dctc - Direct Connect Text Client

dctc [options]

Text console client of well known DC (Direct Connect) protocol which offers peer-based file-sharing. In practise it works better than gnutella and other similar systems as it allows dc hubs (servers) administrators to require clients to share specified amount of data. The amount is usually based on type of client's connection and it is used not to hurt or exclude anybody but to make file sharing "fair play".

-h, --help

Display this help

-n, --nick=NICKNAME

user nickname (default: 'Noname')

-i, --info=INFO

user description (default: none)

-c, --cnx=CNX

user connection type (default: 'Cable')

-e, --email=EMAIL

user e-mail (default: none)

-d, --dlslot=NUM

number of download slot (default: 3)

-s, --share=DIR

shared directory (default: none)

-o, --offset=NUM

add this value to size real size of shared data (default: 0)

-a, --hostaddr=HOSTIP

IP of the host running this client (mandatory if using active mode) (default: IP of the first network interface)

-p, --port=PORT

localhost port to accept incoming connection (only in active mode) (default: 412 (like Direct Connect)). Be careful, value below 1024 is only allowed to privileged users (root)

-g, --hubip=HUBIP[:PORT]

IP of the hub to connect to. If no port is given the default port (411) is used

-f, --firewall

enable passive mode because host is behind a firewall (default: not behind a firewall)

-T, --tos=HUB,UDP,DL,UL TOS-Value to use on hub,udp,download,upload connections. Default values are 0.

-x, --no_xfer

Remote users cannot download (same as /DLOFF)

-w, --when_done

When download is done, move the file into done/ directory (same as /DONE).

-t, --no_tty

Detach from the tty used by the shell starting the program

-l, --link

Wait a connection on the unix socket before starting (only useful with a GUI)

-v, --version=VERSION

Force DC version. Modifying this number doesn't affect DCTC but it allows you to enter a hub refusing you just because you don't have the latest version of DC. This DCTC supports DC protocol version 1,0091

-u, --upload=NUM1,NUM2,NUM3

Bandwidth limit. NUM1 is the number of 512 bytes per second allowed to be sent NUM2 is the number of 512 bytes per second allowed to be received. NUM3 is the number of 8KBytes bloc per second that can be copied when client gathers GDLs parts. (default: unlimited [in fact, it is 16MB/s]) Note: this flag is only taken into account if this client creates the bandwidth limit semaphore, use /[UDG]BL to change the value later

-b, --precmd=COMMAND

perform the given command BEFORE connecting to the hub. Not all / commands can be used here, look at the command list to know which are. You can run more than one command by using --precmd for each one. When multiple --precmd are given, commands are performed in the given order.

-5, --nomd5sum

Do not compute MD5 sum for each shared file This sum is used for content search. Default: enabled

-k, --dctclink

some commands can be received from or send to other running dctc clients. This is useful to improve search and download efficiency.

-S, --socksaddr=ADDR

address (IP or name) of the SOCKS proxy to use Default: no SOCKS proxy is used

-P, --socksport=NUM

port of the SOCKS proxy. Default: 1080 Only used if -S used

-U, --socksuid=STRING

If the SOCKS proxy requires a userID, this is it Default: none

-x, --socksv5

Enable SOCKS v5 support. Default: if -S is used SOCKS protocol version 4 is used.

-K, --sockspass=STRING

If the SOCKS proxy requires a password, use this flag. Note: if this flag is used, you MUST also use -U to give a userID.

-C, --connectproxy=ADDR[:PORT]

address (IP or name) and port of a web proxy supporting the CONNECT command. The default port is 8080 if none is provided. This type of proxy allows passive mode connection only.

-D, --virtual_share_dir=DIR

Define a directory contains files describing virtually shared files. (see Docs/Vshare). Be careful, most of the information you provide can't contain the following

characters because Direct Connect uses them internally: | $

The latest version of dctc can be obtained online from:

http://ac2i.homelinux.com/dctc/

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