Borrow

Torrent Search & Download

Prerequisites

• API at http://localhost:3000

  # Clone to /tmp and start
  cd /tmp && git clone https://github.com/prateekmedia/Borrow
  cd Borrow && npm install && npm start &
  

• jq for JSON parsing

Search

scripts/search.sh <source> "<query>" [page]
scripts/search.sh piratebay "ubuntu iso" 1
scripts/search.sh yts "big buck bunny" 1

Sources

List available sources:

scripts/search.sh --list-sources

Get Magnet Link

# First result
scripts/search.sh piratebay "ubuntu" 1 | head -1 | cut -f4

# Filter by seeders (>10), get first magnet
scripts/search.sh piratebay "ubuntu" 1 | awk -F'\t' '$3+0 > 10 {print $4; exit}'

Download

# Basic download
node scripts/download.js "magnet:?xt=urn:btih:..." /tmp/downloads

# With custom timeout (default: 10800s)
node scripts/download.js "magnet:?xt=urn:btih:..." /tmp/downloads --timeout 3600

# JSON output for automation
node scripts/download.js "magnet:?xt=urn:btih:..." /tmp/downloads --json

Complete Workflow

MAGNET=$(scripts/search.sh piratebay "ubuntu iso" 1 | head -1 | cut -f4)
node scripts/download.js "$MAGNET" /tmp/downloads

Troubleshooting