1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/strbuf.c b/strbuf.c
index a60b0ad67d..a88496030b 100644
--- a/strbuf.c
+++ b/strbuf.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "cache.h"
+#include "refs.h"
 
 int prefixcmp(const char *str, const char *prefix)
 {
@@ -366,3 +367,10 @@ int strbuf_branchname(struct strbuf *sb, const char *name)
 	strbuf_add(sb, name, len);
 	return len;
 }
+
+int strbuf_check_branch_ref(struct strbuf *sb, const char *name)
+{
+	strbuf_branchname(sb, name);
+	strbuf_splice(sb, 0, 0, "refs/heads/", 11);
+	return check_ref_format(sb->buf);
+}