URI::smb(3)

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💖 URI::smb(3) — the Samba/CIFS URI situation 💖

okay so bestie, this is the manual page for URI::smb, part of the Perl crew (v5.44.0, dated 2026-10-23, no cap). it's giving "niche but iconic" and honestly? we're obsessed. let's get into it 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

URI::smb — the Samba/CIFS URI scheme, in all its glory 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

the vibe check, in one line:

my $uri = URI->new('smb://authdomain;user:password@server/share/path');

look at her. main character energy fr fr 🌈

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so this module implements the (unofficial!) smb: URI scheme — the one described over at <http://www.ubiqx.org/cifs/Appendix-D.html>. yes, unofficial, we said what we said 🙈

🧚 SUBROUTINES/METHODS 🧚

💜 default_port

the default port for accessing Samba/Windows File Servers is 445. that's it, that's the number, don't forget it ⭐

💜 user

get or set the user part of the URI — and note: without the authdomain, okay? they're separate for a reason 💅

💜 authdomain

get or set the authentication authdomain part of the URI. important lil caveat: this value is only available if the user is already set 👑 (so like, set the user first, bestie)

💜 sharename

helper method to get the share name from path. cute, convenient, we stan 🫶

🍓 DEPENDENCIES 🍓

None. literally none. unbothered, moisturized, thriving ✨

💀 BUGS AND LIMITATIONS 💀

See URI. that's the whole note. go look 👀

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

💖 AUTHOR 💖

I. M. Bur <github@lty.cz> — icon behavior tbh 🌟

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either: the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; or the Artistic License.

See <http://dev.perl.org/licenses/> for more information.

ngl the legal bit is the one place we don't play — those terms are exactly as written, bestie 💅

and that's the page!! 🎀 perl v5.44.0, 2026-10-23, URI::smb(3) — mwah, kiss the manual, it's a wrap 💋🦋

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