#rTorrent tmux init script for Debian

This is an initscript to run rTorrent on Debian

Original script by Super Jamie jamie@superjamie.net
tmux conversion & new functions by Zumochi

####Requirements

• tmux and rtorrent
• A non-priviledged user to run rtorrent, this can either be a new user just to run torrents, or an existing user
• Session path relative to your home directory in .rtorrent.rc: session = .session
• chkconfig (optional)

####Installation

• Move or copy the script to /etc/init.d/rtorrent and make it executable

cp rtorrent /etc/init.d/rtorrent
chmod +x /etc/init.d/rtorrent

• Optional: Use chkconfig to make it start on boot (package chkconfig needed)

chkconfig --add rtorrent
chkconfig rtorrent on

• Optional: Add an alias to your user environment for easier access

alias rtorrent='/etc/init.d/rtorrent'
alias rt='rtorrent'

####Usage

• Control the daemon with
  rtorrent start username to start
  rtorrent stop username to stop
  rtorrent restart username to restart
• Get information about the daemon with
  rtorrent status username to see the PID if it's running
  rtorrent info username to see more
• Connect to the tmux session with
  rtorrent connect username (press Ctrl+B, D to disconnect)

####Licensing Released under GNU GPL v3 - http://www.gnu.org/licenses/