1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/builtin-check-ref-format.c b/builtin-check-ref-format.c
index f9381e07ea..b97b61a0a4 100644
--- a/builtin-check-ref-format.c
+++ b/builtin-check-ref-format.c
@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ int cmd_check_ref_format(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		printf("%s\n", sb.buf + 11);
 		exit(0);
 	}
+	if (argc == 3 && !strcmp(argv[1], "--print")) {
+		char *refname = xmalloc(strlen(argv[2]) + 1);
+
+		if (check_ref_format(argv[2]))
+			exit(1);
+		if (normalize_path_copy(refname, argv[2]))
+			die("Could not normalize ref name '%s'", argv[2]);
+		printf("%s\n", refname);
+		exit(0);
+	}
 	if (argc != 2)
 		usage("git check-ref-format refname");
 	return !!check_ref_format(argv[1]);