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  "id": "git/ambiguous-argument-branch-and-path",
  "signature": "fatal: ambiguous argument 'branch-name': both revision and filename",
  "signature_zh": "致命：不明确的参数 '分支名'：同时是修订版本和文件名",
  "regex": "fatal: ambiguous argument '[^']+': both revision and filename",
  "domain": "git",
  "category": "runtime_error",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "Git cannot determine whether the provided argument refers to a branch name or a file path because both exist in the current context, causing ambiguity in commands like git log or git diff.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "Git 无法确定提供的参数是分支名还是文件路径，因为两者在当前上下文中都存在，导致在 git log 或 git diff 等命令中产生歧义。",
  "versions": [
    {
      "version": "git 2.38.0",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "git 2.39.2",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "git 2.40.0",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
  "os_specific": {},
  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Renaming the file is a heavy-handed approach that can cause build failures or missing references; the ambiguity is better resolved with syntax.",
      "fail_rate": 0.6,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Deleting a branch is irreversible and may lose work; it's an extreme measure when syntax flags can disambiguate.",
      "fail_rate": 0.75,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Prefix the argument with '--' to separate revisions from paths: 'git log branch-name -- path/to/file'",
      "success_rate": 0.95,
      "how": "Prefix the argument with '--' to separate revisions from paths: 'git log branch-name -- path/to/file'",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "Use 'git rev-parse --verify' to check if the argument is a revision, then explicitly specify with 'refs/heads/branch-name' for branches or './filename' for files",
      "success_rate": 0.88,
      "how": "Use 'git rev-parse --verify' to check if the argument is a revision, then explicitly specify with 'refs/heads/branch-name' for branches or './filename' for files",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [
    "Prefix the argument with '--' to separate revisions from paths: 'git log branch-name -- path/to/file'",
    "Use 'git rev-parse --verify' to check if the argument is a revision, then explicitly specify with 'refs/heads/branch-name' for branches or './filename' for files"
  ],
  "transition_graph": {
    "leads_to": [],
    "preceded_by": [],
    "frequently_confused_with": []
  },
  "official_doc_url": "https://git-scm.com/docs/git-log#Documentation/git-log.txt---",
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": null,
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.82,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.92,
  "resolvable": "true",
  "first_seen": "2023-11-20",
  "last_confirmed": "2024-06-01",
  "last_updated": "2024-06-01",
  "evidence_count": 1,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": []
}