1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 415d883080..87429db0e4 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -488,6 +488,8 @@ extern void *read_blob_data_from_index(struct index_state *, const char *, unsig
 #define CE_MATCH_RACY_IS_DIRTY		02
 /* do stat comparison even if CE_SKIP_WORKTREE is true */
 #define CE_MATCH_IGNORE_SKIP_WORKTREE	04
+/* ignore non-existent files during stat update  */
+#define CE_MATCH_IGNORE_MISSING		0x08
 extern int ie_match_stat(const struct index_state *, const struct cache_entry *, struct stat *, unsigned int);
 extern int ie_modified(const struct index_state *, const struct cache_entry *, struct stat *, unsigned int);