Re: fsck --full is Ok, but clones are not, "missing commits"?!

>  that seemingly bogus `check-ref-format' argument comes
>  from the pipeline (where ref=master):
> 
> 	git for-each-ref --format='%(refname)' | grep /"$ref"
>  i.e.:
> 	git for-each-ref --format='%(refname)' | grep /master
> 
>  so...
> 	$ git for-each-ref --format='%(refname)'
> 	refs/heads/master
> 	refs/remotes/origin/HEAD
> 	refs/remotes/origin/master
> 	refs/tags/linux-2.6.15
> 	refs/tags/linux-usip-v2.6.15
> 	[ ... ]
> 	$
> 
>  note two names match the RE `/master', hence the bogus
>  argument.  the reason for that seems to be (this is a
>  guess!) that `rev-parse' is *not* being run as:
> 
> 	git rev-parse --no-flags --revs-only \
> 		--symbolic-full-name --default HEAD --branches
> 
>  as I _think_ you are claiming it should be, but as:
> 
> 	git rev-parse --revs-only --symbolic --branches