intermodal

Command-line BitTorrent metainfo utility

TLDR

Create a torrent file

$ imdl torrent create --input [path/to/content]

View torrent file info

$ imdl torrent show [path/to/file.torrent]

Verify torrent content

$ imdl torrent verify --input [path/to/content] [path/to/file.torrent]

Create with a specific tracker

$ imdl torrent create --input [path/to/content] --announce [udp://tracker.example.com:6969]

intermodal (binary name imdl) is a user-friendly and featureful command-line BitTorrent metainfo utility. It supports creation, viewing, and verification of .torrent files. The tool handles single-file and multi-file torrents, supports multiple trackers, and can create both v1 and v2 torrent files.imdl provides detailed output including file listings, piece information, tracker URLs, and content hashes, making it useful for torrent creation, inspection, and debugging.

INSTALL

brew install intermodal

nix profile install nixpkgs#intermodal

CAVEATS

Only handles torrent metainfo files; does not download or seed torrents. Creating torrents for large files may take time due to piece hashing.

HISTORY

intermodal was created by Casey Rodarmor (creator of just and ord) and is written in Rust. It is released under the Creative Commons Zero public domain dedication.

intermodal

Command-line BitTorrent metainfo utility

TLDR

SYNOPSIS

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INSTALL

CAVEATS

HISTORY

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