Questions tagged [url]
A URL is a Uniform Resource Locator or Universal Resource Locator, a unique string of characters that identifies a reference to a resource on the internet. It can be used as a readable text address to redirect users to the internet resource.
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Why do file URLs start with 3 slashes?
HTTP starts with two slashes. E.g. http://example.com.
Same goes for FTP. E.g. ftp://example.com.
However, file "URLs" start with three slashes. E.g. Reading a pdf file using chrome, the URL would ...
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I regularly see gstatic.com in the status bar, what is that domain? [closed]
Sometimes when I am browsing the web, among the hostnames that fly by in the statusbar is one that includes gstatic.com as the base domain. I can't navigate to http://gstatic.com to gain any more ...
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Why does Firefox use the "chrome://" protocol / schema in URLs? [duplicate]
When I want to configure an addon, for example Ghostery, the tab shows a URL like this one:
chrome://ghostery/content/options.html
What does it mean? Does it have something to do with the Chrome ...
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Is there a method to export the URLs of the open tabs of a Firefox window?
If I have a Firefox window open that contains 10 tabs, is there a way in Firefox or by a plug-in to get the URLs of those 10 tabs as a text file or some other format?
Right now if I want to do this I ...
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Can I use multiple URLs in the URL field of KeePass?
I am using KeePass version 2.19. What I would like to do is have more than just one URL address associated with a given user name and password.
The entry for a given website might look something like ...
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Chrome address bar no longer shows protocol or www subdomain
A couple of days ago I noticed that for all websites, chrome omits from the address bar the protocol and the subdomain if it is www. My co-workers report that they are not seeing this. Chrome version ...
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Can I create a link to a specific email message in Outlook?
I use Outlook as my email client at work, but I don't want to use it to manage my tasks and todos. (Instead I use plain text files and Emacs org-mode.) Since many todo items start out as mails in my ...
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How do I configure custom URL handlers on OS X?
I've been reading a lot online about custom URL handlers / custom protocol handlers such as:
Launching External Applications using Custom Protocols under OSX
OS X URL handler to open links to local ...
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How do I debug an emoticon-based URL?
I came across this URL (NSFW) and need to convert this to puny code.
As an experiment, I'll paste this URL here, but not sure if this will save.
http://🐒🍵🍱🍋🎩🍣🍕🍊.🍕💩.ws/ (NSFW)
How can ...
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In modern webbrowsers is there any point in putting www infront of a url that uses it?
When going to www.facebook.com or www.cbc.ca is there any benefit or difference made by omitting the www?
EDIT: so it could be a problem if www is omitted but not automatically added, could it ever ...
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What is the "blob:http://" prefix and where can I learn more about this?
I'm using safari, and unsure if this works in other browsers, but when I signed up for a storm path account, I see the following URL
blob:https://api.stormpath.com/1be95204-93d6-4GUID HERE
The blob: ...
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Can I launch URLs from command line in Windows?
Can I launch URLs directly from the command line in Windows?
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Can you launch Remote Desktop via URL?
Is it possible to have a URL that launches a remote desktop session? I realize it may be considered a security vulnerability for some, but the convenience would really save me a lot of time.
I ...
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How do I create a .url file on OS X?
I am creating a zip file and would like to include a link to a website within it so that users can double-click on the file and go straight to the website. In my research, I discovered that what I ...
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In a URL, what is // for? [closed]
Typically, when I see //, it's usualy following some protocol prefix like http: or ftp:. I have never seen it placed anywhere else. For example,
http://www.google.com/
is a typical URL.
However, ...
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