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  1. Sourcetree For Mac
  2. SRCTREE-5576

Quote branch name upon remote checkout to allow '&' character in branch names

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    • Mac OSX - 2.7.1 (159)

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      • [OP] Checking out a remote branch containing a '&' character shows "Invalid remote branch". Checkout using terminal with quoted branch names fixes the issue.

      - [Brian Ganninger] We’re enforcing the rules outlined here for security: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-check-ref-format …. If memory serves, ‘&’ is below 40 in ASCII. Adding an option to quote is a good enhancement request, there’s a link to the ticket tracker in Help menu.

       

      reference: https://twitter.com/glenncoppens/status/981109739097591810

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