git-tfs: How do I clone a tfs project that contains spaces

Question

I am trying to clone a TFS repository using git-tfs.

It works great with TFS projects that don´t have a space in the name, such as:

git tfs clone http://tfs:8080/ $/TeamProject/folder

But I also have some projects/folders that has both spaces and swedish characters in it:

git tfs clone http://tfs:8080/ $/TeamProject/my swedish åäö folder1/folder2

When I run the command I get:

The item $/TeamProject/my swedish åäö folder1/folder2 does not exist at the spcified version.

Any suggestion how to fix this?

Parisi

Try enclosing the whole path in double quotes. – Mamey

That worked partly. I can now clone projects/folders with space, but still having issues with swedish characters – Parisi

You could try urlencoding them? I'm not sure how it handles such characters. – Mamey

Im not even able to write swedish characters in the git bash console. Is it possible to change language? – Parisi

Answer 1

I solved the problem by renaming the projects in TFS, and removed the swedish characters.

As Polynomial said, it is possible to have folders/projects that contains space if you enclose the path with double quotes.

Parisi

yes double quote should save you for space characters but the last version of git-tfs should now resolve your problem of swedish characters... – Stepheniestephens

Answer 2

Here's a working example of cloning a TFS (TFVC) repository using git tfs where the TFS (TFVC) repository contains spaces:

git tfs clone http://tfs:8080/ $/"Team Project/Folder Name"

The key "trick" to making it work is to put the double quotes around the team project / folder name (but don't put them around the $/ part).

i.e. $/"Team Project/Folder Name"

Gingivitis

Your answer doesn't make sense. Can you remember (and add) the context? – Cracknel

How does it not make sense? The original question was "How do I clone a tfs project that contains spaces" and I've provided an example of how to clone a tfs project that contains spaces e.g. $/"Team Project/Folder Name". – Gingivitis

Your answer doesn't mention what's wrong, or even whether there is a way to fix it. (It is, in effect "Something about quotes.") This may seem nitpicky, but establishing credibility is just as important as having the right code there. – Cracknel

Much appreciated. – Cracknel

Awesome! Worked for me. – Homestead