===== Install Python command line client =====

<code bash>
pipx install internetarchive
</code>

===== Use Python client to download torrent files from given collection =====

Ensure “Automatically add torrents from” > Monitored Folder is set to ''%%/mnt/torrent_files%%'' and the Override save path is Default save path.

==== Get itemlist from collection ====

<code bash>
ia search --itemlist "collection:bbsmagazine" | tee bbsmagazine.txt
</code>

==== Download torrent files from each item using parallel ====

<code bash>
cat bbsmagazine.txt | parallel 'ia download --format "Archive BitTorrent" --destdir=/mnt/torrent_files {}'
</code>

==== Move .torrent files from their directories to /mnt/torrent_files ====

<code bash>
find /mnt/torrent_files -type f -name "*.torrent" -exec mv {} /mnt/torrent_files \;
</code>

> Note: .torrent files will be removed from ''%%/mnt/torrent_files%%'' by qBittorrent once they are added to the instance.

==== Remove empty directories ====

<code bash>
find /mnt/torrent_files -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d -delete
</code>