[JENKINS-69564] Cannot configure multiple glob fetch refspecs in Git plugin with '*' embedded inside the refspec

I am trying to set up refspecs for a project according to this guide, and they specify two glob refspecs to be used:

+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/* +refs/merge-requests/*/head:refs/remotes/origin/merge-requests/*

However, I just get a "Specification is invalid" after entering these and cannot proceed.

Each refspec individually works, just adding them both at the same time does not. Adding two refspecs w/o globs also works.

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Originally reported by emike922, imported from: Cannot configure multiple glob fetch refspecs in Git plugin with '*' embedded inside the refspec

• status: Open
  
• priority: Major
  
• component(s): git-plugin
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 0
  
• watchers: 1
  
• imported: 2025-12-02
  

Raw content of original issue

I am trying to set up refspecs for a project according to this guide, and they specify two glob refspecs to be used:



+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/* +refs/merge-requests/*/head:refs/remotes/origin/merge-requests/*





However, I just get a "Specification is invalid" after entering these and cannot proceed.


Each refspec individually works, just adding them both at the same time does not. Adding two refspecs w/o globs also works.

environment

```
Jenkins: jenkins/jenkins:2.361.1-jdk11 (in docker)

Git plugin: 4.11.5
```

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