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fix: Cannot see branches or remotes when there is a branch with an empty name #5144

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Summary

This PR fixes #5112

Changes

  • Added filtering in ConfigCommands.Branches() to exclude branches with empty names
  • This prevents the issue where lazygit couldn't display branches or remotes when .git/config contains a [branch ""] section
  • The fix is minimal and defensive, simply filtering out empty branch names from the configuration

Testing

  • All existing unit tests pass
  • The fix handles the edge case without affecting normal branch operations

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Fix jesseduffield#5112: Filter out branches with empty names in git c…
3c79b45 
…onfig

When .git/config contains a [branch ""] section with an empty name,
lazygit was unable to display branches or remotes. This fix filters
out any branches with empty names when loading branch configuration,
preventing the issue.

The fix is minimal and focused on the specific issue: empty branch
names are now excluded from the returned branch map in the
ConfigCommands.Branches() method.

Signed-off-by: majiayu000 <[email protected]>
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