extern int check_ref_format(const char *target);
extern const char *prettify_ref(const struct ref *ref);
-extern char *shorten_unambiguous_ref(const char *ref);
+extern char *shorten_unambiguous_ref(const char *ref, int strict);
/** rename ref, return 0 on success **/
extern int rename_ref(const char *oldref, const char *newref, const char *logmsg);