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diff --git a/pathspec.c b/pathspec.c
index 02d3344460..284f3970a3 100644
--- a/pathspec.c
+++ b/pathspec.c
@@ -87,3 +87,15 @@ const char *check_path_for_gitlink(const char *path)
}
return path;
}
+
+/*
+ * Dies if the given path refers to a file inside a symlinked
+ * directory in the index.
+ */
+void die_if_path_beyond_symlink(const char *path, const char *prefix)
+{
+ if (has_symlink_leading_path(path, strlen(path))) {
+ int len = prefix ? strlen(prefix) : 0;
+ die(_("'%s' is beyond a symbolic link"), path + len);
+ }
+}