Index: src/file.c
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--- src/file.c
+++ src/file.c
@@ -487,11 +487,10 @@
 ** a file in a repository.  Valid filenames follow all of the
 ** following rules:
 **
 **     *  Does not begin with "/"
 **     *  Does not contain any path element named "." or ".."
-**     *  Does not contain any of these characters in the path: "\"
 **     *  Does not end with "/".
 **     *  Does not contain two or more "/" characters in a row.
 **     *  Contains at least one character
 **
 ** Invalid UTF8 characters result in a false return if bStrictUtf8 is
@@ -551,12 +550,10 @@
         if( (z[++i]&0xc0)!=0x80 ){
           /* Invalid second continuation byte */
           return 0;
         }
       }
-    }else if( bStrictUtf8 && (c=='\\') ){
-      return 0;
     }
     if( c=='/' ){
       if( z[i+1]=='/' ) return 0;
       if( z[i+1]=='.' ){
         if( z[i+2]=='/' || z[i+2]==0 ) return 0;