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can be used to automatically start a torrent once it is loaded, making a subsequent issue of ^S unnecessary, ^K for stop, and ^D for pause, or if already paused or stopped, ^D again to delete the torrent. It supports saving of sessions and allows the user to add and remove
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to load a torrent, after which ^S can be used to start a torrent (where ^ is shorthand for Ctrl key),
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The library differentiates itself from other implementations by transferring data directly between
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The main information screen for rTorrent and libTorrent (rTorrent v0.9.2)
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systems, and it will compile and run on nearly every
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