From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 07:59:58 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: Merge branch 'rs/grep-p'
X-Git-Tag: v1.6.4-rc0~4
X-Git-Url: https://git.lorimer.id.au/gitweb.git/diff_plain/128a9d86da3c156c7d1bf25692eeb68a522af935?hp=ed24e401e0e6ab860475b8575e28a2c6ea99cc69

Merge branch 'rs/grep-p'

* rs/grep-p:
grep: simplify -p output
grep -p: support user defined regular expressions
grep: add option -p/--show-function
grep: handle pre context lines on demand
grep: print context hunk marks between files
grep: move context hunk mark handling into show_line()
userdiff: add xdiff_clear_find_func()
---

diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 2fecbe32a6..bf97e1dee2 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -456,7 +456,9 @@ If the alias expansion is prefixed with an exclamation point,
 it will be treated as a shell command.  For example, defining
 "alias.new = !gitk --all --not ORIG_HEAD", the invocation
 "git new" is equivalent to running the shell command
-"gitk --all --not ORIG_HEAD".
+"gitk --all --not ORIG_HEAD".  Note that shell commands will be
+executed from the top-level directory of a repository, which may
+not necessarily be the current directory.
 
 apply.whitespace::
 	Tells 'git-apply' how to handle whitespaces, in the same way
diff --git a/Documentation/git-am.txt b/Documentation/git-am.txt
index 6d92cbee64..32e689b2bf 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-am.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-am.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 	 [--3way] [--interactive] [--committer-date-is-author-date]
 	 [--ignore-date]
 	 [--whitespace=<option>] [-C<n>] [-p<n>] [--directory=<dir>]
-	 [--reject]
+	 [--reject] [-q | --quiet]
 	 [<mbox> | <Maildir>...]
 'git am' (--skip | --resolved | --abort)
 
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ OPTIONS
 --keep::
 	Pass `-k` flag to 'git-mailinfo' (see linkgit:git-mailinfo[1]).
 
+-q::
+--quiet::
+	Be quiet. Only print error messages.
+
 -u::
 --utf8::
 	Pass `-u` flag to 'git-mailinfo' (see linkgit:git-mailinfo[1]).
diff --git a/Documentation/git-bisect.txt b/Documentation/git-bisect.txt
index ffc02c737c..63e7a42cb3 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-bisect.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-bisect.txt
@@ -164,9 +164,8 @@ to do it for you by issuing the command:
 $ git bisect skip                 # Current version cannot be tested
 ------------
 
-But computing the commit to test may be slower afterwards and git may
-eventually not be able to tell the first bad commit among a bad commit
-and one or more skipped commits.
+But git may eventually be unable to tell the first bad commit among
+a bad commit and one or more skipped commits.
 
 You can even skip a range of commits, instead of just one commit,
 using the "'<commit1>'..'<commit2>'" notation. For example:
diff --git a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
index 26f3b7b2b0..db1b71d248 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
@@ -236,6 +236,10 @@ OPTIONS
 	is used instead ('git-merge-recursive' when merging a single
 	head, 'git-merge-octopus' otherwise).  This implies --merge.
 
+-q::
+--quiet::
+	Be quiet. Implies --no-stat.
+
 -v::
 --verbose::
 	Be verbose. Implies --stat.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
index 4bbdd056da..82045a2522 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ OPTIONS
 	Only meaningful in `--parseopt` mode. Tells the option parser to echo
 	out the first `--` met instead of skipping it.
 
+--stop-at-non-option::
+	Only meaningful in `--parseopt` mode.  Lets the option parser stop at
+	the first non-option argument.  This can be used to parse sub-commands
+	that take options themself.
+
 --sq-quote::
 	Use 'git-rev-parse' in shell quoting mode (see SQ-QUOTE
 	section below). In contrast to the `--sq` option below, this
diff --git a/Documentation/git-show-ref.txt b/Documentation/git-show-ref.txt
index 98e294aa86..f4429bdc68 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-show-ref.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-show-ref.txt
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
 'git show-ref' [-q|--quiet] [--verify] [-h|--head] [-d|--dereference]
-	     [-s|--hash] [--abbrev] [--tags] [--heads] [--] <pattern>...
-'git show-ref' --exclude-existing[=pattern]
+	     [-s|--hash[=<n>]] [--abbrev[=<n>]] [--tags]
+	     [--heads] [--] <pattern>...
+'git show-ref' --exclude-existing[=<pattern>] < ref-list
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ OPTIONS
 	appended.
 
 -s::
---hash::
+--hash[=<n>]::
 
 	Only show the SHA1 hash, not the reference name. When combined with
 	--dereference the dereferenced tag will still be shown after the SHA1.
@@ -59,11 +60,10 @@ OPTIONS
 	Aside from returning an error code of 1, it will also print an error
 	message if '--quiet' was not specified.
 
---abbrev::
---abbrev=len::
+--abbrev[=<n>]::
 
 	Abbreviate the object name.  When using `--hash`, you do
-	not have to say `--hash --abbrev`; `--hash=len` would do.
+	not have to say `--hash --abbrev`; `--hash=n` would do.
 
 -q::
 --quiet::
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ OPTIONS
 	Do not print any results to stdout. When combined with '--verify' this
 	can be used to silently check if a reference exists.
 
---exclude-existing::
---exclude-existing=pattern::
+--exclude-existing[=<pattern>]::
 
 	Make 'git-show-ref' act as a filter that reads refs from stdin of the
 	form "^(?:<anything>\s)?<refname>(?:\^\{\})?$" and performs the
diff --git a/Documentation/git-stash.txt b/Documentation/git-stash.txt
index a42d4c85bd..1c64a02fe5 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-stash.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-stash.txt
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
 'git stash' list [<options>]
-'git stash' ( show | drop ) [<stash>]
-'git stash' ( pop | apply ) [--index] [<stash>]
+'git stash' show [<stash>]
+'git stash' drop [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]
+'git stash' ( pop | apply ) [--index] [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]
 'git stash' branch <branchname> [<stash>]
-'git stash' [save [--keep-index] [<message>]]
+'git stash' [save [--keep-index] [-q|--quiet] [<message>]]
 'git stash' clear
 'git stash' create
 
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ is also possible).
 OPTIONS
 -------
 
-save [--keep-index] [<message>]::
+save [--keep-index] [-q|--quiet] [<message>]::
 
 	Save your local modifications to a new 'stash', and run `git reset
 	--hard` to revert them.  This is the default action when no
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ show [<stash>]::
 	it will accept any format known to 'git-diff' (e.g., `git stash show
 	-p stash@\{1}` to view the second most recent stash in patch form).
 
-pop [<stash>]::
+pop [--index] [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]::
 
 	Remove a single stashed state from the stash list and apply it
 	on top of the current working tree state, i.e., do the inverse
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ longer apply the changes as they were originally).
 +
 When no `<stash>` is given, `stash@\{0}` is assumed.
 
-apply [--index] [<stash>]::
+apply [--index] [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]::
 
 	Like `pop`, but do not remove the state from the stash list.
 
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ clear::
 	Remove all the stashed states. Note that those states will then
 	be subject to pruning, and may be difficult or impossible to recover.
 
-drop [<stash>]::
+drop [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]::
 
 	Remove a single stashed state from the stash list. When no `<stash>`
 	is given, it removes the latest one. i.e. `stash@\{0}`
diff --git a/Documentation/git-svn.txt b/Documentation/git-svn.txt
index 7e9b9a0423..10af599b44 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-svn.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-svn.txt
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ SYNOPSIS
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
-'git-svn' is a simple conduit for changesets between Subversion and git.
+'git svn' is a simple conduit for changesets between Subversion and git.
 It provides a bidirectional flow of changes between a Subversion and a git
 repository.
 
-'git-svn' can track a standard Subversion repository,
+'git svn' can track a standard Subversion repository,
 following the common "trunk/branches/tags" layout, with the --stdlayout option.
 It can also follow branches and tags in any layout with the -T/-t/-b options
 (see options to 'init' below, and also the 'clone' command).
@@ -26,11 +26,10 @@ Subversion updated from git by the 'dcommit' command.
 
 COMMANDS
 --------
---
 
 'init'::
 	Initializes an empty git repository with additional
-	metadata directories for 'git-svn'.  The Subversion URL
+	metadata directories for 'git svn'.  The Subversion URL
 	may be specified as a command-line argument, or as full
 	URL arguments to -T/-t/-b.  Optionally, the target
 	directory to operate on can be specified as a second
@@ -63,16 +62,6 @@ COMMANDS
 	Set the 'useSvnsyncProps' option in the [svn-remote] config.
 --rewrite-root=<URL>;;
 	Set the 'rewriteRoot' option in the [svn-remote] config.
---use-log-author;;
-	When retrieving svn commits into git (as part of fetch, rebase, or
-	dcommit operations), look for the first From: or Signed-off-by: line
-	in the log message and use that as the author string.
---add-author-from;;
-	When committing to svn from git (as part of commit or dcommit
-	operations), if the existing log message doesn't already have a
-	From: or Signed-off-by: line, append a From: line based on the
-	git commit's author string.  If you use this, then --use-log-author
-	will retrieve a valid author string for all commits.
 --username=<USER>;;
 	For transports that SVN handles authentication for (http,
 	https, and plain svn), specify the username.  For other
@@ -100,12 +89,12 @@ COMMANDS
 
 --localtime;;
 	Store Git commit times in the local timezone instead of UTC.  This
-	makes 'git-log' (even without --date=local) show the same times
+	makes 'git log' (even without --date=local) show the same times
 	that `svn log` would in the local timezone.
 
 --parent;;
 	Fetch only from the SVN parent of the current HEAD.
-
++
 This doesn't interfere with interoperating with the Subversion
 repository you cloned from, but if you wish for your local Git
 repository to be able to interoperate with someone else's local Git
@@ -118,20 +107,39 @@ the same local timezone.
 	The '--ignore-paths' option should match for every 'fetch'
 	(including automatic fetches due to 'clone', 'dcommit',
 	'rebase', etc) on a given repository.
-
++
+[verse]
 config key: svn-remote.<name>.ignore-paths
-
-	If the ignore-paths config key is set and the command
-	line option is also given, both regular expressions
-	will be used.
-
++
+If the ignore-paths config key is set and the command line option is
+also given, both regular expressions will be used.
++
 Examples:
++
+--
+Skip "doc*" directory for every fetch;;
++
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+--ignore-paths="^doc"
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-	--ignore-paths="^doc" - skip "doc*" directory for every
-	    fetch.
+Skip "branches" and "tags" of first level directories;;
++
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+--ignore-paths="^[^/]+/(?:branches|tags)"
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+--
 
-	--ignore-paths="^[^/]+/(?:branches|tags)" - skip
-	    "branches" and "tags" of first level directories.
+--use-log-author;;
+	When retrieving svn commits into git (as part of fetch, rebase, or
+	dcommit operations), look for the first From: or Signed-off-by: line
+	in the log message and use that as the author string.
+--add-author-from;;
+	When committing to svn from git (as part of commit or dcommit
+	operations), if the existing log message doesn't already have a
+	From: or Signed-off-by: line, append a From: line based on the
+	git commit's author string.  If you use this, then --use-log-author
+	will retrieve a valid author string for all commits.
 
 'clone'::
 	Runs 'init' and 'fetch'.  It will automatically create a
@@ -139,29 +147,29 @@ Examples:
 	or if a second argument is passed; it will create a directory
 	and work within that.  It accepts all arguments that the
 	'init' and 'fetch' commands accept; with the exception of
-	'--fetch-all'.   After a repository is cloned, the 'fetch'
-	command will be able to update revisions without affecting
-	the working tree; and the 'rebase' command will be able
-	to update the working tree with the latest changes.
+	'--fetch-all' and '--parent'.  After a repository is cloned,
+	the 'fetch' command will be able to update revisions without
+	affecting the working tree; and the 'rebase' command will be
+	able to update the working tree with the latest changes.
 
 'rebase'::
 	This fetches revisions from the SVN parent of the current HEAD
 	and rebases the current (uncommitted to SVN) work against it.
-
-This works similarly to `svn update` or 'git-pull' except that
-it preserves linear history with 'git-rebase' instead of
-'git-merge' for ease of dcommitting with 'git-svn'.
-
-This accepts all options that 'git-svn fetch' and 'git-rebase'
++
+This works similarly to `svn update` or 'git pull' except that
+it preserves linear history with 'git rebase' instead of
+'git merge' for ease of dcommitting with 'git svn'.
++
+This accepts all options that 'git svn fetch' and 'git rebase'
 accept.  However, '--fetch-all' only fetches from the current
 [svn-remote], and not all [svn-remote] definitions.
-
-Like 'git-rebase'; this requires that the working tree be clean
++
+Like 'git rebase'; this requires that the working tree be clean
 and have no uncommitted changes.
 
 -l;;
 --local;;
-	Do not fetch remotely; only run 'git-rebase' against the
+	Do not fetch remotely; only run 'git rebase' against the
 	last fetched commit from the upstream SVN.
 
 'dcommit'::
@@ -169,11 +177,11 @@ and have no uncommitted changes.
 	repository, and then rebase or reset (depending on whether or
 	not there is a diff between SVN and head).  This will create
 	a revision in SVN for each commit in git.
-	It is recommended that you run 'git-svn' fetch and rebase (not
+	It is recommended that you run 'git svn' fetch and rebase (not
 	pull or merge) your commits against the latest changes in the
 	SVN repository.
 	An optional revision or branch argument may be specified, and
-	causes 'git-svn' to do all work on that revision/branch
+	causes 'git svn' to do all work on that revision/branch
 	instead of HEAD.
 	This is advantageous over 'set-tree' (below) because it produces
 	cleaner, more linear history.
@@ -182,18 +190,17 @@ and have no uncommitted changes.
 	After committing, do not rebase or reset.
 --commit-url <URL>;;
 	Commit to this SVN URL (the full path).  This is intended to
-	allow existing git-svn repositories created with one transport
+	allow existing 'git svn' repositories created with one transport
 	method (e.g. `svn://` or `http://` for anonymous read) to be
 	reused if a user is later given access to an alternate transport
 	method (e.g. `svn+ssh://` or `https://`) for commit.
-
++
+[verse]
 config key: svn-remote.<name>.commiturl
-
 config key: svn.commiturl (overwrites all svn-remote.<name>.commiturl options)
-
-	Using this option for any other purpose (don't ask)
-	is very strongly discouraged.
---
++
+Using this option for any other purpose (don't ask) is very strongly
+discouraged.
 
 'branch'::
 	Create a branch in the SVN repository.
@@ -232,10 +239,12 @@ where <name> is the name of the SVN repository as specified by the -R option to
 The following features from `svn log' are supported:
 +
 --
--r/--revision=<n>[:<n>];;
+-r <n>[:<n>];;
+--revision=<n>[:<n>];;
 	is supported, non-numeric args are not:
 	HEAD, NEXT, BASE, PREV, etc ...
--v/--verbose;;
+-v;;
+--verbose;;
 	it's not completely compatible with the --verbose
 	output in svn log, but reasonably close.
 --limit=<n>;;
@@ -258,7 +267,7 @@ NOTE: SVN itself only stores times in UTC and nothing else. The regular svn
 client converts the UTC time to the local time (or based on the TZ=
 environment). This command has the same behaviour.
 +
-Any other arguments are passed directly to 'git-log'
+Any other arguments are passed directly to 'git log'
 
 'blame'::
        Show what revision and author last modified each line of a file. The
@@ -266,15 +275,14 @@ Any other arguments are passed directly to 'git-log'
        `svn blame' by default. Like the SVN blame command,
        local uncommitted changes in the working copy are ignored;
        the version of the file in the HEAD revision is annotated. Unknown
-       arguments are passed directly to 'git-blame'.
+       arguments are passed directly to 'git blame'.
 +
 --git-format;;
-	Produce output in the same format as 'git-blame', but with
+	Produce output in the same format as 'git blame', but with
 	SVN revision numbers instead of git commit hashes. In this mode,
 	changes that haven't been committed to SVN (including local
 	working-copy edits) are shown as revision 0.
 
---
 'find-rev'::
 	When given an SVN revision number of the form 'rN', returns the
 	corresponding git commit hash (this can optionally be followed by a
@@ -288,7 +296,7 @@ Any other arguments are passed directly to 'git-log'
 	absolutely no attempts to do patching when committing to SVN, it
 	simply overwrites files with those specified in the tree or
 	commit.  All merging is assumed to have taken place
-	independently of 'git-svn' functions.
+	independently of 'git svn' functions.
 
 'create-ignore'::
 	Recursively finds the svn:ignore property on directories and
@@ -303,12 +311,12 @@ Any other arguments are passed directly to 'git-log'
 
 'commit-diff'::
 	Commits the diff of two tree-ish arguments from the
-	command-line.  This command does not rely on being inside an `git-svn
+	command-line.  This command does not rely on being inside an `git svn
 	init`-ed repository.  This command takes three arguments, (a) the
 	original tree to diff against, (b) the new tree result, (c) the
 	URL of the target Subversion repository.  The final argument
-	(URL) may be omitted if you are working from a 'git-svn'-aware
-	repository (that has been `init`-ed with 'git-svn').
+	(URL) may be omitted if you are working from a 'git svn'-aware
+	repository (that has been `init`-ed with 'git svn').
 	The -r<revision> option is required for this.
 
 'info'::
@@ -340,163 +348,156 @@ Any other arguments are passed directly to 'git-log'
 	"checksum mismatch" (missed a modification).  If the problem
 	file cannot be ignored forever (with --ignore-paths) the only
 	way to repair the repo is to use 'reset'.
-
++
 Only the rev_map and refs/remotes/git-svn are changed.  Follow 'reset'
-with a 'fetch' and then 'git-reset' or 'git-rebase' to move local
+with a 'fetch' and then 'git reset' or 'git rebase' to move local
 branches onto the new tree.
 
--r/--revision=<n>;;
+-r <n>;;
+--revision=<n>;;
 	Specify the most recent revision to keep.  All later revisions
 	are discarded.
--p/--parent;;
+-p;;
+--parent;;
 	Discard the specified revision as well, keeping the nearest
 	parent instead.
 Example:;;
 Assume you have local changes in "master", but you need to refetch "r2".
-
++
 ------------
     r1---r2---r3 remotes/git-svn
                 \
                  A---B master
 ------------
-
++
 Fix the ignore-paths or SVN permissions problem that caused "r2" to
 be incomplete in the first place.  Then:
-
++
 [verse]
 git svn reset -r2 -p
 git svn fetch
-
++
 ------------
     r1---r2'--r3' remotes/git-svn
       \
        r2---r3---A---B master
 ------------
-
-Then fixup "master" with 'git-rebase'.
-Do NOT use 'git-merge' or your history will not be compatible with a
++
+Then fixup "master" with 'git rebase'.
+Do NOT use 'git merge' or your history will not be compatible with a
 future 'dcommit'!
-
++
 [verse]
 git rebase --onto remotes/git-svn A^ master
-
++
 ------------
     r1---r2'--r3' remotes/git-svn
                 \
                  A'--B' master
 ------------
 
-
---
-
 OPTIONS
 -------
---
 
 --shared[={false|true|umask|group|all|world|everybody}]::
 --template=<template_directory>::
 	Only used with the 'init' command.
-	These are passed directly to 'git-init'.
+	These are passed directly to 'git init'.
 
 -r <ARG>::
 --revision <ARG>::
-
-Used with the 'fetch' command.
-
+	   Used with the 'fetch' command.
++
 This allows revision ranges for partial/cauterized history
 to be supported.  $NUMBER, $NUMBER1:$NUMBER2 (numeric ranges),
 $NUMBER:HEAD, and BASE:$NUMBER are all supported.
-
++
 This can allow you to make partial mirrors when running fetch;
 but is generally not recommended because history will be skipped
 and lost.
 
 -::
 --stdin::
-
-Only used with the 'set-tree' command.
-
+	Only used with the 'set-tree' command.
++
 Read a list of commits from stdin and commit them in reverse
 order.  Only the leading sha1 is read from each line, so
-'git-rev-list --pretty=oneline' output can be used.
+'git rev-list --pretty=oneline' output can be used.
 
 --rmdir::
-
-Only used with the 'dcommit', 'set-tree' and 'commit-diff' commands.
-
+	Only used with the 'dcommit', 'set-tree' and 'commit-diff' commands.
++
 Remove directories from the SVN tree if there are no files left
 behind.  SVN can version empty directories, and they are not
 removed by default if there are no files left in them.  git
 cannot version empty directories.  Enabling this flag will make
 the commit to SVN act like git.
-
++
+[verse]
 config key: svn.rmdir
 
 -e::
 --edit::
-
-Only used with the 'dcommit', 'set-tree' and 'commit-diff' commands.
-
+	Only used with the 'dcommit', 'set-tree' and 'commit-diff' commands.
++
 Edit the commit message before committing to SVN.  This is off by
 default for objects that are commits, and forced on when committing
 tree objects.
-
++
+[verse]
 config key: svn.edit
 
 -l<num>::
 --find-copies-harder::
-
-Only used with the 'dcommit', 'set-tree' and 'commit-diff' commands.
-
-They are both passed directly to 'git-diff-tree'; see
+	Only used with the 'dcommit', 'set-tree' and 'commit-diff' commands.
++
+They are both passed directly to 'git diff-tree'; see
 linkgit:git-diff-tree[1] for more information.
-
++
 [verse]
 config key: svn.l
 config key: svn.findcopiesharder
 
 -A<filename>::
 --authors-file=<filename>::
-
-Syntax is compatible with the file used by 'git-cvsimport':
-
+	Syntax is compatible with the file used by 'git cvsimport':
++
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	loginname = Joe User <user@example.com>
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-If this option is specified and 'git-svn' encounters an SVN
-committer name that does not exist in the authors-file, 'git-svn'
++
+If this option is specified and 'git svn' encounters an SVN
+committer name that does not exist in the authors-file, 'git svn'
 will abort operation. The user will then have to add the
-appropriate entry.  Re-running the previous 'git-svn' command
+appropriate entry.  Re-running the previous 'git svn' command
 after the authors-file is modified should continue operation.
-
++
+[verse]
 config key: svn.authorsfile
 
 --authors-prog=<filename>::
-
-If this option is specified, for each SVN committer name that does not
-exist in the authors file, the given file is executed with the committer
-name as the first argument.  The program is expected to return a single
-line of the form "Name <email>", which will be treated as if included in
-the authors file.
+	If this option is specified, for each SVN committer name that
+	does not exist in the authors file, the given file is executed
+	with the committer name as the first argument.  The program is
+	expected to return a single line of the form "Name <email>",
+	which will be treated as if included in the authors file.
 
 -q::
 --quiet::
-	Make 'git-svn' less verbose. Specify a second time to make it
+	Make 'git svn' less verbose. Specify a second time to make it
 	even less verbose.
 
 --repack[=<n>]::
 --repack-flags=<flags>::
-
-These should help keep disk usage sane for large fetches
-with many revisions.
-
+	These should help keep disk usage sane for large fetches with
+	many revisions.
++
 --repack takes an optional argument for the number of revisions
 to fetch before repacking.  This defaults to repacking every
 1000 commits fetched if no argument is specified.
-
---repack-flags are passed directly to 'git-repack'.
-
++
+--repack-flags are passed directly to 'git repack'.
++
 [verse]
 config key: svn.repack
 config key: svn.repackflags
@@ -505,41 +506,36 @@ config key: svn.repackflags
 --merge::
 -s<strategy>::
 --strategy=<strategy>::
-
-These are only used with the 'dcommit' and 'rebase' commands.
-
-Passed directly to 'git-rebase' when using 'dcommit' if a
-'git-reset' cannot be used (see 'dcommit').
+	These are only used with the 'dcommit' and 'rebase' commands.
++
+Passed directly to 'git rebase' when using 'dcommit' if a
+'git reset' cannot be used (see 'dcommit').
 
 -n::
 --dry-run::
-
-This can be used with the 'dcommit', 'rebase', 'branch' and 'tag'
-commands.
-
+	This can be used with the 'dcommit', 'rebase', 'branch' and
+	'tag' commands.
++
 For 'dcommit', print out the series of git arguments that would show
 which diffs would be committed to SVN.
-
++
 For 'rebase', display the local branch associated with the upstream svn
 repository associated with the current branch and the URL of svn
 repository that will be fetched from.
-
++
 For 'branch' and 'tag', display the urls that will be used for copying when
 creating the branch or tag.
 
---
 
 ADVANCED OPTIONS
 ----------------
---
 
 -i<GIT_SVN_ID>::
 --id <GIT_SVN_ID>::
-
-This sets GIT_SVN_ID (instead of using the environment).  This
-allows the user to override the default refname to fetch from
-when tracking a single URL.  The 'log' and 'dcommit' commands
-no longer require this switch as an argument.
+	This sets GIT_SVN_ID (instead of using the environment).  This
+	allows the user to override the default refname to fetch from
+	when tracking a single URL.  The 'log' and 'dcommit' commands
+	no longer require this switch as an argument.
 
 -R<remote name>::
 --svn-remote <remote name>::
@@ -553,33 +549,30 @@ no longer require this switch as an argument.
 	started tracking a branch and never tracked the trunk it was
 	descended from. This feature is enabled by default, use
 	--no-follow-parent to disable it.
-
++
+[verse]
 config key: svn.followparent
 
---
 CONFIG FILE-ONLY OPTIONS
 ------------------------
---
 
 svn.noMetadata::
 svn-remote.<name>.noMetadata::
-
-This gets rid of the 'git-svn-id:' lines at the end of every commit.
-
-If you lose your .git/svn/git-svn/.rev_db file, 'git-svn' will not
+	This gets rid of the 'git-svn-id:' lines at the end of every commit.
++
+If you lose your .git/svn/git-svn/.rev_db file, 'git svn' will not
 be able to rebuild it and you won't be able to fetch again,
 either.  This is fine for one-shot imports.
-
-The 'git-svn log' command will not work on repositories using
++
+The 'git svn log' command will not work on repositories using
 this, either.  Using this conflicts with the 'useSvmProps'
 option for (hopefully) obvious reasons.
 
 svn.useSvmProps::
 svn-remote.<name>.useSvmProps::
-
-This allows 'git-svn' to re-map repository URLs and UUIDs from
-mirrors created using SVN::Mirror (or svk) for metadata.
-
+	This allows 'git svn' to re-map repository URLs and UUIDs from
+	mirrors created using SVN::Mirror (or svk) for metadata.
++
 If an SVN revision has a property, "svm:headrev", it is likely
 that the revision was created by SVN::Mirror (also used by SVK).
 The property contains a repository UUID and a revision.  We want
@@ -596,23 +589,22 @@ svn-remote.<name>.useSvnsyncprops::
 
 svn-remote.<name>.rewriteRoot::
 	This allows users to create repositories from alternate
-	URLs.  For example, an administrator could run 'git-svn' on the
+	URLs.  For example, an administrator could run 'git svn' on the
 	server locally (accessing via file://) but wish to distribute
 	the repository with a public http:// or svn:// URL in the
 	metadata so users of it will see the public URL.
 
 svn.brokenSymlinkWorkaround::
-This disables potentially expensive checks to workaround broken symlinks
-checked into SVN by broken clients.  Set this option to "false" if you
-track a SVN repository with many empty blobs that are not symlinks.
-This option may be changed while "git-svn" is running and take effect on
-the next revision fetched.  If unset, git-svn assumes this option to be
-"true".
-
---
+	This disables potentially expensive checks to workaround
+	broken symlinks checked into SVN by broken clients.  Set this
+	option to "false" if you track a SVN repository with many
+	empty blobs that are not symlinks.  This option may be changed
+	while 'git svn' is running and take effect on the next
+	revision fetched.  If unset, 'git svn' assumes this option to
+	be "true".
 
 Since the noMetadata, rewriteRoot, useSvnsyncProps and useSvmProps
-options all affect the metadata generated and used by 'git-svn'; they
+options all affect the metadata generated and used by 'git svn'; they
 *must* be set in the configuration file before any history is imported
 and these settings should never be changed once they are set.
 
@@ -630,7 +622,7 @@ Tracking and contributing to the trunk of a Subversion-managed project:
 	git svn clone http://svn.example.com/project/trunk
 # Enter the newly cloned directory:
 	cd trunk
-# You should be on master branch, double-check with git-branch
+# You should be on master branch, double-check with 'git branch'
 	git branch
 # Do some work and commit locally to git:
 	git commit ...
@@ -661,12 +653,12 @@ Tracking and contributing to an entire Subversion-managed project
 # of dcommit/rebase/show-ignore should be the same as above.
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-The initial 'git-svn clone' can be quite time-consuming
+The initial 'git svn clone' can be quite time-consuming
 (especially for large Subversion repositories). If multiple
 people (or one person with multiple machines) want to use
-'git-svn' to interact with the same Subversion repository, you can
-do the initial 'git-svn clone' to a repository on a server and
-have each person clone that repository with 'git-clone':
+'git svn' to interact with the same Subversion repository, you can
+do the initial 'git svn clone' to a repository on a server and
+have each person clone that repository with 'git clone':
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Do the initial import on a server
@@ -680,7 +672,7 @@ have each person clone that repository with 'git-clone':
 	git fetch
 # Create a local branch from one of the branches just fetched
 	git checkout -b master FETCH_HEAD
-# Initialize git-svn locally (be sure to use the same URL and -T/-b/-t options as were used on server)
+# Initialize 'git svn' locally (be sure to use the same URL and -T/-b/-t options as were used on server)
 	git svn init http://svn.example.com/project
 # Pull the latest changes from Subversion
 	git svn rebase
@@ -689,7 +681,7 @@ have each person clone that repository with 'git-clone':
 REBASE VS. PULL/MERGE
 ---------------------
 
-Originally, 'git-svn' recommended that the 'remotes/git-svn' branch be
+Originally, 'git svn' recommended that the 'remotes/git-svn' branch be
 pulled or merged from.  This is because the author favored
 `git svn set-tree B` to commit a single head rather than the
 `git svn set-tree A..B` notation to commit multiple commits.
@@ -704,7 +696,7 @@ previous commits in SVN.
 DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
 -----------------
 Merge tracking in Subversion is lacking and doing branched development
-with Subversion can be cumbersome as a result.  While 'git-svn' can track
+with Subversion can be cumbersome as a result.  While 'git svn' can track
 copy history (including branches and tags) for repositories adopting a
 standard layout, it cannot yet represent merge history that happened
 inside git back upstream to SVN users.  Therefore it is advised that
@@ -715,25 +707,25 @@ CAVEATS
 -------
 
 For the sake of simplicity and interoperating with a less-capable system
-(SVN), it is recommended that all 'git-svn' users clone, fetch and dcommit
-directly from the SVN server, and avoid all 'git-clone'/'pull'/'merge'/'push'
+(SVN), it is recommended that all 'git svn' users clone, fetch and dcommit
+directly from the SVN server, and avoid all 'git clone'/'pull'/'merge'/'push'
 operations between git repositories and branches.  The recommended
 method of exchanging code between git branches and users is
-'git-format-patch' and 'git-am', or just 'dcommit'ing to the SVN repository.
+'git format-patch' and 'git am', or just 'dcommit'ing to the SVN repository.
 
-Running 'git-merge' or 'git-pull' is NOT recommended on a branch you
+Running 'git merge' or 'git pull' is NOT recommended on a branch you
 plan to 'dcommit' from.  Subversion does not represent merges in any
 reasonable or useful fashion; so users using Subversion cannot see any
 merges you've made.  Furthermore, if you merge or pull from a git branch
 that is a mirror of an SVN branch, 'dcommit' may commit to the wrong
 branch.
 
-'git-clone' does not clone branches under the refs/remotes/ hierarchy or
-any 'git-svn' metadata, or config.  So repositories created and managed with
-using 'git-svn' should use 'rsync' for cloning, if cloning is to be done
+'git clone' does not clone branches under the refs/remotes/ hierarchy or
+any 'git svn' metadata, or config.  So repositories created and managed with
+using 'git svn' should use 'rsync' for cloning, if cloning is to be done
 at all.
 
-Since 'dcommit' uses rebase internally, any git branches you 'git-push' to
+Since 'dcommit' uses rebase internally, any git branches you 'git push' to
 before 'dcommit' on will require forcing an overwrite of the existing ref
 on the remote repository.  This is generally considered bad practice,
 see the linkgit:git-push[1] documentation for details.
@@ -743,7 +735,7 @@ already dcommitted.  It is considered bad practice to --amend commits
 you've already pushed to a remote repository for other users, and
 dcommit with SVN is analogous to that.
 
-When using multiple --branches or --tags, 'git-svn' does not automatically
+When using multiple --branches or --tags, 'git svn' does not automatically
 handle name collisions (for example, if two branches from different paths have
 the same name, or if a branch and a tag have the same name).  In these cases,
 use 'init' to set up your git repository then, before your first 'fetch', edit
@@ -769,7 +761,7 @@ for git to detect them.
 CONFIGURATION
 -------------
 
-'git-svn' stores [svn-remote] configuration information in the
+'git svn' stores [svn-remote] configuration information in the
 repository .git/config file.  It is similar the core git
 [remote] sections except 'fetch' keys do not accept glob
 arguments; but they are instead handled by the 'branches'
@@ -790,7 +782,7 @@ Keep in mind that the '\*' (asterisk) wildcard of the local ref
 however the remote wildcard may be anywhere as long as it's an
 independent path component (surrounded by '/' or EOL).   This
 type of configuration is not automatically created by 'init' and
-should be manually entered with a text-editor or using 'git-config'.
+should be manually entered with a text-editor or using 'git config'.
 
 SEE ALSO
 --------
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cdc40d05ca..78cc11382a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ all::
 #
 # Define USE_NED_ALLOCATOR if you want to replace the platforms default
 # memory allocators with the nedmalloc allocator written by Niall Douglas.
+#
+# Define NO_REGEX if you have no or inferior regex support in your C library.
 
 GIT-VERSION-FILE: .FORCE-GIT-VERSION-FILE
 	@$(SHELL_PATH) ./GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -723,6 +725,7 @@ ifeq ($(uname_S),SunOS)
 	NO_MEMMEM = YesPlease
 	NO_MKDTEMP = YesPlease
 	NO_MKSTEMPS = YesPlease
+	NO_REGEX = YesPlease
 	ifeq ($(uname_R),5.7)
 		NEEDS_RESOLV = YesPlease
 		NO_IPV6 = YesPlease
@@ -750,7 +753,7 @@ ifeq ($(uname_S),SunOS)
 	endif
 	INSTALL = /usr/ucb/install
 	TAR = gtar
-	BASIC_CFLAGS += -D__EXTENSIONS__ -D__sun__
+	BASIC_CFLAGS += -D__EXTENSIONS__ -D__sun__ -DHAVE_ALLOCA_H
 endif
 ifeq ($(uname_O),Cygwin)
 	NO_D_TYPE_IN_DIRENT = YesPlease
@@ -884,9 +887,10 @@ ifneq (,$(findstring MINGW,$(uname_S)))
 	USE_NED_ALLOCATOR = YesPlease
 	UNRELIABLE_FSTAT = UnfortunatelyYes
 	OBJECT_CREATION_USES_RENAMES = UnfortunatelyNeedsTo
-	COMPAT_CFLAGS += -D__USE_MINGW_ACCESS -DNOGDI -Icompat -Icompat/regex -Icompat/fnmatch
+	NO_REGEX = YesPlease
+	COMPAT_CFLAGS += -D__USE_MINGW_ACCESS -DNOGDI -Icompat -Icompat/fnmatch
 	COMPAT_CFLAGS += -DSTRIP_EXTENSION=\".exe\"
-	COMPAT_OBJS += compat/mingw.o compat/fnmatch/fnmatch.o compat/regex/regex.o compat/winansi.o
+	COMPAT_OBJS += compat/mingw.o compat/fnmatch/fnmatch.o compat/winansi.o
 	EXTLIBS += -lws2_32
 	X = .exe
 ifneq (,$(wildcard ../THIS_IS_MSYSGIT))
@@ -1200,6 +1204,10 @@ endif
 ifdef UNRELIABLE_FSTAT
 	BASIC_CFLAGS += -DUNRELIABLE_FSTAT
 endif
+ifdef NO_REGEX
+	COMPAT_CFLAGS += -Icompat/regex
+	COMPAT_OBJS += compat/regex/regex.o
+endif
 
 ifdef USE_NED_ALLOCATOR
        COMPAT_CFLAGS += -DUSE_NED_ALLOCATOR -DOVERRIDE_STRDUP -DNDEBUG -DREPLACE_SYSTEM_ALLOCATOR -Icompat/nedmalloc
diff --git a/abspath.c b/abspath.c
index 649f34f833..4bee0ba1ec 100644
--- a/abspath.c
+++ b/abspath.c
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ const char *make_absolute_path(const char *path)
 
 		if (*buf) {
 			if (!*cwd && !getcwd(cwd, sizeof(cwd)))
-				die ("Could not get current working directory");
+				die_errno ("Could not get current working directory");
 
 			if (chdir(buf))
-				die ("Could not switch to '%s'", buf);
+				die_errno ("Could not switch to '%s'", buf);
 		}
 		if (!getcwd(buf, PATH_MAX))
-			die ("Could not get current working directory");
+			die_errno ("Could not get current working directory");
 
 		if (last_elem) {
 			int len = strlen(buf);
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ const char *make_absolute_path(const char *path)
 		if (!lstat(buf, &st) && S_ISLNK(st.st_mode)) {
 			len = readlink(buf, next_buf, PATH_MAX);
 			if (len < 0)
-				die ("Invalid symlink: %s", buf);
+				die_errno ("Invalid symlink '%s'", buf);
 			if (PATH_MAX <= len)
 				die("symbolic link too long: %s", buf);
 			next_buf[len] = '\0';
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ const char *make_absolute_path(const char *path)
 	}
 
 	if (*cwd && chdir(cwd))
-		die ("Could not change back to '%s'", cwd);
+		die_errno ("Could not change back to '%s'", cwd);
 
 	return buf;
 }
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ const char *make_nonrelative_path(const char *path)
 	} else {
 		const char *cwd = get_pwd_cwd();
 		if (!cwd)
-			die("Cannot determine the current working directory");
+			die_errno("Cannot determine the current working directory");
 		if (snprintf(buf, PATH_MAX, "%s/%s", cwd, path) >= PATH_MAX)
 			die("Too long path: %.*s", 60, path);
 	}
diff --git a/bisect.c b/bisect.c
index dbeb28752a..7f20acb4b9 100644
--- a/bisect.c
+++ b/bisect.c
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ static void read_bisect_paths(struct argv_array *array)
 	FILE *fp = fopen(filename, "r");
 
 	if (!fp)
-		die("Could not open file '%s': %s", filename, strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("Could not open file '%s'", filename);
 
 	while (strbuf_getline(&str, fp, '\n') != EOF) {
 		char *quoted;
@@ -585,16 +585,49 @@ struct commit_list *filter_skipped(struct commit_list *list,
 	return filtered;
 }
 
-static struct commit_list *apply_skip_ratio(struct commit_list *list,
-					    int count,
-					    int skip_num, int skip_denom)
+#define PRN_MODULO 32768
+
+/*
+ * This is a pseudo random number generator based on "man 3 rand".
+ * It is not used properly because the seed is the argument and it
+ * is increased by one between each call, but that should not matter
+ * for this application.
+ */
+int get_prn(int count) {
+	count = count * 1103515245 + 12345;
+	return ((unsigned)(count/65536) % PRN_MODULO);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Custom integer square root from
+ * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integer_square_root
+ */
+static int sqrti(int val)
+{
+	float d, x = val;
+
+	if (val == 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	do {
+		float y = (x + (float)val / x) / 2;
+		d = (y > x) ? y - x : x - y;
+		x = y;
+	} while (d >= 0.5);
+
+	return (int)x;
+}
+
+static struct commit_list *skip_away(struct commit_list *list, int count)
 {
-	int index, i;
 	struct commit_list *cur, *previous;
+	int prn, index, i;
+
+	prn = get_prn(count);
+	index = (count * prn / PRN_MODULO) * sqrti(prn) / sqrti(PRN_MODULO);
 
 	cur = list;
 	previous = NULL;
-	index = count * skip_num / skip_denom;
 
 	for (i = 0; cur; cur = cur->next, i++) {
 		if (i == index) {
@@ -614,7 +647,6 @@ static struct commit_list *managed_skipped(struct commit_list *list,
 					   struct commit_list **tried)
 {
 	int count, skipped_first;
-	int skip_num, skip_denom;
 
 	*tried = NULL;
 
@@ -626,11 +658,7 @@ static struct commit_list *managed_skipped(struct commit_list *list,
 	if (!skipped_first)
 		return list;
 
-	/* Use alternatively 1/5, 2/5 and 3/5 as skip ratio. */
-	skip_num = count % 3 + 1;
-	skip_denom = 5;
-
-	return apply_skip_ratio(list, count, skip_num, skip_denom);
+	return skip_away(list, count);
 }
 
 static void bisect_rev_setup(struct rev_info *revs, const char *prefix,
@@ -712,8 +740,7 @@ static void mark_expected_rev(char *bisect_rev_hex)
 	int fd = open(filename, O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_WRONLY, 0600);
 
 	if (fd < 0)
-		die("could not create file '%s': %s",
-		    filename, strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("could not create file '%s'", filename);
 
 	bisect_rev_hex[len] = '\n';
 	write_or_die(fd, bisect_rev_hex, len + 1);
diff --git a/branch.c b/branch.c
index 62030af4b5..05ef3f5c9c 100644
--- a/branch.c
+++ b/branch.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ void create_branch(const char *head,
 
 	lock = lock_any_ref_for_update(ref.buf, NULL, 0);
 	if (!lock)
-		die("Failed to lock ref for update: %s.", strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("Failed to lock ref for update");
 
 	if (reflog)
 		log_all_ref_updates = 1;
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void create_branch(const char *head,
 		setup_tracking(name, real_ref, track);
 
 	if (write_ref_sha1(lock, sha1, msg) < 0)
-		die("Failed to write ref: %s.", strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("Failed to write ref");
 
 	strbuf_release(&ref);
 	free(real_ref);
diff --git a/builtin-add.c b/builtin-add.c
index 4e44148e05..78989dad8c 100644
--- a/builtin-add.c
+++ b/builtin-add.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static int edit_patch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	launch_editor(file, NULL, NULL);
 
 	if (stat(file, &st))
-		die("Could not stat '%s'", file);
+		die_errno("Could not stat '%s'", file);
 	if (!st.st_size)
 		die("Empty patch. Aborted.");
 
diff --git a/builtin-apply.c b/builtin-apply.c
index 4cf819c790..dc0ff5e08a 100644
--- a/builtin-apply.c
+++ b/builtin-apply.c
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ static void say_patch_name(FILE *output, const char *pre,
 static void read_patch_file(struct strbuf *sb, int fd)
 {
 	if (strbuf_read(sb, fd, 0) < 0)
-		die("git apply: read returned %s", strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("git apply: failed to read");
 
 	/*
 	 * Make sure that we have some slop in the buffer
@@ -2823,8 +2823,8 @@ static void add_index_file(const char *path, unsigned mode, void *buf, unsigned
 	} else {
 		if (!cached) {
 			if (lstat(path, &st) < 0)
-				die("unable to stat newly created file %s",
-				    path);
+				die_errno("unable to stat newly created file '%s'",
+					  path);
 			fill_stat_cache_info(ce, &st);
 		}
 		if (write_sha1_file(buf, size, blob_type, ce->sha1) < 0)
@@ -2864,7 +2864,7 @@ static int try_create_file(const char *path, unsigned int mode, const char *buf,
 	strbuf_release(&nbuf);
 
 	if (close(fd) < 0)
-		die("closing file %s: %s", path, strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("closing file '%s'", path);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2913,7 +2913,7 @@ static void create_one_file(char *path, unsigned mode, const char *buf, unsigned
 			++nr;
 		}
 	}
-	die("unable to write file %s mode %o", path, mode);
+	die_errno("unable to write file '%s' mode %o", path, mode);
 }
 
 static void create_file(struct patch *patch)
@@ -3356,7 +3356,7 @@ int cmd_apply(int argc, const char **argv, const char *unused_prefix)
 
 		fd = open(arg, O_RDONLY);
 		if (fd < 0)
-			die("can't open patch '%s': %s", arg, strerror(errno));
+			die_errno("can't open patch '%s'", arg);
 		read_stdin = 0;
 		set_default_whitespace_mode(whitespace_option);
 		errs |= apply_patch(fd, arg, options);
diff --git a/builtin-archive.c b/builtin-archive.c
index 3c5a5a7822..f9a4bea41e 100644
--- a/builtin-archive.c
+++ b/builtin-archive.c
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ static void create_output_file(const char *output_file)
 {
 	int output_fd = open(output_file, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC, 0666);
 	if (output_fd < 0)
-		die("could not create archive file: %s ", output_file);
+		die_errno("could not create archive file '%s'", output_file);
 	if (output_fd != 1) {
 		if (dup2(output_fd, 1) < 0)
-			die("could not redirect output");
+			die_errno("could not redirect output");
 		else
 			close(output_fd);
 	}
diff --git a/builtin-blame.c b/builtin-blame.c
index 0c2d29a430..fd6ca51eeb 100644
--- a/builtin-blame.c
+++ b/builtin-blame.c
@@ -2008,23 +2008,23 @@ static struct commit *fake_working_tree_commit(const char *path, const char *con
 
 		if (contents_from) {
 			if (stat(contents_from, &st) < 0)
-				die("Cannot stat %s", contents_from);
+				die_errno("Cannot stat '%s'", contents_from);
 			read_from = contents_from;
 		}
 		else {
 			if (lstat(path, &st) < 0)
-				die("Cannot lstat %s", path);
+				die_errno("Cannot lstat '%s'", path);
 			read_from = path;
 		}
 		mode = canon_mode(st.st_mode);
 		switch (st.st_mode & S_IFMT) {
 		case S_IFREG:
 			if (strbuf_read_file(&buf, read_from, st.st_size) != st.st_size)
-				die("cannot open or read %s", read_from);
+				die_errno("cannot open or read '%s'", read_from);
 			break;
 		case S_IFLNK:
 			if (strbuf_readlink(&buf, read_from, st.st_size) < 0)
-				die("cannot readlink %s", read_from);
+				die_errno("cannot readlink '%s'", read_from);
 			break;
 		default:
 			die("unsupported file type %s", read_from);
@@ -2035,7 +2035,7 @@ static struct commit *fake_working_tree_commit(const char *path, const char *con
 		contents_from = "standard input";
 		mode = 0;
 		if (strbuf_read(&buf, 0, 0) < 0)
-			die("read error %s from stdin", strerror(errno));
+			die_errno("failed to read from stdin");
 	}
 	convert_to_git(path, buf.buf, buf.len, &buf, 0);
 	origin->file.ptr = buf.buf;
@@ -2261,8 +2261,7 @@ int cmd_blame(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	argc = parse_options_end(&ctx);
 
 	if (revs_file && read_ancestry(revs_file))
-		die("reading graft file %s failed: %s",
-		    revs_file, strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("reading graft file '%s' failed", revs_file);
 
 	if (cmd_is_annotate) {
 		output_option |= OUTPUT_ANNOTATE_COMPAT;
@@ -2350,7 +2349,7 @@ int cmd_blame(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 		setup_work_tree();
 		if (!has_string_in_work_tree(path))
-			die("cannot stat path %s: %s", path, strerror(errno));
+			die_errno("cannot stat path '%s'", path);
 	}
 
 	setup_revisions(argc, argv, &revs, NULL);
diff --git a/builtin-clone.c b/builtin-clone.c
index 2ceacb7b3f..32dea74d78 100644
--- a/builtin-clone.c
+++ b/builtin-clone.c
@@ -220,13 +220,13 @@ static void copy_or_link_directory(struct strbuf *src, struct strbuf *dest)
 
 	dir = opendir(src->buf);
 	if (!dir)
-		die("failed to open %s", src->buf);
+		die_errno("failed to open '%s'", src->buf);
 
 	if (mkdir(dest->buf, 0777)) {
 		if (errno != EEXIST)
-			die("failed to create directory %s", dest->buf);
+			die_errno("failed to create directory '%s'", dest->buf);
 		else if (stat(dest->buf, &buf))
-			die("failed to stat %s", dest->buf);
+			die_errno("failed to stat '%s'", dest->buf);
 		else if (!S_ISDIR(buf.st_mode))
 			die("%s exists and is not a directory", dest->buf);
 	}
@@ -252,17 +252,16 @@ static void copy_or_link_directory(struct strbuf *src, struct strbuf *dest)
 		}
 
 		if (unlink(dest->buf) && errno != ENOENT)
-			die("failed to unlink %s: %s",
-			    dest->buf, strerror(errno));
+			die_errno("failed to unlink '%s'", dest->buf);
 		if (!option_no_hardlinks) {
 			if (!link(src->buf, dest->buf))
 				continue;
 			if (option_local)
-				die("failed to create link %s", dest->buf);
+				die_errno("failed to create link '%s'", dest->buf);
 			option_no_hardlinks = 1;
 		}
 		if (copy_file(dest->buf, src->buf, 0666))
-			die("failed to copy file to %s", dest->buf);
+			die_errno("failed to copy file to '%s'", dest->buf);
 	}
 	closedir(dir);
 }
@@ -420,11 +419,11 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (!option_bare) {
 		junk_work_tree = work_tree;
 		if (safe_create_leading_directories_const(work_tree) < 0)
-			die("could not create leading directories of '%s': %s",
-					work_tree, strerror(errno));
+			die_errno("could not create leading directories of '%s'",
+				  work_tree);
 		if (!dest_exists && mkdir(work_tree, 0755))
-			die("could not create work tree dir '%s': %s.",
-					work_tree, strerror(errno));
+			die_errno("could not create work tree dir '%s'.",
+				  work_tree);
 		set_git_work_tree(work_tree);
 	}
 	junk_git_dir = git_dir;
diff --git a/builtin-commit-tree.c b/builtin-commit-tree.c
index 0453425c47..6467077731 100644
--- a/builtin-commit-tree.c
+++ b/builtin-commit-tree.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ int cmd_commit_tree(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	}
 
 	if (strbuf_read(&buffer, 0, 0) < 0)
-		die("git commit-tree: read returned %s", strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("git commit-tree: failed to read");
 
 	if (!commit_tree(buffer.buf, tree_sha1, parents, commit_sha1, NULL)) {
 		printf("%s\n", sha1_to_hex(commit_sha1));
diff --git a/builtin-commit.c b/builtin-commit.c
index 41e222d267..4bcce06fbf 100644
--- a/builtin-commit.c
+++ b/builtin-commit.c
@@ -434,12 +434,12 @@ static int prepare_to_commit(const char *index_file, const char *prefix)
 		if (isatty(0))
 			fprintf(stderr, "(reading log message from standard input)\n");
 		if (strbuf_read(&sb, 0, 0) < 0)
-			die("could not read log from standard input");
+			die_errno("could not read log from standard input");
 		hook_arg1 = "message";
 	} else if (logfile) {
 		if (strbuf_read_file(&sb, logfile, 0) < 0)
-			die("could not read log file '%s': %s",
-			    logfile, strerror(errno));
+			die_errno("could not read log file '%s'",
+				  logfile);
 		hook_arg1 = "message";
 	} else if (use_message) {
 		buffer = strstr(use_message_buffer, "\n\n");
@@ -450,16 +450,15 @@ static int prepare_to_commit(const char *index_file, const char *prefix)
 		hook_arg2 = use_message;
 	} else if (!stat(git_path("MERGE_MSG"), &statbuf)) {
 		if (strbuf_read_file(&sb, git_path("MERGE_MSG"), 0) < 0)
-			die("could not read MERGE_MSG: %s", strerror(errno));
+			die_errno("could not read MERGE_MSG");
 		hook_arg1 = "merge";
 	} else if (!stat(git_path("SQUASH_MSG"), &statbuf)) {
 		if (strbuf_read_file(&sb, git_path("SQUASH_MSG"), 0) < 0)
-			die("could not read SQUASH_MSG: %s", strerror(errno));
+			die_errno("could not read SQUASH_MSG");
 		hook_arg1 = "squash";
 	} else if (template_file && !stat(template_file, &statbuf)) {
 		if (strbuf_read_file(&sb, template_file, 0) < 0)
-			die("could not read %s: %s",
-			    template_file, strerror(errno));
+			die_errno("could not read '%s'", template_file);
 		hook_arg1 = "template";
 	}
 
@@ -472,8 +471,7 @@ static int prepare_to_commit(const char *index_file, const char *prefix)
 
 	fp = fopen(git_path(commit_editmsg), "w");
 	if (fp == NULL)
-		die("could not open %s: %s",
-		    git_path(commit_editmsg), strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("could not open '%s'", git_path(commit_editmsg));
 
 	if (cleanup_mode != CLEANUP_NONE)
 		stripspace(&sb, 0);
@@ -497,7 +495,7 @@ static int prepare_to_commit(const char *index_file, const char *prefix)
 	}
 
 	if (fwrite(sb.buf, 1, sb.len, fp) < sb.len)
-		die("could not write commit template: %s", strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("could not write commit template");
 
 	strbuf_release(&sb);
 
@@ -940,8 +938,8 @@ int cmd_commit(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		pptr = &commit_list_insert(lookup_commit(head_sha1), pptr)->next;
 		fp = fopen(git_path("MERGE_HEAD"), "r");
 		if (fp == NULL)
-			die("could not open %s for reading: %s",
-			    git_path("MERGE_HEAD"), strerror(errno));
+			die_errno("could not open '%s' for reading",
+				  git_path("MERGE_HEAD"));
 		while (strbuf_getline(&m, fp, '\n') != EOF) {
 			unsigned char sha1[20];
 			if (get_sha1_hex(m.buf, sha1) < 0)
@@ -952,8 +950,7 @@ int cmd_commit(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		strbuf_release(&m);
 		if (!stat(git_path("MERGE_MODE"), &statbuf)) {
 			if (strbuf_read_file(&sb, git_path("MERGE_MODE"), 0) < 0)
-				die("could not read MERGE_MODE: %s",
-						strerror(errno));
+				die_errno("could not read MERGE_MODE");
 			if (!strcmp(sb.buf, "no-ff"))
 				allow_fast_forward = 0;
 		}
@@ -967,8 +964,9 @@ int cmd_commit(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	/* Finally, get the commit message */
 	strbuf_reset(&sb);
 	if (strbuf_read_file(&sb, git_path(commit_editmsg), 0) < 0) {
+		int saved_errno = errno;
 		rollback_index_files();
-		die("could not read commit message");
+		die("could not read commit message: %s", strerror(saved_errno));
 	}
 
 	/* Truncate the message just before the diff, if any. */
diff --git a/builtin-config.c b/builtin-config.c
index 60915f91ca..a2d656edb3 100644
--- a/builtin-config.c
+++ b/builtin-config.c
@@ -383,8 +383,8 @@ int cmd_config(int argc, const char **argv, const char *unused_prefix)
 		check_argc(argc, 0, 0);
 		if (git_config(show_all_config, NULL) < 0) {
 			if (config_exclusive_filename)
-				die("unable to read config file %s: %s",
-				    config_exclusive_filename, strerror(errno));
+				die_errno("unable to read config file '%s'",
+					  config_exclusive_filename);
 			else
 				die("error processing config file(s)");
 		}
diff --git a/builtin-diff.c b/builtin-diff.c
index d75d69bf57..2e51f408f9 100644
--- a/builtin-diff.c
+++ b/builtin-diff.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static int builtin_diff_b_f(struct rev_info *revs,
 		usage(builtin_diff_usage);
 
 	if (lstat(path, &st))
-		die("'%s': %s", path, strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("failed to stat '%s'", path);
 	if (!(S_ISREG(st.st_mode) || S_ISLNK(st.st_mode)))
 		die("'%s': not a regular file or symlink", path);
 
diff --git a/builtin-fast-export.c b/builtin-fast-export.c
index 6cef810312..9a8a6fc6b1 100644
--- a/builtin-fast-export.c
+++ b/builtin-fast-export.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static void handle_object(const unsigned char *sha1)
 
 	printf("blob\nmark :%"PRIu32"\ndata %lu\n", last_idnum, size);
 	if (size && fwrite(buf, size, 1, stdout) != 1)
-		die ("Could not write blob %s", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+		die_errno ("Could not write blob '%s'", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
 	printf("\n");
 
 	show_progress();
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ static void import_marks(char *input_file)
 	char line[512];
 	FILE *f = fopen(input_file, "r");
 	if (!f)
-		die("cannot read %s: %s", input_file, strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("cannot read '%s'", input_file);
 
 	while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), f)) {
 		uint32_t mark;
diff --git a/builtin-fetch--tool.c b/builtin-fetch--tool.c
index 29356d25db..3dbdf7a288 100644
--- a/builtin-fetch--tool.c
+++ b/builtin-fetch--tool.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ static char *get_stdin(void)
 {
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 	if (strbuf_read(&buf, 0, 1024) < 0) {
-		die("error reading standard input: %s", strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("error reading standard input");
 	}
 	return strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL);
 }
diff --git a/builtin-fmt-merge-msg.c b/builtin-fmt-merge-msg.c
index fbf9582e66..9d524000b5 100644
--- a/builtin-fmt-merge-msg.c
+++ b/builtin-fmt-merge-msg.c
@@ -368,12 +368,11 @@ int cmd_fmt_merge_msg(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (inpath && strcmp(inpath, "-")) {
 		in = fopen(inpath, "r");
 		if (!in)
-			die("cannot open %s", inpath);
+			die_errno("cannot open '%s'", inpath);
 	}
 
 	if (strbuf_read(&input, fileno(in), 0) < 0)
-		die("could not read input file %s", strerror(errno));
-
+		die_errno("could not read input file");
 	ret = fmt_merge_msg(merge_summary, &input, &output);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/builtin-fsck.c b/builtin-fsck.c
index e077e72dea..b3d38fa277 100644
--- a/builtin-fsck.c
+++ b/builtin-fsck.c
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static void check_unreachable_object(struct object *obj)
 				return;
 			}
 			if (!(f = fopen(filename, "w")))
-				die("Could not open %s", filename);
+				die_errno("Could not open '%s'", filename);
 			if (obj->type == OBJ_BLOB) {
 				enum object_type type;
 				unsigned long size;
@@ -225,15 +225,15 @@ static void check_unreachable_object(struct object *obj)
 						&type, &size);
 				if (buf) {
 					if (fwrite(buf, size, 1, f) != 1)
-						die("Could not write %s: %s",
-						    filename, strerror(errno));
+						die_errno("Could not write '%s'",
+							  filename);
 					free(buf);
 				}
 			} else
 				fprintf(f, "%s\n", sha1_to_hex(obj->sha1));
 			if (fclose(f))
-				die("Could not finish %s: %s",
-				    filename, strerror(errno));
+				die_errno("Could not finish '%s'",
+					  filename);
 		}
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/builtin-grep.c b/builtin-grep.c
index ff8e51b43e..f477659100 100644
--- a/builtin-grep.c
+++ b/builtin-grep.c
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ static int file_callback(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
 
 	patterns = fopen(arg, "r");
 	if (!patterns)
-		die("'%s': %s", arg, strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("cannot open '%s'", arg);
 	while (strbuf_getline(&sb, patterns, '\n') == 0) {
 		/* ignore empty line like grep does */
 		if (sb.len == 0)
diff --git a/builtin-init-db.c b/builtin-init-db.c
index d1fa12a59e..4a5600631c 100644
--- a/builtin-init-db.c
+++ b/builtin-init-db.c
@@ -61,20 +61,20 @@ static void copy_templates_1(char *path, int baselen,
 		memcpy(template + template_baselen, de->d_name, namelen+1);
 		if (lstat(path, &st_git)) {
 			if (errno != ENOENT)
-				die("cannot stat %s", path);
+				die_errno("cannot stat '%s'", path);
 		}
 		else
 			exists = 1;
 
 		if (lstat(template, &st_template))
-			die("cannot stat template %s", template);
+			die_errno("cannot stat template '%s'", template);
 
 		if (S_ISDIR(st_template.st_mode)) {
 			DIR *subdir = opendir(template);
 			int baselen_sub = baselen + namelen;
 			int template_baselen_sub = template_baselen + namelen;
 			if (!subdir)
-				die("cannot opendir %s", template);
+				die_errno("cannot opendir '%s'", template);
 			path[baselen_sub++] =
 				template[template_baselen_sub++] = '/';
 			path[baselen_sub] =
@@ -91,16 +91,17 @@ static void copy_templates_1(char *path, int baselen,
 			int len;
 			len = readlink(template, lnk, sizeof(lnk));
 			if (len < 0)
-				die("cannot readlink %s", template);
+				die_errno("cannot readlink '%s'", template);
 			if (sizeof(lnk) <= len)
 				die("insanely long symlink %s", template);
 			lnk[len] = 0;
 			if (symlink(lnk, path))
-				die("cannot symlink %s %s", lnk, path);
+				die_errno("cannot symlink '%s' '%s'", lnk, path);
 		}
 		else if (S_ISREG(st_template.st_mode)) {
 			if (copy_file(path, template, st_template.st_mode))
-				die("cannot copy %s to %s", template, path);
+				die_errno("cannot copy '%s' to '%s'", template,
+					  path);
 		}
 		else
 			error("ignoring template %s", template);
@@ -350,7 +351,7 @@ static int guess_repository_type(const char *git_dir)
 	if (!strcmp(".", git_dir))
 		return 1;
 	if (!getcwd(cwd, sizeof(cwd)))
-		die("cannot tell cwd");
+		die_errno("cannot tell cwd");
 	if (!strcmp(git_dir, cwd))
 		return 1;
 	/*
@@ -440,11 +441,11 @@ int cmd_init_db(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		if (!git_work_tree_cfg) {
 			git_work_tree_cfg = xcalloc(PATH_MAX, 1);
 			if (!getcwd(git_work_tree_cfg, PATH_MAX))
-				die ("Cannot access current working directory.");
+				die_errno ("Cannot access current working directory");
 		}
 		if (access(get_git_work_tree(), X_OK))
-			die ("Cannot access work tree '%s'",
-			     get_git_work_tree());
+			die_errno ("Cannot access work tree '%s'",
+				   get_git_work_tree());
 	}
 
 	set_git_dir(make_absolute_path(git_dir));
diff --git a/builtin-log.c b/builtin-log.c
index 44f9a27dae..0c2fa0ae2d 100644
--- a/builtin-log.c
+++ b/builtin-log.c
@@ -1013,8 +1013,8 @@ int cmd_format_patch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		if (use_stdout)
 			die("standard output, or directory, which one?");
 		if (mkdir(output_directory, 0777) < 0 && errno != EEXIST)
-			die("Could not create directory %s",
-			    output_directory);
+			die_errno("Could not create directory '%s'",
+				  output_directory);
 	}
 
 	if (rev.pending.nr == 1) {
diff --git a/builtin-mailsplit.c b/builtin-mailsplit.c
index 71f3b3b874..ad5f6b593d 100644
--- a/builtin-mailsplit.c
+++ b/builtin-mailsplit.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static int split_one(FILE *mbox, const char *name, int allow_bare)
 
 	fd = open(name, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_EXCL, 0666);
 	if (fd < 0)
-		die("cannot open output file %s", name);
+		die_errno("cannot open output file '%s'", name);
 	output = fdopen(fd, "w");
 
 	/* Copy it out, while searching for a line that begins with
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static int split_one(FILE *mbox, const char *name, int allow_bare)
 		int is_partial = len && buf[len-1] != '\n';
 
 		if (fwrite(buf, 1, len, output) != len)
-			die("cannot write output");
+			die_errno("cannot write output");
 
 		len = read_line_with_nul(buf, sizeof(buf), mbox);
 		if (len == 0) {
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static int split_one(FILE *mbox, const char *name, int allow_bare)
 				status = 1;
 				break;
 			}
-			die("cannot read mbox");
+			die_errno("cannot read mbox");
 		}
 		if (!is_partial && !is_bare && is_from_line(buf, len))
 			break; /* done with one message */
diff --git a/builtin-merge.c b/builtin-merge.c
index af9adab300..82b546689c 100644
--- a/builtin-merge.c
+++ b/builtin-merge.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ static void squash_message(void)
 	printf("Squash commit -- not updating HEAD\n");
 	fd = open(git_path("SQUASH_MSG"), O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, 0666);
 	if (fd < 0)
-		die("Could not write to %s", git_path("SQUASH_MSG"));
+		die_errno("Could not write to '%s'", git_path("SQUASH_MSG"));
 
 	init_revisions(&rev, NULL);
 	rev.ignore_merges = 1;
@@ -294,9 +294,9 @@ static void squash_message(void)
 			NULL, NULL, rev.date_mode, 0);
 	}
 	if (write(fd, out.buf, out.len) < 0)
-		die("Writing SQUASH_MSG: %s", strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("Writing SQUASH_MSG");
 	if (close(fd))
-		die("Finishing SQUASH_MSG: %s", strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("Finishing SQUASH_MSG");
 	strbuf_release(&out);
 }
 
@@ -428,8 +428,8 @@ static void merge_name(const char *remote, struct strbuf *msg)
 
 		fp = fopen(git_path("FETCH_HEAD"), "r");
 		if (!fp)
-			die("could not open %s for reading: %s",
-				git_path("FETCH_HEAD"), strerror(errno));
+			die_errno("could not open '%s' for reading",
+				  git_path("FETCH_HEAD"));
 		strbuf_getline(&line, fp, '\n');
 		fclose(fp);
 		ptr = strstr(line.buf, "\tnot-for-merge\t");
@@ -764,7 +764,8 @@ static int suggest_conflicts(void)
 
 	fp = fopen(git_path("MERGE_MSG"), "a");
 	if (!fp)
-		die("Could not open %s for writing", git_path("MERGE_MSG"));
+		die_errno("Could not open '%s' for writing",
+			  git_path("MERGE_MSG"));
 	fprintf(fp, "\nConflicts:\n");
 	for (pos = 0; pos < active_nr; pos++) {
 		struct cache_entry *ce = active_cache[pos];
@@ -1189,27 +1190,29 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 				sha1_to_hex(j->item->object.sha1));
 		fd = open(git_path("MERGE_HEAD"), O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, 0666);
 		if (fd < 0)
-			die("Could open %s for writing",
-				git_path("MERGE_HEAD"));
+			die_errno("Could not open '%s' for writing",
+				  git_path("MERGE_HEAD"));
 		if (write_in_full(fd, buf.buf, buf.len) != buf.len)
-			die("Could not write to %s", git_path("MERGE_HEAD"));
+			die_errno("Could not write to '%s'", git_path("MERGE_HEAD"));
 		close(fd);
 		strbuf_addch(&merge_msg, '\n');
 		fd = open(git_path("MERGE_MSG"), O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, 0666);
 		if (fd < 0)
-			die("Could open %s for writing", git_path("MERGE_MSG"));
+			die_errno("Could not open '%s' for writing",
+				  git_path("MERGE_MSG"));
 		if (write_in_full(fd, merge_msg.buf, merge_msg.len) !=
 			merge_msg.len)
-			die("Could not write to %s", git_path("MERGE_MSG"));
+			die_errno("Could not write to '%s'", git_path("MERGE_MSG"));
 		close(fd);
 		fd = open(git_path("MERGE_MODE"), O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, 0666);
 		if (fd < 0)
-			die("Could open %s for writing", git_path("MERGE_MODE"));
+			die_errno("Could not open '%s' for writing",
+				  git_path("MERGE_MODE"));
 		strbuf_reset(&buf);
 		if (!allow_fast_forward)
 			strbuf_addf(&buf, "no-ff");
 		if (write_in_full(fd, buf.buf, buf.len) != buf.len)
-			die("Could not write to %s", git_path("MERGE_MODE"));
+			die_errno("Could not write to '%s'", git_path("MERGE_MODE"));
 		close(fd);
 	}
 
diff --git a/builtin-mv.c b/builtin-mv.c
index 68f47384dc..b592c367b2 100644
--- a/builtin-mv.c
+++ b/builtin-mv.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			printf("Renaming %s to %s\n", src, dst);
 		if (!show_only && mode != INDEX &&
 				rename(src, dst) < 0 && !ignore_errors)
-			die ("renaming %s failed: %s", src, strerror(errno));
+			die_errno ("renaming '%s' failed", src);
 
 		if (mode == WORKING_DIRECTORY)
 			continue;
diff --git a/builtin-pack-objects.c b/builtin-pack-objects.c
index 941cc2d73c..a27c2f6277 100644
--- a/builtin-pack-objects.c
+++ b/builtin-pack-objects.c
@@ -536,11 +536,9 @@ static void write_pack_file(void)
 				 base_name, sha1_to_hex(sha1));
 			free_pack_by_name(tmpname);
 			if (adjust_perm(pack_tmp_name, mode))
-				die("unable to make temporary pack file readable: %s",
-				    strerror(errno));
+				die_errno("unable to make temporary pack file readable");
 			if (rename(pack_tmp_name, tmpname))
-				die("unable to rename temporary pack file: %s",
-				    strerror(errno));
+				die_errno("unable to rename temporary pack file");
 
 			/*
 			 * Packs are runtime accessed in their mtime
@@ -566,11 +564,9 @@ static void write_pack_file(void)
 			snprintf(tmpname, sizeof(tmpname), "%s-%s.idx",
 				 base_name, sha1_to_hex(sha1));
 			if (adjust_perm(idx_tmp_name, mode))
-				die("unable to make temporary index file readable: %s",
-				    strerror(errno));
+				die_errno("unable to make temporary index file readable");
 			if (rename(idx_tmp_name, tmpname))
-				die("unable to rename temporary index file: %s",
-				    strerror(errno));
+				die_errno("unable to rename temporary index file");
 
 			free(idx_tmp_name);
 			free(pack_tmp_name);
@@ -1879,7 +1875,7 @@ static void read_object_list_from_stdin(void)
 			if (!ferror(stdin))
 				die("fgets returned NULL, not EOF, not error!");
 			if (errno != EINTR)
-				die("fgets: %s", strerror(errno));
+				die_errno("fgets");
 			clearerr(stdin);
 			continue;
 		}
diff --git a/builtin-receive-pack.c b/builtin-receive-pack.c
index 33d345dc39..6ec1d056e6 100644
--- a/builtin-receive-pack.c
+++ b/builtin-receive-pack.c
@@ -123,27 +123,27 @@ static struct command *commands;
 static const char pre_receive_hook[] = "hooks/pre-receive";
 static const char post_receive_hook[] = "hooks/post-receive";
 
-static int hook_status(int code, const char *hook_name)
+static int run_status(int code, const char *cmd_name)
 {
 	switch (code) {
 	case 0:
 		return 0;
 	case -ERR_RUN_COMMAND_FORK:
-		return error("hook fork failed");
+		return error("fork of %s failed", cmd_name);
 	case -ERR_RUN_COMMAND_EXEC:
-		return error("hook execute failed");
+		return error("execute of %s failed", cmd_name);
 	case -ERR_RUN_COMMAND_PIPE:
-		return error("hook pipe failed");
+		return error("pipe failed");
 	case -ERR_RUN_COMMAND_WAITPID:
 		return error("waitpid failed");
 	case -ERR_RUN_COMMAND_WAITPID_WRONG_PID:
 		return error("waitpid is confused");
 	case -ERR_RUN_COMMAND_WAITPID_SIGNAL:
-		return error("%s died of signal", hook_name);
+		return error("%s died of signal", cmd_name);
 	case -ERR_RUN_COMMAND_WAITPID_NOEXIT:
-		return error("%s died strangely", hook_name);
+		return error("%s died strangely", cmd_name);
 	default:
-		error("%s exited with error code %d", hook_name, -code);
+		error("%s exited with error code %d", cmd_name, -code);
 		return -code;
 	}
 }
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static int run_receive_hook(const char *hook_name)
 
 	code = start_command(&proc);
 	if (code)
-		return hook_status(code, hook_name);
+		return run_status(code, hook_name);
 	for (cmd = commands; cmd; cmd = cmd->next) {
 		if (!cmd->error_string) {
 			size_t n = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s %s %s\n",
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static int run_receive_hook(const char *hook_name)
 		}
 	}
 	close(proc.in);
-	return hook_status(finish_command(&proc), hook_name);
+	return run_status(finish_command(&proc), hook_name);
 }
 
 static int run_update_hook(struct command *cmd)
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ static int run_update_hook(struct command *cmd)
 	argv[3] = sha1_to_hex(cmd->new_sha1);
 	argv[4] = NULL;
 
-	return hook_status(run_command_v_opt(argv, RUN_COMMAND_NO_STDIN |
+	return run_status(run_command_v_opt(argv, RUN_COMMAND_NO_STDIN |
 					RUN_COMMAND_STDOUT_TO_STDERR),
 			update_hook);
 }
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ static char update_post_hook[] = "hooks/post-update";
 static void run_update_post_hook(struct command *cmd)
 {
 	struct command *cmd_p;
-	int argc;
+	int argc, status;
 	const char **argv;
 
 	for (argc = 0, cmd_p = cmd; cmd_p; cmd_p = cmd_p->next) {
@@ -417,8 +417,9 @@ static void run_update_post_hook(struct command *cmd)
 		argc++;
 	}
 	argv[argc] = NULL;
-	run_command_v_opt(argv, RUN_COMMAND_NO_STDIN
-		| RUN_COMMAND_STDOUT_TO_STDERR);
+	status = run_command_v_opt(argv, RUN_COMMAND_NO_STDIN
+			| RUN_COMMAND_STDOUT_TO_STDERR);
+	run_status(status, update_post_hook);
 }
 
 static void execute_commands(const char *unpacker_error)
@@ -534,24 +535,10 @@ static const char *unpack(void)
 		unpacker[i++] = hdr_arg;
 		unpacker[i++] = NULL;
 		code = run_command_v_opt(unpacker, RUN_GIT_CMD);
-		switch (code) {
-		case 0:
+		if (!code)
 			return NULL;
-		case -ERR_RUN_COMMAND_FORK:
-			return "unpack fork failed";
-		case -ERR_RUN_COMMAND_EXEC:
-			return "unpack execute failed";
-		case -ERR_RUN_COMMAND_WAITPID:
-			return "waitpid failed";
-		case -ERR_RUN_COMMAND_WAITPID_WRONG_PID:
-			return "waitpid is confused";
-		case -ERR_RUN_COMMAND_WAITPID_SIGNAL:
-			return "unpacker died of signal";
-		case -ERR_RUN_COMMAND_WAITPID_NOEXIT:
-			return "unpacker died strangely";
-		default:
-			return "unpacker exited with error code";
-		}
+		run_status(code, unpacker[0]);
+		return "unpack-objects abnormal exit";
 	} else {
 		const char *keeper[7];
 		int s, status, i = 0;
@@ -574,8 +561,11 @@ static const char *unpack(void)
 		ip.argv = keeper;
 		ip.out = -1;
 		ip.git_cmd = 1;
-		if (start_command(&ip))
+		status = start_command(&ip);
+		if (status) {
+			run_status(status, keeper[0]);
 			return "index-pack fork failed";
+		}
 		pack_lockfile = index_pack_lockfile(ip.out);
 		close(ip.out);
 		status = finish_command(&ip);
@@ -583,6 +573,7 @@ static const char *unpack(void)
 			reprepare_packed_git();
 			return NULL;
 		}
+		run_status(status, keeper[0]);
 		return "index-pack abnormal exit";
 	}
 }
diff --git a/builtin-remote.c b/builtin-remote.c
index 2fb76d32f8..008abfe092 100644
--- a/builtin-remote.c
+++ b/builtin-remote.c
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ static int get_remote_ref_states(const char *name,
 	read_branches();
 
 	if (query) {
-		transport = transport_get(NULL, states->remote->url_nr > 0 ?
+		transport = transport_get(states->remote, states->remote->url_nr > 0 ?
 			states->remote->url[0] : NULL);
 		remote_refs = transport_get_remote_refs(transport);
 		transport_disconnect(transport);
diff --git a/builtin-rev-parse.c b/builtin-rev-parse.c
index 112d622cda..45bead6545 100644
--- a/builtin-rev-parse.c
+++ b/builtin-rev-parse.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ static const char *skipspaces(const char *s)
 
 static int cmd_parseopt(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
-	static int keep_dashdash = 0;
+	static int keep_dashdash = 0, stop_at_non_option = 0;
 	static char const * const parseopt_usage[] = {
 		"git rev-parse --parseopt [options] -- [<args>...]",
 		NULL
@@ -309,6 +309,9 @@ static int cmd_parseopt(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	static struct option parseopt_opts[] = {
 		OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "keep-dashdash", &keep_dashdash,
 					"keep the `--` passed as an arg"),
+		OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "stop-at-non-option", &stop_at_non_option,
+					"stop parsing after the "
+					"first non-option argument"),
 		OPT_END(),
 	};
 
@@ -394,7 +397,8 @@ static int cmd_parseopt(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	ALLOC_GROW(opts, onb + 1, osz);
 	memset(opts + onb, 0, sizeof(opts[onb]));
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, opts, usage,
-	                     keep_dashdash ? PARSE_OPT_KEEP_DASHDASH : 0);
+			keep_dashdash ? PARSE_OPT_KEEP_DASHDASH : 0 |
+			stop_at_non_option ? PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION : 0);
 
 	strbuf_addf(&parsed, " --");
 	sq_quote_argv(&parsed, argv, 0);
@@ -592,7 +596,7 @@ int cmd_rev_parse(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 					continue;
 				}
 				if (!getcwd(cwd, PATH_MAX))
-					die("unable to get current working directory");
+					die_errno("unable to get current working directory");
 				printf("%s/.git\n", cwd);
 				continue;
 			}
diff --git a/builtin-revert.c b/builtin-revert.c
index c87115af30..151aa6a981 100644
--- a/builtin-revert.c
+++ b/builtin-revert.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static void add_to_msg(const char *string)
 {
 	int len = strlen(string);
 	if (write_in_full(msg_fd, string, len) < 0)
-		die ("Could not write to MERGE_MSG");
+		die_errno ("Could not write to MERGE_MSG");
 }
 
 static void add_message_to_msg(const char *message)
diff --git a/builtin-rm.c b/builtin-rm.c
index 0cc4912718..57975dbcfd 100644
--- a/builtin-rm.c
+++ b/builtin-rm.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ int cmd_rm(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 				continue;
 			}
 			if (!removed)
-				die("git rm: %s: %s", path, strerror(errno));
+				die_errno("git rm: '%s'", path);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/builtin-send-pack.c b/builtin-send-pack.c
index c375a3dbde..47fb9f7baa 100644
--- a/builtin-send-pack.c
+++ b/builtin-send-pack.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static int pack_objects(int fd, struct ref *refs, struct extra_have_objects *ext
 	po.out = fd;
 	po.git_cmd = 1;
 	if (start_command(&po))
-		die("git pack-objects failed (%s)", strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("git pack-objects failed");
 
 	/*
 	 * We feed the pack-objects we just spawned with revision
diff --git a/builtin-show-ref.c b/builtin-show-ref.c
index dc76c5090f..c46550c9c0 100644
--- a/builtin-show-ref.c
+++ b/builtin-show-ref.c
@@ -4,12 +4,18 @@
 #include "object.h"
 #include "tag.h"
 #include "string-list.h"
+#include "parse-options.h"
 
-static const char show_ref_usage[] = "git show-ref [-q|--quiet] [--verify] [-h|--head] [-d|--dereference] [-s|--hash[=<length>]] [--abbrev[=<length>]] [--tags] [--heads] [--] [pattern*] < ref-list";
+static const char * const show_ref_usage[] = {
+	"git show-ref [-q|--quiet] [--verify] [-h|--head] [-d|--dereference] [-s|--hash[=<n>]] [--abbrev[=<n>]] [--tags] [--heads] [--] [pattern*] ",
+	"git show-ref --exclude-existing[=pattern] < ref-list",
+	NULL
+};
 
-static int deref_tags = 0, show_head = 0, tags_only = 0, heads_only = 0,
-	found_match = 0, verify = 0, quiet = 0, hash_only = 0, abbrev = 0;
+static int deref_tags, show_head, tags_only, heads_only, found_match, verify,
+	   quiet, hash_only, abbrev, exclude_arg;
 static const char **pattern;
+static const char *exclude_existing_arg;
 
 static void show_one(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1)
 {
@@ -150,79 +156,60 @@ static int exclude_existing(const char *match)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int hash_callback(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
+{
+	hash_only = 1;
+	/* Use full length SHA1 if no argument */
+	if (!arg)
+		return 0;
+	return parse_opt_abbrev_cb(opt, arg, unset);
+}
+
+static int exclude_existing_callback(const struct option *opt, const char *arg,
+				     int unset)
+{
+	exclude_arg = 1;
+	*(const char **)opt->value = arg;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int help_callback(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
+{
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static const struct option show_ref_options[] = {
+	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "tags", &tags_only, "only show tags (can be combined with heads)"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "heads", &heads_only, "only show heads (can be combined with tags)"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "verify", &verify, "stricter reference checking, "
+		    "requires exact ref path"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN('h', "head", &show_head, "show the HEAD reference"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN('d', "dereference", &deref_tags,
+		    "dereference tags into object IDs"),
+	{ OPTION_CALLBACK, 's', "hash", &abbrev, "n",
+	  "only show SHA1 hash using <n> digits",
+	  PARSE_OPT_OPTARG, &hash_callback },
+	OPT__ABBREV(&abbrev),
+	OPT__QUIET(&quiet),
+	{ OPTION_CALLBACK, 0, "exclude-existing", &exclude_existing_arg,
+	  "pattern", "show refs from stdin that aren't in local repository",
+	  PARSE_OPT_OPTARG | PARSE_OPT_NONEG, exclude_existing_callback },
+	{ OPTION_CALLBACK, 0, "help-all", NULL, NULL, "show usage",
+	  PARSE_OPT_HIDDEN | PARSE_OPT_NOARG, help_callback },
+	OPT_END()
+};
+
 int cmd_show_ref(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
-	int i;
+	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, show_ref_options,
+			     show_ref_usage, PARSE_OPT_NO_INTERNAL_HELP);
 
-	for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
-		const char *arg = argv[i];
-		if (*arg != '-') {
-			pattern = argv + i;
-			break;
-		}
-		if (!strcmp(arg, "--")) {
-			pattern = argv + i + 1;
-			if (!*pattern)
-				pattern = NULL;
-			break;
-		}
-		if (!strcmp(arg, "-q") || !strcmp(arg, "--quiet")) {
-			quiet = 1;
-			continue;
-		}
-		if (!strcmp(arg, "-h") || !strcmp(arg, "--head")) {
-			show_head = 1;
-			continue;
-		}
-		if (!strcmp(arg, "-d") || !strcmp(arg, "--dereference")) {
-			deref_tags = 1;
-			continue;
-		}
-		if (!strcmp(arg, "-s") || !strcmp(arg, "--hash")) {
-			hash_only = 1;
-			continue;
-		}
-		if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--hash=") ||
-		    (!prefixcmp(arg, "--abbrev") &&
-		     (arg[8] == '=' || arg[8] == '\0'))) {
-			if (arg[2] != 'h' && !arg[8])
-				/* --abbrev only */
-				abbrev = DEFAULT_ABBREV;
-			else {
-				/* --hash= or --abbrev= */
-				char *end;
-				if (arg[2] == 'h') {
-					hash_only = 1;
-					arg += 7;
-				}
-				else
-					arg += 9;
-				abbrev = strtoul(arg, &end, 10);
-				if (*end || abbrev > 40)
-					usage(show_ref_usage);
-				if (abbrev < MINIMUM_ABBREV)
-					abbrev = MINIMUM_ABBREV;
-			}
-			continue;
-		}
-		if (!strcmp(arg, "--verify")) {
-			verify = 1;
-			continue;
-		}
-		if (!strcmp(arg, "--tags")) {
-			tags_only = 1;
-			continue;
-		}
-		if (!strcmp(arg, "--heads")) {
-			heads_only = 1;
-			continue;
-		}
-		if (!strcmp(arg, "--exclude-existing"))
-			return exclude_existing(NULL);
-		if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--exclude-existing="))
-			return exclude_existing(arg + 19);
-		usage(show_ref_usage);
-	}
+	if (exclude_arg)
+		return exclude_existing(exclude_existing_arg);
+
+	pattern = argv;
+	if (!*pattern)
+		pattern = NULL;
 
 	if (verify) {
 		if (!pattern)
diff --git a/builtin-stripspace.c b/builtin-stripspace.c
index d6e3896c00..1fd2205d53 100644
--- a/builtin-stripspace.c
+++ b/builtin-stripspace.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ int cmd_stripspace(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		strip_comments = 1;
 
 	if (strbuf_read(&buf, 0, 1024) < 0)
-		die("could not read the input");
+		die_errno("could not read the input");
 
 	stripspace(&buf, strip_comments);
 
diff --git a/builtin-tag.c b/builtin-tag.c
index 080e04a8fc..a51a6d1ea2 100644
--- a/builtin-tag.c
+++ b/builtin-tag.c
@@ -308,8 +308,7 @@ static void create_tag(const unsigned char *object, const char *tag,
 		path = git_pathdup("TAG_EDITMSG");
 		fd = open(path, O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_WRONLY, 0600);
 		if (fd < 0)
-			die("could not create file '%s': %s",
-						path, strerror(errno));
+			die_errno("could not create file '%s'", path);
 
 		if (!is_null_sha1(prev))
 			write_tag_body(fd, prev);
@@ -443,11 +442,11 @@ int cmd_tag(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		else {
 			if (!strcmp(msgfile, "-")) {
 				if (strbuf_read(&buf, 0, 1024) < 0)
-					die("cannot read %s", msgfile);
+					die_errno("cannot read '%s'", msgfile);
 			} else {
 				if (strbuf_read_file(&buf, msgfile, 1024) < 0)
-					die("could not open or read '%s': %s",
-						msgfile, strerror(errno));
+					die_errno("could not open or read '%s'",
+						msgfile);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/builtin-tar-tree.c b/builtin-tar-tree.c
index f88e721936..8b3a35e12d 100644
--- a/builtin-tar-tree.c
+++ b/builtin-tar-tree.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ int cmd_get_tar_commit_id(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	n = write_in_full(1, content + 11, 41);
 	if (n < 41)
-		die("git get-tar-commit-id: write error");
+		die_errno("git get-tar-commit-id: write error");
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/builtin-unpack-objects.c b/builtin-unpack-objects.c
index 7e3ea73006..557148a693 100644
--- a/builtin-unpack-objects.c
+++ b/builtin-unpack-objects.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static void *fill(int min)
 		if (ret <= 0) {
 			if (!ret)
 				die("early EOF");
-			die("read error on input: %s", strerror(errno));
+			die_errno("read error on input");
 		}
 		len += ret;
 	} while (len < min);
diff --git a/combine-diff.c b/combine-diff.c
index 60d03676bb..bbf74fc42e 100644
--- a/combine-diff.c
+++ b/combine-diff.c
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ static void show_patch_diff(struct combine_diff_path *elem, int num_parent,
 
 			done = read_in_full(fd, result, len);
 			if (done < 0)
-				die("read error '%s'", elem->path);
+				die_errno("read error '%s'", elem->path);
 			else if (done < len)
 				die("early EOF '%s'", elem->path);
 
diff --git a/commit.c b/commit.c
index aa3b35b6a8..a47fb4da27 100644
--- a/commit.c
+++ b/commit.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ struct commit *lookup_commit(const unsigned char *sha1)
 
 static unsigned long parse_commit_date(const char *buf, const char *tail)
 {
-	unsigned long date;
 	const char *dateptr;
 
 	if (buf + 6 >= tail)
@@ -73,10 +72,7 @@ static unsigned long parse_commit_date(const char *buf, const char *tail)
 	if (buf >= tail)
 		return 0;
 	/* dateptr < buf && buf[-1] == '\n', so strtoul will stop at buf-1 */
-	date = strtoul(dateptr, NULL, 10);
-	if (date == ULONG_MAX)
-		date = 0;
-	return date;
+	return strtoul(dateptr, NULL, 10);
 }
 
 static struct commit_graft **commit_graft;
diff --git a/compat/mingw.h b/compat/mingw.h
index 4f7ba4c13f..c1859c5480 100644
--- a/compat/mingw.h
+++ b/compat/mingw.h
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ static inline int fcntl(int fd, int cmd, long arg)
 	errno = EINVAL;
 	return -1;
 }
+/* bash cannot reliably detect negative return codes as failure */
+#define exit(code) exit((code) & 0xff)
 
 /*
  * simple adaptors
diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
index ddb71e26fe..9c488646d0 100755
--- a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
+++ b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ _git_log ()
 			$__git_log_shortlog_options
 			$__git_log_gitk_options
 			--root --topo-order --date-order --reverse
-			--follow
+			--follow --full-diff
 			--abbrev-commit --abbrev=
 			--relative-date --date=
 			--pretty= --format= --oneline
@@ -1357,11 +1357,12 @@ __git_config_get_set_variables ()
 		c=$((--c))
 	done
 
-	for i in $(git --git-dir="$(__gitdir)" config $config_file --list \
-			2>/dev/null); do
-		case "$i" in
-		*.*)
-			echo "${i/=*/}"
+	git --git-dir="$(__gitdir)" config $config_file --list 2>/dev/null |
+	while read line
+	do
+		case "$line" in
+		*.*=*)
+			echo "${line/=*/}"
 			;;
 		esac
 	done
diff --git a/csum-file.c b/csum-file.c
index 2ddb12a0b7..4d50cc5ce1 100644
--- a/csum-file.c
+++ b/csum-file.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ static void flush(struct sha1file *f, void * buf, unsigned int count)
 		}
 		if (!ret)
 			die("sha1 file '%s' write error. Out of diskspace", f->name);
-		die("sha1 file '%s' write error (%s)", f->name, strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("sha1 file '%s' write error", f->name);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ int sha1close(struct sha1file *f, unsigned char *result, unsigned int flags)
 		if (flags & CSUM_FSYNC)
 			fsync_or_die(f->fd, f->name);
 		if (close(f->fd))
-			die("%s: sha1 file error on close (%s)",
-			    f->name, strerror(errno));
+			die_errno("%s: sha1 file error on close", f->name);
 		fd = 0;
 	} else
 		fd = f->fd;
diff --git a/daemon.c b/daemon.c
index 366db37b39..1b5ada6648 100644
--- a/daemon.c
+++ b/daemon.c
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include "cache.h"
 #include "pkt-line.h"
 #include "exec_cmd.h"
+#include "run-command.h"
+#include "strbuf.h"
 
 #include <syslog.h>
 
@@ -343,28 +345,66 @@ static int run_service(char *dir, struct daemon_service *service)
 	return service->fn();
 }
 
+static void copy_to_log(int fd)
+{
+	struct strbuf line = STRBUF_INIT;
+	FILE *fp;
+
+	fp = fdopen(fd, "r");
+	if (fp == NULL) {
+		logerror("fdopen of error channel failed");
+		close(fd);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	while (strbuf_getline(&line, fp, '\n') != EOF) {
+		logerror("%s", line.buf);
+		strbuf_setlen(&line, 0);
+	}
+
+	strbuf_release(&line);
+	fclose(fp);
+}
+
+static int run_service_command(const char **argv)
+{
+	struct child_process cld;
+
+	memset(&cld, 0, sizeof(cld));
+	cld.argv = argv;
+	cld.git_cmd = 1;
+	cld.err = -1;
+	if (start_command(&cld))
+		return -1;
+
+	close(0);
+	close(1);
+
+	copy_to_log(cld.err);
+
+	return finish_command(&cld);
+}
+
 static int upload_pack(void)
 {
 	/* Timeout as string */
 	char timeout_buf[64];
+	const char *argv[] = { "upload-pack", "--strict", timeout_buf, ".", NULL };
 
 	snprintf(timeout_buf, sizeof timeout_buf, "--timeout=%u", timeout);
-
-	/* git-upload-pack only ever reads stuff, so this is safe */
-	execl_git_cmd("upload-pack", "--strict", timeout_buf, ".", NULL);
-	return -1;
+	return run_service_command(argv);
 }
 
 static int upload_archive(void)
 {
-	execl_git_cmd("upload-archive", ".", NULL);
-	return -1;
+	static const char *argv[] = { "upload-archive", ".", NULL };
+	return run_service_command(argv);
 }
 
 static int receive_pack(void)
 {
-	execl_git_cmd("receive-pack", ".", NULL);
-	return -1;
+	static const char *argv[] = { "receive-pack", ".", NULL };
+	return run_service_command(argv);
 }
 
 static struct daemon_service daemon_service[] = {
@@ -862,7 +902,7 @@ static int service_loop(int socknum, int *socklist)
 					case ECONNABORTED:
 						continue;
 					default:
-						die("accept returned %s", strerror(errno));
+						die_errno("accept returned");
 					}
 				}
 				handle(incoming, (struct sockaddr *)&ss, sslen);
@@ -878,7 +918,7 @@ static void sanitize_stdfds(void)
 	while (fd != -1 && fd < 2)
 		fd = dup(fd);
 	if (fd == -1)
-		die("open /dev/null or dup failed: %s", strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("open /dev/null or dup failed");
 	if (fd > 2)
 		close(fd);
 }
@@ -889,12 +929,12 @@ static void daemonize(void)
 		case 0:
 			break;
 		case -1:
-			die("fork failed: %s", strerror(errno));
+			die_errno("fork failed");
 		default:
 			exit(0);
 	}
 	if (setsid() == -1)
-		die("setsid failed: %s", strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("setsid failed");
 	close(0);
 	close(1);
 	close(2);
@@ -905,9 +945,9 @@ static void store_pid(const char *path)
 {
 	FILE *f = fopen(path, "w");
 	if (!f)
-		die("cannot open pid file %s: %s", path, strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("cannot open pid file '%s'", path);
 	if (fprintf(f, "%"PRIuMAX"\n", (uintmax_t) getpid()) < 0 || fclose(f) != 0)
-		die("failed to write pid file %s: %s", path, strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("failed to write pid file '%s'", path);
 }
 
 static int serve(char *listen_addr, int listen_port, struct passwd *pass, gid_t gid)
@@ -1107,8 +1147,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		socklen_t slen = sizeof(ss);
 
 		if (!freopen("/dev/null", "w", stderr))
-			die("failed to redirect stderr to /dev/null: %s",
-			    strerror(errno));
+			die_errno("failed to redirect stderr to /dev/null");
 
 		if (getpeername(0, peer, &slen))
 			peer = NULL;
diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index 892921cdc7..cd35e0c2d7 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -1976,14 +1976,14 @@ static void prep_temp_blob(const char *path, struct diff_tempfile *temp,
 	fd = git_mkstemps(temp->tmp_path, PATH_MAX, template.buf,
 			strlen(base) + 1);
 	if (fd < 0)
-		die("unable to create temp-file: %s", strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("unable to create temp-file");
 	if (convert_to_working_tree(path,
 			(const char *)blob, (size_t)size, &buf)) {
 		blob = buf.buf;
 		size = buf.len;
 	}
 	if (write_in_full(fd, blob, size) != size)
-		die("unable to write temp-file");
+		die_errno("unable to write temp-file");
 	close(fd);
 	temp->name = temp->tmp_path;
 	strcpy(temp->hex, sha1_to_hex(sha1));
@@ -2022,12 +2022,12 @@ static struct diff_tempfile *prepare_temp_file(const char *name,
 		if (lstat(name, &st) < 0) {
 			if (errno == ENOENT)
 				goto not_a_valid_file;
-			die("stat(%s): %s", name, strerror(errno));
+			die_errno("stat(%s)", name);
 		}
 		if (S_ISLNK(st.st_mode)) {
 			struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 			if (strbuf_readlink(&sb, name, st.st_size) < 0)
-				die("readlink(%s)", name);
+				die_errno("readlink(%s)", name);
 			prep_temp_blob(name, temp, sb.buf, sb.len,
 				       (one->sha1_valid ?
 					one->sha1 : null_sha1),
@@ -2220,7 +2220,7 @@ static void diff_fill_sha1_info(struct diff_filespec *one)
 				return;
 			}
 			if (lstat(one->path, &st) < 0)
-				die("stat %s", one->path);
+				die_errno("stat '%s'", one->path);
 			if (index_path(one->sha1, one->path, &st, 0))
 				die("cannot hash %s", one->path);
 		}
diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index bbfcb566e6..74b3bbf6fd 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ char *get_relative_cwd(char *buffer, int size, const char *dir)
 	if (!dir)
 		return NULL;
 	if (!getcwd(buffer, size))
-		die("can't find the current directory: %s", strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("can't find the current directory");
 
 	if (!is_absolute_path(dir))
 		dir = make_absolute_path(dir);
diff --git a/entry.c b/entry.c
index cc841edf90..d3e86c722a 100644
--- a/entry.c
+++ b/entry.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static void create_directories(const char *path, int path_len,
 			if (errno == EEXIST && state->force &&
 			    !unlink_or_warn(buf) && !mkdir(buf, 0777))
 				continue;
-			die("cannot create directory at %s", buf);
+			die_errno("cannot create directory at '%s'", buf);
 		}
 	}
 	free(buf);
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static void remove_subtree(const char *path)
 	char *name;
 
 	if (!dir)
-		die("cannot opendir %s (%s)", path, strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("cannot opendir '%s'", path);
 	strcpy(pathbuf, path);
 	name = pathbuf + strlen(path);
 	*name++ = '/';
@@ -61,15 +61,15 @@ static void remove_subtree(const char *path)
 			continue;
 		strcpy(name, de->d_name);
 		if (lstat(pathbuf, &st))
-			die("cannot lstat %s (%s)", pathbuf, strerror(errno));
+			die_errno("cannot lstat '%s'", pathbuf);
 		if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode))
 			remove_subtree(pathbuf);
 		else if (unlink(pathbuf))
-			die("cannot unlink %s (%s)", pathbuf, strerror(errno));
+			die_errno("cannot unlink '%s'", pathbuf);
 	}
 	closedir(dir);
 	if (rmdir(path))
-		die("cannot rmdir %s (%s)", path, strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("cannot rmdir '%s'", path);
 }
 
 static int create_file(const char *path, unsigned int mode)
diff --git a/fast-import.c b/fast-import.c
index a2a24588a9..7ef9865aa6 100644
--- a/fast-import.c
+++ b/fast-import.c
@@ -905,10 +905,10 @@ static char *keep_pack(char *curr_index_name)
 
 	keep_fd = odb_pack_keep(name, sizeof(name), pack_data->sha1);
 	if (keep_fd < 0)
-		die("cannot create keep file");
+		die_errno("cannot create keep file");
 	write_or_die(keep_fd, keep_msg, strlen(keep_msg));
 	if (close(keep_fd))
-		die("failed to write keep file");
+		die_errno("failed to write keep file");
 
 	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s/pack/pack-%s.pack",
 		 get_object_directory(), sha1_to_hex(pack_data->sha1));
@@ -2342,7 +2342,7 @@ static void import_marks(const char *input_file)
 	char line[512];
 	FILE *f = fopen(input_file, "r");
 	if (!f)
-		die("cannot read %s: %s", input_file, strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("cannot read '%s'", input_file);
 	while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), f)) {
 		uintmax_t mark;
 		char *end;
@@ -2448,7 +2448,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 				fclose(pack_edges);
 			pack_edges = fopen(a + 20, "a");
 			if (!pack_edges)
-				die("Cannot open %s: %s", a + 20, strerror(errno));
+				die_errno("Cannot open '%s'", a + 20);
 		} else if (!strcmp(a, "--force"))
 			force_update = 1;
 		else if (!strcmp(a, "--quiet"))
diff --git a/fsck.c b/fsck.c
index 511b82cba9..89278c1459 100644
--- a/fsck.c
+++ b/fsck.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static int fsck_commit(struct commit *commit, fsck_error error_func)
 	struct commit_graft *graft;
 	int parents = 0;
 
-	if (!commit->date)
+	if (commit->date == ULONG_MAX)
 		return error_func(&commit->object, FSCK_ERROR, "invalid author/committer line");
 
 	if (memcmp(buffer, "tree ", 5))
diff --git a/git-am.sh b/git-am.sh
index 578780be13..d64d997535 100755
--- a/git-am.sh
+++ b/git-am.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ git am [options] (--resolved | --skip | --abort)
 i,interactive   run interactively
 b,binary*       (historical option -- no-op)
 3,3way          allow fall back on 3way merging if needed
+q,quiet         be quiet
 s,signoff       add a Signed-off-by line to the commit message
 u,utf8          recode into utf8 (default)
 k,keep          pass -k flag to git-mailinfo
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ whitespace=     pass it through git-apply
 directory=      pass it through git-apply
 C=              pass it through git-apply
 p=              pass it through git-apply
+patch-format=   format the patch(es) are in
 reject          pass it through git-apply
 resolvemsg=     override error message when patch failure occurs
 r,resolved      to be used after a patch failure
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ fall_back_3way () {
     git write-tree >"$dotest/patch-merge-base+" ||
     cannot_fallback "Repository lacks necessary blobs to fall back on 3-way merge."
 
-    echo Using index info to reconstruct a base tree...
+    say Using index info to reconstruct a base tree...
     if GIT_INDEX_FILE="$dotest/patch-merge-tmp-index" \
 	git apply --cached <"$dotest/patch"
     then
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ It does not apply to blobs recorded in its index."
     orig_tree=$(cat "$dotest/patch-merge-base") &&
     rm -fr "$dotest"/patch-merge-* || exit 1
 
-    echo Falling back to patching base and 3-way merge...
+    say Falling back to patching base and 3-way merge...
 
     # This is not so wrong.  Depending on which base we picked,
     # orig_tree may be wildly different from ours, but his_tree
@@ -125,6 +127,10 @@ It does not apply to blobs recorded in its index."
 
     eval GITHEAD_$his_tree='"$FIRSTLINE"'
     export GITHEAD_$his_tree
+    if test -n "$GIT_QUIET"
+    then
+	    export GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY=0
+    fi
     git-merge-recursive $orig_tree -- HEAD $his_tree || {
 	    git rerere
 	    echo Failed to merge in the changes.
@@ -133,6 +139,126 @@ It does not apply to blobs recorded in its index."
     unset GITHEAD_$his_tree
 }
 
+clean_abort () {
+	test $# = 0 || echo >&2 "$@"
+	rm -fr "$dotest"
+	exit 1
+}
+
+patch_format=
+
+check_patch_format () {
+	# early return if patch_format was set from the command line
+	if test -n "$patch_format"
+	then
+		return 0
+	fi
+
+	# we default to mbox format if input is from stdin and for
+	# directories
+	if test $# = 0 || test "x$1" = "x-" || test -d "$1"
+	then
+		patch_format=mbox
+		return 0
+	fi
+
+	# otherwise, check the first few lines of the first patch to try
+	# to detect its format
+	{
+		read l1
+		read l2
+		read l3
+		case "$l1" in
+		"From "* | "From: "*)
+			patch_format=mbox
+			;;
+		'# This series applies on GIT commit'*)
+			patch_format=stgit-series
+			;;
+		"# HG changeset patch")
+			patch_format=hg
+			;;
+		*)
+			# if the second line is empty and the third is
+			# a From, Author or Date entry, this is very
+			# likely an StGIT patch
+			case "$l2,$l3" in
+			,"From: "* | ,"Author: "* | ,"Date: "*)
+				patch_format=stgit
+				;;
+			*)
+				;;
+			esac
+			;;
+		esac
+	} < "$1" || clean_abort
+}
+
+split_patches () {
+	case "$patch_format" in
+	mbox)
+		git mailsplit -d"$prec" -o"$dotest" -b -- "$@" > "$dotest/last" ||
+		clean_abort
+		;;
+	stgit-series)
+		if test $# -ne 1
+		then
+			clean_abort "Only one StGIT patch series can be applied at once"
+		fi
+		series_dir=`dirname "$1"`
+		series_file="$1"
+		shift
+		{
+			set x
+			while read filename
+			do
+				set "$@" "$series_dir/$filename"
+			done
+			# remove the safety x
+			shift
+			# remove the arg coming from the first-line comment
+			shift
+		} < "$series_file" || clean_abort
+		# set the patch format appropriately
+		patch_format=stgit
+		# now handle the actual StGIT patches
+		split_patches "$@"
+		;;
+	stgit)
+		this=0
+		for stgit in "$@"
+		do
+			this=`expr "$this" + 1`
+			msgnum=`printf "%0${prec}d" $this`
+			# Perl version of StGIT parse_patch. The first nonemptyline
+			# not starting with Author, From or Date is the
+			# subject, and the body starts with the next nonempty
+			# line not starting with Author, From or Date
+			perl -ne 'BEGIN { $subject = 0 }
+				if ($subject > 1) { print ; }
+				elsif (/^\s+$/) { next ; }
+				elsif (/^Author:/) { print s/Author/From/ ; }
+				elsif (/^(From|Date)/) { print ; }
+				elsif ($subject) {
+					$subject = 2 ;
+					print "\n" ;
+					print ;
+				} else {
+					print "Subject: ", $_ ;
+					$subject = 1;
+				}
+			' < "$stgit" > "$dotest/$msgnum" || clean_abort
+		done
+		echo "$this" > "$dotest/last"
+		this=
+		msgnum=
+		;;
+	*)
+		clean_abort "Patch format $patch_format is not supported."
+		;;
+	esac
+}
+
 prec=4
 dotest="$GIT_DIR/rebase-apply"
 sign= utf8=t keep= skip= interactive= resolved= rebasing= abort=
@@ -175,12 +301,16 @@ do
 		git_apply_opt="$git_apply_opt $(sq "$1=$2")"; shift ;;
 	-C|-p)
 		git_apply_opt="$git_apply_opt $(sq "$1$2")"; shift ;;
+	--patch-format)
+		shift ; patch_format="$1" ;;
 	--reject)
 		git_apply_opt="$git_apply_opt $1" ;;
 	--committer-date-is-author-date)
 		committer_date_is_author_date=t ;;
 	--ignore-date)
 		ignore_date=t ;;
+	-q|--quiet)
+		GIT_QUIET=t ;;
 	--)
 		shift; break ;;
 	*)
@@ -274,12 +404,12 @@ else
 		done
 		shift
 	fi
-	git mailsplit -d"$prec" -o"$dotest" -b -- "$@" > "$dotest/last" ||  {
-		rm -fr "$dotest"
-		exit 1
-	}
 
-	# -s, -u, -k, --whitespace, -3, -C and -p flags are kept
+	check_patch_format "$@"
+
+	split_patches "$@"
+
+	# -s, -u, -k, --whitespace, -3, -C, -q and -p flags are kept
 	# for the resuming session after a patch failure.
 	# -i can and must be given when resuming.
 	echo " $git_apply_opt" >"$dotest/apply-opt"
@@ -287,6 +417,7 @@ else
 	echo "$sign" >"$dotest/sign"
 	echo "$utf8" >"$dotest/utf8"
 	echo "$keep" >"$dotest/keep"
+	echo "$GIT_QUIET" >"$dotest/quiet"
 	echo 1 >"$dotest/next"
 	if test -n "$rebasing"
 	then
@@ -327,6 +458,10 @@ if test "$(cat "$dotest/keep")" = t
 then
 	keep=-k
 fi
+if test "$(cat "$dotest/quiet")" = t
+then
+	GIT_QUIET=t
+fi
 if test "$(cat "$dotest/threeway")" = t
 then
 	threeway=t
@@ -352,7 +487,7 @@ fi
 
 if test "$this" -gt "$last"
 then
-	echo Nothing to do.
+	say Nothing to do.
 	rm -fr "$dotest"
 	exit
 fi
@@ -498,11 +633,18 @@ do
 		stop_here $this
 	fi
 
-	printf 'Applying: %s\n' "$FIRSTLINE"
+	say "Applying: $FIRSTLINE"
 
 	case "$resolved" in
 	'')
-		eval 'git apply '"$git_apply_opt"' --index "$dotest/patch"'
+		# When we are allowed to fall back to 3-way later, don't give
+		# false errors during the initial attempt.
+		squelch=
+		if test "$threeway" = t
+		then
+			squelch='>/dev/null 2>&1 '
+		fi
+		eval "git apply $squelch$git_apply_opt"' --index "$dotest/patch"'
 		apply_status=$?
 		;;
 	t)
@@ -534,7 +676,7 @@ do
 		    # Applying the patch to an earlier tree and merging the
 		    # result may have produced the same tree as ours.
 		    git diff-index --quiet --cached HEAD -- && {
-			echo No changes -- Patch already applied.
+			say No changes -- Patch already applied.
 			go_next
 			continue
 		    }
@@ -560,7 +702,7 @@ do
 			GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=
 		fi
 		parent=$(git rev-parse --verify -q HEAD) ||
-		echo >&2 "applying to an empty history"
+		say >&2 "applying to an empty history"
 
 		if test -n "$committer_date_is_author_date"
 		then
diff --git a/git-compat-util.h b/git-compat-util.h
index 919b7f1ade..9609eaa77f 100644
--- a/git-compat-util.h
+++ b/git-compat-util.h
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ extern char *gitbasename(char *);
 /* General helper functions */
 extern void usage(const char *err) NORETURN;
 extern void die(const char *err, ...) NORETURN __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)));
+extern void die_errno(const char *err, ...) NORETURN __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)));
 extern int error(const char *err, ...) __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)));
 extern void warning(const char *err, ...) __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)));
 
diff --git a/git-cvsexportcommit.perl b/git-cvsexportcommit.perl
index a36df33926..59b672213b 100755
--- a/git-cvsexportcommit.perl
+++ b/git-cvsexportcommit.perl
@@ -259,7 +259,8 @@
 	    if $file =~ /^no file /
 		&& $status eq 'Up-to-date';
 
-	$cvsstat{$fullname{$file}} = $status;
+	$cvsstat{$fullname{$file}} = $status
+	    if defined $fullname{$file};
       }
     }
 }
@@ -299,7 +300,7 @@
 	while (<FILTER_IN>)
 	{
 	    my $line = $_;
-	    $line =~ s/\$([A-Z][a-z]+):[^\$]+\$/\$\1\$/g;
+	    $line =~ s/\$([A-Z][a-z]+):[^\$]+\$/\$$1\$/g;
 	    print FILTER_OUT $line;
 	}
 	close FILTER_IN;
diff --git a/git-rebase.sh b/git-rebase.sh
index 334629fc97..18bc6946cf 100755
--- a/git-rebase.sh
+++ b/git-rebase.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2005 Junio C Hamano.
 #
 
-USAGE='[--interactive | -i] [-v] [--force-rebase | -f] [--onto <newbase>] [<upstream>|--root] [<branch>]'
+USAGE='[--interactive | -i] [-v] [--force-rebase | -f] [--onto <newbase>] [<upstream>|--root] [<branch>] [--quiet | -q]'
 LONG_USAGE='git-rebase replaces <branch> with a new branch of the
 same name.  When the --onto option is provided the new branch starts
 out with a HEAD equal to <newbase>, otherwise it is equal to <upstream>
@@ -72,11 +72,20 @@ continue_merge () {
 			echo "directly, but instead do one of the following: "
 			die "$RESOLVEMSG"
 		fi
-		printf "Committed: %0${prec}d " $msgnum
+		if test -z "$GIT_QUIET"
+		then
+			printf "Committed: %0${prec}d " $msgnum
+		fi
 	else
-		printf "Already applied: %0${prec}d " $msgnum
+		if test -z "$GIT_QUIET"
+		then
+			printf "Already applied: %0${prec}d " $msgnum
+		fi
+	fi
+	if test -z "$GIT_QUIET"
+	then
+		git rev-list --pretty=oneline -1 "$cmt" | sed -e 's/^[^ ]* //'
 	fi
-	git rev-list --pretty=oneline -1 "$cmt" | sed -e 's/^[^ ]* //'
 
 	prev_head=`git rev-parse HEAD^0`
 	# save the resulting commit so we can read-tree on it later
@@ -97,6 +106,10 @@ call_merge () {
 	eval GITHEAD_$cmt='"${cmt_name##refs/heads/}~$(($end - $msgnum))"'
 	eval GITHEAD_$hd='$(cat "$dotest/onto_name")'
 	export GITHEAD_$cmt GITHEAD_$hd
+	if test -n "$GIT_QUIET"
+	then
+		export GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY=1
+	fi
 	git-merge-$strategy "$cmt^" -- "$hd" "$cmt"
 	rv=$?
 	case "$rv" in
@@ -138,7 +151,7 @@ move_to_original_branch () {
 finish_rb_merge () {
 	move_to_original_branch
 	rm -r "$dotest"
-	echo "All done."
+	say All done.
 }
 
 is_interactive () {
@@ -207,6 +220,7 @@ do
 			end=$(cat "$dotest/end")
 			msgnum=$(cat "$dotest/msgnum")
 			onto=$(cat "$dotest/onto")
+			GIT_QUIET=$(cat "$dotest/quiet")
 			continue_merge
 			while test "$msgnum" -le "$end"
 			do
@@ -219,6 +233,7 @@ do
 		head_name=$(cat "$GIT_DIR"/rebase-apply/head-name) &&
 		onto=$(cat "$GIT_DIR"/rebase-apply/onto) &&
 		orig_head=$(cat "$GIT_DIR"/rebase-apply/orig-head) &&
+		GIT_QUIET=$(cat "$GIT_DIR"/rebase-apply/quiet)
 		git am --resolved --3way --resolvemsg="$RESOLVEMSG" &&
 		move_to_original_branch
 		exit
@@ -236,6 +251,7 @@ do
 			msgnum=$(cat "$dotest/msgnum")
 			msgnum=$(($msgnum + 1))
 			onto=$(cat "$dotest/onto")
+			GIT_QUIET=$(cat "$dotest/quiet")
 			while test "$msgnum" -le "$end"
 			do
 				call_merge "$msgnum"
@@ -247,6 +263,7 @@ do
 		head_name=$(cat "$GIT_DIR"/rebase-apply/head-name) &&
 		onto=$(cat "$GIT_DIR"/rebase-apply/onto) &&
 		orig_head=$(cat "$GIT_DIR"/rebase-apply/orig-head) &&
+		GIT_QUIET=$(cat "$GIT_DIR"/rebase-apply/quiet)
 		git am -3 --skip --resolvemsg="$RESOLVEMSG" &&
 		move_to_original_branch
 		exit
@@ -258,9 +275,11 @@ do
 		git rerere clear
 		if test -d "$dotest"
 		then
+			GIT_QUIET=$(cat "$dotest/quiet")
 			move_to_original_branch
 		else
 			dotest="$GIT_DIR"/rebase-apply
+			GIT_QUIET=$(cat "$dotest/quiet")
 			move_to_original_branch
 		fi
 		git reset --hard $(cat "$dotest/orig-head")
@@ -298,6 +317,13 @@ do
 	-v|--verbose)
 		verbose=t
 		diffstat=t
+		GIT_QUIET=
+		;;
+	-q|--quiet)
+		GIT_QUIET=t
+		git_am_opt="$git_am_opt -q"
+		verbose=
+		diffstat=
 		;;
 	--whitespace=*)
 		git_am_opt="$git_am_opt $1"
@@ -442,15 +468,15 @@ then
 	then
 		# Lazily switch to the target branch if needed...
 		test -z "$switch_to" || git checkout "$switch_to"
-		echo >&2 "Current branch $branch_name is up to date."
+		say "Current branch $branch_name is up to date."
 		exit 0
 	else
-		echo "Current branch $branch_name is up to date, rebase forced."
+		say "Current branch $branch_name is up to date, rebase forced."
 	fi
 fi
 
 # Detach HEAD and reset the tree
-echo "First, rewinding head to replay your work on top of it..."
+say "First, rewinding head to replay your work on top of it..."
 git checkout -q "$onto^0" || die "could not detach HEAD"
 git update-ref ORIG_HEAD $branch
 
@@ -468,7 +494,7 @@ fi
 # we just fast forwarded.
 if test "$mb" = "$branch"
 then
-	echo >&2 "Fast-forwarded $branch_name to $onto_name."
+	say "Fast-forwarded $branch_name to $onto_name."
 	move_to_original_branch
 	exit 0
 fi
@@ -490,7 +516,8 @@ then
 	test 0 != $ret -a -d "$GIT_DIR"/rebase-apply &&
 		echo $head_name > "$GIT_DIR"/rebase-apply/head-name &&
 		echo $onto > "$GIT_DIR"/rebase-apply/onto &&
-		echo $orig_head > "$GIT_DIR"/rebase-apply/orig-head
+		echo $orig_head > "$GIT_DIR"/rebase-apply/orig-head &&
+		echo "$GIT_QUIET" > "$GIT_DIR"/rebase-apply/quiet
 	exit $ret
 fi
 
@@ -504,6 +531,7 @@ prev_head=$orig_head
 echo "$prev_head" > "$dotest/prev_head"
 echo "$orig_head" > "$dotest/orig-head"
 echo "$head_name" > "$dotest/head-name"
+echo "$GIT_QUIET" > "$dotest/quiet"
 
 msgnum=0
 for cmt in `git rev-list --reverse --no-merges "$revisions"`
diff --git a/git-repack.sh b/git-repack.sh
index 0868734723..1bf239499c 100755
--- a/git-repack.sh
+++ b/git-repack.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ SUBDIRECTORY_OK='Yes'
 . git-sh-setup
 
 no_update_info= all_into_one= remove_redundant= unpack_unreachable=
-local= quiet= no_reuse= extra=
+local= no_reuse= extra=
 while test $# != 0
 do
 	case "$1" in
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ do
 	-A)	all_into_one=t
 		unpack_unreachable=--unpack-unreachable ;;
 	-d)	remove_redundant=t ;;
-	-q)	quiet=-q ;;
+	-q)	GIT_QUIET=t ;;
 	-f)	no_reuse=--no-reuse-object ;;
 	-l)	local=--local ;;
 	--max-pack-size|--window|--window-memory|--depth)
@@ -80,13 +80,11 @@ case ",$all_into_one," in
 	;;
 esac
 
-args="$args $local $quiet $no_reuse$extra"
+args="$args $local ${GIT_QUIET:+-q} $no_reuse$extra"
 names=$(git pack-objects --honor-pack-keep --non-empty --all --reflog $args </dev/null "$PACKTMP") ||
 	exit 1
 if [ -z "$names" ]; then
-	if test -z "$quiet"; then
-		echo Nothing new to pack.
-	fi
+	say Nothing new to pack.
 fi
 
 # Ok we have prepared all new packfiles.
@@ -176,7 +174,7 @@ then
 		  done
 		)
 	fi
-	git prune-packed $quiet
+	git prune-packed ${GIT_QUIET:+-q}
 fi
 
 case "$no_update_info" in
diff --git a/git-request-pull.sh b/git-request-pull.sh
index ab2dd10498..5917773240 100755
--- a/git-request-pull.sh
+++ b/git-request-pull.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ OPTIONS_SPEC=
 . git-sh-setup
 . git-parse-remote
 
+GIT_PAGER=
+export GIT_PAGER
+
 base=$1
 url=$2
 head=${3-HEAD}
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ branch=$(git ls-remote "$url" \
 	}")
 if [ -z "$branch" ]; then
 	echo "warn: No branch of $url is at:" >&2
-	git log --max-count=1 --pretty='format:warn:   %h: %s' $headrev >&2
+	git log --max-count=1 --pretty='tformat:warn:   %h: %s' $headrev >&2
 	echo "warn: Are you sure you pushed $head there?" >&2
 	echo >&2
 	echo >&2
@@ -42,8 +45,6 @@ if [ -z "$branch" ]; then
 	status=1
 fi
 
-GIT_PAGER=
-export GIT_PAGER
 echo "The following changes since commit $baserev:"
 git shortlog --max-count=1 $baserev | sed -e 's/^\(.\)/  \1/'
 
diff --git a/git-sh-setup.sh b/git-sh-setup.sh
index 80acb7de72..c41c2f7439 100755
--- a/git-sh-setup.sh
+++ b/git-sh-setup.sh
@@ -44,6 +44,15 @@ die() {
 	exit 1
 }
 
+GIT_QUIET=
+
+say () {
+	if test -z "$GIT_QUIET"
+	then
+		printf '%s\n' "$*"
+	fi
+}
+
 if test -n "$OPTIONS_SPEC"; then
 	usage() {
 		"$0" -h
diff --git a/git-stash.sh b/git-stash.sh
index e6a5867209..531c7c31ac 100755
--- a/git-stash.sh
+++ b/git-stash.sh
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 
 dashless=$(basename "$0" | sed -e 's/-/ /')
 USAGE="list [<options>]
-   or: $dashless ( show | drop ) [<stash>]
-   or: $dashless ( pop | apply ) [--index] [<stash>]
+   or: $dashless show [<stash>]
+   or: $dashless drop [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]
+   or: $dashless ( pop | apply ) [--index] [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]
    or: $dashless branch <branchname> [<stash>]
-   or: $dashless [save [--keep-index] [<message>]]
+   or: $dashless [save [--keep-index] [-q|--quiet] [<message>]]
    or: $dashless clear"
 
 SUBDIRECTORY_OK=Yes
@@ -94,18 +95,28 @@ create_stash () {
 
 save_stash () {
 	keep_index=
-	case "$1" in
-	--keep-index)
-		keep_index=t
+	while test $# != 0
+	do
+		case "$1" in
+		--keep-index)
+			keep_index=t
+			;;
+		-q|--quiet)
+			GIT_QUIET=t
+			;;
+		*)
+			break
+			;;
+		esac
 		shift
-	esac
+	done
 
 	stash_msg="$*"
 
 	git update-index -q --refresh
 	if no_changes
 	then
-		echo 'No local changes to save'
+		say 'No local changes to save'
 		exit 0
 	fi
 	test -f "$GIT_DIR/logs/$ref_stash" ||
@@ -118,9 +129,9 @@ save_stash () {
 
 	git update-ref -m "$stash_msg" $ref_stash $w_commit ||
 		die "Cannot save the current status"
-	printf 'Saved working directory and index state "%s"\n' "$stash_msg"
+	say Saved working directory and index state "$stash_msg"
 
-	git reset --hard
+	git reset --hard ${GIT_QUIET:+-q}
 
 	if test -n "$keep_index" && test -n $i_tree
 	then
@@ -156,11 +167,22 @@ apply_stash () {
 		die 'Cannot apply to a dirty working tree, please stage your changes'
 
 	unstash_index=
-	case "$1" in
-	--index)
-		unstash_index=t
+
+	while test $# != 0
+	do
+		case "$1" in
+		--index)
+			unstash_index=t
+			;;
+		-q|--quiet)
+			GIT_QUIET=t
+			;;
+		*)
+			break
+			;;
+		esac
 		shift
-	esac
+	done
 
 	# current index state
 	c_tree=$(git write-tree) ||
@@ -193,6 +215,10 @@ apply_stash () {
 		export GITHEAD_$w_tree GITHEAD_$c_tree GITHEAD_$b_tree
 	"
 
+	if test -n "$GIT_QUIET"
+	then
+		export GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY=0
+	fi
 	if git-merge-recursive $b_tree -- $c_tree $w_tree
 	then
 		# No conflict
@@ -207,7 +233,12 @@ apply_stash () {
 				die "Cannot unstage modified files"
 			rm -f "$a"
 		fi
-		git status || :
+		squelch=
+		if test -n "$GIT_QUIET"
+		then
+			squelch='>/dev/null 2>&1'
+		fi
+		eval "git status $squelch" || :
 	else
 		# Merge conflict; keep the exit status from merge-recursive
 		status=$?
@@ -222,6 +253,19 @@ apply_stash () {
 drop_stash () {
 	have_stash || die 'No stash entries to drop'
 
+	while test $# != 0
+	do
+		case "$1" in
+		-q|--quiet)
+			GIT_QUIET=t
+			;;
+		*)
+			break
+			;;
+		esac
+		shift
+	done
+
 	if test $# = 0
 	then
 		set x "$ref_stash@{0}"
@@ -235,7 +279,7 @@ drop_stash () {
 		die "$*: not a valid stashed state"
 
 	git reflog delete --updateref --rewrite "$@" &&
-		echo "Dropped $* ($s)" || die "$*: Could not drop stash entry"
+		say "Dropped $* ($s)" || die "$*: Could not drop stash entry"
 
 	# clear_stash if we just dropped the last stash entry
 	git rev-parse --verify "$ref_stash@{0}" > /dev/null 2>&1 || clear_stash
@@ -312,7 +356,7 @@ branch)
 	if test $# -eq 0
 	then
 		save_stash &&
-		echo '(To restore them type "git stash apply")'
+		say '(To restore them type "git stash apply")'
 	else
 		usage
 	fi
diff --git a/git-submodule.sh b/git-submodule.sh
index f4f3562671..ebed711da4 100755
--- a/git-submodule.sh
+++ b/git-submodule.sh
@@ -14,23 +14,11 @@ require_work_tree
 
 command=
 branch=
-quiet=
 reference=
 cached=
 nofetch=
 update=
 
-#
-# print stuff on stdout unless -q was specified
-#
-say()
-{
-	if test -z "$quiet"
-	then
-		echo "$@"
-	fi
-}
-
 # Resolve relative url by appending to parent's url
 resolve_relative_url ()
 {
@@ -137,7 +125,7 @@ cmd_add()
 			shift
 			;;
 		-q|--quiet)
-			quiet=1
+			GIT_QUIET=1
 			;;
 		--reference)
 			case "$2" in '') usage ;; esac
@@ -273,7 +261,7 @@ cmd_init()
 	do
 		case "$1" in
 		-q|--quiet)
-			quiet=1
+			GIT_QUIET=1
 			;;
 		--)
 			shift
@@ -333,7 +321,7 @@ cmd_update()
 		case "$1" in
 		-q|--quiet)
 			shift
-			quiet=1
+			GIT_QUIET=1
 			;;
 		-i|--init)
 			init=1
@@ -659,7 +647,7 @@ cmd_status()
 	do
 		case "$1" in
 		-q|--quiet)
-			quiet=1
+			GIT_QUIET=1
 			;;
 		--cached)
 			cached=1
@@ -713,7 +701,7 @@ cmd_sync()
 	do
 		case "$1" in
 		-q|--quiet)
-			quiet=1
+			GIT_QUIET=1
 			shift
 			;;
 		--)
@@ -768,7 +756,7 @@ do
 		command=$1
 		;;
 	-q|--quiet)
-		quiet=1
+		GIT_QUIET=1
 		;;
 	-b|--branch)
 		case "$2" in
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index f4d53f40de..807d875ae0 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ static int handle_alias(int *argcp, const char ***argv)
 	}
 
 	if (subdir && chdir(subdir))
-		die("Cannot change to %s: %s", subdir, strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("Cannot change to '%s'", subdir);
 
 	errno = saved_errno;
 
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ static int run_builtin(struct cmd_struct *p, int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	status = p->fn(argc, argv, prefix);
 	if (status)
-		return status & 0xff;
+		return status;
 
 	/* Somebody closed stdout? */
 	if (fstat(fileno(stdout), &st))
@@ -256,11 +256,11 @@ static int run_builtin(struct cmd_struct *p, int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	/* Check for ENOSPC and EIO errors.. */
 	if (fflush(stdout))
-		die("write failure on standard output: %s", strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("write failure on standard output");
 	if (ferror(stdout))
 		die("unknown write failure on standard output");
 	if (fclose(stdout))
-		die("close failed on standard output: %s", strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("close failed on standard output");
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/hash-object.c b/hash-object.c
index 47cf43c3cd..9455dd0709 100644
--- a/hash-object.c
+++ b/hash-object.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static void hash_object(const char *path, const char *type, int write_object,
 	int fd;
 	fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
 	if (fd < 0)
-		die("Cannot open %s", path);
+		die_errno("Cannot open '%s'", path);
 	hash_fd(fd, type, write_object, vpath);
 }
 
diff --git a/http-push.c b/http-push.c
index 8cc8ee0dfd..00e83dcec1 100644
--- a/http-push.c
+++ b/http-push.c
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ static char *xml_entities(char *s)
 		case '&':
 			strbuf_addstr(&buf, "&amp;");
 			break;
+		case 0:
+			return strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL);
 		}
 		s++;
 	}
diff --git a/index-pack.c b/index-pack.c
index c72cbd406a..340074fc79 100644
--- a/index-pack.c
+++ b/index-pack.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static void *fill(int min)
 		if (ret <= 0) {
 			if (!ret)
 				die("early EOF");
-			die("read error on input: %s", strerror(errno));
+			die_errno("read error on input");
 		}
 		input_len += ret;
 		if (from_stdin)
@@ -178,13 +178,12 @@ static char *open_pack_file(char *pack_name)
 		} else
 			output_fd = open(pack_name, O_CREAT|O_EXCL|O_RDWR, 0600);
 		if (output_fd < 0)
-			die("unable to create %s: %s", pack_name, strerror(errno));
+			die_errno("unable to create '%s'", pack_name);
 		pack_fd = output_fd;
 	} else {
 		input_fd = open(pack_name, O_RDONLY);
 		if (input_fd < 0)
-			die("cannot open packfile '%s': %s",
-			    pack_name, strerror(errno));
+			die_errno("cannot open packfile '%s'", pack_name);
 		output_fd = -1;
 		pack_fd = input_fd;
 	}
@@ -370,7 +369,7 @@ static void *get_data_from_pack(struct object_entry *obj)
 	do {
 		ssize_t n = pread(pack_fd, data + rdy, len - rdy, from + rdy);
 		if (n < 0)
-			die("cannot pread pack file: %s", strerror(errno));
+			die_errno("cannot pread pack file");
 		if (!n)
 			die("premature end of pack file, %lu bytes missing",
 			    len - rdy);
@@ -631,7 +630,7 @@ static void parse_pack_objects(unsigned char *sha1)
 
 	/* If input_fd is a file, we should have reached its end now. */
 	if (fstat(input_fd, &st))
-		die("cannot fstat packfile: %s", strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("cannot fstat packfile");
 	if (S_ISREG(st.st_mode) &&
 			lseek(input_fd, 0, SEEK_CUR) - input_len != st.st_size)
 		die("pack has junk at the end");
@@ -788,7 +787,7 @@ static void final(const char *final_pack_name, const char *curr_pack_name,
 		fsync_or_die(output_fd, curr_pack_name);
 		err = close(output_fd);
 		if (err)
-			die("error while closing pack file: %s", strerror(errno));
+			die_errno("error while closing pack file");
 	}
 
 	if (keep_msg) {
@@ -801,16 +800,16 @@ static void final(const char *final_pack_name, const char *curr_pack_name,
 
 		if (keep_fd < 0) {
 			if (errno != EEXIST)
-				die("cannot write keep file '%s' (%s)",
-				    keep_name, strerror(errno));
+				die_errno("cannot write keep file '%s'",
+					  keep_name);
 		} else {
 			if (keep_msg_len > 0) {
 				write_or_die(keep_fd, keep_msg, keep_msg_len);
 				write_or_die(keep_fd, "\n", 1);
 			}
 			if (close(keep_fd) != 0)
-				die("cannot close written keep file '%s' (%s)",
-				    keep_name, strerror(errno));
+				die_errno("cannot close written keep file '%s'",
+				    keep_name);
 			report = "keep";
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/ll-merge.c b/ll-merge.c
index 9168958e86..0571564ddf 100644
--- a/ll-merge.c
+++ b/ll-merge.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static int ll_binary_merge(const struct ll_merge_driver *drv_unused,
 
 static int ll_xdl_merge(const struct ll_merge_driver *drv_unused,
 			mmbuffer_t *result,
-			const char *path_unused,
+			const char *path,
 			mmfile_t *orig,
 			mmfile_t *src1, const char *name1,
 			mmfile_t *src2, const char *name2,
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ static int ll_xdl_merge(const struct ll_merge_driver *drv_unused,
 	if (buffer_is_binary(orig->ptr, orig->size) ||
 	    buffer_is_binary(src1->ptr, src1->size) ||
 	    buffer_is_binary(src2->ptr, src2->size)) {
-		warning("Cannot merge binary files: %s vs. %s\n",
-			name1, name2);
+		warning("Cannot merge binary files: %s (%s vs. %s)\n",
+			path, name1, name2);
 		return ll_binary_merge(drv_unused, result,
-				       path_unused,
+				       path,
 				       orig, src1, name1,
 				       src2, name2,
 				       virtual_ancestor);
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static void create_temp(mmfile_t *src, char *path)
 	strcpy(path, ".merge_file_XXXXXX");
 	fd = xmkstemp(path);
 	if (write_in_full(fd, src->ptr, src->size) != src->size)
-		die("unable to write temp-file");
+		die_errno("unable to write temp-file");
 	close(fd);
 }
 
diff --git a/log-tree.c b/log-tree.c
index 59d63eb67e..6f73c17d74 100644
--- a/log-tree.c
+++ b/log-tree.c
@@ -321,7 +321,8 @@ void show_log(struct rev_info *opt)
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If use_terminator is set, add a newline at the end of the entry.
+	 * If use_terminator is set, we already handled any record termination
+	 * at the end of the last record.
 	 * Otherwise, add a diffopt.line_termination character before all
 	 * entries but the first.  (IOW, as a separator between entries)
 	 */
diff --git a/merge-recursive.c b/merge-recursive.c
index c703445a9c..d415c4188d 100644
--- a/merge-recursive.c
+++ b/merge-recursive.c
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ static void flush_buffer(int fd, const char *buf, unsigned long size)
 			/* Ignore epipe */
 			if (errno == EPIPE)
 				break;
-			die("merge-recursive: %s", strerror(errno));
+			die_errno("merge-recursive");
 		} else if (!ret) {
 			die("merge-recursive: disk full?");
 		}
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ static void update_file_flags(struct merge_options *o,
 				mode = 0666;
 			fd = open(path, O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC | O_CREAT, mode);
 			if (fd < 0)
-				die("failed to open %s: %s", path, strerror(errno));
+				die_errno("failed to open '%s'", path);
 			flush_buffer(fd, buf, size);
 			close(fd);
 		} else if (S_ISLNK(mode)) {
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ static void update_file_flags(struct merge_options *o,
 			safe_create_leading_directories_const(path);
 			unlink(path);
 			if (symlink(lnk, path))
-				die("failed to symlink %s: %s", path, strerror(errno));
+				die_errno("failed to symlink '%s'", path);
 			free(lnk);
 		} else
 			die("do not know what to do with %06o %s '%s'",
@@ -622,8 +622,13 @@ static int merge_3way(struct merge_options *o,
 	char *name1, *name2;
 	int merge_status;
 
-	name1 = xstrdup(mkpath("%s:%s", branch1, a->path));
-	name2 = xstrdup(mkpath("%s:%s", branch2, b->path));
+	if (strcmp(a->path, b->path)) {
+		name1 = xstrdup(mkpath("%s:%s", branch1, a->path));
+		name2 = xstrdup(mkpath("%s:%s", branch2, b->path));
+	} else {
+		name1 = xstrdup(mkpath("%s", branch1));
+		name2 = xstrdup(mkpath("%s", branch2));
+	}
 
 	fill_mm(one->sha1, &orig);
 	fill_mm(a->sha1, &src1);
diff --git a/mktag.c b/mktag.c
index 99a356e9ee..a609e3ebd1 100644
--- a/mktag.c
+++ b/mktag.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	setup_git_directory();
 
 	if (strbuf_read(&buf, 0, 4096) < 0) {
-		die("could not read from stdin");
+		die_errno("could not read from stdin");
 	}
 
 	/* Verify it for some basic sanity: it needs to start with
diff --git a/pack-refs.c b/pack-refs.c
index 301fc60eae..7f43f8ac33 100644
--- a/pack-refs.c
+++ b/pack-refs.c
@@ -93,8 +93,7 @@ int pack_refs(unsigned int flags)
 				       LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR);
 	cbdata.refs_file = fdopen(fd, "w");
 	if (!cbdata.refs_file)
-		die("unable to create ref-pack file structure (%s)",
-		    strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("unable to create ref-pack file structure");
 
 	/* perhaps other traits later as well */
 	fprintf(cbdata.refs_file, "# pack-refs with: peeled \n");
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@ int pack_refs(unsigned int flags)
 	if (ferror(cbdata.refs_file))
 		die("failed to write ref-pack file");
 	if (fflush(cbdata.refs_file) || fsync(fd) || fclose(cbdata.refs_file))
-		die("failed to write ref-pack file (%s)", strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("failed to write ref-pack file");
 	/*
 	 * Since the lock file was fdopen()'ed and then fclose()'ed above,
 	 * assign -1 to the lock file descriptor so that commit_lock_file()
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ int pack_refs(unsigned int flags)
 	 */
 	packed.fd = -1;
 	if (commit_lock_file(&packed) < 0)
-		die("unable to overwrite old ref-pack file (%s)", strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("unable to overwrite old ref-pack file");
 	if (cbdata.flags & PACK_REFS_PRUNE)
 		prune_refs(cbdata.ref_to_prune);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/pack-write.c b/pack-write.c
index 7053538f4c..741efcd93b 100644
--- a/pack-write.c
+++ b/pack-write.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ char *write_idx_file(char *index_name, struct pack_idx_entry **objects,
 		fd = open(index_name, O_CREAT|O_EXCL|O_WRONLY, 0600);
 	}
 	if (fd < 0)
-		die("unable to create %s: %s", index_name, strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("unable to create '%s'", index_name);
 	f = sha1fd(fd, index_name);
 
 	/* if last object's offset is >= 2^31 we should use index V2 */
@@ -174,11 +174,11 @@ void fixup_pack_header_footer(int pack_fd,
 	git_SHA1_Init(&new_sha1_ctx);
 
 	if (lseek(pack_fd, 0, SEEK_SET) != 0)
-		die("Failed seeking to start of %s: %s", pack_name, strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("Failed seeking to start of '%s'", pack_name);
 	if (read_in_full(pack_fd, &hdr, sizeof(hdr)) != sizeof(hdr))
-		die("Unable to reread header of %s: %s", pack_name, strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("Unable to reread header of '%s'", pack_name);
 	if (lseek(pack_fd, 0, SEEK_SET) != 0)
-		die("Failed seeking to start of %s: %s", pack_name, strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("Failed seeking to start of '%s'", pack_name);
 	git_SHA1_Update(&old_sha1_ctx, &hdr, sizeof(hdr));
 	hdr.hdr_entries = htonl(object_count);
 	git_SHA1_Update(&new_sha1_ctx, &hdr, sizeof(hdr));
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ void fixup_pack_header_footer(int pack_fd,
 		if (!n)
 			break;
 		if (n < 0)
-			die("Failed to checksum %s: %s", pack_name, strerror(errno));
+			die_errno("Failed to checksum '%s'", pack_name);
 		git_SHA1_Update(&new_sha1_ctx, buf, n);
 
 		aligned_sz -= n;
diff --git a/pkt-line.c b/pkt-line.c
index f5d00863a6..b691abebd7 100644
--- a/pkt-line.c
+++ b/pkt-line.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ ssize_t safe_write(int fd, const void *buf, ssize_t n)
 		}
 		if (!ret)
 			die("write error (disk full?)");
-		die("write error (%s)", strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("write error");
 	}
 	return nn;
 }
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static void safe_read(int fd, void *buffer, unsigned size)
 {
 	ssize_t ret = read_in_full(fd, buffer, size);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		die("read error (%s)", strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("read error");
 	else if (ret < size)
 		die("The remote end hung up unexpectedly");
 }
diff --git a/read-cache.c b/read-cache.c
index 3f587110cb..4e3e272ee4 100644
--- a/read-cache.c
+++ b/read-cache.c
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ int add_file_to_index(struct index_state *istate, const char *path, int flags)
 {
 	struct stat st;
 	if (lstat(path, &st))
-		die("%s: unable to stat (%s)", path, strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("unable to stat '%s'", path);
 	return add_to_index(istate, path, &st, flags);
 }
 
@@ -1251,11 +1251,11 @@ int read_index_from(struct index_state *istate, const char *path)
 	if (fd < 0) {
 		if (errno == ENOENT)
 			return 0;
-		die("index file open failed (%s)", strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("index file open failed");
 	}
 
 	if (fstat(fd, &st))
-		die("cannot stat the open index (%s)", strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("cannot stat the open index");
 
 	errno = EINVAL;
 	mmap_size = xsize_t(st.st_size);
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ int read_index_from(struct index_state *istate, const char *path)
 	mmap = xmmap(NULL, mmap_size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE, fd, 0);
 	close(fd);
 	if (mmap == MAP_FAILED)
-		die("unable to map index file");
+		die_errno("unable to map index file");
 
 	hdr = mmap;
 	if (verify_hdr(hdr, mmap_size) < 0)
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 24438c652f..dffe395a97 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -1418,7 +1418,7 @@ int read_ref_at(const char *ref, unsigned long at_time, int cnt, unsigned char *
 	logfile = git_path("logs/%s", ref);
 	logfd = open(logfile, O_RDONLY, 0);
 	if (logfd < 0)
-		die("Unable to read log %s: %s", logfile, strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("Unable to read log '%s'", logfile);
 	fstat(logfd, &st);
 	if (!st.st_size)
 		die("Log %s is empty.", logfile);
diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
index 733ba57494..c3ada2d72b 100644
--- a/remote.c
+++ b/remote.c
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ struct ref *get_remote_ref(const struct ref *remote_refs, const char *name)
 
 static struct ref *get_local_ref(const char *name)
 {
-	if (!name)
+	if (!name || name[0] == '\0')
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (!prefixcmp(name, "refs/"))
diff --git a/run-command.c b/run-command.c
index eb2efc3307..ff3d8e2d8b 100644
--- a/run-command.c
+++ b/run-command.c
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ int start_command(struct child_process *cmd)
 		}
 
 		if (cmd->dir && chdir(cmd->dir))
-			die("exec %s: cd to %s failed (%s)", cmd->argv[0],
-			    cmd->dir, strerror(errno));
+			die_errno("exec '%s': cd to '%s' failed", cmd->argv[0],
+			    cmd->dir);
 		if (cmd->env) {
 			for (; *cmd->env; cmd->env++) {
 				if (strchr(*cmd->env, '='))
diff --git a/setup.c b/setup.c
index ebd60de9ce..e3781b656d 100644
--- a/setup.c
+++ b/setup.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ void verify_filename(const char *prefix, const char *arg)
 	if (errno == ENOENT)
 		die("ambiguous argument '%s': unknown revision or path not in the working tree.\n"
 		    "Use '--' to separate paths from revisions", arg);
-	die("'%s': %s", arg, strerror(errno));
+	die_errno("failed to stat '%s'", arg);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void verify_non_filename(const char *prefix, const char *arg)
 		die("ambiguous argument '%s': both revision and filename\n"
 		    "Use '--' to separate filenames from revisions", arg);
 	if (errno != ENOENT && errno != ENOTDIR)
-		die("'%s': %s", arg, strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("failed to stat '%s'", arg);
 }
 
 const char **get_pathspec(const char *prefix, const char **pathspec)
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ const char *read_gitfile_gently(const char *path)
 		return NULL;
 	fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
 	if (fd < 0)
-		die("Error opening %s: %s", path, strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("Error opening '%s'", path);
 	buf = xmalloc(st.st_size + 1);
 	len = read_in_full(fd, buf, st.st_size);
 	close(fd);
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ const char *setup_git_directory_gently(int *nongit_ok)
 				return NULL;
 			set_git_dir(make_absolute_path(gitdirenv));
 			if (chdir(work_tree_env) < 0)
-				die ("Could not chdir to %s", work_tree_env);
+				die_errno ("Could not chdir to '%s'", work_tree_env);
 			strcat(buffer, "/");
 			return retval;
 		}
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ const char *setup_git_directory_gently(int *nongit_ok)
 	}
 
 	if (!getcwd(cwd, sizeof(cwd)-1))
-		die("Unable to read current working directory");
+		die_errno("Unable to read current working directory");
 
 	ceil_offset = longest_ancestor_length(cwd, env_ceiling_dirs);
 	if (ceil_offset < 0 && has_dos_drive_prefix(cwd))
@@ -382,14 +382,14 @@ const char *setup_git_directory_gently(int *nongit_ok)
 		if (offset <= ceil_offset) {
 			if (nongit_ok) {
 				if (chdir(cwd))
-					die("Cannot come back to cwd");
+					die_errno("Cannot come back to cwd");
 				*nongit_ok = 1;
 				return NULL;
 			}
 			die("Not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): %s", DEFAULT_GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT);
 		}
 		if (chdir(".."))
-			die("Cannot change to %s/..: %s", cwd, strerror(errno));
+			die_errno("Cannot change to '%s/..'", cwd);
 	}
 
 	inside_git_dir = 0;
@@ -493,10 +493,10 @@ const char *setup_git_directory(void)
 		static char buffer[PATH_MAX + 1];
 		char *rel;
 		if (retval && chdir(retval))
-			die ("Could not jump back into original cwd");
+			die_errno ("Could not jump back into original cwd");
 		rel = get_relative_cwd(buffer, PATH_MAX, get_git_work_tree());
 		if (rel && *rel && chdir(get_git_work_tree()))
-			die ("Could not jump to working directory");
+			die_errno ("Could not jump to working directory");
 		return rel && *rel ? strcat(rel, "/") : NULL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/sha1_file.c b/sha1_file.c
index 8f5fe62d54..4576ff77f3 100644
--- a/sha1_file.c
+++ b/sha1_file.c
@@ -2286,7 +2286,7 @@ static void close_sha1_file(int fd)
 	if (fsync_object_files)
 		fsync_or_die(fd, "sha1 file");
 	if (close(fd) != 0)
-		die("error when closing sha1 file (%s)", strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("error when closing sha1 file");
 }
 
 /* Size of directory component, including the ending '/' */
diff --git a/shell.c b/shell.c
index b968be79f4..e4864e04da 100644
--- a/shell.c
+++ b/shell.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	while (devnull_fd >= 0 && devnull_fd <= 2)
 		devnull_fd = dup(devnull_fd);
 	if (devnull_fd == -1)
-		die("opening /dev/null failed (%s)", strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("opening /dev/null failed");
 	close (devnull_fd);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/t/t1502-rev-parse-parseopt.sh b/t/t1502-rev-parse-parseopt.sh
index 997002d4c4..e504058062 100755
--- a/t/t1502-rev-parse-parseopt.sh
+++ b/t/t1502-rev-parse-parseopt.sh
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ Extras
 
 EOF
 
-test_expect_success 'test --parseopt help output' '
-	git rev-parse --parseopt -- -h 2> output.err <<EOF
+cat > optionspec << EOF
 some-command [options] <args>...
 
 some-command does foo and bar!
@@ -37,7 +36,47 @@ C?        option C with an optional argument
 Extras
 extra1    line above used to cause a segfault but no longer does
 EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'test --parseopt help output' '
+	git rev-parse --parseopt -- -h 2> output.err < optionspec
 	test_cmp expect.err output.err
 '
 
+cat > expect <<EOF
+set -- --foo --bar 'ham' -- 'arg'
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'test --parseopt' '
+	git rev-parse --parseopt -- --foo --bar=ham arg < optionspec > output &&
+	test_cmp expect output
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'test --parseopt with mixed options and arguments' '
+	git rev-parse --parseopt -- --foo arg --bar=ham < optionspec > output &&
+	test_cmp expect output
+'
+
+cat > expect <<EOF
+set -- --foo -- 'arg' '--bar=ham'
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'test --parseopt with --' '
+	git rev-parse --parseopt -- --foo -- arg --bar=ham < optionspec > output &&
+	test_cmp expect output
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'test --parseopt --stop-at-non-option' '
+	git rev-parse --parseopt --stop-at-non-option -- --foo arg --bar=ham < optionspec > output &&
+	test_cmp expect output
+'
+
+cat > expect <<EOF
+set -- --foo -- '--' 'arg' '--bar=ham'
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'test --parseopt --keep-dashdash' '
+	git rev-parse --parseopt --keep-dashdash -- --foo -- arg --bar=ham < optionspec > output &&
+	test_cmp expect output
+'
+
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t3400-rebase.sh b/t/t3400-rebase.sh
index 7f62bfb9dd..c5c29ccc4f 100755
--- a/t/t3400-rebase.sh
+++ b/t/t3400-rebase.sh
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ test_expect_success 'rebase against master' '
      git rebase master'
 
 test_expect_success 'rebase against master twice' '
-     git rebase master 2>err &&
-     grep "Current branch my-topic-branch is up to date" err
+     git rebase master >out &&
+     grep "Current branch my-topic-branch is up to date" out
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'rebase against master twice with --force' '
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ test_expect_success 'rebase against master twice with --force' '
 
 test_expect_success 'rebase against master twice from another branch' '
      git checkout my-topic-branch^ &&
-     git rebase master my-topic-branch 2>err &&
-     grep "Current branch my-topic-branch is up to date" err
+     git rebase master my-topic-branch >out &&
+     grep "Current branch my-topic-branch is up to date" out
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'rebase fast-forward to master' '
      git checkout my-topic-branch^ &&
-     git rebase my-topic-branch 2>err &&
-     grep "Fast-forwarded HEAD to my-topic-branch" err
+     git rebase my-topic-branch >out &&
+     grep "Fast-forwarded HEAD to my-topic-branch" out
 '
 
 test_expect_success \
@@ -126,4 +126,11 @@ test_expect_success 'Show verbose error when HEAD could not be detached' '
      grep "Untracked working tree file .B. would be overwritten" output.err
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'rebase -q is quiet' '
+     rm B &&
+     git checkout -b quiet topic &&
+     git rebase -q master > output.out 2>&1 &&
+     test ! -s output.out
+'
+
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
index c32ff6682b..a973628e8e 100755
--- a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
+++ b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ index e69de29..00750ed 100644
 EOF
 
 cat > expect2 << EOF
-<<<<<<< HEAD:file1
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 2
 =======
 3
->>>>>>> b7ca976... G:file1
+>>>>>>> b7ca976... G
 EOF
 
 test_expect_success 'stop on conflicting pick' '
diff --git a/t/t3903-stash.sh b/t/t3903-stash.sh
index 7484cbede6..7a3fb67957 100755
--- a/t/t3903-stash.sh
+++ b/t/t3903-stash.sh
@@ -177,4 +177,27 @@ test_expect_success 'stash branch' '
 	test 0 = $(git stash list | wc -l)
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'apply -q is quiet' '
+	echo foo > file &&
+	git stash &&
+	git stash apply -q > output.out 2>&1 &&
+	test ! -s output.out
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'save -q is quiet' '
+	git stash save --quiet > output.out 2>&1 &&
+	test ! -s output.out
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'pop -q is quiet' '
+	git stash pop -q > output.out 2>&1 &&
+	test ! -s output.out
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'drop -q is quiet' '
+	git stash &&
+	git stash drop -q > output.out 2>&1 &&
+	test ! -s output.out
+'
+
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t4037-diff-r-t-dirs.sh b/t/t4037-diff-r-t-dirs.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..f5ce3b29a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4037-diff-r-t-dirs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='diff -r -t shows directory additions and deletions'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success setup '
+	mkdir dc dr dt &&
+	>dc/1 &&
+	>dr/2 &&
+	>dt/3 &&
+	>fc &&
+	>fr &&
+	>ft &&
+	git add . &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -m initial &&
+
+	rm -fr dt dr ft fr &&
+	mkdir da ft &&
+	for p in dc/1 da/4 dt ft/5 fc
+	do
+		echo hello >$p || exit
+	done &&
+	git add -u &&
+	git add . &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -m second
+'
+
+cat >expect <<\EOF
+A	da
+A	da/4
+M	dc
+M	dc/1
+D	dr
+D	dr/2
+A	dt
+D	dt
+D	dt/3
+M	fc
+D	fr
+D	ft
+A	ft
+A	ft/5
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success verify '
+	git diff-tree -r -t --name-status HEAD^ HEAD >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_done
diff --git a/t/t4150-am.sh b/t/t4150-am.sh
index d6ebbaebe2..a12bf84623 100755
--- a/t/t4150-am.sh
+++ b/t/t4150-am.sh
@@ -180,6 +180,17 @@ test_expect_success 'am -3 falls back to 3-way merge' '
 	test -z "$(git diff lorem)"
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'am -3 -q is quiet' '
+	git reset master2 --hard &&
+	sed -n -e "3,\$p" msg >file &&
+	head -n 9 msg >>file &&
+	git add file &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -m "copied stuff" &&
+	git am -3 -q lorem-move.patch > output.out 2>&1 &&
+	! test -s output.out
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'am pauses on conflict' '
 	git checkout lorem2^^ &&
 	test_must_fail git am lorem-move.patch &&
@@ -305,4 +316,19 @@ test_expect_success 'am into an unborn branch' '
 	test "z$result" = "z$(git rev-parse first^{tree})"
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'am newline in subject' '
+	git checkout first &&
+	test_tick &&
+	sed -e "s/second/second \\\n foo/" patch1 > patchnl &&
+	git am < patchnl > output.out 2>&1 &&
+	grep "^Applying: second \\\n foo$" output.out
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'am -q is quiet' '
+	git checkout first &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git am -q < patch1 > output.out 2>&1 &&
+	! test -s output.out
+'
+
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t6024-recursive-merge.sh b/t/t6024-recursive-merge.sh
index 129fa3000c..b3fbf659c0 100755
--- a/t/t6024-recursive-merge.sh
+++ b/t/t6024-recursive-merge.sh
@@ -65,18 +65,18 @@ test_expect_success "combined merge conflicts" "
 "
 
 cat > expect << EOF
-<<<<<<< HEAD:a1
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 F
 =======
 G
->>>>>>> G:a1
+>>>>>>> G
 EOF
 
 test_expect_success "result contains a conflict" "test_cmp expect a1"
 
 git ls-files --stage > out
 cat > expect << EOF
-100644 da056ce14a2241509897fa68bb2b3b6e6194ef9e 1	a1
+100644 439cc46de773d8a83c77799b7cc9191c128bfcff 1	a1
 100644 cf84443e49e1b366fac938711ddf4be2d4d1d9e9 2	a1
 100644 fd7923529855d0b274795ae3349c5e0438333979 3	a1
 EOF
@@ -93,8 +93,7 @@ test_expect_success 'refuse to merge binary files' '
 	git add binary-file &&
 	git commit -m binary2 &&
 	test_must_fail git merge F > merge.out 2> merge.err &&
-	grep "Cannot merge binary files: HEAD:binary-file vs. F:binary-file" \
-		merge.err
+	grep "Cannot merge binary files: binary-file (HEAD vs. F)" merge.err
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'mark rename/delete as unmerged' '
diff --git a/t/t6030-bisect-porcelain.sh b/t/t6030-bisect-porcelain.sh
index 4556cdd8d2..1315bab595 100755
--- a/t/t6030-bisect-porcelain.sh
+++ b/t/t6030-bisect-porcelain.sh
@@ -563,8 +563,8 @@ test_expect_success 'skipping away from skipped commit' '
 	hash7=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD) &&
 	test "$hash7" = "$HASH7" &&
         git bisect skip &&
-	hash3=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD) &&
-	test "$hash3" = "$HASH3"
+	para3=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD) &&
+	test "$para3" = "$PARA_HASH3"
 '
 
 #
diff --git a/test-sha1.c b/test-sha1.c
index 9b98d07c78..80daba980e 100644
--- a/test-sha1.c
+++ b/test-sha1.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ int main(int ac, char **av)
 			if (sz == 0)
 				break;
 			if (sz < 0)
-				die("test-sha1: %s", strerror(errno));
+				die_errno("test-sha1");
 			this_sz += sz;
 			cp += sz;
 			room -= sz;
diff --git a/transport.c b/transport.c
index 501a77b241..ccf788de8b 100644
--- a/transport.c
+++ b/transport.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static struct ref *get_refs_via_rsync(struct transport *transport, int for_push)
 
 	strbuf_addstr(&temp_dir, git_path("rsync-refs-XXXXXX"));
 	if (!mkdtemp(temp_dir.buf))
-		die ("Could not make temporary directory");
+		die_errno ("Could not make temporary directory");
 	temp_dir_len = temp_dir.len;
 
 	strbuf_addstr(&buf, rsync_url(transport->url));
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ static int rsync_transport_push(struct transport *transport,
 
 	strbuf_addstr(&temp_dir, git_path("rsync-refs-XXXXXX"));
 	if (!mkdtemp(temp_dir.buf))
-		die ("Could not make temporary directory");
+		die_errno ("Could not make temporary directory");
 	strbuf_addch(&temp_dir, '/');
 
 	if (flags & TRANSPORT_PUSH_ALL) {
diff --git a/tree-diff.c b/tree-diff.c
index edd83949bf..0459e54d3d 100644
--- a/tree-diff.c
+++ b/tree-diff.c
@@ -239,6 +239,12 @@ static void show_entry(struct diff_options *opt, const char *prefix, struct tree
 		if (!tree || type != OBJ_TREE)
 			die("corrupt tree sha %s", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
 
+		if (DIFF_OPT_TST(opt, TREE_IN_RECURSIVE)) {
+			newbase[baselen + pathlen] = 0;
+			opt->add_remove(opt, *prefix, mode, sha1, newbase);
+			newbase[baselen + pathlen] = '/';
+		}
+
 		init_tree_desc(&inner, tree, size);
 		show_tree(opt, prefix, &inner, newbase, baselen + 1 + pathlen);
 
diff --git a/unpack-file.c b/unpack-file.c
index 75cd2f1a6a..ac9cbf7cd8 100644
--- a/unpack-file.c
+++ b/unpack-file.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ static char *create_temp_file(unsigned char *sha1)
 	strcpy(path, ".merge_file_XXXXXX");
 	fd = xmkstemp(path);
 	if (write_in_full(fd, buf, size) != size)
-		die("unable to write temp-file");
+		die_errno("unable to write temp-file");
 	close(fd);
 	return path;
 }
diff --git a/upload-pack.c b/upload-pack.c
index edc7861228..841ebb534a 100644
--- a/upload-pack.c
+++ b/upload-pack.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static unsigned long oldest_have;
 
 static int multi_ack, nr_our_refs;
 static int use_thin_pack, use_ofs_delta, use_include_tag;
-static int no_progress;
+static int no_progress, daemon_mode;
 static struct object_array have_obj;
 static struct object_array want_obj;
 static unsigned int timeout;
@@ -521,6 +521,10 @@ static void receive_needs(void)
 	}
 	if (debug_fd)
 		write_in_full(debug_fd, "#E\n", 3);
+
+	if (!use_sideband && daemon_mode)
+		no_progress = 1;
+
 	if (depth == 0 && shallows.nr == 0)
 		return;
 	if (depth > 0) {
@@ -630,6 +634,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 		if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--timeout=")) {
 			timeout = atoi(arg+10);
+			daemon_mode = 1;
 			continue;
 		}
 		if (!strcmp(arg, "--")) {
diff --git a/usage.c b/usage.c
index 820d09f92b..b6aea45280 100644
--- a/usage.c
+++ b/usage.c
@@ -60,6 +60,34 @@ void die(const char *err, ...)
 	va_end(params);
 }
 
+void die_errno(const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list params;
+	char fmt_with_err[1024];
+	char str_error[256], *err;
+	int i, j;
+
+	err = strerror(errno);
+	for (i = j = 0; err[i] && j < sizeof(str_error) - 1; ) {
+		if ((str_error[j++] = err[i++]) != '%')
+			continue;
+		if (j < sizeof(str_error) - 1) {
+			str_error[j++] = '%';
+		} else {
+			/* No room to double the '%', so we overwrite it with
+			 * '\0' below */
+			j--;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	str_error[j] = 0;
+	snprintf(fmt_with_err, sizeof(fmt_with_err), "%s: %s", fmt, str_error);
+
+	va_start(params, fmt);
+	die_routine(fmt_with_err, params);
+	va_end(params);
+}
+
 int error(const char *err, ...)
 {
 	va_list params;
diff --git a/wrapper.c b/wrapper.c
index 7eb3218ee9..c9be1400c0 100644
--- a/wrapper.c
+++ b/wrapper.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void *xmmap(void *start, size_t length,
 		release_pack_memory(length, fd);
 		ret = mmap(start, length, prot, flags, fd, offset);
 		if (ret == MAP_FAILED)
-			die("Out of memory? mmap failed: %s", strerror(errno));
+			die_errno("Out of memory? mmap failed");
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ int xdup(int fd)
 {
 	int ret = dup(fd);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		die("dup failed: %s", strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("dup failed");
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ FILE *xfdopen(int fd, const char *mode)
 {
 	FILE *stream = fdopen(fd, mode);
 	if (stream == NULL)
-		die("Out of memory? fdopen failed: %s", strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("Out of memory? fdopen failed");
 	return stream;
 }
 
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ int xmkstemp(char *template)
 
 	fd = mkstemp(template);
 	if (fd < 0)
-		die("Unable to create temporary file: %s", strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("Unable to create temporary file");
 	return fd;
 }
 
diff --git a/write_or_die.c b/write_or_die.c
index 4c29255df1..d45b536021 100644
--- a/write_or_die.c
+++ b/write_or_die.c
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ void maybe_flush_or_die(FILE *f, const char *desc)
 		 */
 		if (errno == EPIPE || errno == EINVAL)
 			exit(0);
-		die("write failure on %s: %s", desc, strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("write failure on '%s'", desc);
 	}
 }
 
 void fsync_or_die(int fd, const char *msg)
 {
 	if (fsync(fd) < 0) {
-		die("%s: fsync error (%s)", msg, strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("fsync error on '%s'", msg);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ void write_or_die(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count)
 	if (write_in_full(fd, buf, count) < 0) {
 		if (errno == EPIPE)
 			exit(0);
-		die("write error (%s)", strerror(errno));
+		die_errno("write error");
 	}
 }