transmission-edit

Modify torrent file metadata

TLDR

Add tracker to torrent
$ transmission-edit -a [http://tracker.example.com/announce] [file.torrent]
Delete tracker
$ transmission-edit -d [http://tracker.example.com/announce] [file.torrent]
Replace tracker URL substring
$ transmission-edit -r [old_tracker] [new_tracker] [file.torrent]
Show current trackers in a torrent file
$ transmission-edit -s [file.torrent]

SYNOPSIS

transmission-edit [options] torrentfile_

DESCRIPTION

transmission-edit is a command-line utility to modify .torrent files' announce URLs. It can add, remove, or replace tracker URLs in existing torrent files. The -r option performs substring matching, which is useful when a tracker changes its domain or your passcode changes. Part of the Transmission BitTorrent client suite.

PARAMETERS

-a, --add url

Add a tracker announce URL if not already present.
-d, --delete url
Remove a tracker announce URL.
-r, --replace old new
Substring search-and-replace within announce URLs.
-s, --list
Show current trackers.
-h, --help
Show help and exit.

INSTALL

sudo apt install transmission-cli
sudo dnf install transmission-cli
sudo pacman -S transmission-cli
sudo apk add transmission-extra
brew install transmission-cli

SEE ALSO

transmission-cli(1), transmission-create(1), transmission-show(1), transmission-daemon(1), transmission-remote(1)