1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 8c5fb1e1ba..16b34799bf 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -1785,6 +1785,20 @@ 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);
+
 void write_or_die(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count);
 void fsync_or_die(int fd, const char *);
 int fsync_component(enum fsync_component component, int fd);