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====== Session URL ====== ====== Session URL ======
-On [[commandline|command-line]] and in parameter of scripting command ''[[scriptcommand_open|open]]'', you can specify basis session settings using session URL.+On [[commandline|command-line]] and in parameter of scripting command ''[[scriptcommand_open|open]]'', you can specify basic session settings using session URL.
In [[library|WinSCP .NET assembly]], you can use session %%URL%% too as an alternative way to provide session options. Use method ''[[library_sessionoptions_parseurl|SessionOptions.ParseUrl]]''. In [[library|WinSCP .NET assembly]], you can use session %%URL%% too as an alternative way to provide session options. Use method ''[[library_sessionoptions_parseurl|SessionOptions.ParseUrl]]''.
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The only mandatory part is ''host''. The ==host== can either be a host name (such as ''example.com''), an IPv4 address (such as ''127.0.0.1'') or an IPv6 address surrounded by square brackets (such as ''[2001:db8:85a3:8d3:1319:8a2e:370:7348]''). The only mandatory part is ''host''. The ==host== can either be a host name (such as ''example.com''), an IPv4 address (such as ''127.0.0.1'') or an IPv6 address surrounded by square brackets (such as ''[2001:db8:85a3:8d3:1319:8a2e:370:7348]'').
-You should also always explicitly specify a protocol (''[[sftp]]'', ''[[ftp]]'', ''[[scp]]'', ''[[s3]]'', for [[ftps|FTP over implicit TLS/SSL]] use ''ftps'', for [[ftps|FTP over explicit TLS/SSL]] use ''ftpes'', for [[WebDAV]] use ''http'', for WebDAV over TLS/SSL use ''https''). ((Protocol is ''sftp'' by default, but the default can be changed.)) For all protocols [[integration_url#winscp|WinSCP-specific alternative]] is supported, with ''winscp-'' prefix. +You should also always explicitly specify a protocol (''[[sftp]]'', ''[[ftp]]'', ''[[scp]]'', ''[[s3]]'', for [[ftps|FTP over implicit TLS/SSL]] use ''ftps'', for [[ftps|FTP over explicit TLS/SSL]] use ''ftpes'', for [[WebDAV]] use ''http'', for WebDAV over TLS/SSL use ''https''). ((Protocol is ''sftp'' by default, but the default can be changed.)) For all protocols [[integration_url#winscp|WinSCP-specific alternative]] is supported, with ''winscp-'' prefix. URLs with ''%%http[s]%%'' protocol, but with known S3 API hostnames,((''s3.amazonaws.com'', ''digitaloceanspaces.com'', ''storage.googleapis.com'', ''r2.cloudflarestorage.com'')) are recognized as S3, not as WebDAV.
Most %%URL%%'s will include also ''username''. Most %%URL%%'s will include also ''username''.
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To have WinSCP generate a session %%URL%% with the advanced settings, check //Advanced settings// on [[ui_generateurl|Generate session URL/code]] dialog. To serialize all session settings for a WinSCP extension, use ''!E'' [[custom_command#patterns|pattern]]. To have WinSCP generate a session %%URL%% with the advanced settings, check //Advanced settings// on [[ui_generateurl|Generate session URL/code]] dialog. To serialize all session settings for a WinSCP extension, use ''!E'' [[custom_command#patterns|pattern]].
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 +When [[integration_url|using the URL in webbrowser]], note that this syntax is not compatible with Chrome M130 and newer (and Edge based on it), as Chrome re-encodes the ==semicolons==. Workaround is to drop the ''%%//%%'' separator after the protocol from the URL. Such format is acceptable for WinSCP and prevents Chrome from reinterpreting the URL.
===== [[hostkey]] SSH Host Key Fingerprint ===== ===== [[hostkey]] SSH Host Key Fingerprint =====
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For security reasons, fingerprint provided in session %%URL%% does not override any fingerprint already cached on the machine. This for instance differs from behavior, when fingerprint is provided using ''[[scriptcommand_open#hostkey|-hostkey]]'' switch of ''[[scriptcommand_open|open]]'' command in scripting. For security reasons, fingerprint provided in session %%URL%% does not override any fingerprint already cached on the machine. This for instance differs from behavior, when fingerprint is provided using ''[[scriptcommand_open#hostkey|-hostkey]]'' switch of ''[[scriptcommand_open|open]]'' command in scripting.
-Format of the fingerprint for %%URL%%((Fingerprint format for %%URL%% is based on [[https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-secsh-scp-sftp-ssh-uri-04|draft-ietf-secsh-scp-sftp-ssh-uri]].)) somewhat differs from format used in other WinSCP features (''[[scriptcommand_open#hostkey|-hostkey]]'' switch of ''[[scriptcommand_open|open]]'' command in scripting for instance). To convert WinSCP fingerprint format to %%URL%% format:+Format of the fingerprint for %%URL%%((Fingerprint format for %%URL%% is based on [[https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-secsh-scp-sftp-ssh-uri-04|draft-ietf-secsh-scp-sftp-ssh-uri]].)) somewhat differs from format used in other WinSCP features (''[[scriptcommand_open#hostkey|-hostkey]]'' switch of ''[[scriptcommand_open|open]]'' command in scripting for instance). To convert WinSCP fingerprint format to %%URL%% format:
-  - Drop bit count part (the number after ''ssh-rsa'' or ''ssh-dss'', typically ''2048'' or ''1024''); +  - Drop bit count part (the number after ''ssh-rsa'', ''ssh-dss'', etc., typically ''2048'' or ''1024''); 
-  - Replace the remaining space with a dash sign (''-'').((In case you are still using MD5 fingerprints, replace all colons ('':'') with a dash sign (''-'') too. Though you should switch to SHA-256 fingerprints.)) +  - Replace the remaining space with a dash sign (''-''). 
-  - Pluses (''+'') and slashes (''/'') in SHA-256 hash need to be [[#special|encoded]] or replaced with dashes (''-'') and underscores (''_'') respectively //(the latest beta version only)//.+  - Pluses (''+'') and slashes (''/'') in SHA-256 hash need to be [[#special|encoded]] or replaced with dashes (''-'') and underscores (''_'') respectively.((In case you are still using MD5 fingerprints, replace all colons ('':'') with a dash sign (''-'') too. Though you should switch to SHA-256 fingerprints.))
-For example WinSCP fingerprint ''ssh-rsa 2048 2EP3avJqmpRtSRaUIqwrzavm15vssrhHxJWh9mBaz8M='' converts to ''ssh-rsa-2EP3avJqmpRtSRaUIqwrzavm15vssrhHxJWh9mBaz8M=''.+For example WinSCP fingerprint ''ssh-rsa 2048 2EP3avJqmpRtSRaUIqwrzavm15vssrhHxJWh9mBaz8M'' converts to ''ssh-rsa-2EP3avJqmpRtSRaUIqwrzavm15vssrhHxJWh9mBaz8M''.
===== [[special]] Special Characters ===== ===== [[special]] Special Characters =====
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Note that when specifying session %%URL%% on [[commandline|command-line]], you cannot use characters that have special meaning on Windows command-line, just as with any other command-line argument. Such characters include ''&'' (ampersand), ''|'' (pipe), ''<'' (less-than sign), ''>'' (greater-than sign), ''%%"%%'' (double-quote). To escape these characters, you can wrap whole session %%URL%% to double-quotes (''%%"%%'') or encode the characters as shown above. Note that when specifying session %%URL%% on [[commandline|command-line]], you cannot use characters that have special meaning on Windows command-line, just as with any other command-line argument. Such characters include ''&'' (ampersand), ''|'' (pipe), ''<'' (less-than sign), ''>'' (greater-than sign), ''%%"%%'' (double-quote). To escape these characters, you can wrap whole session %%URL%% to double-quotes (''%%"%%'') or encode the characters as shown above.
-Further, in Windows batch files, ''%'' (percent sign) needs to be doubled to be used correctly, even when the sign is itself used to encode other special characters. For example, to use ''@'' in a username, specify ''<nowiki>%%40</nowiki>''.+Further, in Windows batch files, ''%'' (percent sign) needs to be doubled to be used correctly, even when the sign is itself used to encode other special characters. For example, to use ''@'' in a username, specify ''<nowiki>%%40</nowiki>''. Other programming and scripting languages have other special characters that need to be escaped using a construct of the respective language (for example ''$'' in PowerShell has to be escaped as ''`$'').
You can have WinSCP [[ui_generateurl|generate correct URL]] for all kinds of uses (command-line, script or batch file). You can have WinSCP [[ui_generateurl|generate correct URL]] for all kinds of uses (command-line, script or batch file).
-To avoid having to URL-encode the credentials, particularly when sourcing them from a variable, you can use ''-username'' and ''-password'' switches of the [[scriptcommand_open#username|''open'' command]] or [[commandline#username|WinSCP commandline]].+To avoid having to URL-encode the credentials, particularly when sourcing them from a variable, you can use ''-username'' and ''-password'' switches of the [[scriptcommand_open#username|''open'' command]] or [[commandline#username|WinSCP command-line]].
===== Examples ===== ===== Examples =====
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  sftp://martin:mypassword@example.com/   sftp://martin:mypassword@example.com/
  sftp://root@example.com:2222/   sftp://root@example.com:2222/
 +  sftp://martin%40example.com:4pRte!ai%253@example.com/
  ftp://127.0.0.1:2121/   ftp://127.0.0.1:2121/
  ftp://[2001:db8:85a3:8d3:1319:8a2e:370:7348]:2121/   ftp://[2001:db8:85a3:8d3:1319:8a2e:370:7348]:2121/

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