*/
extern void add_extra_ref(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1, int flags);
extern void clear_extra_refs(void);
-extern int ref_exists(char *);
+extern int ref_exists(const char *);
extern int peel_ref(const char *, unsigned char *);
*/
extern int for_each_reflog(each_ref_fn, void *);
-#define CHECK_REF_FORMAT_OK 0
-#define CHECK_REF_FORMAT_ERROR (-1)
-#define CHECK_REF_FORMAT_ONELEVEL (-2)
-#define CHECK_REF_FORMAT_WILDCARD (-3)
-extern int check_ref_format(const char *target);
+#define REFNAME_ALLOW_ONELEVEL 1
+#define REFNAME_REFSPEC_PATTERN 2
+#define REFNAME_DOT_COMPONENT 4
+
+/*
+ * Return 0 iff ref has the correct format for a refname according to
+ * the rules described in Documentation/git-check-ref-format.txt. If
+ * REFNAME_ALLOW_ONELEVEL is set in flags, then accept one-level
+ * reference names. If REFNAME_REFSPEC_PATTERN is set in flags, then
+ * allow a "*" wildcard character in place of one of the name
+ * components. No leading or repeated slashes are accepted. If
+ * REFNAME_DOT_COMPONENT is set in flags, then allow refname
+ * components to start with "." (but not a whole component equal to
+ * "." or "..").
+ */
+extern int check_refname_format(const char *ref, int flags);
extern const char *prettify_refname(const char *refname);
extern char *shorten_unambiguous_ref(const char *ref, int strict);