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mktorrent — Create BitTorrent metainfo files. More information: <https://manned.org/mktorrent>.

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Problem

How to use the mktorrent command: Create BitTorrent metainfo files. More information: <https://manned.org/mktorrent>.

Solution

mktorrent — Create BitTorrent metainfo files. More information: <https://manned.org/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}}

Code Snippets

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}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/mktorrent

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