[FFmpeg-trac] #5384(undetermined:closed): Command line tools fail to open file with ':' char in filename

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#5384: Command line tools fail to open file with ':' char in filename
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             Reporter:               |                    Owner:
  ahthovaikied                       |                   Status:  closed
                 Type:  defect       |                Component:
             Priority:  minor        |  undetermined
              Version:  git-master   |               Resolution:  invalid
             Keywords:               |               Blocked By:
             Blocking:               |  Reproduced by developer:  0
Analyzed by developer:  0            |
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Comment (by ahthovaikied):

 I understand very well. The root issue is that the protocol prefix
 separator is {{{:}}} in FFmpeg whereas in other programs this is usually
 {{{://}}}.
 {{{:}}} is a valid char for Unix filesystem file names, but {{{/}}} is
 not.

 In all programs except FFmpeg the behavior is "{{{file://}}} is implied
 unless you specify another prefix".
 In FFMpeg, the behaviour is "{{{file:}}} is implied unless you specify
 another prefix or your filename has an {{{:}}} in it, in that case there
 is ambiguity and you have to be explicit", which is against usual
 expectations and leads to inconsistent beavior (eg: 'a' or './a:' works
 but not 'a:').

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