1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/abspath.c b/abspath.c
index 39e06b5848..d032f5dce5 100644
--- a/abspath.c
+++ b/abspath.c
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-#include "cache.h"
+#include "git-compat-util.h"
+#include "abspath.h"
+#include "strbuf.h"
 
 /*
  * Do not use this for inspecting *tracked* content.  When path is a
@@ -280,3 +282,10 @@ char *prefix_filename(const char *pfx, const char *arg)
 #endif
 	return strbuf_detach(&path, NULL);
 }
+
+char *prefix_filename_except_for_dash(const char *pfx, const char *arg)
+{
+	if (!strcmp(arg, "-"))
+		return xstrdup(arg);
+	return prefix_filename(pfx, arg);
+}