1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/date.c b/date.c
index df20d0ba1d..29f15404fe 100644
--- a/date.c
+++ b/date.c
@@ -711,6 +711,28 @@ int parse_date_basic(const char *date, unsigned long *timestamp, int *offset)
 	return 0; /* success */
 }
 
+int parse_expiry_date(const char *date, unsigned long *timestamp)
+{
+	int errors = 0;
+
+	if (!strcmp(date, "never") || !strcmp(date, "false"))
+		*timestamp = 0;
+	else if (!strcmp(date, "all") || !strcmp(date, "now"))
+		/*
+		 * We take over "now" here, which usually translates
+		 * to the current timestamp.  This is because the user
+		 * really means to expire everything she has done in
+		 * the past, and by definition reflogs are the record
+		 * of the past, and there is nothing from the future
+		 * to be kept.
+		 */
+		*timestamp = ULONG_MAX;
+	else
+		*timestamp = approxidate_careful(date, &errors);
+
+	return errors;
+}
+
 int parse_date(const char *date, char *result, int maxlen)
 {
 	unsigned long timestamp;