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''ed2k "ed2k://'''LINK'''"''
 
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The double-quotes (''"'') have to be used so that the command-line interpreter doesn't resolve the special characters like the pipe character (''|''), the ampersand character (''&'').
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The double-quotes (''"'') have to be used so that the command-line interpreter doesn't resolve the special characters like the pipe character (''|''), the ampersand character (''&'') and such, so that it doesn't handle them as commands themselves.
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The ed2k command doesn't communicate with [[aMule]] through the [[External Connections]] interface. Instead, it communicates through the [[ED2KLinks file]].

Latest revision as of 12:07, 11 December 2013

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eD2k is a command included with the aMule application in order to allow starting new downloads from the command line.
It is also commonly used to handle ed2k:// links from the web browser.

It's usage is as follows:

ed2k "ed2k://LINK"

The double-quotes (") have to be used so that the command-line interpreter doesn't resolve the special characters like the pipe character (|), the ampersand character (&) and such, so that it doesn't handle them as commands themselves.

The ed2k command doesn't communicate with aMule through the External Connections interface. Instead, it communicates through the ED2KLinks file.