https://github.com/maxogden/torrent

download torrents with node from the CLI
https://github.com/maxogden/torrent

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download torrents with node from the CLI

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/maxogden/torrent
• Owner: max-mapper
• Created: 2014-05-28T13:52:23.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-10-04T19:17:50.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-19T22:11:04.734Z (6 months ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage: https://www.npmjs.org/package/torrent
• Size: 74.2 KB
• Stars: 636
• Watchers: 26
• Forks: 77
• Open Issues: 17
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: readme.md

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README

        
# torrent

[![NPM](https://nodei.co/npm/torrent.png?global=true)](https://nodei.co/npm/torrent/)

Download torrents from the command line

![](screenshot.png)

## usage

```

torrent 

  Download a torrent from a magnet link to torrent file.

torrent create  {-o outfile.torrent}

  Create a torrent file from a directory or file.

  If an output file isn't specified with `-o`, the torrent file will be

  written to stdout.

torrent seed 

  Seed a torrent file.

torrent info 

  Print information about a .torrent file to stdout as JSON.

torrent ls OPTIONS 

  List all the files in a .torrent file.

  OPTIONS are like the `ls` command:

    -s  Show file sizes in bytes alongside file paths.

    -h  Show file sizes in human units when `-s` is on.

```

### download a torrent

e.g. to download ubuntu 14.04 ISO

```

torrent "magnet:?xt=urn:btih:4d753474429d817b80ff9e0c441ca660ec5d2450&dn=Ubuntu+14.04+64+bit&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.openbittorrent.com%3A80&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.publicbt.com%3A80&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.istole.it%3A6969&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fopen.demonii.com%3A1337"

```

or via .torrent file:

```

torrent ubuntu-14.04.iso.torrent

```

it will print progress:

```

$ torrent ubuntu-14.04.iso.torrent

1 file(s) in torrent

ubuntu-14.04.iso

Connected to 35/37 peers

Downloaded 5.47 MB (1.09 MB/s) with 0 hotswaps

Uploaded 0 B (0 B/s)

```

### create a torrent

You can create a torrent file with `torrent create`:

```

mkdir xyz; echo beep > xyz/a.txt; echo boop > xyz/b.txt

torrent create xyz/ -o xyz.torrent

```