`--file` treats query params in HTTP URLs as path assignments
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Description
**What steps did you take:**
ytt the bootstrapper resources I am given by Tanzu Platform in form of a HTTP URL which contains query params
**What happened:**
```shell
ytt -f "https://example.com/?id=123&source=hello"
```
```
ytt: Error: Expected file 'https://example.com/?id=123&source=hello' to only have single '=' sign to for relative path assignment
```
**What did you expect:**
ytt fetches the file and templates it.
**Anything else you would like to add:**
I can workaround the issue with, say
```shell
http "https://example.com/?id=123&source=hello" | ytt -f-
```
**Environment:**
- ytt version (use `ytt --version`): `0.50.0`
- OS (e.g. from `/etc/os-release`): `macOS`
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Research direction
Reproduce the reported `ytt -f "https://example.com/?id=123&source=hello"` command and trace the CLI's `--file` argument parsing and HTTP URL handling. Done means a URL containing query parameters is fetched and templated rather than treated as a relative path assignment; compare with the documented `ytt -f-` workaround.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 65/100