1 files changed, 13 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/builtin/check-attr.c b/builtin/check-attr.c
index 5600ec3f61..53a5a18c16 100644
--- a/builtin/check-attr.c
+++ b/builtin/check-attr.c
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ static int all_attrs;
 static int cached_attrs;
 static int stdin_paths;
 static const char * const check_attr_usage[] = {
-N_("git check-attr [-a | --all | attr...] [--] pathname..."),
-N_("git check-attr --stdin [-z] [-a | --all | attr...] < <list-of-paths>"),
+N_("git check-attr [-a | --all | <attr>...] [--] <pathname>..."),
+N_("git check-attr --stdin [-z] [-a | --all | <attr>...]"),
 NULL
 };
 
@@ -72,23 +72,23 @@ static void check_attr(const char *prefix, int cnt,
 static void check_attr_stdin_paths(const char *prefix, int cnt,
 	struct git_attr_check *check)
 {
-	struct strbuf buf, nbuf;
-	int line_termination = nul_term_line ? 0 : '\n';
-
-	strbuf_init(&buf, 0);
-	strbuf_init(&nbuf, 0);
-	while (strbuf_getline(&buf, stdin, line_termination) != EOF) {
-		if (line_termination && buf.buf[0] == '"') {
-			strbuf_reset(&nbuf);
-			if (unquote_c_style(&nbuf, buf.buf, NULL))
+	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf unquoted = STRBUF_INIT;
+	strbuf_getline_fn getline_fn;
+
+	getline_fn = nul_term_line ? strbuf_getline_nul : strbuf_getline_lf;
+	while (getline_fn(&buf, stdin) != EOF) {
+		if (!nul_term_line && buf.buf[0] == '"') {
+			strbuf_reset(&unquoted);
+			if (unquote_c_style(&unquoted, buf.buf, NULL))
 				die("line is badly quoted");
-			strbuf_swap(&buf, &nbuf);
+			strbuf_swap(&buf, &unquoted);
 		}
 		check_attr(prefix, cnt, check, buf.buf);
 		maybe_flush_or_die(stdout, "attribute to stdout");
 	}
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
-	strbuf_release(&nbuf);
+	strbuf_release(&unquoted);
 }
 
 static NORETURN void error_with_usage(const char *msg)