1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index efd31d8..18fe844 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -178,6 +178,18 @@ static inline unsigned int ce_mode_from_stat(struct cache_entry *ce, unsigned in
 	}
 	return create_ce_mode(mode);
 }
+static inline int ce_to_dtype(const struct cache_entry *ce)
+{
+	unsigned ce_mode = ntohl(ce->ce_mode);
+	if (S_ISREG(ce_mode))
+		return DT_REG;
+	else if (S_ISDIR(ce_mode) || S_ISGITLINK(ce_mode))
+		return DT_DIR;
+	else if (S_ISLNK(ce_mode))
+		return DT_LNK;
+	else
+		return DT_UNKNOWN;
+}
 #define canon_mode(mode) \
 	(S_ISREG(mode) ? (S_IFREG | ce_permissions(mode)) : \
 	S_ISLNK(mode) ? S_IFLNK : S_ISDIR(mode) ? S_IFDIR : S_IFGITLINK)