The New Branch dialog refused any existing local name, so a branch could not be moved to a selected commit. When the name matches a local branch of the target repository, the dialog now offers an unchecked Overwrite existing branch option (git switch -C / git branch --force); the consent clears when the name changes, and Git's checkout checks keep the old tip and local changes if switching fails. New Branch from a Git Log commit also targets that commit's repository in a multi-repository project.
Co-authored-by: shohruh-genius <[email protected]>
Ref-name inputs only validated after the fact, so a space typed or pasted into a branch name showed "Branch name contains invalid characters" and disabled Create. Branch-name fields (New Branch, from a revision and in several repositories, Rename Branch, New Worktree, GitHub New Remote Branch) now clean the name while typing: forbidden characters are dropped and whitespace becomes '-', without stacking separators, keeping the caret in place. Shared via src/platform/gitRefName.ts and the useSanitizedField hook in src/ui.
Closes#1553
Co-authored-by: jaw52 <[email protected]>
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <[email protected]>
Shohruh Ismoilovandshohruh-genius
JawandClaude Opus 5.5