# transmission-remote

> Remote control utility for transmission-daemon and transmission.
> More information: <https://transmissionbt.com>.

- Add a torrent file or magnet link to Transmission and download to a specified directory:

`transmission-remote {{hostname}} -a {{torrent|url}} -w {{path/to/download_directory}}`

- Change the default download directory:

`transmission-remote {{hostname}} -w {{path/to/download_directory}}`

- List all torrents:

`transmission-remote {{hostname}} --list`

- Start torrent 1 and 2, stop torrent 3:

`transmission-remote {{hostname}} -t "{{1,2}}" --start -t {{3}} --stop`

- Remove torrent 1 and 2, and also delete local data for torrent 2:

`transmission-remote {{hostname}} -t {{1}} --remove -t {{2}} --remove-and-delete`

- Stop all torrents:

`transmission-remote {{hostname}} -t {{all}} --stop`

- Move torrents 1-10 and 15-20 to a new folder (folder will be created if it does not exist):

`transmission-remote {{hostname}} -t "{{1-10,15-20}}" --move {{path/to/new_directory}}`
