On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 02:08:13PM -0400, Schiz0 wrote: > On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 2:16 PM, Steve Lake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all. Ok, I'm curious of something. I've done torrents before via > > the graphical interface before, but I want to setup a way to download isos > > and various FOSS apps via bittorrent, but I want to do it via the console so > > I can start a torrent in screen and then walk away, allowing my server to > > finish the work without having to leave my main workstation running to do > > the work like I normally do. I'm using bittornado right now, and if there's > > a way to do this, I'd love to know how. > > > > Look into rTorrent. It's excellent. It's CLI, and runs perfect inside > a screen session. It supports encryption, prioritization, and all > other major features of any good client.
I just started using rTorrent recently, and discovered that it's pretty much exactly what I want from a CLI/console BitTorrent client so far. -- Chad Perrin [ content licensed PDL: http://pdl.apotheon.org ] Marvin Minsky: "It's just incredible that a trillion-synapse computer could actually spend Saturday afternoon watching a football game."
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