apt install rtorrent
as user
curl -Ls "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/rakshasa/rtorrent/CONFIG-Template.md" \
| grep -A9999 '^######' | grep -B9999 '^### END' \
| sed -re "s:/home/USERNAME:$HOME:" >~/.rtorrent.rc
mkdir ~/rtorrent # create user's instance directory
make sure 50000/tcp is open and you are ready to go already
rtorrent netstat -lntup | grep 50000
BACKSPACE add torrent and start downloading Ctrl-S start download Ctrl-D stop download Ctrl-D remove stopped Ctrl-K close torrent Ctrl-Q quit
https://askubuntu.com/questions/65387/is-there-bittorrent-software-that-runs-in-a-terminal
https://www.maketecheasier.com/how-to-download-torrents-from-the-command-line-in-ubuntu/
https://rtorrent-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/cookbook.html
https://defkey.com/rtorrent-shortcuts