- expr "$ref" : '.*:' >/dev/null || ref="${ref}:"
- remote=$(expr "$ref" : '\([^:]*\):')
- local=$(expr "$ref" : '[^:]*:\(.*\)')
+ expr "z$ref" : 'z.*:' >/dev/null || ref="${ref}:"
+ remote=$(expr "z$ref" : 'z\([^:]*\):')
+ local=$(expr "z$ref" : 'z[^:]*:\(.*\)')