zFile = mprintf("%s", zUrl);
  }else if( file_isdir(zUrl)==1 ){
    zFile = mprintf("%s/FOSSIL", zUrl);
    if( file_isfile(zFile) ){
      pUrlData->isFile = 1;
    }else{
      free(zFile);
      zFile = 0;
      fossil_fatal("unknown repository: %s", zUrl);
    }
  }else{
    fossil_fatal("unknown repository: %s", zUrl);
  }
  if( urlFlags ) pUrlData->flags = urlFlags;
  if( pUrlData->isFile ){
    Blob cfile;
    dehttpize(zFile);
    file_canonical_name(zFile, &cfile, 0);
    free(zFile);
    zFile = 0;
    pUrlData->protocol = "file";
    pUrlData->path = "";
    pUrlData->name = mprintf("%b", &cfile);
    pUrlData->canonical = mprintf("file://%T", pUrlData->name);
    blob_reset(&cfile);
  }else if( pUrlData->user!=0 && pUrlData->passwd==0 && (urlFlags & URL_PROMPT_PW) ){
    url_prompt_for_password_local(pUrlData);