.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.33..TH BTLAUNCHMANYCURSES "1" "August 2004" "btlaunchmanycurses (bittornado)".SH NAMEBtlaunchmanycurses \- launch multi torrent downloads, curses interface.SH SYNOPSIS.B btlaunchmanycurses\fI<directory> <global options>\fR.SH DESCRIPTIONLaunches a separate torrent download thread for each .torrent file inthe directory specified by <directory>, using the curses interface..SH OPTIONSThis program follows the usual GNU command-line syntax, with long optionsstarting with two dashes ('-'). A summary of options is included below..PP<directory> - directory to look for .torrent files (semi-recursive).PP\fB\-\-max_uploads\fR \fInumber\fP.IPthe maximum \fInumber\fP of uploads to allow at once. (defaults to 7).PP\fB\-\-keepalive_interval\fR \fIseconds\fP.IPnumber of \fIseconds\fP to pause between sending keepalives (defaults to 120.0).PP\fB\-\-download_slice_size\fR \fIbytes\fP.IPHow many \fIbytes\fP to query for per request. (defaults to 16384).PP\fB\-\-upload_unit_size\fR \fIbytes\fP.IPwhen limiting upload rate, how many \fIbytes\fP to send at a time (defaults to 1460).PP\fB\-\-request_backlog\fR \fInumber\fP.IPmaximum \fInumber\fP of requests to keep in a single pipe at once. (defaults to 10).PP\fB\-\-max_message_length\fR \fIlength\fP.IPmaximum \fIlength\fP prefix encoding you'll accept over the wire - larger values get theconnection dropped. (defaults to 8388608).PP\fB\-\-ip\fR \fIip\fP.IP\fIip\fP to report you have to the tracker. (defaults to '').PP\fB\-\-minport\fR \fIportnum\fP.IPset \fIportnum\fP as the minimum port to listen on, counts up if unavailable (defaults to 10000).PP\fB\-\-maxport\fR \fIportnum\fP.IPset \fIportnum\fP as the maximum port to listen on (defaults to 60000).PP\fB\-\-random_port\fR \fI 0 | 1 \fP.IPwhether to choose randomly inside the port range instead of counting up linearly(defaults to 1).PP\fB\-\-responsefile\fR \fIfile\fP.IP\fIfile\fP the server response was stored in, alternative to url (defaults to '').PP\fB\-\-url\fR \fIURL\fP.IP\fIURL\fP to get file from, alternative to responsefile (defaults to '').PP\fB\-\-selector_enabled\fR \fI 0 | 1 \fP.IPwhether to enable the file selector and fast resume function (defaults to 1).PP\fB\-\-expire_cache_data\fR \fIdays\fP.IPthe number of \fIdays\fP after which you wish to expire old cache data (0 = disabled) (defaultsto 10).PP\fB\-\-priority\fR \fI -1|0|1|2[,-1|0|1|2] \fP.IPa list of file priorities separated by commas, must be one per file, 0 = highest, 1 =normal, 2 = lowest, \fB\-1\fR = download disabled (defaults to ''). Order is basedon the file/torrent order as shown by btshowmetainfo. For example, to download onlythe third of four files use: --priority -1,-1,2,-1.PP\fB\-\-saveas\fR \fIfilename\fP.IPlocal \fIfilename\fP to save the file as, null indicates query user (defaults to '').PP\fB\-\-timeout\fR \fIseconds\fP.IPtime in \fIseconds\fP to wait between closing sockets which nothing has been received on (defaults to300.0).PP\fB\-\-timeout_check_interval\fR \fIseconds\fP.IPtime to wait in \fIseconds\fP between checking if any connections have timed out (defaults to 60.0).PP\fB\-\-max_slice_length\fR \fIlength\fP.IPmaximum \fIlength\fP slice to send to peers, larger requests are ignored (defaults to 131072).PP\fB\-\-max_rate_period\fR \fIseconds\fP.IPmaximum amount of time in \fIseconds\fP to guess the current rate estimate represents (defaults to 20.0).PP\fB\-\-bind\fR \fIip[,hostname]\fP.IPcomma-separated list of \fIips/hostnames\fP to bind to locally (defaults to '').PP\fB\-\-ipv6_enabled\fR \fI 0 | 1 \fP.IPallow the client to connect to peers via IPv6 (defaults to 0).PP\fB\-\-ipv6_binds_v4\fR \fI 0 | 1 \fP.IPset if an IPv6 server socket will also field IPv4 connections (defaults to 1).PP\fB\-\-upnp_nat_access\fR \fI 0 | 1 | 2 \fP.IPattempt to autoconfigure a UPnP router to forward a server port (0 = disabled, 1 = mode 1[fast], 2 = mode 2 [slow]) (defaults to 1).PP\fB\-\-upload_rate_fudge\fR \fIseconds\fP.IPtime equivalent in \fIseconds\fP of writing to kernel-level TCP buffer, for rate adjustment (defaults to5.0).PP\fB\-\-tcp_ack_fudge\fR \fIoverhead\fP.IPhow much TCP ACK download \fIoverhead\fP to add to upload rate calculations (0 = disabled)(defaults to 0.029999999999999999).PP\fB\-\-display_interval\fR \fIseconds\fP.IPtime in \fIseconds\fP between updates of displayed information (defaults to 0.5).PP\fB\-\-rerequest_interval\fR \fIseconds\fP.IPtime to wait, in \fIseconds\fP, between requesting more peers (defaults to 300).PP\fB\-\-min_peers\fR \fInumber\fP.IPminimum \fInumber\fP of peers to not do rerequesting (defaults to 20).PP\fB\-\-http_timeout\fR \fIseconds\fP.IPnumber of \fIseconds\fP to wait before assuming that an http connection has timed out (defaultsto 60).PP\fB\-\-max_initiate\fR \fInumber\fP.IP\fInumber\fP of peers at which to stop initiating new connections (defaults to 40).PP\fB\-\-check_hashes\fR \fI 0 | 1 \fP.IPwhether to check hashes on disk (defaults to 1).PP\fB\-\-max_upload_rate\fR \fIkB/s\fP.IPmaximum \fIkB/s\fP to upload at (0 = no limit, \fB\-1\fR = automatic) (defaults to 0).PP\fB\-\-max_download_rate\fR \fIkB/s\fP.IPmaximum \fIkB/s\fP to download at (0 = no limit) (defaults to 0).PP\fB\-\-alloc_type\fR \fInormal | background | pre-allocate | sparse\fP.IPallocation type (may be normal, background, pre-allocate or sparse) (defaults to\&'normal').PP\fB\-\-alloc_rate\fR \fIMiB/s\fP.IPrate (in \fIMiB/s\fP) to allocate space at using background allocation (defaults to 2.0).PP\fB\-\-buffer_reads\fR \fI 0 | 1 \fP.IPwhether to buffer disk reads (defaults to 1).PP\fB\-\-write_buffer_size\fR \fIspace\fP.IPthe maximum amount of \fIspace\fP to use for buffering disk writes (in megabytes, 0 = disabled)(defaults to 4).PP\fB\-\-snub_time\fR \fIseconds\fP.IP\fIseconds\fP to wait for data to come in over a connection before assuming it'ssemi-permanently choked (defaults to 30.0).PP\fB\-\-spew\fR \fI 0 | 1 \fP.IPwhether to display diagnostic info to stdout (defaults to 0).PP\fB\-\-rarest_first_cutoff\fR \fInumber\fP.IP\fInumber\fP of downloads at which to switch from random to rarest first (defaults to 2).PP\fB\-\-rarest_first_priority_cutoff\fR \fInumber\fP.IPthe \fInumber\fP of peers which need to have a piece before other partials take priority overrarest first (defaults to 5).PP\fB\-\-min_uploads\fR \fInumber\fP.IPthe \fInumber\fP of uploads to fill out to with extra optimistic unchokes (defaults to 4).PP\fB\-\-max_files_open\fR \fInumber\fP.IPthe maximum \fInumber\fP of files to keep open at a time, 0 means no limit (defaults to 50).PP\fB\-\-round_robin_period\fR \fIseconds\fP.IPthe number of \fIseconds\fP between the client's switching upload targets (defaults to 30).PP\fB\-\-super_seeder\fR \fI 0 | 1 \fP.IPwhether to use special upload-efficiency-maximizing routines (only for dedicated seeds)(defaults to 0).PP\fB\-\-security\fR \fI 0 | 1 \fP.IPwhether to enable extra security features intended to prevent abuse (defaults to 1).PP\fB\-\-max_connections\fR \fInumber\fP.IPthe absolute maximum \fInumber\fP of peers to connect with (0 = no limit) (defaults to 0).PP\fB\-\-auto_kick\fR \fI 0 | 1 \fP.IPwhether to allow the client to automatically kick/ban peers that send bad data (defaultsto 1).PP\fB\-\-double_check\fR \fI 0 | 1 \fP.IPwhether to double-check data being written to the disk for errors (may increase CPU load)(defaults to 1).PP\fB\-\-triple_check\fR \fI 0 | 1 \fP.IPwhether to thoroughly check data being written to the disk (may slow disk access)(defaults to 0).PP\fB\-\-lock_files\fR \fI 0 | 1 \fP.IPwhether to lock files the client is working with (defaults to 1).PP\fB\-\-lock_while_reading\fR \fI 0 | 1 \fP.IPwhether to lock access to files being read (defaults to 0).PP\fB\-\-auto_flush\fR \fIminutes\fP.IP\fIminutes\fP between automatic flushes to disk (0 = disabled) (defaults to 0).PP\fB\-\-parse_dir_interval\fR \fIseconds\fP.IPhow often to rescan the torrent directory, in \fIseconds\fP (defaults to60).PP\fB\-\-saveas_style\fR \fI 1 | 2 | 3 \fP.IPHow to name torrent downloads (1 = rename to torrent name, 2 = saveunder name in torrent, 3 = save in directory under torrent name)(defaults to 2).PP\fB\-\-display_path\fR \fI 0 | 1 \fP.IPwhether to display the full path or the torrent contents for eachtorrent (defaults to 0).PP\fB\-\-save_options\fR \fI 0 | 1 \fP.IPwhether to save the current options as the new default configuration(only for btlaunchmanycurses.py) (defaults to 0).PP.SH SEE ALSO.BR bittorrent-downloader (1),.BR btmakemetafile (1)..br.SH AUTHORThis manual page was written by Micah Anderson <micah@riseup.net>,for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).