torf-cli 1.0a1

CLI tool to create, read and edit torrent files and produce magnet URIs

torf-cli is a command line tool that can create new torrents and magnet URIs, dump the metainfo of a torrent in a readable and parsable format and edit existing torrents (e.g. to fix a typo or change the info hash to deal with cross-seeding issues without hashing the pieces again).

$ torf -h
torf 1.0a1 <https://github.com/rndusr/torf-cli>

USAGE
    torf PATH [OPTIONS] [-o FILE]
    torf -i FILE
    torf -i FILE [OPTIONS] -o FILE

ARGUMENTS
    --help,-h              Show this help screen and exit
    --version              Show version information and exit

    PATH                   Path to torrent's content
    --exclude, -e EXCLUDE  Files from PATH to exclude (see below)
                           (may be given multiple times)
    --in, -i FILE          Read metainfo from torrent FILE
    --out, -o FILE         Write metainfo to torrent FILE
                           (defaults to NAME.torrent when creating new torrent)
    --yes, -y              Overwrite FILE without asking
    --magnet, -m           Create magnet link

    --name, -n NAME        Torrent name (defaults to basename of PATH)
    --tracker, -t TRACKER  Announce URL (may be given multiple times)
    --webseed, -w WEBSEED  Webseed URL (BEP19) (may be given multiple times)
    --private, -p          Only use tracker(s) for peer discovery (no DHT/PEX)
    --xseed, -x            Randomize info hash to help with cross-seeding
    --source, -s SOURCE    Source string in the torrent's info
    --date, -d DATE        Creation date as YYYY-MM-DD[ HH:MM[:SS]], 'now' for
                           current local time or 'today' for current local time
                           at midnight
                           (defaults to 'today' when creating new torrent)
    --comment, -c COMMENT  Comment that is stored in the torrent file

    --notracker, -T        Remove any trackers from existing torrent
    --nowebseed, -W        Remove any webseeds from existing torrent
    --noprivate, -P        Make existing torrent public
    --noxseed, -X          De-randomize info hash of existing torrent
    --nosource, -S         Remove source string from existing torrent
    --nodate, -D           Remove date from existing torrent
    --nocomment, -C        Remove comment from existing torrent

    NOTE: Options starting with '--no' are only effective when editing a torrent
          (i.e. both --in and --out are specified).

EXCLUDING FILES
    The --exclude argument takes a pattern that is matched against file names in
    PATH and matching files are not included in the torrent.  This argument is
    ignored, if PATH is a single file.  Patterns use these special characters:
        *      matches everything
        ?      matches any single character
        [seq]  matches any character in seq
        [!seq] matches any char not in seq

Examples

Create ‘foo.torrent’ with two trackers

$ torf path/to/foo -t http://bar.example.org:6881/announce -t http://baz.something.com:6881/announce

Read ‘foo.torrent’ and display its metainfo

$ torf -i foo.torrent

Read ‘foo.torrent’, edit its comment, remove the date and write the result to ‘bar.torrent’

$ torf -i foo.torrent -c 'This torrent has changed' -D -o bar.torrent

Installation

The latest development version is in the master branch on GitHub.

Contributing

Bug reports and feature requests are welcome in the issue tracker.

License

torf-cli is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.