---
name: "ziptorrent"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ziptorrent"
version: "0.11.2-1.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ziptorrent"
---

# ziptorrent(1)

torrentzip zip archives

## NAME

**ziptorrent** - torrentzip zip archives

## SYNOPSIS

**ziptorrent** \[**-hnVv**\] *archive* \[*...*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**ziptorrent** torrentzips *archive*. This is a restricted file format used for using bittorrent on zip files. Please see [zip\_set\_archive\_flag(3)](/zip_set_archive_flag/3.md) for details on what information gets lost through this process.

Supported options:

- **-h**

  Display a short help message and exit.

- **-n**

  Don't actually change archives, just print what would be done.

- **-V**

  Display version information and exit.

- **-v**

  Be verbose: print which archives are already torrentzipped and which need to be rezipped.

## EXIT STATUS

**ziptorrent** exits 0 on success and \>1 if an error occurred.

## SEE ALSO

[zipcmp(1)](/zipcmp/1.md), [zipmerge(1)](/zipmerge/1.md), [libzip(3)](/libzip/3.md)

## AUTHORS

Dieter Baron \<*dillo@nih.at*\> and Thomas Klausner \<*tk@giga.or.at*\>