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diff --git a/doc/tips/using_the_web_as_a_special_remote.mdwn b/doc/tips/using_the_web_as_a_special_remote.mdwn index 62ef58b69..087d2e24b 100644 --- a/doc/tips/using_the_web_as_a_special_remote.mdwn +++ b/doc/tips/using_the_web_as_a_special_remote.mdwn @@ -104,6 +104,18 @@ feed is "http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/playlists/PL4F80C7D2DC8D9B6C" More details about youtube feeds at <http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2008/01/youtube-feeds.html> -- `git-annex importfeed` should handle all of them. +## bittorrent + +The [[bittorrent_special_remote|special_remotes/bittorrent]] lets git-annex +also download the content of torrent files, and magnet links to torrents. + +You can simply pass the url to a torrent to `git annex addurl` +the same as any other url. + +You have to have [aria2](http://aria2.sourceforge.net/) +and bittornado (or the original bittorrent) installed for this +to work. + ## podcasts This is done using `git annex importfeed`. See [[downloading podcasts]]. |