NAME
buildtorrent - a torrent file creation program.
SYNOPSIS
buildtorrent [OPTIONS] -a announceurl input output
DESCRIPTION
buildtorrent is a torrent file creation program. Given an announce url
and an input file or directory, buildtorrent generates an output
.torrent file that can be used by torrent clients.
OPTIONS
-a announce, --announce=url
Announce URL (required).
-A announces, --announcelist=announces
Additional announce URL list.
-l length, --piecelength=length
Piece length in bytes (default 262144).
-c comment, --comment=comment
User comment (omitted by default).
-p private, --private=private
Private flag (either 0 or 1).
-D, --nodate
Omit the creation date field.
-C, --nocreator
Omit the created by field.
-m, --md5sum
Add an md5sum field for each file.
-s, --show
Show generated torrent structure.
-S, --showall
Show generated torrent structure, including piece data.
-q, --quiet
Quiet operation with reduced output.
-V, --version
Show the version string.
-h, --help
Show a help screen with brief usage information.
AUTHORS
Claude Heiland-Allen (claudiusmaximus@goto10.org)
SEE ALSO
http://wiki.theory.org/BitTorrentSpecification