1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/submodule.c b/submodule.c
index c85ba50110..ee3198dc24 100644
--- a/submodule.c
+++ b/submodule.c
@@ -198,6 +198,21 @@ void gitmodules_config(void)
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * Determine if a submodule has been populated at a given 'path'
+ */
+int is_submodule_populated(const char *path)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	char *gitdir = xstrfmt("%s/.git", path);
+
+	if (resolve_gitdir(gitdir))
+		ret = 1;
+
+	free(gitdir);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int parse_submodule_update_strategy(const char *value,
 		struct submodule_update_strategy *dst)
 {