diff --git a/lib/path-utils.js b/lib/path-utils.js
index 3af9f6e..de1d6a5 100644
--- a/lib/path-utils.js
+++ b/lib/path-utils.js
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ export function posixifyPathNormalized(givenPath) {
   return posixifyPath(givenPath).replace(/[/\\]$/, "")
 }
 
+/**
+ * Parse and globy the `.gitingore` file that exists in a directry
+ * @param {string} gitIgnoreDirectory The given directory that has the `.gitignore` file
+ * @returns {Promise<Array<string>>} an array of glob patterns
+ */
+export async function globifyGitIgnoreFile(gitIgnoreDirectory) {
+  return globifyGitIgnore(await readFile(path.join(gitIgnoreDirectory, ".gitignore"), "utf-8"), gitIgnoreDirectory)
+}
+
 /**
  * Read `.gitingore` file from a directry
  * @param {string} gitIgnoreContent the content of the gitignore file