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Which torrent client has command line arguments to start/stop downloads?

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first of all, I want to create shell script to start/stop downloads in torrent client. I don't need CLI but if you know how I can do that with CLI using shell script then it is okay.

I use jDownloader which is GUI based application but has some command line arguments as below which I use to start/stop download.

-h/--help       Show this help message

-a/--add-link(s)    Add links

-co/--add-container(s)  Add containers

-d/--start-download Start download

-D/--stop-download  Stop download

-H/--hide       Don't open Linkgrabber when adding Links

-m/--minimize       Minimize download window

-f/--focus      Get jD to foreground/focus

-s/--show       Show JAC prepared captchas

-t/--train      Train a JAC method

-r/--reconnect      Perform a Reconnect

-C/--captcha <filepath or url> <method> Get code from image using JAntiCaptcha

-p/--add-password(s)    Add passwords

-n --new-instance   Force new instance if another jD is running

So I can easily start/stop download as follows,

jdownloader --start-download

jdownloader --stop-download

now I want torrent client to do that through shell script.

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answered 3 Years ago variark · Accepted Answer

I use Flush to start or stop torrent downloads of running instance through terminal.

I can use these options with flush.

  --start={all,downloads,uploads}     Start torrents  

  --stop={all,downloads,uploads}      Stop torrents

Command line options for other torrent clients

1. Deluge have very few options

Usage: deluge-gtk [options]



Options:

  --version             show program's version number and exit

  -h, --help            show this help message and exit



  Common Options:

    -c CONFIG, --config=CONFIG

                        Set the config folder location

    -l LOGFILE, --logfile=LOGFILE

                        Output to designated logfile instead of stdout

    -L LOGLEVEL, --loglevel=LOGLEVEL

                        Set the log level: none, info, warning, error,

                        critical, debug

    -q, --quiet         Sets the log level to 'none', this is the same as `-L

                        none`

2. For Transmission

Usage:

  transmission-gtk [OPTION...] [torrent files or urls]



Help Options:

  -h, --help               Show help options

  --help-all               Show all help options

  --help-gtk               Show GTK+ Options



GTK+ Options

  --class=CLASS            Program class as used by the window manager

  --name=NAME              Program name as used by the window manager

  --screen=SCREEN          X screen to use

  --sync                   Make X calls synchronous

  --gtk-module=MODULES     Load additional GTK+ modules

  --g-fatal-warnings       Make all warnings fatal



Application Options:

  -p, --paused             Start with all torrents paused

  --version                Show version number and exit

  -m, --minimized          Start minimized in notification area

  -g, --config-dir         Where to look for configuration files

  --display=DISPLAY        X display to use

3. qbittorrent options

Usage:

    qbittorrent --version: displays program version

    qbittorrent --no-splash: disable splash screen

    qbittorrent --help: displays this help message

    qbittorrent --webui-port=x: changes the webui port (current: 8080)

    qbittorrent [files or urls]: downloads the torrents passed by the user (optional)