BitComet Command Line

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Commanline Usage

• BitComet --make <SOURCE> [--output=OUTPUT] [--silent] [--tray]
  • Make torrent
  • -m, --make: Make torrent
  • SOURCE: Source directory or source file of which to make the torrent (absolute path supported).
  • -o, --output: (optional) target location. Leaving this blank means using the same path as the source directory or file, for saving the generated torrent.
  • OUTPUT: path for the generated .torrent file (only absolute path supported).
  • -s, --silent: (optional) start task in silent mode. Automatically make torrent with default parameters without confirmation.
  • --tray:(optional) minimize to system tray at start. This is only valid for the first time when BitComet starts.

• BitComet <TORRENT_FILE> [--output=OUTPUT] [--silent , [--paused] ] [--tray]
  • Open torrent
  • TORRENT_FILE: Path of the .torrent file.
  • -o, --output: (optional) target location. Leaving this blank means using the same path as the source directory or file, for saving the generated torrent.
  • OUTPUT: Path of the download directory (only absolute path supported ).
  • -s, --silent: (optional) Start task in silent mode. Automatically add task and start downloading without confirmation.
  • -p, --paused: (optional) Start task as paused. Automatically add task but will not start task. This command needs to be used together with -s.
  • --tray: (optional) minimize to system tray at start. This is only valid for the first time when BitComet starts.

• BitComet --url=<URL> [--silent , [--paused] ] [--tray]
  • Download file with URL.
  • --url: Command for downloading file with url.
  • URL: HTTP, HTTPS, FTP links or BC links.
  • -s, --silent: (optional) Start task in silent mode. Automatically add task and start downloading without confirmation.
  • -p, --paused: (optional) Start task as paused. Automatically add task but will not start task. This command needs to be used together with -s.
  • --tray: (optional) minimize to system tray at start. This is only valid for the first time when BitComet starts.

• BitComet --tray
  • Start BitComet and minimize to the system tray instead of showing main window. This command is only valid for the first time when BitComet starts.

• BitComet --help
  • -h, --help Show Command-line usage.

Note:

1. Fuzzy matching supported. e.g. --hel will be recognized as --help.
2. Command parameters are case sensitive.