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How to make git create branches with names like `dev/feature/JIRA_KEY_Issue_name`?

I want to be able to create feature branches like dev/feature/JIRA_KEY_Issue_name.

When I try to do it using git checkout -b dev/feature/JIRA_KEY_Issue_name, I get an error like this:

fatal: cannot lock ref 'refs/heads/dev/feature/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX': 'refs/heads/dev' exists; cannot create 'refs/heads/dev/feature/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX'

When I try create that branch in GitLab, I get the error message that the name is invalid.

It is definitely possible to use branch names like this because one company I know does it (and they use GitLab, too).

Solution

  • Your repository seems to have a branch named dev.

    Remove dev branch. Then you can create dev/feature/JIRA_KEY_Issue_name.