>> EB> file://d/foo/bar.txt is definitely relative to the current working >> EB> directory. >> >> I don't understand why it is relative ? EB> mkdir -p d/foo EB> touch d/foo/bar.txt EB> It's relative to the working directory. Well, I understand your point now. But IMO - file:d/foo/bar.txt is relative, if the path is to be described as URL.