LIB_OBJS += versioncmp.o
 LIB_OBJS += walker.o
 LIB_OBJS += wildmatch.o
+LIB_OBJS += worktree.o
 LIB_OBJS += wrapper.o
 LIB_OBJS += write_or_die.o
 LIB_OBJS += ws.o
 
 #include "refs.h"
 #include "remote.h"
 #include "commit.h"
+#include "worktree.h"
 
 struct tracking {
        struct refspec spec;
        unlink(git_path_squash_msg());
 }
 
-static char *find_linked_symref(const char *symref, const char *branch,
-                               const char *id)
-{
-       struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
-       struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
-       struct strbuf gitdir = STRBUF_INIT;
-       char *existing = NULL;
-
-       /*
-        * $GIT_COMMON_DIR/$symref (e.g. HEAD) is practically outside
-        * $GIT_DIR so resolve_ref_unsafe() won't work (it uses
-        * git_path). Parse the ref ourselves.
-        */
-       if (id)
-               strbuf_addf(&path, "%s/worktrees/%s/%s", get_git_common_dir(), id, symref);
-       else
-               strbuf_addf(&path, "%s/%s", get_git_common_dir(), symref);
-
-       if (!strbuf_readlink(&sb, path.buf, 0)) {
-               if (!starts_with(sb.buf, "refs/") ||
-                   check_refname_format(sb.buf, 0))
-                       goto done;
-       } else if (strbuf_read_file(&sb, path.buf, 0) >= 0 &&
-           starts_with(sb.buf, "ref:")) {
-               strbuf_remove(&sb, 0, strlen("ref:"));
-               strbuf_trim(&sb);
-       } else
-               goto done;
-       if (strcmp(sb.buf, branch))
-               goto done;
-       if (id) {
-               strbuf_reset(&path);
-               strbuf_addf(&path, "%s/worktrees/%s/gitdir", get_git_common_dir(), id);
-               if (strbuf_read_file(&gitdir, path.buf, 0) <= 0)
-                       goto done;
-               strbuf_rtrim(&gitdir);
-       } else
-               strbuf_addstr(&gitdir, get_git_common_dir());
-       strbuf_strip_suffix(&gitdir, ".git");
-
-       existing = strbuf_detach(&gitdir, NULL);
-done:
-       strbuf_release(&path);
-       strbuf_release(&sb);
-       strbuf_release(&gitdir);
-
-       return existing;
-}
-
-char *find_shared_symref(const char *symref, const char *target)
-{
-       struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
-       DIR *dir;
-       struct dirent *d;
-       char *existing;
-
-       if ((existing = find_linked_symref(symref, target, NULL)))
-               return existing;
-
-       strbuf_addf(&path, "%s/worktrees", get_git_common_dir());
-       dir = opendir(path.buf);
-       strbuf_release(&path);
-       if (!dir)
-               return NULL;
-
-       while ((d = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
-               if (!strcmp(d->d_name, ".") || !strcmp(d->d_name, ".."))
-                       continue;
-               existing = find_linked_symref(symref, target, d->d_name);
-               if (existing)
-                       goto done;
-       }
-done:
-       closedir(dir);
-
-       return existing;
-}
-
 void die_if_checked_out(const char *branch)
 {
        char *existing;
 
  */
 extern void die_if_checked_out(const char *branch);
 
-/*
- * Check if a per-worktree symref points to a ref in the main worktree
- * or any linked worktree, and return the path to the exising worktree
- * if it is.  Returns NULL if there is no existing ref.  The caller is
- * responsible for freeing the returned path.
- */
-extern char *find_shared_symref(const char *symref, const char *target);
-
 #endif
 
 #include "string-list.h"
 #include "notes-merge.h"
 #include "notes-utils.h"
-#include "branch.h"
+#include "worktree.h"
 
 static const char * const git_notes_usage[] = {
        N_("git notes [--ref <notes-ref>] [list [<object>]]"),
 
--- /dev/null
+#include "cache.h"
+#include "refs.h"
+#include "strbuf.h"
+#include "worktree.h"
+
+static char *find_linked_symref(const char *symref, const char *branch,
+                               const char *id)
+{
+       struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
+       struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
+       struct strbuf gitdir = STRBUF_INIT;
+       char *existing = NULL;
+
+       /*
+        * $GIT_COMMON_DIR/$symref (e.g. HEAD) is practically outside
+        * $GIT_DIR so resolve_ref_unsafe() won't work (it uses
+        * git_path). Parse the ref ourselves.
+        */
+       if (id)
+               strbuf_addf(&path, "%s/worktrees/%s/%s", get_git_common_dir(), id, symref);
+       else
+               strbuf_addf(&path, "%s/%s", get_git_common_dir(), symref);
+
+       if (!strbuf_readlink(&sb, path.buf, 0)) {
+               if (!starts_with(sb.buf, "refs/") ||
+                   check_refname_format(sb.buf, 0))
+                       goto done;
+       } else if (strbuf_read_file(&sb, path.buf, 0) >= 0 &&
+           starts_with(sb.buf, "ref:")) {
+               strbuf_remove(&sb, 0, strlen("ref:"));
+               strbuf_trim(&sb);
+       } else
+               goto done;
+       if (strcmp(sb.buf, branch))
+               goto done;
+       if (id) {
+               strbuf_reset(&path);
+               strbuf_addf(&path, "%s/worktrees/%s/gitdir", get_git_common_dir(), id);
+               if (strbuf_read_file(&gitdir, path.buf, 0) <= 0)
+                       goto done;
+               strbuf_rtrim(&gitdir);
+       } else
+               strbuf_addstr(&gitdir, get_git_common_dir());
+       strbuf_strip_suffix(&gitdir, ".git");
+
+       existing = strbuf_detach(&gitdir, NULL);
+done:
+       strbuf_release(&path);
+       strbuf_release(&sb);
+       strbuf_release(&gitdir);
+
+       return existing;
+}
+
+char *find_shared_symref(const char *symref, const char *target)
+{
+       struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
+       DIR *dir;
+       struct dirent *d;
+       char *existing;
+
+       if ((existing = find_linked_symref(symref, target, NULL)))
+               return existing;
+
+       strbuf_addf(&path, "%s/worktrees", get_git_common_dir());
+       dir = opendir(path.buf);
+       strbuf_release(&path);
+       if (!dir)
+               return NULL;
+
+       while ((d = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
+               if (!strcmp(d->d_name, ".") || !strcmp(d->d_name, ".."))
+                       continue;
+               existing = find_linked_symref(symref, target, d->d_name);
+               if (existing)
+                       goto done;
+       }
+done:
+       closedir(dir);
+
+       return existing;
+}
 
--- /dev/null
+#ifndef WORKTREE_H
+#define WORKTREE_H
+
+/*
+ * Check if a per-worktree symref points to a ref in the main worktree
+ * or any linked worktree, and return the path to the exising worktree
+ * if it is.  Returns NULL if there is no existing ref.  The caller is
+ * responsible for freeing the returned path.
+ */
+extern char *find_shared_symref(const char *symref, const char *target);
+
+#endif