2 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/path.c b/src/path.c
index cb11acee3..72cb289e0 100644
--- a/src/path.c
+++ b/src/path.c
@@ -526,6 +526,17 @@ bool git_path_isfile(const char *path)
 	return S_ISREG(st.st_mode) != 0;
 }
 
+bool git_path_islink(const char *path)
+{
+	struct stat st;
+
+	assert(path);
+	if (p_lstat(path, &st) < 0)
+		return false;
+
+	return S_ISLNK(st.st_mode) != 0;
+}
+
 #ifdef GIT_WIN32
 
 bool git_path_is_empty_dir(const char *path)
diff --git a/src/path.h b/src/path.h
index 971603ea7..c76e90343 100644
--- a/src/path.h
+++ b/src/path.h
@@ -169,6 +169,12 @@ extern bool git_path_isdir(const char *path);
 extern bool git_path_isfile(const char *path);
 
 /**
+ * Check if the given path points to a symbolic link.
+ * @return true or false
+ */
+extern bool git_path_islink(const char *path);
+
+/**
  * Check if the given path is a directory, and is empty.
  */
 extern bool git_path_is_empty_dir(const char *path);