How can I download magnet links through the command line with rtorrent on Linux?
How can I download magnet links through the command line with rtorrent on Linux (Ubuntu)?
I know that I can
- Run
rtorrent
- Hit Backspace
- Paste magnet link
- Hit Enter
However I want one or several command lines, not keyboard shortcuts.
linux command-line rtorrent magnet-links
asked Jun 26 '18 at 4:43
Franck Dernoncourt
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How can I download magnet links through the command line with rtorrent on Linux (Ubuntu)?
I know that I can
- Run
rtorrent
- Hit Backspace
- Paste magnet link
- Hit Enter
However I want one or several command lines, not keyboard shortcuts.
linux command-line rtorrent magnet-links
asked Jun 26 '18 at 4:43
Franck Dernoncourt
8,1261982162
add a comment |
How can I download magnet links through the command line with rtorrent on Linux (Ubuntu)?
I know that I can
- Run
rtorrent
- Hit Backspace
- Paste magnet link
- Hit Enter
However I want one or several command lines, not keyboard shortcuts.
linux command-line rtorrent magnet-links
asked Jun 26 '18 at 4:43
Franck Dernoncourt
8,1261982162
How can I download magnet links through the command line with rtorrent on Linux (Ubuntu)?
I know that I can
- Run
rtorrent
- Hit Backspace
- Paste magnet link
- Hit Enter
However I want one or several command lines, not keyboard shortcuts.
linux command-line rtorrent magnet-links
linux command-line rtorrent magnet-links
asked Jun 26 '18 at 4:43
Franck Dernoncourt
8,1261982162
asked Jun 26 '18 at 4:43
Franck Dernoncourt
8,1261982162
asked Jun 26 '18 at 4:43
Franck Dernoncourt
8,1261982162
asked Jun 26 '18 at 4:43
Franck Dernoncourt
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asked Jun 26 '18 at 4:43
Franck Dernoncourt
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The rtorrent man page says it takes a 'URL|FILE' as the final option. Presumably that's the torrent URL. However it doesn't specify.
You can't do something like this:
echo -e "b$URL" |rtorrent
because it's going to close stdin immediately and cause rtorrent to exit.
But, if rtorrent is running in another terminal session, try this:
echo -e "b$URL" > /proc/$(pidof rtorrent)/fd/0
If you want to get the link straight from your clipboard, check out xsel or xclip. With xclip it would become
echo -e "b$(xclip -o)" > /proc/$(pidof rtorrent)/fd/0
answered Jun 27 '18 at 20:18
Thom Nichols
1237
Thanks,rtorrent [magnet link]doesn't seem to work.rtorrent [URL of torrent fileworks.
– Franck Dernoncourt
Jul 3 '18 at 22:31
Thanks, I am looking for a way to download magnet links, not torrent files or torrent file URLs, through the command line with rtorrent on Linux.
– Franck Dernoncourt
Jul 11 '18 at 19:27
Ok good point! Assume theecho ... > /proc/$(pidof rtorrent)/fd/0method did not work either then?
– Thom Nichols
Jul 11 '18 at 19:30
add a comment |
I know this is pretty old but in case somebody else needs this answer:
rtorrent 'magnet link in quotes'
then this will open up rtorrent with that link.
answered Dec 19 '18 at 15:32
DannyV
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The rtorrent man page says it takes a 'URL|FILE' as the final option. Presumably that's the torrent URL. However it doesn't specify.
You can't do something like this:
echo -e "b$URL" |rtorrent
because it's going to close stdin immediately and cause rtorrent to exit.
But, if rtorrent is running in another terminal session, try this:
echo -e "b$URL" > /proc/$(pidof rtorrent)/fd/0
If you want to get the link straight from your clipboard, check out xsel or xclip. With xclip it would become
echo -e "b$(xclip -o)" > /proc/$(pidof rtorrent)/fd/0
answered Jun 27 '18 at 20:18
Thom Nichols
1237
Thanks,rtorrent [magnet link]doesn't seem to work.rtorrent [URL of torrent fileworks.
– Franck Dernoncourt
Jul 3 '18 at 22:31
Thanks, I am looking for a way to download magnet links, not torrent files or torrent file URLs, through the command line with rtorrent on Linux.
– Franck Dernoncourt
Jul 11 '18 at 19:27
Ok good point! Assume theecho ... > /proc/$(pidof rtorrent)/fd/0method did not work either then?
– Thom Nichols
Jul 11 '18 at 19:30
add a comment |
The rtorrent man page says it takes a 'URL|FILE' as the final option. Presumably that's the torrent URL. However it doesn't specify.
You can't do something like this:
echo -e "b$URL" |rtorrent
because it's going to close stdin immediately and cause rtorrent to exit.
But, if rtorrent is running in another terminal session, try this:
echo -e "b$URL" > /proc/$(pidof rtorrent)/fd/0
If you want to get the link straight from your clipboard, check out xsel or xclip. With xclip it would become
echo -e "b$(xclip -o)" > /proc/$(pidof rtorrent)/fd/0
answered Jun 27 '18 at 20:18
Thom Nichols
1237
Thanks,rtorrent [magnet link]doesn't seem to work.rtorrent [URL of torrent fileworks.
– Franck Dernoncourt
Jul 3 '18 at 22:31
Thanks, I am looking for a way to download magnet links, not torrent files or torrent file URLs, through the command line with rtorrent on Linux.
– Franck Dernoncourt
Jul 11 '18 at 19:27
Ok good point! Assume theecho ... > /proc/$(pidof rtorrent)/fd/0method did not work either then?
– Thom Nichols
Jul 11 '18 at 19:30
add a comment |
The rtorrent man page says it takes a 'URL|FILE' as the final option. Presumably that's the torrent URL. However it doesn't specify.
You can't do something like this:
echo -e "b$URL" |rtorrent
because it's going to close stdin immediately and cause rtorrent to exit.
But, if rtorrent is running in another terminal session, try this:
echo -e "b$URL" > /proc/$(pidof rtorrent)/fd/0
If you want to get the link straight from your clipboard, check out xsel or xclip. With xclip it would become
echo -e "b$(xclip -o)" > /proc/$(pidof rtorrent)/fd/0
answered Jun 27 '18 at 20:18
Thom Nichols
1237
The rtorrent man page says it takes a 'URL|FILE' as the final option. Presumably that's the torrent URL. However it doesn't specify.
You can't do something like this:
echo -e "b$URL" |rtorrent
because it's going to close stdin immediately and cause rtorrent to exit.
But, if rtorrent is running in another terminal session, try this:
echo -e "b$URL" > /proc/$(pidof rtorrent)/fd/0
If you want to get the link straight from your clipboard, check out xsel or xclip. With xclip it would become
echo -e "b$(xclip -o)" > /proc/$(pidof rtorrent)/fd/0
answered Jun 27 '18 at 20:18
Thom Nichols
1237
edited Jul 10 '18 at 15:44
answered Jun 27 '18 at 20:18
Thom Nichols
1237
answered Jun 27 '18 at 20:18
Thom Nichols
1237
answered Jun 27 '18 at 20:18
Thom Nichols
1237
1237
Thanks,rtorrent [magnet link]doesn't seem to work.rtorrent [URL of torrent fileworks.
– Franck Dernoncourt
Jul 3 '18 at 22:31
Thanks, I am looking for a way to download magnet links, not torrent files or torrent file URLs, through the command line with rtorrent on Linux.
– Franck Dernoncourt
Jul 11 '18 at 19:27
Ok good point! Assume theecho ... > /proc/$(pidof rtorrent)/fd/0method did not work either then?
– Thom Nichols
Jul 11 '18 at 19:30
add a comment |
Thanks,rtorrent [magnet link]doesn't seem to work.rtorrent [URL of torrent fileworks.
– Franck Dernoncourt
Jul 3 '18 at 22:31
Thanks, I am looking for a way to download magnet links, not torrent files or torrent file URLs, through the command line with rtorrent on Linux.
– Franck Dernoncourt
Jul 11 '18 at 19:27
Ok good point! Assume theecho ... > /proc/$(pidof rtorrent)/fd/0method did not work either then?
– Thom Nichols
Jul 11 '18 at 19:30
Thanks,
rtorrent [magnet link] doesn't seem to work. rtorrent [URL of torrent file works.– Franck Dernoncourt
Jul 3 '18 at 22:31
Thanks,
rtorrent [magnet link] doesn't seem to work. rtorrent [URL of torrent file works.– Franck Dernoncourt
Jul 3 '18 at 22:31
Thanks, I am looking for a way to download magnet links, not torrent files or torrent file URLs, through the command line with rtorrent on Linux.
– Franck Dernoncourt
Jul 11 '18 at 19:27
Thanks, I am looking for a way to download magnet links, not torrent files or torrent file URLs, through the command line with rtorrent on Linux.
– Franck Dernoncourt
Jul 11 '18 at 19:27
Ok good point! Assume the
echo ... > /proc/$(pidof rtorrent)/fd/0 method did not work either then?– Thom Nichols
Jul 11 '18 at 19:30
Ok good point! Assume the
echo ... > /proc/$(pidof rtorrent)/fd/0 method did not work either then?– Thom Nichols
Jul 11 '18 at 19:30
add a comment |
I know this is pretty old but in case somebody else needs this answer:
rtorrent 'magnet link in quotes'
then this will open up rtorrent with that link.
answered Dec 19 '18 at 15:32
DannyV
1
add a comment |
I know this is pretty old but in case somebody else needs this answer:
rtorrent 'magnet link in quotes'
then this will open up rtorrent with that link.
answered Dec 19 '18 at 15:32
DannyV
1
add a comment |
I know this is pretty old but in case somebody else needs this answer:
rtorrent 'magnet link in quotes'
then this will open up rtorrent with that link.
answered Dec 19 '18 at 15:32
DannyV
1
I know this is pretty old but in case somebody else needs this answer:
rtorrent 'magnet link in quotes'
then this will open up rtorrent with that link.
answered Dec 19 '18 at 15:32
DannyV
1
answered Dec 19 '18 at 15:32
DannyV
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answered Dec 19 '18 at 15:32
DannyV
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answered Dec 19 '18 at 15:32
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