};
 
 static const char * const builtin_merge_usage[] = {
-       "git-merge [options] <remote>...",
-       "git-merge [options] <msg> HEAD <remote>",
+       "git merge [options] <remote>...",
+       "git merge [options] <msg> HEAD <remote>",
        NULL
 };
 
        struct object *remote_head;
        unsigned char branch_head[20], buf_sha[20];
        struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+       struct strbuf bname = STRBUF_INIT;
        const char *ptr;
        int len, early;
 
+       len = strlen(remote);
+       if (interpret_nth_last_branch(remote, &bname) == len)
+               remote = bname.buf;
+
        memset(branch_head, 0, sizeof(branch_head));
        remote_head = peel_to_type(remote, 0, NULL, OBJ_COMMIT);
        if (!remote_head)
        if (!hashcmp(remote_head->sha1, branch_head)) {
                strbuf_addf(msg, "%s\t\tbranch '%s' of .\n",
                        sha1_to_hex(branch_head), remote);
-               return;
+               goto cleanup;
        }
 
        /* See if remote matches <name>^^^.. or <name>~<number> */
                                    sha1_to_hex(remote_head->sha1),
                                    truname.buf + 11,
                                    (early ? " (early part)" : ""));
-                       return;
+                       strbuf_release(&truname);
+                       goto cleanup;
                }
        }
 
                        strbuf_remove(&line, ptr-line.buf+1, 13);
                strbuf_addbuf(msg, &line);
                strbuf_release(&line);
-               return;
+               goto cleanup;
        }
        strbuf_addf(msg, "%s\t\tcommit '%s'\n",
                sha1_to_hex(remote_head->sha1), remote);
+cleanup:
+       strbuf_release(&buf);
+       strbuf_release(&bname);
 }
 
 static int git_merge_config(const char *k, const char *v, void *cb)