static void handle_command(const char *command, const char *arg, struct line_buffer *buf)
 {
-       switch (*command) {
-       case 'b':
-               if (starts_with(command, "binary ")) {
-                       struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
-                       strbuf_addch(&sb, '>');
-                       buffer_read_binary(buf, &sb, strtouint32(arg));
-                       fwrite(sb.buf, 1, sb.len, stdout);
-                       strbuf_release(&sb);
-                       return;
-               }
-       case 'c':
-               if (starts_with(command, "copy ")) {
-                       buffer_copy_bytes(buf, strtouint32(arg));
-                       return;
-               }
-       case 's':
-               if (starts_with(command, "skip ")) {
-                       buffer_skip_bytes(buf, strtouint32(arg));
-                       return;
-               }
-       default:
+       if (starts_with(command, "binary ")) {
+               struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
+               strbuf_addch(&sb, '>');
+               buffer_read_binary(buf, &sb, strtouint32(arg));
+               fwrite(sb.buf, 1, sb.len, stdout);
+               strbuf_release(&sb);
+       } else if (starts_with(command, "copy ")) {
+               buffer_copy_bytes(buf, strtouint32(arg));
+       } else if (starts_with(command, "skip ")) {
+               buffer_skip_bytes(buf, strtouint32(arg));
+       } else {
                die("unrecognized command: %s", command);
        }
 }