Commit: runtime(netrw): netrw#BrowseX() needs to distinguish local and remote file

[Christian Brabandt]

runtime(netrw): netrw#BrowseX() needs to distinguish local and remote file

Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/6a6a44ffb5ad7350a4d313a5faeae17e50bf37a2
Author: Christian Brabandt <c...@256bit.org>
Date: Thu Aug 7 20:23:16 2025 +0200

runtime(netrw): netrw#BrowseX() needs to distinguish local and remote file

fixes: https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/17794

Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <c...@256bit.org>

diff --git a/runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim b/runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim
index fd0b79115..15a45b37c 100644
--- a/runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim
+++ b/runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
" Maintainer: This runtime file is looking for a new maintainer.
" Last Change:
" 2025 Aug 07 by Vim Project (use correct "=~#" for netrw_stylesize option #17901)
+" 2025 Aug 07 by Vim Project (netrw#BrowseX() distinguishes remote files #17794)
" Copyright: Copyright (C) 2016 Charles E. Campbell {{{1
" Permission is hereby granted to use and distribute this code,
" with or without modifications, provided that this copyright
@@ -4125,7 +4126,7 @@ function s:NetrwBrowseUpDir(islocal)
endfunction

" netrw#BrowseX: (implements "x") executes a special "viewer" script or program for the {{{2
-" given filename; typically this means given their extension.
+" given filename; typically this means given their extension.
function netrw#BrowseX(fname)
" special core dump handler
if a:fname =~ '/core\(\.\d\+\)\=$' && exists("g:Netrw_corehandler")
@@ -4149,7 +4150,12 @@ function netrw#BrowseX(fname)
let fname = substitute(fname, '^\~', expand("$HOME"), '')
endif

- call netrw#os#Open(s:NetrwFile(fname))
+ if fname =~ '^[a-z]\+://'
+ " open a remote file
+ call netrw#os#Open(fname)
+ else
+ call netrw#os#Open(s:NetrwFile(fname))
+ endif
endfunction

" s:NetrwBufRename: renames a buffer without the side effect of retaining an unlisted buffer having the old name {{{2