# transmission-create

> A CLI utility to create BitTorrent .torrent files.
> More information: <https://linux.die.net/man/1/transmission-create>.

- Create a torrent with 2048 KB as the piece size:

`transmission-create -o {{path/to/example.torrent}} --tracker {{tracker_announce_url}} --piecesize {{2048}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`

- Create a private torrent with a 2048 KB piece size:

`transmission-create -p -o {{path/to/example.torrent}} --tracker {{tracker_announce_url}} --piecesize {{2048}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`

- Create a torrent with a comment:

`transmission-create -o {{path/to/example.torrent}} --tracker {{tracker_url1}} -c {{comment}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`

- Create a torrent with multiple trackers:

`transmission-create -o {{path/to/example.torrent}} --tracker {{tracker_url1}} --tracker {{tracker_url2}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`

- Show help page:

`transmission-create --help`
