1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/strbuf.c b/strbuf.c
index b839be491b..8fec6579f7 100644
--- a/strbuf.c
+++ b/strbuf.c
@@ -870,3 +870,23 @@ void strbuf_stripspace(struct strbuf *sb, int skip_comments)
 
 	strbuf_setlen(sb, j);
 }
+
+int strbuf_normalize_path(struct strbuf *src)
+{
+	struct strbuf dst = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+	strbuf_grow(&dst, src->len);
+	if (normalize_path_copy(dst.buf, src->buf) < 0) {
+		strbuf_release(&dst);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * normalize_path does not tell us the new length, so we have to
+	 * compute it by looking for the new NUL it placed
+	 */
+	strbuf_setlen(&dst, strlen(dst.buf));
+	strbuf_swap(src, &dst);
+	strbuf_release(&dst);
+	return 0;
+}