I'm attempting to git-svn clone a subversion repository that contains a space in the name of a branch. This is the result (after many many revisions): r148627 = fafd5730f356dcb80f72c9b93f976d9707755a03 (refs/remotes/origsvn/2.0_PriorToStuff) Found possible branch point: http://svn/repos/Products/my.product/branches/2.0 => http://svn/repos/Products/my.product/branches/2.0%20my_branch_name, 145211 W: Refspec glob conflict (ref: refs/remotes/origsvn/trunk): expected path: Products/my.product/branches/trunk real path: Products/my.product/trunk Continuing ahead with Products/my.product/trunk Found branch parent: (refs/remotes/origsvn/2.0 my_branch_name) 5117c44d2cb5ee97d53f93f9c324d6f95ee5fdb5 Following parent with do_switch Successfully followed parent r148644 = da01bf418f28e2383a0fbbd7a73a6df0b0b800f6 (refs/remotes/origsvn/2.0 my_branch_name) Found possible branch point: http://svn/repos/Products/my.product/branches/2.0%20my_branch_name => http://svn/repos/Products/my.product/branches/2.0_branchname, 148650 fatal: Not a valid object name refs/remotes/origsvn/2.0 my_branch_name cat-file commit refs/remotes/origsvn/2.0 my_branch_name: command returned error: 128 Indeed, if I do "git cat-file commit refs/remotes/origsvn/2.0 my_branch_name" I get the help for git cat-file. If I escape the name, i.e. "git cat-file commit refs/remotes/origsvn/2.0%20my_branch_name" I get what I assume is the correct information. I'm using Git for Windows, version 2.7.0. If this is a Windows-specific issue, I'm happy to report it over there. Thanks, Mark -- 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