rTorrent
rtorrent is a BitTorrent client for ncurses, using the libtorrent library. The client and library is written in C++ with emphasis on speed and efficiency, while delivering equivalent features to those found in GUI based clients in an ncurses client.
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Features
- Command line interface
Tags
- libtorrent
rTorrent News & Activities
Recent News
- POX published news article about rTorrent
rTorrent 0.10 released after 5-year hiatus with major performance and stability upgradesAfter a 5-year hiatus, the open source text-based BitTorrent client rTorrent has released a new ver...
Recent activities
- amrkhaled8181 liked rTorrent
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rTorrent information
Developed by
Jari Sundell Licensing
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What is rTorrent?
rtorrent is a BitTorrent client for ncurses, using the libtorrent library. The client and library is written in C++ with emphasis on speed and efficiency, while delivering equivalent features to those found in GUI based clients in an ncurses client.
For installation and configuration help, community maintained documentation can be found at https://rtorrent-docs.readthedocs.io/
Comments and Reviews
rTorrent & transmission-daemon are my favourites