"--branches=",
                "--branches",
                "--header",
+               "--ignore-missing",
                "--max-age=",
                "--max-count=",
                "--min-age=",
                return 0;
        }
 
+       if (argc > 2 && !strcmp(argv[1], "--resolve-git-dir")) {
+               const char *gitdir = resolve_gitdir(argv[2]);
+               if (!gitdir)
+                       die("not a gitdir '%s'", argv[2]);
+               puts(gitdir);
+               return 0;
+       }
+
        if (argc > 1 && !strcmp("-h", argv[1]))
                usage(builtin_rev_parse_usage);