I wanted to download the ArchLinux ISO image from
here. It is advised to download it using
torrent. We’ll be using aria2 for this.
I am running Arch, so to install aria2
pacman -S aria2
To start the download, just run:
aria2c <torrent or magnet link>
That’s it. Once the download is complete, the file(s) will be in your current directory.
There are other options to manage torrents from the command line, such as:
For a single torrent download, aria2 does the
job well, and very easily. I’d look into the others for more advanced torrent
management.