1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index ae532540cf..54ec98d153 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -1433,3 +1433,11 @@ int update_ref(const char *action, const char *refname,
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
+
+struct ref *find_ref_by_name(struct ref *list, const char *name)
+{
+	for ( ; list; list = list->next)
+		if (!strcmp(list->name, name))
+			return list;
+	return NULL;
+}