---
name: "btmakemetafile.bittorrent"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "bittorrent"
version: "3.4.2-12"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/btmakemetafile.bittorrent"
---

# btmakemetafile.bittorrent(1)

program to generate torrent info files for bittorrent

## NAME

btmakemetafile - program to generate torrent info files for bittorrent

## SYNOPSIS

**btmakemetafile *file* *tracker\_announce\_address* \[ option ... \]**

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **btmakemetafile** command. This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

**btmakemetafile** 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.

**btmakemetafile** 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).

## OPTIONS

- **--piece\_size\_pow2 *arg***

  which power of 2 to set the piece size to (default: 18)

## SEE ALSO

**bittorrent-downloader**(1), **btrename**(1), **btreannounce**(1), **bttrack**(1).\

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Michael Janssen \<jamuraa@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).