fix inconsistency in error message for windows system invalid file na…

…mes when creating a new branch Signed-off-by: Whitney Schmidt <whschm@microsoft.com>
git-for-windows · Nov 23, 2020 · 786a935 · 786a935
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diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ static int check_or_sanitize_refname(const char *refname, int flags,
 {
 	int component_len, component_count = 0;
 
+	if (!is_valid_path(refname))
+		return -1;
+
 	if (!strcmp(refname, "@")) {
 		/* Refname is a single character '@'. */
 		if (sanitized)