$ cd /tmp $ mkdir x+y $ cd x+y $ git init $ cd .. $ git clone file:///tmp/x%2By zz # <==== ERROR $ git clone file:///tmp/x+y zz # <====== OK Funny characters do come up in names, especially in test suites -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html