Hi All, Is anybody able to get torrents the contain spaces in the filename to work? Torrents with spaces simply refuse to start, whereas torrents without spaces work fine. I'd appreciate any help. Cheers! Chris -- -- Chris Sutcliffe http://emergedesktop.org
On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 07:18:36PM -0500, Chris Sutcliffe wrote: > Is anybody able to get torrents the contain spaces in the filename to > work? Torrents with spaces simply refuse to start, whereas torrents > without spaces work fine. Can you provide a sample of such a torrent file? -- -- Alexander..
On 12/21/09 3:10 AM, Alexander V. Lukyanov wrote: > On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 07:18:36PM -0500, Chris Sutcliffe wrote: > >> Is anybody able to get torrents the contain spaces in the filename to >> work? Torrents with spaces simply refuse to start, whereas torrents >> without spaces work fine. >> > Can you provide a sample of such a torrent file? > > Pretty much any torrent I find on isohunt (for example) exhibits this behaviour. Chris -- -- Chris Sutcliffe ir0nh34d <at> gmail.com
I tried the torrent found here: http://isohunt.com/download/138556137/ubuntu.torrent and was unable to replicate this problem. (note: it saves to file name "[isoHunt] ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso.torrent") Perhaps you are entering the file name incorrectly? Keep in mind when accessing files with spaces, either the spaces need to be escaped with a backslash, or the whole file name put in double quotes. For example with the torrent file I used above you'd need one of the following commands for it to work: [lftp] :~> torrent [isoHunt]\ ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso.torrent or [lftp] :~> torrent "[isoHunt] ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso.torrent" If you don't do this you'll get the following error: torrent: Too many arguments. Try `help torrent' for more information. Is this what happened to you? You simply said it refused to start. In what way did it refuse? What output, if any, did lftp show? - Kyle On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 6:03 AM, Chris Sutcliffe <ir0nh34d <at> gmail.com> wrote: > On 12/21/09 3:10 AM, Alexander V. Lukyanov wrote: >> >> On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 07:18:36PM -0500, Chris Sutcliffe wrote: >>(Continue reading)
> I tried the torrent found here: > http://isohunt.com/download/138556137/ubuntu.torrent > and was unable to replicate this problem. (note: it saves to file name > "[isoHunt] ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso.torrent") I should have mentioned, I don't think it's an issue with spaces in the filename of the torrent, more spaces in the filename of the target. I suspect that the torrent file you used produced a file called 'ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso'. Having said that, I tried another file with spaces in the target and it worked (a CreativeCommons drum beat). I'm not sure why some work and others don't. > Is this what happened to you? You simply said it refused to start. In > what way did it refuse? What output, if any, did lftp show? What happens is the torrent basically sits there waiting it seems. lftp will have the up / down indicators at 0. Chris -- -- Chris Sutcliffe http://emergedesktop.org
It's possible the torrents you tried simply had no seeds, or had issues with the tracker, etc. Since the drum beat file worked, I'm inclined to think this is the issue. If you really think the problem is with lftp, try any non-working torrent in another client to see if it works. - Kyle On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 10:23 PM, Chris Sutcliffe <ir0nh34d <at> gmail.com> wrote: >> I tried the torrent found here: >> http://isohunt.com/download/138556137/ubuntu.torrent >> and was unable to replicate this problem. (note: it saves to file name >> "[isoHunt] ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso.torrent") > > I should have mentioned, I don't think it's an issue with spaces in > the filename of the torrent, more spaces in the filename of the > target. I suspect that the torrent file you used produced a file > called 'ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso'. > > Having said that, I tried another file with spaces in the target and > it worked (a CreativeCommons drum beat). > > I'm not sure why some work and others don't. > >> Is this what happened to you? You simply said it refused to start. In >> what way did it refuse? What output, if any, did lftp show? > > What happens is the torrent basically sits there waiting it seems. > lftp will have the up / down indicators at 0. >(Continue reading)
On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 11:23:40PM -0500, Chris Sutcliffe wrote: > I'm not sure why some work and others don't. I think it's because of tracker that does not work (tracker.thepiratebay.org). If you turn on debug in lftp you will see. Probably the `torrent' command should display a more verbose status so that it would be clear. -- -- Alexander..
> I think it's because of tracker that does not work (tracker.thepiratebay.org). That is indeed the case. However, each of the .torrent files list multiple trackers, is it not possible for lftp to cycle through the other trackers listed in the torrent file as well? Chris -- -- Chris Sutcliffe http://emergedesktop.org
On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 12:26:27AM -0500, Chris Sutcliffe wrote: > > I think it's because of tracker that does not work (tracker.thepiratebay.org). > > That is indeed the case. However, each of the .torrent files list > multiple trackers, is it not possible for lftp to cycle through the > other trackers listed in the torrent file as well? It's an extension which is not implemented yet. -- -- Alexander..
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