As the title says. I want git to refuse to add files which contain spaces in filenames. Is there a config which enforces this?
The regular expression of **\ ** can be used in the .gitignore file
for rejecting file names with spaces.
Here is the demonstration of a working example:
Step 1: Add **\ ** to .gitignore file in the repository
$ my-repository (master)
$ ls
core/ it.tests/ pom.xml README.md ui.apps/ ui.content/
$ cat .gitignore
**/.classpath
**/target
**/node_modules/
/node_modules/
/build/
**\ **
---> Ignore file that has blank spaces in the name
Step 2: Create a file with blank spaces in the name (Example: x y z.txt)
$ echo "Hello! How are you doing?" > "x y z.txt"
$ ls
core/ it.tests/ pom.xml README.md ui.apps/ ui.content/
'x y z.txt'
Step 3: Try to add the file with spaces in name to the repository and commit
$ git add .
$ git commit -a
On branch master
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/master'.
nothing to commit, working tree clean
Result:
The pattern of **\ ** in .gitignore file prevents the file with blank space in its name from being added to the repository.
More information on .gitignore file: