a working script to start stop transmission torrent files

transUpDown.sh

#!/bin/sh

NETRC=~/.netrc.transmission
TR="transmission-remote -N $NETRC"  # command + authentication
FILE="lastrunning.list"

# accepts arguments -sleep -wake
if [ -z "$1" ]; then
  echo usage: $0 -sleep or -wake
  exit
fi

if [ "$1" = "-sleep" ]; then
  # save ID# of non-stopped torrents to array
  IDa=`$TR -l | grep -v Stopped | sed -e '1d' -e '$d' | awk '{print $1}'`
  # save unique hash# for non-stopped torrents instead of dynamic ID#
  for ID in $IDa; do
    $TR -t $ID -i | grep '^  Hash: ' | cut -c 9- >> $FILE
  done
  # pause all torrents
  $TR -t all --stop

elif [ "$1" = "-wake" ]; then

for i in $(cat $FILE)
do
  $TR -t $i --start
done

 rm $FILE # delete tempfile

fi

exit