UNWORKABLE(1) BSD General Commands Manual UNWORKABLE(1)NAMEunworkable — download files via BitTorrent
SYNOPSISunworkable [-s] [-g port] [-p port] [-t tracefile] torrent
DESCRIPTION
The unworkable program is used to download files via the BitTorrent pro‐
tocol.
When unworkable is executed with a valid .torrent file as an argument, it
will proceed to announce to the tracker, connect to peers and download
the data. Upon completion of the download, the program will exit, unless
seed-mode is enabled.
-g port
If specified, run the GUI control server on port port. By
default, no GUI control server will run.
-p port
If specified, listen for incoming BitTorrent peer connections on
port. By default, unworkable does not accept incoming connec‐
tions.
-s Enable seed-mode, that is, keep running and seed after download
is complete.
-t tracefile
Trace execution, outputting to tracefile.
AUTHORS
The unworkable program was written by Niall O'Higgins.
BSD April 28, 2024 BSD