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app xerus

A command-line BitTorrent client, written in Rust

2 releases

0.1.1 Dec 30, 2023
0.1.0 Nov 21, 2020

#1079 in Network programming

MIT license

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xerus

Build Status Crates.io Docs License: MIT

A command-line BitTorrent client, written in Rust.

Usage

xerus 0.1.0
zenoxygen <zenoxygen@protonmail.com>
A command-line BitTorrent client, written in Rust.

USAGE:
    xerus -f <file> -t <torrent>

FLAGS:
    -h, --help       Prints help information
    -V, --version    Prints version information

OPTIONS:
    -f <file>           The path where to save the file
    -t <torrent>        The path to the torrent

Example

Try to download an official Debian ISO image:

$> ./xerus -f debian-10.7.0-amd64-netinst.iso -t debian-10.7.0-amd64-netinst.iso.torrent
Downloading "debian-10.7.0-amd64-netinst.iso" (1344 pieces)
Saved in "debian-10.7.0-amd64-netinst.iso".

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

$> sha512sum -c SHA512SUM | grep debian-10.7.0-amd64-netinst.iso
debian-10.7.0-amd64-netinst.iso: OK

Debug

Run with the environment variable set:

$> RUST_LOG=trace ./xerus -f <file> -t <torrent>

Documentation

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

License

Xerus is distributed under the terms of the MIT License.

Dependencies

~38–53MB
~1M SLoC