### Please describe the problem. Can't clone repository on Windows 7 64bit ### What steps will reproduce the problem? git clone git://git-annex.branchable.com/ gitannex ... error: Invalid path 'doc/walkthrough/fsck:_verifying_your_data.mdwn' error: Invalid path 'doc/walkthrough/fsck:_when_things_go_wrong.mdwn' error: Invalid path 'doc/walkthrough/quiet_please:_When_git-annex_seems_to_skip_files.mdwn' error: Invalid path 'doc/walkthrough/removing_files:_When_things_go_wrong.mdwn' error: Invalid path 'doc/walkthrough/transferring_files:_When_things_go_wrong.mdwn' Checking out files: 100% (7235/7235), done. git status shows many deleted git reset --hard shows same error as clone ### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system? git annex version git-annex version: 5.20150219-g3fc8d83 build flags: Assistant Webapp Webapp-secure Pairing Testsuite S3 WebDAV DNS Feeds Quvi TDFA TorrentParser key/value backends: SHA256E SHA1E SHA512E SHA224E SHA384E SKEIN256E SKEIN512E MD5E SHA256 SHA1 SHA512 SHA224 SHA384 SKEIN256 SKEIN512 MD5 WORM URL remote types: git gcrypt S3 bup directory rsync web bittorrent webdav tahoe glacier ddar hook external local repository version: unknown supported repository version: 5 upgrade supported from repository versions: 2 3 4 git --version git version 1.9.5.msysgit.0 Windows 7 64bit > Here's a nickle kid, go buy yourself a real OS that supports > colon in filenames. > > Windows has all kinds of stupid limitations that are enough fun > making git-annex support, without trying to make its source/website > repo also avoid them. > > The solution is cygwin; git-annex's windows autobuilder uses cygwin's > version of git to check out its git repository, and that should work for you. > [[done]] > > --[[Joey]]