Sync with 2.42.2

* maint-2.42: (39 commits)
  Git 2.42.2
  Git 2.41.1
  Git 2.40.2
  Git 2.39.4
  fsck: warn about symlink pointing inside a gitdir
  core.hooksPath: add some protection while cloning
  init.templateDir: consider this config setting protected
  clone: prevent hooks from running during a clone
  Add a helper function to compare file contents
  init: refactor the template directory discovery into its own function
  find_hook(): refactor the `STRIP_EXTENSION` logic
  clone: when symbolic links collide with directories, keep the latter
  entry: report more colliding paths
  t5510: verify that D/F confusion cannot lead to an RCE
  submodule: require the submodule path to contain directories only
  clone_submodule: avoid using `access()` on directories
  submodules: submodule paths must not contain symlinks
  clone: prevent clashing git dirs when cloning submodule in parallel
  t7423: add tests for symlinked submodule directories
  has_dir_name(): do not get confused by characters < '/'
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diff --git a/copy.h b/copy.h
index 2af77cba86..057259a3a7 100644
--- a/copy.h
+++ b/copy.h
@@ -7,4 +7,18 @@ int copy_fd(int ifd, int ofd);
 int copy_file(const char *dst, const char *src, int mode);
 int copy_file_with_time(const char *dst, const char *src, int mode);
 
+/*
+ * Compare the file mode and contents of two given files.
+ *
+ * If both files are actually symbolic links, the function returns 1 if the link
+ * targets are identical or 0 if they are not.
+ *
+ * If any of the two files cannot be accessed or in case of read failures, this
+ * function returns 0.
+ *
+ * If the file modes and contents are identical, the function returns 1,
+ * otherwise it returns 0.
+ */
+int do_files_match(const char *path1, const char *path2);
+
 #endif /* COPY_H */