1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index cf212785bb..d6c8f8f3ba 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -1685,6 +1685,19 @@ int git_config_get_pathname(const char *key, const char **dest)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int git_config_get_expiry(const char *key, const char **output)
+{
+	int ret = git_config_get_string_const(key, output);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	if (strcmp(*output, "now")) {
+		unsigned long now = approxidate("now");
+		if (approxidate(*output) >= now)
+			git_die_config(key, _("Invalid %s: '%s'"), key, *output);
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int git_config_get_untracked_cache(void)
 {
 	int val = -1;