The sed(1) command in question was a hangover which had no effect anymore.
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ do
git fetch --quiet --tags
checkrefs 2
- find "$tempdir" -type 'f' -print | sed 's!^\./!!' | while read reffile
+ find "$tempdir" -type 'f' -print | while read reffile
do
ref=${reffile#$tempdir/}
old=$(awk '$1 == "1" { print $2; exit }' "$reffile")