xerus

A command-line BitTorrent client, written in Rust.

Usage

A command-line BitTorrent client, written in Rust.

Usage: xerus [OPTIONS] <TORRENT>

Arguments:
  <TORRENT>  Path to the .torrent file

Options:
  -o, --output <OUTPUT>  Output filename (defaults to name from torrent)
  -h, --help             Print help
  -V, --version          Print version

Example

Try to download an official Debian ISO image:

$> xerus debian-13.2.0-amd64-netinst.iso.torrent
Downloading "debian-13.2.0-amd64-netinst.iso" (3136 pieces)
Saved in "debian-13.2.0-amd64-netinst.iso".

And verify the checksum matches that expected from the checksum file:

$> sha512sum -c SHA512SUM | grep debian-13.2.0-amd64-netinst.iso
debian-13.2.0-amd64-netinst.iso: OK

Installation

From crates.io (recommended)

cargo install xerus

From source

cargo install --path .

Uninstallation

cargo uninstall xerus

Debug

Run with the environment variable set:

$> RUST_LOG=trace xerus <torrent>

Documentation

Learn more here: https://docs.rs/xerus.

License

Xerus is distributed under the terms of the MIT License.