NAME
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-git-check-ref-format - Make sure ref name is well formed.
+git-check-ref-format - Make sure ref name is well formed
SYNOPSIS
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a tag is stored under `$GIT_DIR/refs/tags` directory. git
imposes the following rules on how refs are named:
-. It could be named hierarchically (i.e. separated with slash
- `/`), but each of its component cannot begin with a dot `.`;
+. It can include slash `/` for hierarchical (directory)
+ grouping, but no slash-separated component can begin with a
+ dot `.`;
. It cannot have two consecutive dots `..` anywhere;
. colon `:` is used as in `srcref:dstref` to mean "use srcref\'s
value and store it in dstref" in fetch and push operations.
+ It may also be used to select a specific object such as with
+ gitlink:git-cat-file[1] "git-cat-file blob v1.3.3:refs.c".
GIT