RFC 8089: The "file" URI Scheme
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document provides a more complete specification of the "file" Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) scheme and replaces the very brief definition in Section 3.10 of RFC 1738. It defines a common syntax that is intended to interoperate across the broad spectrum of existing usages. At the same time, it notes some other current practices around the use of file URIs.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC8089
- Published
- February 2017
- Authors
- M. Kerwin
- Status
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- art
- Pages
- 19
- Also known as
- —
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Related documents
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- RFC 4266The gopher URI SchemeCurrent
November 2005
- RFC 4248The telnet URI SchemeCurrent
October 2005
- RFC 8124The Session Description Protocol (SDP) WebSocket Connection URI AttributeCurrent
March 2017
- RFC 8141Uniform Resource Names (URNs)Current
April 2017
- RFC 7595Guidelines and Registration Procedures for URI SchemesUpdated
June 2015
- RFC 7565The 'acct' URI SchemeCurrent
May 2015
- RFC 6570URI TemplateCurrent
March 2012
- RFC 5954Essential Correction for IPv6 ABNF and URI Comparison in RFC 3261Current
August 2010
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