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git check-ref-format — Check if a reference name is acceptable, and exit with a non-zero status if it is not. More informat

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Problem

How to use the git check-ref-format command: Check if a reference name is acceptable, and exit with a non-zero status if it is not. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-check-ref-format>.

Solution

git check-ref-format — Check if a reference name is acceptable, and exit with a non-zero status if it is not. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-check-ref-format>.

Check the format of the specified reference name:

git check-ref-format {{refs/head/refname}}

Print the name of the last branch checked out:

git check-ref-format --branch @{-1}

Normalize a refname:

git check-ref-format --normalize {{refs/head/refname}}

Code Snippets

Check the format of the specified reference name

git check-ref-format {{refs/head/refname}}

Print the name of the last branch checked out

git check-ref-format --branch @{-1}

Normalize a refname

git check-ref-format --normalize {{refs/head/refname}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/git check-ref-format

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