sftp doesn't load external subtitles

[emk2203]

When I use mpv with a sftp URI, external subtitles are not loaded. When I transfer the directory to a local drive, I can play the same file and the subtitles get autoloaded as per settings.

Is this a bug or a design limitation of the sftp mechanism? Can I specify the subtitle path as well per sftp to load them?

[g4lb]

It is a design limit: autoload skips URLs. Give the subtitle with --sub-file:

mpv --sub-file=sftp://host/path/video.srt sftp://host/path/video.mkv