extern int add_excludes_from_file_to_list(const char *fname, const char *base, int baselen,
struct exclude_list *el, struct index_state *istate);
extern void add_excludes_from_file(struct dir_struct *, const char *fname);
+extern int add_excludes_from_blob_to_list(struct object_id *oid,
+ const char *base, int baselen,
+ struct exclude_list *el);
extern void parse_exclude_pattern(const char **string, int *patternlen, unsigned *flags, int *nowildcardlen);
extern void add_exclude(const char *string, const char *base,
int baselen, struct exclude_list *el, int srcpos);
void write_untracked_extension(struct strbuf *out, struct untracked_cache *untracked);
void add_untracked_cache(struct index_state *istate);
void remove_untracked_cache(struct index_state *istate);
-extern void connect_work_tree_and_git_dir(const char *work_tree, const char *git_dir);
+
+/*
+ * Connect a worktree to a git directory by creating (or overwriting) a
+ * '.git' file containing the location of the git directory. In the git
+ * directory set the core.worktree setting to indicate where the worktree is.
+ * When `recurse_into_nested` is set, recurse into any nested submodules,
+ * connecting them as well.
+ */
+extern void connect_work_tree_and_git_dir(const char *work_tree,
+ const char *git_dir,
+ int recurse_into_nested);
extern void relocate_gitdir(const char *path,
const char *old_git_dir,
const char *new_git_dir);