Downloading Torrents from the Ubuntu command-line

Downloading Torrents from the Ubuntu command-line.md

Downloading Torrents from the Ubuntu command-line

This is WIP!

Let us look at the options available to torrent from the ubuntu command line.

I tried out multiple options and my favorite is Transmission - A fast, easy and free BitTorrent Client

Lets say you wan't to download MacTeX - TeX Users Group using the torrent link.

You can search for node modules on npm better using Better search for Node.js modules

Working with Torrents on Ubuntu using NodeJS

• Search for torrent using ItzBlitz98/torrentflix

• Torrent Discovery

  • ProjectMoon/flux - NodeJS torrent discovery library http://www.agnos.is
  • Search and stream torrents from your command line using asarode/termflix

• Save Torrent File to Disk

  • webtorrent/node-save-to-file-system.js at master · feross/webtorrent

• Working with mafintosh/torrent-mount

sudo apt-get install libfuse-dev
sudo npm install fuse-bindings -g
sudo npm install -g torrent-mount

Run following script in a folder of choice for lazy loading of a torrent on the file system!!

torrent-mount -l "magnet:?xt=urn:btih:3EF219838A5533A616DFFB3ABE8FD79ABE2437C3&dn=billboard+hot+100+singles+chart+27th+jun+2015+aryan+l33t+glodls&tr=u
dp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.publicbt.com%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fopen.demonii.com%3A1337"

• Working with feross/webtorrent

sudo npm install webtorrent --save

feross/parse-torrent

Resources

• TransmissionHowTo - Community Help Wiki