RE: [PATCH v4 3/3] alias: support non-alphanumeric names via subsection syntax

From: Richard Kerry <richard.kerry@atos.net>
Date: Feb 12, 2026, 11:16 UTC
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonatan Holmgren <jonatan@jontes.page>
> Sent: 11 February 2026 21:18
> 
> Git alias names are limited to ASCII alphanumeric characters and dashes because
> aliases are implemented as config variable names.
> This prevents non-English speakers from creating aliases in their native languages.

I think that is overly specific as a use case and should probably be more like:

This prevents aliases being created in languages using characters outside that range.

1.  It isn't specific to non-English speakers - as an English speaker I may wish to create an alias in a foreign language requiring characters outside that range.
2.  There are other languages which can be expressed entirely using characters in this range, so their speakers are not inconvenienced by the current implementation (I believe Dutch is one such language).

Regards, Richard.