Question about torrents via console

[Chad Perrin]

On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 02:08:13PM -0400, Schiz0 wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 2:16 PM, Steve Lake <steve.lake at raiden.net> wrote:
> >        Hi all.  Ok, I'm curious of something.  I've done torrents before via
> > the graphical interface before, but I want to setup a way to download isos
> > and various FOSS apps via bittorrent, but I want to do it via the console so
> > I can start a torrent in screen and then walk away, allowing my server to
> > finish the work without having to leave my main workstation running to do
> > the work like I normally do.  I'm using bittornado right now, and if there's
> > a way to do this, I'd love to know how.
> >
> 
> Look into rTorrent. It's excellent. It's CLI, and runs perfect inside
> a screen session. It supports encryption, prioritization, and all
> other major features of any good client.

I just started using rTorrent recently, and discovered that it's pretty
much exactly what I want from a CLI/console BitTorrent client so far.

-- 
Chad Perrin [ content licensed PDL: http://pdl.apotheon.org ]
Marvin Minsky: "It's just incredible that a trillion-synapse computer
could actually spend Saturday afternoon watching a football game."
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