4 files changed, 13 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/builtin-fetch.c b/builtin-fetch.c
index 1e4a3d9c51..f3bdeda059 100644
--- a/builtin-fetch.c
+++ b/builtin-fetch.c
@@ -197,11 +197,7 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 	struct commit *current = NULL, *updated;
 	enum object_type type;
 	struct branch *current_branch = branch_get(NULL);
-	const char *pretty_ref = ref->name + (
-		!prefixcmp(ref->name, "refs/heads/") ? 11 :
-		!prefixcmp(ref->name, "refs/tags/") ? 10 :
-		!prefixcmp(ref->name, "refs/remotes/") ? 13 :
-		0);
+	const char *pretty_ref = prettify_ref(ref);
 
 	*display = 0;
 	type = sha1_object_info(ref->new_sha1, NULL);
diff --git a/builtin-send-pack.c b/builtin-send-pack.c
index 9072905f10..43b89ece36 100644
--- a/builtin-send-pack.c
+++ b/builtin-send-pack.c
@@ -172,16 +172,6 @@ static void update_tracking_ref(struct remote *remote, struct ref *ref)
 	}
 }
 
-static const char *prettify_ref(const struct ref *ref)
-{
-	const char *name = ref->name;
-	return name + (
-		!prefixcmp(name, "refs/heads/") ? 11 :
-		!prefixcmp(name, "refs/tags/") ? 10 :
-		!prefixcmp(name, "refs/remotes/") ? 13 :
-		0);
-}
-
 #define SUMMARY_WIDTH (2 * DEFAULT_ABBREV + 3)
 
 static void print_ref_status(char flag, const char *summary, struct ref *to, struct ref *from, const char *msg)
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index b2a37e1185..8f968b51a1 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -736,6 +736,16 @@ int check_ref_format(const char *ref)
 	}
 }
 
+const char *prettify_ref(const struct ref *ref)
+{
+	const char *name = ref->name;
+	return name + (
+		!prefixcmp(name, "refs/heads/") ? 11 :
+		!prefixcmp(name, "refs/tags/") ? 10 :
+		!prefixcmp(name, "refs/remotes/") ? 13 :
+		0);
+}
+
 const char *ref_rev_parse_rules[] = {
 	"%.*s",
 	"refs/%.*s",
diff --git a/refs.h b/refs.h
index 29bdcecd4e..68c2d16d53 100644
--- a/refs.h
+++ b/refs.h
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ extern int for_each_reflog(each_ref_fn, void *);
 #define CHECK_REF_FORMAT_WILDCARD (-3)
 extern int check_ref_format(const char *target);
 
+extern const char *prettify_ref(const struct ref *ref);
+
 /** rename ref, return 0 on success **/
 extern int rename_ref(const char *oldref, const char *newref, const char *logmsg);