Ubuntu Manpage: gtk-gnutella - A Gnutella client for Gtk+

NAME

       gtk-gnutella - A Gnutella client for Gtk+

SYNOPSIS

       gtk-gnutella

DESCRIPTION

       gtk-gnutella  is  a  GTK+ Gnutella client for Unix. It supports both searching and sharing
       with the 0.6 version of the Gnutella protocol and includes support for  numerous  protocol
       improvements and additions that have been added to the Gnutella network since.

       The  Gnutella  network  allows  users  to  search  for files and to advertise files shared
       locally, but is not handling file transfers which is done through HTTP.  The  addition  of
       Gnutella-specific  HTTP  headers  makes each Gnutella client a powerful file swarmer where
       even firewalled hosts can contribute.

       Great care has been devoted into making gtk-gnutella powerful, efficient and reliable.

OPTIONS

--compile-info
Tell gtk-gnutella to output a list of variables describing compile-time
configuration information that was gathered when the program was built.

--daemonize
This options causes gtk-gnutella to become a daemon. It detaches from the terminal
(if started from one) and forks itself into the background. It also changes it
working directory to the root directory i.e., "/" so that it doesn't block a mount
point for example. This is mainly meant for headless mode but you can also use it
if the Gtk+ GUI is enabled.

For example, if you do not start gtk-gnutella from a terminal but from a window
manager menu, there's little reason to not daemonize gtk-gnutella. Thus you might
want to add the --daemonize option in this case.

Please note that when gtk-gnutella is started as a daemon all output which is
normally send to the standard output and standard error output (usually your
terminal or a common log file such as ~/.xsession-errors), is sent to /dev/null.
The options --log-stderr and --log-stdout can be used to redirect log output in
this case.

--exec-on-crash path
Execute command specified in path when gtk-gnutella crashes.

--geometry
This option can be used to force the main window of the GUI to a certain location
on your screen and/or give it certain dimensions.

For example, the following would position the window in the lower right corner with
a width of 800 pixels and a height of 600 pixels:

gtk-gnutella --geometry 800x600-0-0

Note that none of this can be guaranteed, your window manager has the last word on
this. This option is a traditional command-line switch supported by most X11
applications.

--minimized
Launches gtk-gnutella with a minimized main window. Recommended when starting
gtk-gnutella in the background on login.

--help Show a summary of all supported options.

--log-stderr , --log-stdout
These options allow you to log everything which is written to stderr respectively
stdout to some files. A typical use would look like this:

gtk-gnutella --daemonize \
--log-stderr ~/logs/gtkg.stderr \
--log-stdout ~/logs/gtkg.stdout

Redirecting these log messages also works without --daemonize. Of course, log
files can become large and you might want to archive them or delete them
periodically. After moving or deleting the log files, you can send gtk-gnutella a
SIGHUP signal to create new log files.

--no-restart
Prevents gtk-gnutella from auto-restarting itself when crashing on a platform where
core dumps are not possible or disabled.

--no-xshm
Disable MIT shared memory extension, when running with the X graphical user-
interface.

--pause-on-crash
Pause the process on crash, so that a debugger may be attached to inspect the
current state for instance.

--ping This option allows you to check whether gtk-gnutella is currently running. This
option returns with a success code when gtk-gnutella is already running, and with a
failure code when it is not.

This allows you to use the following code to start gtk-gnutella from a cron job or
window manager menu and avoid starting it twice:

gtk-gnutella --ping || gtk-gnutella

--restart-on-crash
Asks gtk-gnutella to auto-restart itself after crashing on a platform where core
dumps are allowed.

Regardless of core dumping options, --no-restart will always prevent a restart
whilst --restart-on-crash will always request one if possible. It is not allowed
to supply both options at the same time.

--shell
When this option is used to connect to an already running gtk-gnutella process over
a local unix domain socket. This socket is located at
"$GTK_GNUTELLA_DIR/ipc/socket", thus normally "~/.gtk-gnutella/ipc/socket". The
socket is only accessible by the user running gtk-gnutella which is enforced by
filesystem permissions. The socket is in a dedicated directory because apparently
not all systems honor the access permissions on sockets as seen through the
filesystem.

You can disable this feature by setting the property "enable_local_socket" to
FALSE. It is recommendable to use this local socket whenever possible instead of
the TCP socket to access the shell interface remotely. The reason is that the
authentication token is passed non-encrypted over the network and everyone who can
sniff the network is able to connect to the remote shell. This may not matter over
the loopback interface or a LAN, but it's a bad idea to use this over the Internet.

--version
Show the user-agent string used on the Gnutella network which also holds the
version information.

--topless
Starts gtk-gnutella without the graphical user-interface.

GETTING STARTED

       When  gtk-gnutella  is  first  started,  it  will attempt to connect to a well-known hosts
       server for some hosts to connect to. If you know a host you want to connect  to,  you  can
       enter  it in the box on the GnutellaNet tab and push the Add button. When first connecting
       to the gnutella network, it can take some  time  to  establish  a  stable  connection.  Be
       patient.

SEARCHING

To search files just type your query in the search box at the top of the screen. All
searches, both active and inactive, are shown in the sidebar.

You can have multiple searches running at once. To start another search while the first
one is running, simply enter another search term into the edit box at the top of the
window.

To stop a particular search and remove its tab from the search window, select the search
by clicking on its tab and click the "Close search" button. If you want to clear the list
for a particular search, but want to continue to see new files that are received for this
search, click the "Clear results" button.

It is possible to apply filtering to search results using the filter editor. Click on
"Edit filters" to access the editor. Use of the filtering editor goes beyond the scope of
this man page, but there is a tutorial on this topic on the gtk-gnutella homepage.

When you find a file that you want to download, select the file in the list and click
"Download selected". This file will be placed in the download queue. On the downloads view
you can watch the download progress of the file(s) you are downloading.

It is also possible to select a bunch of files for downloading at once. By holding down
the control or shift keys while clicking files, you can select several files and then
click "Download selected" to put them all in the download queue at once.

CONFIGURATION

       Most  of  the  configuration  can be done via the "Preferences" window that can be accesed
       using the "File -> Preferences" menu-option.  You will find several tabs there,  each  tab
       regrouping  common  information.  But some specific information pertaining to downloads or
       searches are directly available on the "Downloads" and "Uploads" panes.

       If you linger your mouse over each configuration parameter, a tooltip  window  will  popup
       explaining  the  meaning  of  that  parameter.  You may have to press "Enter" after a text
       input, or move the focus to another parameter to validate your  entry.   Items  configured
       via  spin  buttons normally take effect immediately, unless you type text instead of using
       the spin buttons.

FILES

$GTK_GNUTELLA_DIR/config_gnet
Per-user configuration file, for core settings. This can be edited when the program
is not running, but it is best to use the GUI to change configuration variables.
gtk-gnutella saves this file every time the program is exited normally.

$GTK_GNUTELLA_DIR/config_gui
GUI configuration. It is best to not edit this file.

$GTK_GNUTELLA_DIR/dmesh
This is where the download mesh is persisted. You don't need to worry about this.

$GTK_GNUTELLA_DIR/dmesh_ban
This is where temporarily banned download mesh entries are stored.

$GTK_GNUTELLA_DIR/done.namesize
This file holds the name and size of files completely downloaded by gtk-gnutella
and which will now be ignored.

$GTK_GNUTELLA_DIR/done.sha1
This file holds the SHA1 of files completely downloaded by gtk-gnutella and which
will now be ignored.

$GTK_GNUTELLA_DIR/downloads
This is where the download queue is persisted. Only the direct downloads (i.e.
non-pushed) can be saved, since they don't need routing information.

$GTK_GNUTELLA_DIR/hosts
This is the host cache. This is saved by gtk-gnutella on exit and should not be
edited by hand.

$GTK_GNUTELLA_DIR/searches.xml
This is where the open searches and all the search filters are saved.

$GTK_GNUTELLA_DIR/sha1_cache
This is where the cache of all the computed SHA1 is stored.

$GTK_GNUTELLA_DIR/tth_cache
This is the directory under which all the computed TTH trees are stored. These
files are binary data.

$GTK_GNUTELLA_DIR/upload_stats
This file keeps track of the upload statistics.

ENVIRONMENT

       gtk-gnutella  searches  GTK_GNUTELLA_DIR  for configuration files. If this variable is not
       set, HOME is used instead. If HOME is not set, then no configuration information  will  be
       saved when gtk-gnutella exits.

MAILING LISTS

       There     are     a     couple     of     mailing    lists    for    gtk-gnutella.     See
       http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=4467 for more info.

BUGS

       gtk-gnutella is production-quality software, but still has minor bugs  and  incomplete  or
       missing features.  But which software doesn't for its authors?

       There are probably other missing features that should be listed here.

       A list of known bugs might be available at the gtk-gnutella web site (see below.)

AUTHORS

       Yann Grossel wrote the original gtk-gnutella .

       Raphael Manfredi <Raphael_Manfredi@pobox.com> is the current maintainer and project leader
       (since version 0.14, released early September 2001).
       For support, please contact the developer list, which can  be  reached  at  <gtk-gnutella-
       devel@lists.sourceforge.net>.

       For a full list of contributors, open the "About" menu.

       Brian St. Pierre <bstpierre@bstpierre.org> wrote the initial version of this manpage.

COPYRIGHT

       gtk-gnutella is Copyright (c) 2000, Yann Grossel, with additional copyrights held by other
       contributors 2000-2009.

       License to use and copy gtk-gnutella is given under the terms of the  GNU  General  Public
       License  (GPL),  version  2.  Please see the file COPYING in the distribution for complete
       information.

       This manual page can also be redistributed  under  the  same  conditions  as  gtk-gnutella
       itself.