1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/refs.h b/refs.h
index f7648b9bd3..4a18b083f5 100644
--- a/refs.h
+++ b/refs.h
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ extern int for_each_replace_ref(each_ref_fn, void *);
 extern int for_each_glob_ref(each_ref_fn, const char *pattern, void *);
 extern int for_each_glob_ref_in(each_ref_fn, const char *pattern, const char* prefix, void *);
 
+static inline const char *has_glob_specials(const char *pattern)
+{
+	return strpbrk(pattern, "?*[");
+}
+
 /* can be used to learn about broken ref and symref */
 extern int for_each_rawref(each_ref_fn, void *);