rTorrent is a

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BitTorrent client The following is a general comparison of Glossary of BitTorrent terms#Client, BitTorrent clients, which are computer programs designed for peer-to-peer file sharing using the BitTorrent, BitTorrent protocol. The BitTorrent protocol coordinates se ...

written in C++, based on the ncurses and libTorrent (not to be confused with

libtorrent libtorrent is an open-source implementation of the BitTorrent protocol. It is written in and has its main library interface in C++. Its most notable features are support for Mainline DHT, IPv6, HTTP seeds and μTorrent's peer exchange. libtor ...

) libraries for

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The library differentiates itself from other implementations by transferring data directly between file pages mapped to memory by the mmap() function and the network stack. On high-bandwidth connections, it claims to be able to seed at three times the speed of the official client. rTorrent packages are available for various

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s and

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systems, and it will compile and run on nearly every

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-compliant

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, such as

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and

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. rTorrent uses the ncurses library and is suitable for use with GNU Screen or Tmux; it uses commands such as

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to load a torrent, after which ^S can be used to start a torrent (where ^ is shorthand for Ctrl key),

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can be used to automatically start a torrent once it is loaded, making a subsequent issue of ^S unnecessary, ^K for stop, and ^D for pause, or if already paused or stopped, ^D again to delete the torrent. It supports saving of sessions and allows the user to add and remove torrents. It also supports partial downloading of multi-file torrents. In the release of rTorrent-0.7.0 support for

BitTorrent protocol encryption Protocol encryption (PE), message stream encryption (MSE) or protocol header encrypt (PHE) are related features of some peer-to-peer file-sharing clients, including BitTorrent clients. They attempt to enhance privacy and confidentiality. In add ...

was also implemented. PEX, DHT and initial seeding were recently implemented in rTorrent. rTorrent can be controlled via

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over SCGI.

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