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diff --git a/list-objects-filter-options.h b/list-objects-filter-options.h
index 425c38cae9..2eb6c98394 100644
--- a/list-objects-filter-options.h
+++ b/list-objects-filter-options.h
@@ -72,6 +72,26 @@ struct list_objects_filter_options {
 /* Normalized command line arguments */
 #define CL_ARG__FILTER "filter"
 
+/*
+ * Parse value of the argument to the "filter" keyword.
+ * On the command line this looks like:
+ *       --filter=<arg>
+ * and in the pack protocol as:
+ *       "filter" SP <arg>
+ *
+ * The filter keyword will be used by many commands.
+ * See Documentation/rev-list-options.txt for allowed values for <arg>.
+ *
+ * Capture the given arg as the "filter_spec".  This can be forwarded to
+ * subordinate commands when necessary (although it's better to pass it through
+ * expand_list_objects_filter_spec() first).  We also "intern" the arg for the
+ * convenience of the current command.
+ */
+int gently_parse_list_objects_filter(
+	struct list_objects_filter_options *filter_options,
+	const char *arg,
+	struct strbuf *errbuf);
+
 void list_objects_filter_die_if_populated(
 	struct list_objects_filter_options *filter_options);