1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
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);
+	}
+}