[Bug] Repository cannot be cloned on Windows - invalid pipe character in folder name

[farhanashrafdev]

Summary

The repository cannot be cloned on Windows systems due to folder and file names containing the pipe character (|), which is a reserved character on Windows file systems.

Affected Paths

old-versions/V0.2/6-Operation/6-1-Runtime|Continuous-test/
old-versions/V0.2/6-Operation/6-5-VDP|Bug-bounty.md

Affected Files (Total: 4)

1. old-versions/V0.2/6-Operation/6-1-Runtime|Continuous-test/6-1-1-Infra-scanning/6-1-1-1-Could-resources.md
2. old-versions/V0.2/6-Operation/6-1-Runtime|Continuous-test/6-1-1-Infra-scanning/6-1-1-2-K8S-resources.md
3. old-versions/V0.2/6-Operation/6-1-Runtime|Continuous-test/6-1-2-Image-scanning.md
4. old-versions/V0.2/6-Operation/6-5-VDP|Bug-bounty.md

Error Message

D:\>git checkout master
error: invalid path 'old-versions/V0.2/6-Operation/6-1-Runtime|Continuous-test/6-1-1-Infra-scanning/6-1-1-1-Could-resources.md'
error: invalid path 'old-versions/V0.2/6-Operation/6-1-Runtime|Continuous-test/6-1-1-Infra-scanning/6-1-1-2-K8S-resources.md'
error: invalid path 'old-versions/V0.2/6-Operation/6-1-Runtime|Continuous-test/6-1-2-Image-scanning.md'
error: invalid path 'old-versions/V0.2/6-Operation/6-5-VDP|Bug-bounty.md'

Environment

• OS: Windows 10/11
• Git version: 2.x+

Root Cause

Windows reserves the following characters for system use and does not allow them in file or folder names:

• < > : " / \ | ? *

Two paths in the old-versions/V0.2/6-Operation/ directory contain pipe characters (|):

1. Folder: 6-1-Runtime|Continuous-test
2. File: 6-5-VDP|Bug-bounty.md

This makes it impossible to checkout these paths on Windows.

Impact

• Windows users cannot clone the repository using standard git clone
• Contributors on Windows must use workarounds like sparse checkout
• This affects a significant portion of potential contributors

Suggested Fix

Rename the paths by replacing | with -:

6-1-Runtime|Continuous-test to 6-1-Runtime-Continuous-test
6-5-VDP|Bug-bounty.md to 6-5-VDP-Bug-bounty.md

Workaround

Windows users can use sparse checkout to exclude the problematic directory:

git clone --no-checkout https://github.com/OWASP/DevSecOpsGuideline
cd DevSecOpsGuideline
git sparse-checkout init --cone
git sparse-checkout set current-version .github assets LICENSE.md README.md
git checkout master