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.TH "BTMAKEMETAFILE" 1 "Jan 18 2003"
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.SH NAME
btmakemetafile \- program to generate torrent info files for bittorrent
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B btmakemetafile \fItracker_announce_address\fP \fIfile\fP [ option ... ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the \fBbtmakemetafile\fP
command.
.PP
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\fBbtmakemetafile\fP is a program that generates the torrent info files
which are distributed to bittorrent clients (usually via the WWW) in order
to inform them where the designated tracker for the torrent is located, and
to allow them to verify the file's contents.
.PP
\fBbtmakemetafile\fP takes two arguments. Both are required. The first
is the file that the torrent info file will be generated for. The second is
the "announce" address of a tracker (ex. http://127.0.0.1:6969/announce).
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-\-piece_size_pow2 \fIarg\fP
which power of 2 to set the piece size to (default: 18)
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR bittorrent-downloader (1),
.BR btrename (1),
.BR btreannounce (1),
.BR bttrack (1).
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.SH AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Michael Janssen <jamuraa@debian.org>,
for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).
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