1 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/strbuf.c b/strbuf.c
index f6a6cf78b9..78eecd29f7 100644
--- a/strbuf.c
+++ b/strbuf.c
@@ -380,6 +380,27 @@ void strbuf_expand(struct strbuf *sb, const char *format, expand_fn_t fn,
 	}
 }
 
+size_t strbuf_expand_literal_cb(struct strbuf *sb,
+				const char *placeholder,
+				void *context)
+{
+	int ch;
+
+	switch (placeholder[0]) {
+	case 'n':		/* newline */
+		strbuf_addch(sb, '\n');
+		return 1;
+	case 'x':
+		/* %x00 == NUL, %x0a == LF, etc. */
+		ch = hex2chr(placeholder + 1);
+		if (ch < 0)
+			return 0;
+		strbuf_addch(sb, ch);
+		return 3;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 size_t strbuf_expand_dict_cb(struct strbuf *sb, const char *placeholder,
 		void *context)
 {