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diff --git a/compat/cygwin.c b/compat/cygwin.c
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+++ b/compat/cygwin.c
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+#include "../git-compat-util.h"
+#include "../cache.h"
+
+int cygwin_offset_1st_component(const char *path)
+{
+	const char *pos = path;
+	/* unc paths */
+	if (is_dir_sep(pos[0]) && is_dir_sep(pos[1])) {
+		/* skip server name */
+		pos = strchr(pos + 2, '/');
+		if (!pos)
+			return 0; /* Error: malformed unc path */
+
+		do {
+			pos++;
+		} while (*pos && pos[0] != '/');
+	}
+	return pos + is_dir_sep(*pos) - path;
+}