From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 20:24:07 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] remote: check branch names
Message-ID: <xmqqh6acbti0.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <82a08e44-3822-4a26-ad09-4ca1a9b44c11@gmail.com>

phillip.wood123@gmail.com writes:

> ... Given that "git remote
> set-branches" has only ever supported "real" branch names and patterns
> on the command line and no-one has complained I wonder if we're better
> off doing something like
>
> 	if (strbuf_check_branch_ref(&buf, branch_name) ||
> 	    strcmp(buf.buf + 11, branch_name))
> 		error(_("invalid branch name '%s'", branch_name));
>
> where the "buf.buf + 11" skips "refs/heads/"

Yeah, replacing +11 with skip_prefix() or something for readability,
such a check might be good enough in pracrice.

Thanks.