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# BitTorrent
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[BitTorrent](https://www.bittorrent.org) is a communication protocol for
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peer-to-peer file sharing.
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In BitTorrent context Leeching describes the process of only downloading a
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file, seeding describes the download followed by also uploading it.
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## Clients
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There are various clients to use for BitTorrent down- and uploading.
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The list below shows clients with an existing entry in this wiki.
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- [Transmission](/wiki/transmission.md)
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## Legal Situation
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This is not a legal advice.
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Take your local laws into account when downloading torrents.
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Some torrents can be copyright infringing and therefor illegal to download.
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Only download legal and safe torrents like the
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[Arch Linux ISO](/wiki/linux/arch-linux/arch-linux.md#iso-medium).
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Seeding it can help the community.
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