On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 5:14 AM, Thomas Moschny
<address@hidden> wrote:
> > "mtn ls branches | grep -v -E '^(\w+(-\w+)*)(\.\w+(-\w+)*)*$'"
> > shows only one branch that doesn't match in my local copy of the
> > monotone db (prjek.net:tester).
>
> And what would you do with that branch if this were to become a
> restriction?
I said I'd agree with the idea of *warning* the user (not *disallowing*
usage of such branch names), I also said I think there's no technical
need to restrict branch names - besides obvious things like \0, and
given there's a way to quote characters if necessary (e.g. using URL
quoting).