transmission-create Command Examples

Create BitTorrent .torrent files. See also: transmission. More information: https://manned.org/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}}

• Display help page:

transmission-create --help