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The language supports a number of predicates which are joined by infix
operators. Parenthesis can be used for grouping.
-Identifiers such as branch names may need quoting with single or
-double quotes if they contain characters like ``-`` or if they match
-one of the predefined predicates.
+Identifiers such as branch names must be quoted with single or double
+quotes if they contain characters outside of
+``[._a-zA-Z0-9\x80-\xff]`` or if they match one of the predefined
+predicates.
Special characters can be used in quoted identifiers by escaping them,
e.g., ``\n`` is interpreted as a newline. To prevent them from being