git check-ref-format

all

Check if a reference name is acceptable, and exit with a non-zero status if it is not.

Examples (3)

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