1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/parse-options-cb.c b/parse-options-cb.c
index be8c413cfe..de75411086 100644
--- a/parse-options-cb.c
+++ b/parse-options-cb.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "commit.h"
 #include "color.h"
 #include "string-list.h"
+#include "sha1-array.h"
 
 /*----- some often used options -----*/
 
@@ -92,6 +93,22 @@ int parse_opt_with_commit(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int parse_opt_object_name(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
+{
+	unsigned char sha1[20];
+
+	if (unset) {
+		sha1_array_clear(opt->value);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	if (!arg)
+		return -1;
+	if (get_sha1(arg, sha1))
+		return error(_("malformed object name '%s'"), arg);
+	sha1_array_append(opt->value, sha1);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int parse_opt_tertiary(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
 {
 	int *target = opt->value;