# Branch name with space 2 messages from 2008-12-02 to 2008-12-02. Participants: Le, Shawn O. Pearce. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/16562 ## Le, 2008-12-02 17:34 Subject: Branch name with space Message-ID: <4935719A.8000705@distributel.ca> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4935719A.8000705%40distributel.ca ``` Hi, there, I tried to rename a branch to a new name with space in it. It complained : git-branch -M 'test 1' or test\ 1 fatal: Invalid branch name: refs/heads/test 1 Is there a way the get round this problem? Thanks! Le ``` ## Shawn O. Pearce, 2008-12-02 18:03 Subject: Re: Branch name with space Message-ID: <20081202180344.GW23984@spearce.org> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20081202180344.GW23984%40spearce.org In-Reply-To: <4935719A.8000705@distributel.ca> ``` Le wrote: > I tried to rename a branch to a new name with space in it. It complained : > git-branch -M 'test 1' or test\ 1 > fatal: Invalid branch name: refs/heads/test 1 > > Is there a way the get round this problem? Don't put spaces in branch names. They aren't permitted. Use an underscore ('_') or a hypen ('-'). -- Shawn. ```