if (strbuf_read(&buf, fd, 4096) < 0)
                ret = -1;
-       else if (flags & HASH_WRITE_OBJECT)
-               ret = write_sha1_file(buf.buf, buf.len, type, sha1);
        else
-               ret = hash_sha1_file(buf.buf, buf.len, type, sha1);
+               ret = hash_sha1_file_literally(buf.buf, buf.len, type, sha1, flags);
        strbuf_release(&buf);
        return ret;
 }
 {
        static const char * const hash_object_usage[] = {
                N_("git hash-object [-t <type>] [-w] [--path=<file> | --no-filters] [--stdin] [--] <file>..."),
-               N_("git hash-object  --stdin-paths < <list-of-paths>"),
+               N_("git hash-object  --stdin-paths"),
                NULL
        };
        const char *type = blob_type;