+static int add_existing(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1, int flag, void *cbdata)
+{
+ struct path_list *list = (struct path_list *)cbdata;
+ path_list_insert(refname, list);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * read "^(?:<anything>\s)?<refname>(?:\^\{\})?$" from the standard input,
+ * and
+ * (1) strip "^{}" at the end of line if any;
+ * (2) ignore if match is provided and does not head-match refname;
+ * (3) warn if refname is not a well-formed refname and skip;
+ * (4) ignore if refname is a ref that exists in the local repository;
+ * (5) otherwise output the line.
+ */
+static int exclude_existing(const char *match)
+{
+ static struct path_list existing_refs = { NULL, 0, 0, 0 };
+ char buf[1024];
+ int matchlen = match ? strlen(match) : 0;
+
+ for_each_ref(add_existing, &existing_refs);
+ while (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), stdin)) {
+ int len = strlen(buf);
+ char *ref;
+ if (len > 0 && buf[len - 1] == '\n')
+ buf[--len] = '\0';
+ if (!strcmp(buf + len - 3, "^{}")) {
+ len -= 3;
+ buf[len] = '\0';
+ }
+ for (ref = buf + len; buf < ref; ref--)
+ if (isspace(ref[-1]))
+ break;
+ if (match) {
+ int reflen = buf + len - ref;
+ if (reflen < matchlen)
+ continue;
+ if (strncmp(ref, match, matchlen))
+ continue;
+ }
+ if (check_ref_format(ref)) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "warning: ref '%s' ignored\n", ref);
+ continue;
+ }
+ if (!path_list_has_path(&existing_refs, ref)) {
+ printf("%s\n", buf);
+ }
+ }
+ return 0;
+}
+