{"version":"2.1.229","anchor":"malformed-file-links-are-dropped-instead-of-printed","canonical_anchor":"malformed-file-links-are-dropped-instead-of-printed","heading":"Malformed file:\/\/ links are dropped instead of printed","tier":"notice","area":"Elsewhere","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.229\/e\/malformed-file-links-are-dropped-instead-of-printed","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.229","markdown":"### Malformed file:\/\/ links are dropped instead of printed\n\nBroken file:\/\/ links, such as those from Windows network paths, are no longer printed.\n\n**What**\n\nWhen turning a local path into a clickable terminal link produces a URL with a hostname (which happens with Windows UNC paths) or with no path at all, no link is emitted now instead of a broken one. Affects image references and file-path links.\n\n**Evidence**\n\n`pathToFileURL`\n\n- Area: Elsewhere\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5"}