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# transmission-show

> Get information about a torrent file.
> See also: `transmission`.
> More information: <https://manned.org/transmission-show>.

- Display metadata for a specific torrent:

`transmission-show {{path/to/file.torrent}}`

- Generate a magnet link for a specific torrent:

`transmission-show --magnet {{path/to/file.torrent}}`

- Query a torrent's trackers and print the current number of peers:

`transmission-show --scrape {{path/to/file.torrent}}`
