1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/refs/refs-internal.h b/refs/refs-internal.h
index 7b6c8bcb74..c7dded35f4 100644
--- a/refs/refs-internal.h
+++ b/refs/refs-internal.h
@@ -181,4 +181,20 @@ int files_log_ref_write(const char *refname, const unsigned char *old_sha1,
 			const unsigned char *new_sha1, const char *msg,
 			int flags, struct strbuf *err);
 
+/*
+ * Check for entries in extras that are within the specified
+ * directory, where dirname is a reference directory name including
+ * the trailing slash (e.g., "refs/heads/foo/"). Ignore any
+ * conflicting references that are found in skip. If there is a
+ * conflicting reference, return its name.
+ *
+ * extras and skip must be sorted lists of reference names. Either one
+ * can be NULL, signifying the empty list.
+ */
+const char *find_descendant_ref(const char *dirname,
+				const struct string_list *extras,
+				const struct string_list *skip);
+
+int rename_ref_available(const char *oldname, const char *newname);
+
 #endif /* REFS_REFS_INTERNAL_H */