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Why do file URLs start with 3 slashes?
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Mar 15, 202657651 viewsConfidence Score1%
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Problem
HTTP starts with two slashes. E.g. . Same goes for FTP. E.g. . However, file "URLs" start with three slashes. E.g. Reading a pdf file using chrome, the URL would be . Why do file URLs use three slashes?
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http://example.com
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The complete syntax is . If the host is , it can be omitted, resulting in . See RFC 1738 – Uniform Resource Locators (URL): A file URL takes the form: […] As a special case, can be the string "localhost" or the empty string; this is interpreted as 'the machine from which the URL is being interpreted'.
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