Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:29:14 -0600 From: Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Question about torrents via console Message-ID: <20080612042914.GA5759@kokopelli.hydra> In-Reply-To: <8d23ec860806111108u7f2d7ce2yfd09da746d8e9d15@mail.gmail.com> References: <5.2.0.9.2.20080611141050.00c44e58@192.168.0.30> <8d23ec860806111108u7f2d7ce2yfd09da746d8e9d15@mail.gmail.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 02:08:13PM -0400, Schiz0 wrote: > On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 2:16 PM, Steve Lake <steve.lake@raiden.net> 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." [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkhQphoACgkQ9mn/Pj01uKWmWACgsm2PZ42MzpMFR7d2oeEH6MmB SEcAoOow0m/68IQtFVDTWGo7k+moar8H =yZN1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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