Hi,
Rules that git has listed as part of the git check-ref-format that should be
kept in mind before deciding on branch naming convention:
Git imposes the following rules on how references are named:
1. They can include slash / for hierarchical (directory) grouping, but no
slash-separated component can begin with a dot . or
end with the sequence .lock.
2. They must contain at least one /. This enforces the presence of a category
like heads/, tags/ etc. but the actual names are
not restricted. If the --allow-onelevel option is used, this rule is waived.
3. They cannot have two consecutive dots .. anywhere.
4. They cannot have ASCII control characters (i.e. bytes whose values are lower
than \040, or \177 DEL), space, tilde ~, caret
^, or colon : anywhere.
5. They cannot have question-mark ?, asterisk *, or open bracket [ anywhere.
See the --refspec-pattern option below for an
exception to this rule.
6. They cannot begin or end with a slash / or contain multiple consecutive
slashes (see the --normalize option below for an
exception to this rule).
7. They cannot end with a dot ..
8. They cannot contain a sequence @{.
9. They cannot be the single character @.
10. They cannot contain a \.
Warm regards
Ragini
