1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
index 6f57830b64..b1ff7a208f 100644
--- a/remote.c
+++ b/remote.c
@@ -1302,6 +1302,14 @@ static void add_missing_tags(struct ref *src, struct ref **dst, struct ref ***ds
 	free(sent_tips.tip);
 }
 
+struct ref *find_ref_by_name(const struct ref *list, const char *name)
+{
+	for ( ; list; list = list->next)
+		if (!strcmp(list->name, name))
+			return (struct ref *)list;
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 /*
  * Given the set of refs the local repository has, the set of refs the
  * remote repository has, and the refspec used for push, determine