On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 5:14 AM, Thomas Moschny <thomas.mosc...@gmx.de>wrote:
> > > "mtn ls branches | grep -v -E '^(\w+(-\w+)*)(\.\w+(-\w+)*)*$'" > > > shows only one branch that doesn't match in my local copy of the > > > monotone db (prjek.net:tester). > > > > And what would you do with that branch if this were to become a > > restriction? > > I said I'd agree with the idea of *warning* the user (not *disallowing* > usage of such branch names), I also said I think there's no technical > need to restrict branch names - besides obvious things like \0, and > given there's a way to quote characters if necessary (e.g. using URL > quoting). > For the record, when I was working on the git_export stuff the prjek.net:tester branch name was considered invalid by git and it was necessary to map this name to something else for git to accept it. Cheers, Derek
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