---
name: "ed2k"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "amule"
version: "1:3.2.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ed2k"
---

# ed2k(1)

aMule eD2k link parser

## NAME

ed2k - aMule eD2k link parser

## SYNOPSIS

\[**-c** ***\<path\>***\] \[**-t** ***\<num\>***\] *\<eD2k-link\>*

## DESCRIPTION

Sends the given *\<eD2k-link\>* to aMule, i.e. writes it to the file ~/.aMule/ED2KLinks, which will be checked by aMule every second for links.

- **\[ -c** *\<path\>*, **--config-dir**=*\<path\>* **\]**

  Read config from *\<path\>* instead of home

- **\[ -t** *\<num\>*, **--category** *\<num\>* **\]**

  Set category for passed eD2k links to *\<num\>*. Unlike **--config-dir**, the parser reads the value as the next argument and does not accept **--category**=*\<num\>* syntax.

- Loads all links found in the emulecollection given as *\<ed2k-link\>*

  - Lists all links found in the emulecollection given as *\<ed2k-link\>*

  - Prints a short usage description.

  - Displays the current version number.

  - **\[ eD2k-link \]**

  Adds an eD2k-link to the core.

The eD2k link to be added can be:

- •

  a file link (ed2k://\|file\|...), it will be added to the download queue;

- •

  a server link (ed2k://\|server\|...), it will be added to the server list;

- •

  a serverlist link, in which case all servers in the list will be added to the server list;

- •

  a magnet link;

- •

  an emulecollection file.

**The order in which you give the parameters is important.** You can give more than one link, and every link can have it's own params. For example **ed2k \<link1\> -t2 \<link2\>** will download *\<link1\>* in standard category and *\<link2\>* in category 2.

## FILES

\~/.aMule/ED2KLinks

## REPORTING BUGS

Please report bugs either on our forum (*https://github.com/amule-org/amule/discussions*), or in our bugtracker (*https://github.com/amule-org/amule/issues*). Please do not report bugs in e-mail, neither to our mailing list nor directly to any team member.

## COPYRIGHT

aMule and all of its related utilities are distributed under the GNU General Public License.

## SEE ALSO

## AUTHOR

This manpage was written by Vollstrecker \<amule@vollstreckernet.de\>