1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils/git.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils/git.rb
index dfe47f890..1b4d24894 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils/git.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils/git.rb
@@ -40,4 +40,9 @@ module Utils
     @git_path = nil
     @git_version = nil
   end
+
+  def self.git_remote_exists(url)
+    return true unless git_available?
+    quiet_system "git", "ls-remote", url
+  end
 end