Clone Function error

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
csharp, git
Domain
tooling

Research direction

No source file or test is named. Reproduce the clone on Windows 10 with a branch name containing '<' or '>', then compare it with a valid branch name; done means cloning succeeds without an Invalid reference error.

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Description

Version Information

  • LibGit2Sharp version: 0.31.0.0
  • Operating System: Windows 10 Enterprise 22H2

Reproduction Steps

  1. Create a repository with a branch named containing '<' or '>'
  2. Attempt to clone the repository using LibGit2Sharp with even any valid branch name
  3. Observe the error (Invalid reference)
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