transmission-cli

TLDR

Download a specific torrent

$ transmission-cli [url|magnet|path/to/file]

Download a torrent to a specific directory

$ transmission-cli --download-dir [path/to/download_directory] [url|magnet|path/to/file]

Create a torrent file from a specific file or directory

$ transmission-cli --new [path/to/source_file_or_directory]

Set the download speed limit to 50 KB/s

$ transmission-cli --downlimit [50] [url|magnet|path/to/file]

Set the upload speed limit to 50 KB/s

$ transmission-cli --uplimit [50] [url|magnet|path/to/file]

Use a specific port for connections

$ transmission-cli --port [port_number] [url|magnet|path/to/file]

Force encryption for peer connections

$ transmission-cli --encryption-required [url|magnet|path/to/file]

Use a Bluetack-formatted peer blocklist

$ transmission-cli --blocklist [blocklist_url|path/to/blocklist] [url|magnet|path/to/file]