How to Clone a TFS Repository with a Hyphen in the name Using git-tf

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Please help! I've been banging my head against the wall all week on this one! When I attempt to clone an repository with a long dash in its name, I get a repository not found error. I have tried all sorts of ways to escape it with not luck.

Here is my code:

git tf clone -b --branches "<servername>" "$/Tech Consulting – Conversions/Infinity Conversion Tools/Conversion Engine"

What platform is this? – Edward Thomson Oct 10 '13 at 19:46 — Edward Thomson, Oct 10 '13 at 19:46
Are you specifying your collection URI correctly? – Edward Thomson Oct 10 '13 at 19:47 — Edward Thomson, Oct 10 '13 at 19:47

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 27 '20 at 19:18

Seven years after this question was asked, I had the same problem. I am on Windows 10 using git bash. I used the Windows emoji keyboard (accessed by Windows key plus period) to enter a medium length dash on the command line, and this allowed me to match the name of the TFS branch I was trying to clone.

How to Clone a TFS Repository with a Hyphen in the name Using git-tf

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