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+# torrent
+
+[](https://codeship.com/projects/69674)
+[](https://godoc.org/github.com/anacrolix/torrent)
+
+This repository implements BitTorrent-related packages and command-line utilities in Go.
+
+There is support for protocol encryption, DHT, PEX, uTP, and various extensions. There are several storage backends provided, blob, file, mmap. You can use the provided binaries in `./cmd`, or use `torrent` as a library for your own applications.
+
+## Installation
+
+Install the library package with `go get github.com/anacrolix/torrent`, or one of the provided cmds with `go get github.com/anacrolix/...`.
+
+## Library example
+
+There is a small example in the [package documentation](https://godoc.org/github.com/anacrolix/torrent).
+
+## Torrent utility
+
+There's a provided utility that downloads torrents from the command-line.
+
+ $ go get github.com/anacrolix/torrent/cmd/torrent
+ $ torrent 'magnet:?xt=urn:btih:ZOCMZQIPFFW7OLLMIC5HUB6BPCSDEOQU'
+ 2015/03/20 22:51:41 main.go:96: downloaded ALL the torrents
+ $ md5sum ubuntu-14.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso
+ 119cb63b48c9a18f31f417f09655efbd ubuntu-14.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso
+ $ echo such amaze
+ wow
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