entry: factor out unlink_entry function

diff --git a/entry.c b/entry.c
index 0a3c451f5f0f08deabe20b4ca1858825f2b29f3f..b9eef57117169487157e9e14e6b96b7defee113e 100644 (file)
--- a/entry.c
+++ b/entry.c
@@ -508,3 +508,18 @@ int checkout_entry(struct cache_entry *ce,
        create_directories(path.buf, path.len, state);
        return write_entry(ce, path.buf, state, 0);
 }
+
+void unlink_entry(const struct cache_entry *ce)
+{
+       const struct submodule *sub = submodule_from_ce(ce);
+       if (sub) {
+               /* state.force is set at the caller. */
+               submodule_move_head(ce->name, "HEAD", NULL,
+                                   SUBMODULE_MOVE_HEAD_FORCE);
+       }
+       if (!check_leading_path(ce->name, ce_namelen(ce)))
+               return;
+       if (remove_or_warn(ce->ce_mode, ce->name))
+               return;
+       schedule_dir_for_removal(ce->name, ce_namelen(ce));
+}