1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/rule.c b/src/rule.c
index 45289cc0..65ff0fbb 100644
--- a/src/rule.c
+++ b/src/rule.c
@@ -1215,6 +1215,7 @@ struct table *table_lookup_fuzzy(const struct handle *h,
 static const char *table_flags_name[TABLE_FLAGS_MAX] = {
 	"dormant",
 	"owner",
+	"persist",
 };
 
 const char *table_flag_name(uint32_t flag)
@@ -1225,6 +1226,17 @@ const char *table_flag_name(uint32_t flag)
 	return table_flags_name[flag];
 }
 
+unsigned int parse_table_flag(const char *name)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < TABLE_FLAGS_MAX; i++) {
+		if (!strcmp(name, table_flags_name[i]))
+			return 1 << i;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void table_print_flags(const struct table *table, const char **delim,
 			      struct output_ctx *octx)
 {