ignore-joins  ignore prior --rejoin commits
 onto=         try connecting new tree to an existing one
 rejoin        merge the new branch back into HEAD
- options for 'add', 'merge', 'pull' and 'push'
+ options for 'add', 'merge', and 'pull'
 squash        merge subtree changes as a single commit
 "
 eval "$(echo "$OPTS_SPEC" | git rev-parse --parseopt -- "$@" || echo exit $?)"
 debug()
 {
        if [ -n "$debug" ]; then
-               echo "$@" >&2
+               printf "%s\n" "$*" >&2
        fi
 }
 
 say()
 {
        if [ -z "$quiet" ]; then
-               echo "$@" >&2
+               printf "%s\n" "$*" >&2
+       fi
+}
+
+progress()
+{
+       if [ -z "$quiet" ]; then
+               printf "%s\r" "$*" >&2
        fi
 }
 
                commit=$(add_squashed_msg "$rev" "$dir" |
                         git commit-tree $tree $headp -p "$rev") || exit $?
        else
+               revp=$(peel_committish "$rev") &&
                commit=$(add_msg "$dir" "$headrev" "$rev" |
-                        git commit-tree $tree $headp -p "$rev") || exit $?
+                        git commit-tree $tree $headp -p "$revp") || exit $?
        fi
        git reset "$commit" || exit $?
        
        eval "$grl" |
        while read rev parents; do
                revcount=$(($revcount + 1))
-               say -n "$revcount/$revmax ($createcount)\r"
+               progress "$revcount/$revmax ($createcount)"
                debug "Processing commit: $rev"
                exists=$(cache_get $rev)
                if [ -n "$exists" ]; then