diff --git a/builtin-add.c b/builtin-add.c
index 0d7d0ce4209114245ca07842d7d5a4546e5b6cfd..f9a65803d8dcbb9ae7eb3a3c61d8ac345b84d1cd 100644 (file)
--- a/builtin-add.c
+++ b/builtin-add.c
baselen = common_prefix(pathspec);
path = ".";
base = "";
- if (baselen) {
- char *common = xmalloc(baselen + 1);
- memcpy(common, *pathspec, baselen);
- common[baselen] = 0;
- path = base = common;
- }
+ if (baselen)
+ path = base = xmemdupz(*pathspec, baselen);
/* Read the directory and prune it */
read_directory(dir, path, base, baselen, pathspec);