9 files changed, 39 insertions, 38 deletions
diff --git a/builtin/am.c b/builtin/am.c
index ff8e9db089..022cae2e8d 100644
--- a/builtin/am.c
+++ b/builtin/am.c
@@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ static int parse_mail(struct am_state *state, const char *mail)
 
 	strbuf_addstr(&msg, "\n\n");
 	strbuf_addbuf(&msg, &mi.log_message);
-	strbuf_stripspace(&msg, '\0');
+	strbuf_stripspace(&msg, NULL);
 
 	assert(!state->author_name);
 	state->author_name = strbuf_detach(&author_name, NULL);
diff --git a/builtin/branch.c b/builtin/branch.c
index 8c2305ad2c..dd3e3a7dc0 100644
--- a/builtin/branch.c
+++ b/builtin/branch.c
@@ -677,18 +677,18 @@ static int edit_branch_description(const char *branch_name)
 	exists = !read_branch_desc(&buf, branch_name);
 	if (!buf.len || buf.buf[buf.len-1] != '\n')
 		strbuf_addch(&buf, '\n');
-	strbuf_commented_addf(&buf, comment_line_char,
+	strbuf_commented_addf(&buf, comment_line_str,
 		    _("Please edit the description for the branch\n"
 		      "  %s\n"
-		      "Lines starting with '%c' will be stripped.\n"),
-		    branch_name, comment_line_char);
+		      "Lines starting with '%s' will be stripped.\n"),
+		    branch_name, comment_line_str);
 	write_file_buf(edit_description(), buf.buf, buf.len);
 	strbuf_reset(&buf);
 	if (launch_editor(edit_description(), &buf, NULL)) {
 		strbuf_release(&buf);
 		return -1;
 	}
-	strbuf_stripspace(&buf, comment_line_char);
+	strbuf_stripspace(&buf, comment_line_str);
 
 	strbuf_addf(&name, "branch.%s.description", branch_name);
 	if (buf.len || exists)
diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index b27b56c8be..7ba7201cfb 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -685,9 +685,10 @@ static void adjust_comment_line_char(const struct strbuf *sb)
 	char *candidate;
 	const char *p;
 
-	comment_line_char = candidates[0];
-	if (!memchr(sb->buf, comment_line_char, sb->len))
+	if (!memchr(sb->buf, candidates[0], sb->len)) {
+		comment_line_str = xstrfmt("%c", candidates[0]);
 		return;
+	}
 
 	p = sb->buf;
 	candidate = strchr(candidates, *p);
@@ -706,7 +707,7 @@ static void adjust_comment_line_char(const struct strbuf *sb)
 	if (!*p)
 		die(_("unable to select a comment character that is not used\n"
 		      "in the current commit message"));
-	comment_line_char = *p;
+	comment_line_str = xstrfmt("%c", *p);
 }
 
 static void prepare_amend_commit(struct commit *commit, struct strbuf *sb,
@@ -889,7 +890,7 @@ static int prepare_to_commit(const char *index_file, const char *prefix,
 	s->hints = 0;
 
 	if (clean_message_contents)
-		strbuf_stripspace(&sb, '\0');
+		strbuf_stripspace(&sb, NULL);
 
 	if (signoff)
 		append_signoff(&sb, ignored_log_message_bytes(sb.buf, sb.len), 0);
@@ -909,18 +910,18 @@ static int prepare_to_commit(const char *index_file, const char *prefix,
 		struct ident_split ci, ai;
 		const char *hint_cleanup_all = allow_empty_message ?
 			_("Please enter the commit message for your changes."
-			  " Lines starting\nwith '%c' will be ignored.\n") :
+			  " Lines starting\nwith '%s' will be ignored.\n") :
 			_("Please enter the commit message for your changes."
-			  " Lines starting\nwith '%c' will be ignored, and an empty"
+			  " Lines starting\nwith '%s' will be ignored, and an empty"
 			  " message aborts the commit.\n");
 		const char *hint_cleanup_space = allow_empty_message ?
 			_("Please enter the commit message for your changes."
 			  " Lines starting\n"
-			  "with '%c' will be kept; you may remove them"
+			  "with '%s' will be kept; you may remove them"
 			  " yourself if you want to.\n") :
 			_("Please enter the commit message for your changes."
 			  " Lines starting\n"
-			  "with '%c' will be kept; you may remove them"
+			  "with '%s' will be kept; you may remove them"
 			  " yourself if you want to.\n"
 			  "An empty message aborts the commit.\n");
 		if (whence != FROM_COMMIT) {
@@ -943,12 +944,12 @@ static int prepare_to_commit(const char *index_file, const char *prefix,
 
 		fprintf(s->fp, "\n");
 		if (cleanup_mode == COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_ALL)
-			status_printf(s, GIT_COLOR_NORMAL, hint_cleanup_all, comment_line_char);
+			status_printf(s, GIT_COLOR_NORMAL, hint_cleanup_all, comment_line_str);
 		else if (cleanup_mode == COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_SCISSORS) {
 			if (whence == FROM_COMMIT)
 				wt_status_add_cut_line(s);
 		} else /* COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_SPACE, that is. */
-			status_printf(s, GIT_COLOR_NORMAL, hint_cleanup_space, comment_line_char);
+			status_printf(s, GIT_COLOR_NORMAL, hint_cleanup_space, comment_line_str);
 
 		/*
 		 * These should never fail because they come from our own
diff --git a/builtin/merge.c b/builtin/merge.c
index 1cbd6a899c..6f4fec87fc 100644
--- a/builtin/merge.c
+++ b/builtin/merge.c
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ static const char scissors_editor_comment[] =
 N_("An empty message aborts the commit.\n");
 
 static const char no_scissors_editor_comment[] =
-N_("Lines starting with '%c' will be ignored, and an empty message aborts\n"
+N_("Lines starting with '%s' will be ignored, and an empty message aborts\n"
    "the commit.\n");
 
 static void write_merge_heads(struct commit_list *);
@@ -853,16 +853,16 @@ static void prepare_to_commit(struct commit_list *remoteheads)
 		strbuf_addch(&msg, '\n');
 		if (cleanup_mode == COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_SCISSORS) {
 			wt_status_append_cut_line(&msg);
-			strbuf_commented_addf(&msg, comment_line_char, "\n");
+			strbuf_commented_addf(&msg, comment_line_str, "\n");
 		}
-		strbuf_commented_addf(&msg, comment_line_char,
+		strbuf_commented_addf(&msg, comment_line_str,
 				      _(merge_editor_comment));
 		if (cleanup_mode == COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_SCISSORS)
-			strbuf_commented_addf(&msg, comment_line_char,
+			strbuf_commented_addf(&msg, comment_line_str,
 					      _(scissors_editor_comment));
 		else
-			strbuf_commented_addf(&msg, comment_line_char,
-				_(no_scissors_editor_comment), comment_line_char);
+			strbuf_commented_addf(&msg, comment_line_str,
+				_(no_scissors_editor_comment), comment_line_str);
 	}
 	if (signoff)
 		append_signoff(&msg, ignored_log_message_bytes(msg.buf, msg.len), 0);
diff --git a/builtin/notes.c b/builtin/notes.c
index caf20fd5bd..cb011303e6 100644
--- a/builtin/notes.c
+++ b/builtin/notes.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static void write_commented_object(int fd, const struct object_id *object)
 
 	if (strbuf_read(&buf, show.out, 0) < 0)
 		die_errno(_("could not read 'show' output"));
-	strbuf_add_commented_lines(&cbuf, buf.buf, buf.len, comment_line_char);
+	strbuf_add_commented_lines(&cbuf, buf.buf, buf.len, comment_line_str);
 	write_or_die(fd, cbuf.buf, cbuf.len);
 
 	strbuf_release(&cbuf);
@@ -207,10 +207,10 @@ static void prepare_note_data(const struct object_id *object, struct note_data *
 			copy_obj_to_fd(fd, old_note);
 
 		strbuf_addch(&buf, '\n');
-		strbuf_add_commented_lines(&buf, "\n", strlen("\n"), comment_line_char);
+		strbuf_add_commented_lines(&buf, "\n", strlen("\n"), comment_line_str);
 		strbuf_add_commented_lines(&buf, _(note_template), strlen(_(note_template)),
-					   comment_line_char);
-		strbuf_add_commented_lines(&buf, "\n", strlen("\n"), comment_line_char);
+					   comment_line_str);
+		strbuf_add_commented_lines(&buf, "\n", strlen("\n"), comment_line_str);
 		write_or_die(fd, buf.buf, buf.len);
 
 		write_commented_object(fd, object);
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static void prepare_note_data(const struct object_id *object, struct note_data *
 			die(_("please supply the note contents using either -m or -F option"));
 		}
 		if (d->stripspace)
-			strbuf_stripspace(&d->buf, comment_line_char);
+			strbuf_stripspace(&d->buf, comment_line_str);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static void concat_messages(struct note_data *d)
 		if ((d->stripspace == UNSPECIFIED &&
 		     d->messages[i]->stripspace == STRIPSPACE) ||
 		    d->stripspace == STRIPSPACE)
-			strbuf_stripspace(&d->buf, 0);
+			strbuf_stripspace(&d->buf, NULL);
 		strbuf_reset(&msg);
 	}
 	strbuf_release(&msg);
diff --git a/builtin/rebase.c b/builtin/rebase.c
index 4db9339f78..891f28468e 100644
--- a/builtin/rebase.c
+++ b/builtin/rebase.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static int edit_todo_file(unsigned flags)
 	if (strbuf_read_file(&todo_list.buf, todo_file, 0) < 0)
 		return error_errno(_("could not read '%s'."), todo_file);
 
-	strbuf_stripspace(&todo_list.buf, comment_line_char);
+	strbuf_stripspace(&todo_list.buf, comment_line_str);
 	res = edit_todo_list(the_repository, &todo_list, &new_todo, NULL, NULL, flags);
 	if (!res && todo_list_write_to_file(the_repository, &new_todo, todo_file,
 					    NULL, NULL, -1, flags & ~(TODO_LIST_SHORTEN_IDS)))
diff --git a/builtin/stripspace.c b/builtin/stripspace.c
index 7b700a9fb1..e5626e5126 100644
--- a/builtin/stripspace.c
+++ b/builtin/stripspace.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ static void comment_lines(struct strbuf *buf)
 	size_t len;
 
 	msg = strbuf_detach(buf, &len);
-	strbuf_add_commented_lines(buf, msg, len, comment_line_char);
+	strbuf_add_commented_lines(buf, msg, len, comment_line_str);
 	free(msg);
 }
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ int cmd_stripspace(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	if (mode == STRIP_DEFAULT || mode == STRIP_COMMENTS)
 		strbuf_stripspace(&buf,
-			  mode == STRIP_COMMENTS ? comment_line_char : '\0');
+			  mode == STRIP_COMMENTS ? comment_line_str : NULL);
 	else
 		comment_lines(&buf);
 
diff --git a/builtin/tag.c b/builtin/tag.c
index e2ff749832..9a33cb50b4 100644
--- a/builtin/tag.c
+++ b/builtin/tag.c
@@ -193,11 +193,11 @@ out:
 
 static const char tag_template[] =
 	N_("\nWrite a message for tag:\n  %s\n"
-	"Lines starting with '%c' will be ignored.\n");
+	"Lines starting with '%s' will be ignored.\n");
 
 static const char tag_template_nocleanup[] =
 	N_("\nWrite a message for tag:\n  %s\n"
-	"Lines starting with '%c' will be kept; you may remove them"
+	"Lines starting with '%s' will be kept; you may remove them"
 	" yourself if you want to.\n");
 
 static int git_tag_config(const char *var, const char *value,
@@ -328,11 +328,11 @@ static void create_tag(const struct object_id *object, const char *object_ref,
 			struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 			strbuf_addch(&buf, '\n');
 			if (opt->cleanup_mode == CLEANUP_ALL)
-				strbuf_commented_addf(&buf, comment_line_char,
-				      _(tag_template), tag, comment_line_char);
+				strbuf_commented_addf(&buf, comment_line_str,
+				      _(tag_template), tag, comment_line_str);
 			else
-				strbuf_commented_addf(&buf, comment_line_char,
-				      _(tag_template_nocleanup), tag, comment_line_char);
+				strbuf_commented_addf(&buf, comment_line_str,
+				      _(tag_template_nocleanup), tag, comment_line_str);
 			write_or_die(fd, buf.buf, buf.len);
 			strbuf_release(&buf);
 		}
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ static void create_tag(const struct object_id *object, const char *object_ref,
 
 	if (opt->cleanup_mode != CLEANUP_NONE)
 		strbuf_stripspace(buf,
-		  opt->cleanup_mode == CLEANUP_ALL ? comment_line_char : '\0');
+		  opt->cleanup_mode == CLEANUP_ALL ? comment_line_str : NULL);
 
 	if (!opt->message_given && !buf->len)
 		die(_("no tag message?"));
diff --git a/builtin/worktree.c b/builtin/worktree.c
index a20cc8820e..7c6c72536b 100644
--- a/builtin/worktree.c
+++ b/builtin/worktree.c
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ static int can_use_local_refs(const struct add_opts *opts)
 			strbuf_add_real_path(&path, get_worktree_git_dir(NULL));
 			strbuf_addstr(&path, "/HEAD");
 			strbuf_read_file(&contents, path.buf, 64);
-			strbuf_stripspace(&contents, 0);
+			strbuf_stripspace(&contents, NULL);
 			strbuf_strip_suffix(&contents, "\n");
 
 			warning(_("HEAD points to an invalid (or orphaned) reference.\n"