Can we rename file path to avoid error on Windows (which does not support colon in file paths)?

[James-QiuHaoran]

Error cloning the repository to a Windows machine:

$ git clone https://github.com/Azure/AzurePublicDataset.git
Cloning into 'AzurePublicDataset'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 3801, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (113/113), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (41/41), done.
remote: Total 3801 (delta 88), reused 80 (delta 71), pack-reused 3688 (from 1)
Receiving objects: 100% (3801/3801), 97.22 MiB | 29.37 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (297/297), done.
error: invalid path 'vm-noise-data/test_suite=Flexible_IO_Tester/test_name=Type:_Random_Read_-_IO_Engine:_Linux_AIO_-_Buffered:_No_-_Direct:_Yes_-_Block_Size:_64KB_-_Remote_Disk/vm_lifespan=long/vm_region=eastus/vm_sku=B8ms/unit=IOPS.csv'
fatal: unable to checkout working tree
warning: Clone succeeded, but checkout failed.
You can inspect what was checked out with 'git status'
and retry with 'git restore --source=HEAD :/'

Renaming the files that contain : would resolve the issue.

For example, vm-noise-data/test_suite=Flexible_IO_Tester/test_name=Type:_Random_Read_-_IO_Engine:_Linux_AIO_-_Buffered:_No_-_Direct:_Yes_-_Block_Size:_64KB_-_Remote_Disk/vm_lifespan=long/vm_region=eastus/vm_sku=B8ms/unit=IOPS.csv

@jsfreischuetz

[jsfreischuetz]

I have no dependencies on this dataset. Do you want me to change it, or will you change it?

[jsfreischuetz]

@James-QiuHaoran

[James-QiuHaoran]

Ah I don't have a dependency on the dataset either. I just found this can be an issue for Windows users. I saw that you’re a contributor, though I’m not sure who’s currently maintaining the dataset.