[-a|--announce]}} {{tracker_announce_url}} {{[-l|--piece-length]}} {{21}} {{[-o|--output]}} {{path/to/example.torrent}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

• Create a private torrent with a 2^21 KB piece size:

mktorrent {{[-p|--private]}} {{[-a|--announce]}} {{tracker_announce_url}} {{[-l|--piece-length]}} {{21}} {{[-o|--output]}} {{path/to/example.torrent}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

• Create a torrent with a comment:

mktorrent {{[-c|--comment]}} "{{comment}}" {{[-a|--announce]}} {{tracker_announce_url}} {{[-l|--piece-length]}} {{21}} {{[-o|--output]}} {{path/to/example.torrent}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

• Create a torrent with multiple trackers:

mktorrent {{[-a|--announce]}} {{tracker_announce_url,tracker_announce_url_2}} {{[-l|--piece-length]}} {{21}} {{[-o|--output]}} {{path/to/example.torrent}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

• Create a torrent with web seed URLs:

mktorrent {{[-a|--announce]}} {{tracker_announce_url}} -w {{web_seed_url}} {{[-l|--piece-length]}} {{21}} {{[-o|--output]}} {{path/to/example.torrent}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}