On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 01:10:19PM +0000, Kurt Ablinger wrote: > in Linux the git-client accepts (add, commit, push) files with '?' (questionmark) in its name. > > When cloning such a repository into Eclipse (eGit/jGit) the > repository-clone is rejected with an 'Invalid Path'-message with the > ?-filename. > > Under Linux it is possible to create a clone (the same git-binary used > to checkin the ?-file) without any message. > But the directory containing the ?-file is silently discarded whatever > you checkout (master/HEAD, first or any other commit containing this > file). It seems to work fine for me with a few simple exercises: git init repo cd repo mkdir subdir echo foo >'subdir/bar?' git add . git commit -m 'file with question mark in name' git clone --no-local . child cd child ls -l echo changes >'subdir/bar?' git commit -am 'changes' git show It also seems to clone fine with jgit: jgit clone $PWD/repo jgit-clone Can you show us more exactly what you're running, and what doesn't work? Also, one other question: are you sure it's actually a question mark in the name? If there are non-ascii garbage characters, "ls" will typically show a question mark when output is going to the terminal. E.g.: $ echo foo >"$(printf 'funny\1char')" $ ls funny?char $ ls | cat -A funny^Achar$ $ ls | xxd 00000000: 6675 6e6e 7901 6368 6172 0a funny.char. If it's some more exotic character, then that may be why jgit rejects it. -Peff
