---
name: "deluge"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "deluge"
version: "1:2.2.0-8"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/deluge"
---

# deluge(1)

A BitTorrent client

## NAME

deluge - A BitTorrent client

## SYNOPSIS

**deluge \[options\]** \[*torrent-file\]*

## DESCRIPTION

Deluge utilizes a client/server model, with **deluged** being the daemon process and **deluge** being used to launch a user-interface.

By default, Deluge will run in *Standalone* mode where the daemon functionality will be hidden. You can switch to *Thinclient* mode in the Preferences dialog.

## OPTIONS

### Config Options

- **-c** *path***, --config=***path*

  Set the config directory location.

### UI Options

See **deluge -h** for available user interfaces.

- *user\_interface \[ui-args\] Alternative UI to launch, with optional ui args*

  - **-s** *default\_ui***, --set-default-ui=***default\_ui*

  Sets the default UI to be run when no UI is specified

### Logging Options

- **-l** *file***, --logfile=***file*

  Output to specified logfile instead of stdout

- **-L** *loglevel***, --loglevel=***loglevel*

  Set the log level (default is error): **none, info, warning, error, debug**

- **-q, --quiet**

  Sets the log level to **none**, same as **-L none**

- **--logrotate\[=*max-size*\]**

  **Enable logfile rotation, with optional maximum logfile** **size, default: 2M (Logfile rotation count is 5)**

- **--profile\[=*file*\]**

  **Profile with cProfile. Outputs to stdout unless a filename is specified**

### Help Options

- **-V, --version**

  **Show program's version number and exit.**

- **-h, --help**

  **Show help message and exit.**

## SEE ALSO

[**deluged**(1)](/deluged/1.md), [**deluge-web**(1)](/deluge-web/1.md) [**deluge-console**(1)](/deluge-console/1.md),

## AUTHORS

**Deluge Team: http://www.deluge-torrent.org**