Question

In git, I named a branch: parse()

The name has been accepted, but when merging I get the error:

git merge parse()
bash: syntax error near unexpected token ‘(‘

Is it possible to rename a branch? Are there other ways to fix this problem?

Thank you!

Platform: Linux, bash

Answer 1

Try merging by putting quotes around the branch name instead, e.g.:

git merge 'parse()'

You can rename a branch, but it’s not so straightforward. Wherever you want to use the branch name, just use quotes (single or double!).