1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index a374972b62..86eb77b82a 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -577,6 +577,16 @@ int match_pathspec(struct index_state *istate,
 					 prefix, seen, flags);
 }
 
+int match_leading_pathspec(struct index_state *istate,
+			   const struct pathspec *ps,
+			   const char *name, int namelen,
+			   int prefix, char *seen, int is_dir)
+{
+	unsigned flags = is_dir ? DO_MATCH_DIRECTORY | DO_MATCH_LEADING_PATHSPEC : 0;
+	return match_pathspec_with_flags(istate, ps, name, namelen,
+					 prefix, seen, flags);
+}
+
 /**
  * Check if a submodule is a superset of the pathspec
  */