mkbrr inspect command allows you to view the metadata and file structure contained within a .torrent file without needing the actual content files.
Arguments
Required command arguments
Flags
Available command options
Output
Understanding the inspection results
Examples
Usage examples
Arguments
string
required
The path to the
.torrent file you want to inspect.Flags
boolean
default:"false"
Show all metadata fields found in the torrent file, including non-standard ones in both the root and info dictionaries.
Output
The command displays the following information by default:For multi-file torrents, a file tree is displayed showing the path and size of each file within the torrent structure.
Examples
- Basic Usage
- Verbose Mode
Inspect a torrent file with default output:
Arguments
<torrent-file>: (Required) The path to the.torrentfile you want to inspect.
Flags
boolean
default:"false"
Show all metadata fields found in the torrent file, including non-standard ones in both the root and info dictionaries.
Output
The command displays the following information by default:- Name: The root name of the torrent content.
- Hash: The info hash of the torrent.
- Size: Total size of the content.
- Piece length: Size of each piece.
- Pieces: Total number of pieces.
- Trackers: Announce URLs.
- Web seeds: Any web seed URLs included.
- Private: Whether the private flag is set.
- Source: The source tag, if present.
- Comment: The comment, if present.
- Created by: The tool used to create the torrent, if specified.
- Created on: The creation date, if specified.
- Files: Number of files (for multi-file torrents).