X-Git-Url: https://git.tokkee.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=tig.c;h=c2417bfee168eb4b52c6287ee01bcc524a9bc635;hb=e9229893603b060aaaa83e4e53f5760c99dc8587;hp=05379fbc4d59bba134ad9c893b167423d02be460;hpb=991ea94492cd3d4fc6001efebf39493aff79815f;p=tig.git

diff --git a/tig.c b/tig.c
index 05379fb..c2417bf 100644
--- a/tig.c
+++ b/tig.c
@@ -140,13 +140,6 @@ static struct ref_list *get_ref_list(const char *id);
 static void foreach_ref(bool (*visitor)(void *data, const struct ref *ref), void *data);
 static int load_refs(void);
 
-enum format_flags {
-	FORMAT_ALL,		/* Perform replacement in all arguments. */
-	FORMAT_NONE		/* No replacement should be performed. */
-};
-
-static bool format_argv(const char *dst[], const char *src[], enum format_flags flags);
-
 enum input_status {
 	INPUT_OK,
 	INPUT_SKIP,
@@ -519,6 +512,7 @@ utf8_length(const char **start, size_t skip, int *width, size_t max_width, int *
 #define DATE_INFO \
 	DATE_(NO), \
 	DATE_(DEFAULT), \
+	DATE_(LOCAL), \
 	DATE_(RELATIVE), \
 	DATE_(SHORT)
 
@@ -583,7 +577,13 @@ mkdate(const struct time *time, enum date date)
 		}
 	}
 
-	gmtime_r(&time->sec, &tm);
+	if (date == DATE_LOCAL) {
+		time_t date = time->sec + time->tz;
+		localtime_r(&date, &tm);
+	}
+	else {
+		gmtime_r(&time->sec, &tm);
+	}
 	return strftime(buf, sizeof(buf), DATE_FORMAT, &tm) ? buf : NULL;
 }
 
@@ -671,6 +671,58 @@ argv_from_env(const char **argv, const char *name)
 	return !env || argv_from_string(argv, &argc, env);
 }
 
+static void
+argv_free(const char *argv[])
+{
+	int argc;
+
+	if (!argv)
+		return;
+	for (argc = 0; argv[argc]; argc++)
+		free((void *) argv[argc]);
+	argv[0] = NULL;
+}
+
+DEFINE_ALLOCATOR(argv_realloc, const char *, SIZEOF_ARG)
+
+static bool
+argv_append(const char ***argv, const char *arg)
+{
+	int argc = 0;
+
+	while (*argv && (*argv)[argc])
+		argc++;
+
+	if (!argv_realloc(argv, argc, 2))
+		return FALSE;
+
+	(*argv)[argc++] = strdup(arg);
+	(*argv)[argc] = NULL;
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+static bool
+argv_append_array(const char ***dst_argv, const char *src_argv[])
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; src_argv && src_argv[i]; i++)
+		if (!argv_append(dst_argv, src_argv[i]))
+			return FALSE;
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+static bool
+argv_copy(const char ***dst, const char *src[])
+{
+	int argc;
+
+	for (argc = 0; src[argc]; argc++)
+		if (!argv_append(dst, src[argc]))
+			return FALSE;
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
 
 /*
  * Executing external commands.
@@ -686,12 +738,9 @@ enum io_type {
 };
 
 struct io {
-	enum io_type type;	/* The requested type of pipe. */
-	const char *dir;	/* Directory from which to execute. */
-	pid_t pid;		/* PID of spawned process. */
 	int pipe;		/* Pipe end for reading or writing. */
+	pid_t pid;		/* PID of spawned process. */
 	int error;		/* Error status. */
-	const char *argv[SIZEOF_ARG];	/* Shell command arguments. */
 	char *buf;		/* Read buffer. */
 	size_t bufalloc;	/* Allocated buffer size. */
 	size_t bufsize;		/* Buffer content size. */
@@ -700,30 +749,10 @@ struct io {
 };
 
 static void
-io_reset(struct io *io)
+io_init(struct io *io)
 {
+	memset(io, 0, sizeof(*io));
 	io->pipe = -1;
-	io->pid = 0;
-	io->buf = io->bufpos = NULL;
-	io->bufalloc = io->bufsize = 0;
-	io->error = 0;
-	io->eof = 0;
-}
-
-static void
-io_init(struct io *io, const char *dir, enum io_type type)
-{
-	io_reset(io);
-	io->type = type;
-	io->dir = dir;
-}
-
-static bool
-io_format(struct io *io, const char *dir, enum io_type type,
-	  const char *argv[], enum format_flags flags)
-{
-	io_init(io, dir, type);
-	return format_argv(io->argv, argv, flags);
 }
 
 static bool
@@ -733,7 +762,7 @@ io_open(struct io *io, const char *fmt, ...)
 	bool fits;
 	va_list args;
 
-	io_init(io, NULL, IO_FD);
+	io_init(io);
 
 	va_start(args, fmt);
 	fits = vsnprintf(name, sizeof(name), fmt, args) < sizeof(name);
@@ -763,7 +792,7 @@ io_done(struct io *io)
 	if (io->pipe != -1)
 		close(io->pipe);
 	free(io->buf);
-	io_reset(io);
+	io_init(io);
 
 	while (pid > 0) {
 		int status;
@@ -786,35 +815,37 @@ io_done(struct io *io)
 }
 
 static bool
-io_start(struct io *io)
+io_run(struct io *io, enum io_type type, const char *dir, const char *argv[], ...)
 {
 	int pipefds[2] = { -1, -1 };
+	va_list args;
 
-	if (io->type == IO_FD)
-		return TRUE;
+	io_init(io);
 
-	if ((io->type == IO_RD || io->type == IO_WR) && pipe(pipefds) < 0) {
+	if ((type == IO_RD || type == IO_WR) && pipe(pipefds) < 0) {
 		io->error = errno;
 		return FALSE;
-	} else if (io->type == IO_AP) {
-		pipefds[1] = io->pipe;
+	} else if (type == IO_AP) {
+		va_start(args, argv);
+		pipefds[1] = va_arg(args, int);
+		va_end(args);
 	}
 
 	if ((io->pid = fork())) {
 		if (io->pid == -1)
 			io->error = errno;
-		if (pipefds[!(io->type == IO_WR)] != -1)
-			close(pipefds[!(io->type == IO_WR)]);
+		if (pipefds[!(type == IO_WR)] != -1)
+			close(pipefds[!(type == IO_WR)]);
 		if (io->pid != -1) {
-			io->pipe = pipefds[!!(io->type == IO_WR)];
+			io->pipe = pipefds[!!(type == IO_WR)];
 			return TRUE;
 		}
 
 	} else {
-		if (io->type != IO_FG) {
+		if (type != IO_FG) {
 			int devnull = open("/dev/null", O_RDWR);
-			int readfd  = io->type == IO_WR ? pipefds[0] : devnull;
-			int writefd = (io->type == IO_RD || io->type == IO_AP)
+			int readfd  = type == IO_WR ? pipefds[0] : devnull;
+			int writefd = (type == IO_RD || type == IO_AP)
 							? pipefds[1] : devnull;
 
 			dup2(readfd,  STDIN_FILENO);
@@ -828,71 +859,42 @@ io_start(struct io *io)
 				close(pipefds[1]);
 		}
 
-		if (io->dir && *io->dir && chdir(io->dir) == -1)
+		if (dir && *dir && chdir(dir) == -1)
 			exit(errno);
 
-		execvp(io->argv[0], (char *const*) io->argv);
+		execvp(argv[0], (char *const*) argv);
 		exit(errno);
 	}
 
-	if (pipefds[!!(io->type == IO_WR)] != -1)
-		close(pipefds[!!(io->type == IO_WR)]);
+	if (pipefds[!!(type == IO_WR)] != -1)
+		close(pipefds[!!(type == IO_WR)]);
 	return FALSE;
 }
 
 static bool
-io_run(struct io *io, const char **argv, const char *dir, enum io_type type)
+io_complete(enum io_type type, const char **argv, const char *dir, int fd)
 {
-	io_init(io, dir, type);
-	if (!format_argv(io->argv, argv, FORMAT_NONE))
-		return FALSE;
-	return io_start(io);
-}
+	struct io io;
 
-static int
-io_complete(struct io *io)
-{
-	return io_start(io) && io_done(io);
+	return io_run(&io, type, dir, argv, fd) && io_done(&io);
 }
 
-static int
+static bool
 io_run_bg(const char **argv)
 {
-	struct io io = {};
-
-	if (!io_format(&io, NULL, IO_BG, argv, FORMAT_NONE))
-		return FALSE;
-	return io_complete(&io);
+	return io_complete(IO_BG, argv, NULL, -1);
 }
 
 static bool
 io_run_fg(const char **argv, const char *dir)
 {
-	struct io io = {};
-
-	if (!io_format(&io, dir, IO_FG, argv, FORMAT_NONE))
-		return FALSE;
-	return io_complete(&io);
-}
-
-static bool
-io_run_append(const char **argv, enum format_flags flags, int fd)
-{
-	struct io io = {};
-
-	if (!io_format(&io, NULL, IO_AP, argv, flags)) {
-		close(fd);
-		return FALSE;
-	}
-
-	io.pipe = fd;
-	return io_complete(&io);
+	return io_complete(IO_FG, argv, dir, -1);
 }
 
 static bool
-io_run_rd(struct io *io, const char **argv, const char *dir, enum format_flags flags)
+io_run_append(const char **argv, int fd)
 {
-	return io_format(io, dir, IO_RD, argv, flags) && io_start(io);
+	return io_complete(IO_AP, argv, NULL, fd);
 }
 
 static bool
@@ -1027,10 +1029,9 @@ io_read_buf(struct io *io, char buf[], size_t bufsize)
 static bool
 io_run_buf(const char **argv, char buf[], size_t bufsize)
 {
-	struct io io = {};
+	struct io io;
 
-	return io_run_rd(&io, argv, NULL, FORMAT_NONE)
-	    && io_read_buf(&io, buf, bufsize);
+	return io_run(&io, IO_RD, NULL, argv) && io_read_buf(&io, buf, bufsize);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1040,9 +1041,6 @@ io_load(struct io *io, const char *separators,
 	char *name;
 	int state = OK;
 
-	if (!io_start(io))
-		return ERR;
-
 	while (state == OK && (name = io_get(io, '\n', TRUE))) {
 		char *value;
 		size_t namelen;
@@ -1075,10 +1073,11 @@ static int
 io_run_load(const char **argv, const char *separators,
 	    int (*read_property)(char *, size_t, char *, size_t))
 {
-	struct io io = {};
+	struct io io;
 
-	return io_format(&io, NULL, IO_RD, argv, FORMAT_NONE)
-		? io_load(&io, separators, read_property) : ERR;
+	if (!io_run(&io, IO_RD, NULL, argv))
+		return ERR;
+	return io_load(&io, separators, read_property);
 }
 
 
@@ -1234,6 +1233,9 @@ static char opt_git_dir[SIZEOF_STR]	= "";
 static signed char opt_is_inside_work_tree	= -1; /* set to TRUE or FALSE */
 static char opt_editor[SIZEOF_STR]	= "";
 static FILE *opt_tty			= NULL;
+static const char **opt_diff_args	= NULL;
+static const char **opt_rev_args	= NULL;
+static const char **opt_file_args	= NULL;
 
 #define is_initial_commit()	(!get_ref_head())
 #define is_head_commit(rev)	(!strcmp((rev), "HEAD") || (get_ref_head() && !strcmp(rev, get_ref_head()->id)))
@@ -1272,6 +1274,8 @@ LINE(AUTHOR,	   "author ",		COLOR_GREEN,	COLOR_DEFAULT,	0), \
 LINE(COMMITTER,	   "committer ",	COLOR_MAGENTA,	COLOR_DEFAULT,	0), \
 LINE(SIGNOFF,	   "    Signed-off-by", COLOR_YELLOW,	COLOR_DEFAULT,	0), \
 LINE(ACKED,	   "    Acked-by",	COLOR_YELLOW,	COLOR_DEFAULT,	0), \
+LINE(TESTED,	   "    Tested-by",	COLOR_YELLOW,	COLOR_DEFAULT,	0), \
+LINE(REVIEWED,	   "    Reviewed-by",	COLOR_YELLOW,	COLOR_DEFAULT,	0), \
 LINE(DEFAULT,	   "",			COLOR_DEFAULT,	COLOR_DEFAULT,	A_NORMAL), \
 LINE(CURSOR,	   "",			COLOR_WHITE,	COLOR_GREEN,	A_BOLD), \
 LINE(STATUS,	   "",			COLOR_GREEN,	COLOR_DEFAULT,	0), \
@@ -1515,6 +1519,14 @@ static void
 add_keybinding(enum keymap keymap, enum request request, int key)
 {
 	struct keybinding_table *table = &keybindings[keymap];
+	size_t i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < keybindings[keymap].size; i++) {
+		if (keybindings[keymap].data[i].alias == key) {
+			keybindings[keymap].data[i].request = request;
+			return;
+		}
+	}
 
 	table->data = realloc(table->data, (table->size + 1) * sizeof(*table->data));
 	if (!table->data)
@@ -1696,7 +1708,7 @@ get_keys(enum keymap keymap, enum request request, bool all)
 struct run_request {
 	enum keymap keymap;
 	int key;
-	const char *argv[SIZEOF_ARG];
+	const char **argv;
 };
 
 static struct run_request *run_request;
@@ -1705,22 +1717,19 @@ static size_t run_requests;
 DEFINE_ALLOCATOR(realloc_run_requests, struct run_request, 8)
 
 static enum request
-add_run_request(enum keymap keymap, int key, int argc, const char **argv)
+add_run_request(enum keymap keymap, int key, const char **argv)
 {
 	struct run_request *req;
 
-	if (argc >= ARRAY_SIZE(req->argv) - 1)
-		return REQ_NONE;
-
 	if (!realloc_run_requests(&run_request, run_requests, 1))
 		return REQ_NONE;
 
 	req = &run_request[run_requests];
 	req->keymap = keymap;
 	req->key = key;
-	req->argv[0] = NULL;
+	req->argv = NULL;
 
-	if (!format_argv(req->argv, argv, FORMAT_NONE))
+	if (!argv_copy(&req->argv, argv))
 		return REQ_NONE;
 
 	return REQ_NONE + ++run_requests;
@@ -1741,23 +1750,20 @@ add_builtin_run_requests(void)
 	const char *checkout[] = { "git", "checkout", "%(branch)", NULL };
 	const char *commit[] = { "git", "commit", NULL };
 	const char *gc[] = { "git", "gc", NULL };
-	struct {
-		enum keymap keymap;
-		int key;
-		int argc;
-		const char **argv;
-	} reqs[] = {
-		{ KEYMAP_MAIN,	  'C', ARRAY_SIZE(cherry_pick) - 1, cherry_pick },
-		{ KEYMAP_STATUS,  'C', ARRAY_SIZE(commit) - 1, commit },
-		{ KEYMAP_BRANCH,  'C', ARRAY_SIZE(checkout) - 1, checkout },
-		{ KEYMAP_GENERIC, 'G', ARRAY_SIZE(gc) - 1, gc },
+	struct run_request reqs[] = {
+		{ KEYMAP_MAIN,	  'C', cherry_pick },
+		{ KEYMAP_STATUS,  'C', commit },
+		{ KEYMAP_BRANCH,  'C', checkout },
+		{ KEYMAP_GENERIC, 'G', gc },
 	};
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(reqs); i++) {
-		enum request req;
+		enum request req = get_keybinding(reqs[i].keymap, reqs[i].key);
 
-		req = add_run_request(reqs[i].keymap, reqs[i].key, reqs[i].argc, reqs[i].argv);
+		if (req != reqs[i].key)
+			continue;
+		req = add_run_request(reqs[i].keymap, reqs[i].key, reqs[i].argv);
 		if (req != REQ_NONE)
 			add_keybinding(reqs[i].keymap, req, reqs[i].key);
 	}
@@ -2002,7 +2008,7 @@ option_bind_command(int argc, const char *argv[])
 		return ERR;
 	}
 
-	if (set_keymap(&keymap, argv[0]) == ERR) {
+	if (!set_keymap(&keymap, argv[0])) {
 		config_msg = "Unknown key map";
 		return ERR;
 	}
@@ -2030,7 +2036,7 @@ option_bind_command(int argc, const char *argv[])
 		}
 	}
 	if (request == REQ_UNKNOWN && *argv[2]++ == '!')
-		request = add_run_request(keymap, key, argc - 2, argv + 2);
+		request = add_run_request(keymap, key, argv + 2);
 	if (request == REQ_UNKNOWN) {
 		config_msg = "Unknown request name";
 		return ERR;
@@ -2108,7 +2114,7 @@ read_option(char *opt, size_t optlen, char *value, size_t valuelen)
 static void
 load_option_file(const char *path)
 {
-	struct io io = {};
+	struct io io;
 
 	/* It's OK that the file doesn't exist. */
 	if (!io_open(&io, "%s", path))
@@ -2130,8 +2136,6 @@ load_options(void)
 	const char *tigrc_system = getenv("TIGRC_SYSTEM");
 	char buf[SIZEOF_STR];
 
-	add_builtin_run_requests();
-
 	if (!tigrc_system)
 		tigrc_system = SYSCONFDIR "/tigrc";
 	load_option_file(tigrc_system);
@@ -2143,6 +2147,10 @@ load_options(void)
 	}
 	load_option_file(tigrc_user);
 
+	/* Add _after_ loading config files to avoid adding run requests
+	 * that conflict with keybindings. */
+	add_builtin_run_requests();
+
 	return OK;
 }
 
@@ -2193,7 +2201,6 @@ struct view {
 
 	enum keymap keymap;	/* What keymap does this view have */
 	bool git_dir;		/* Whether the view requires a git directory. */
-	bool refresh;		/* Whether the view supports refreshing. */
 
 	char ref[SIZEOF_REF];	/* Hovered commit reference */
 	char vid[SIZEOF_REF];	/* View ID. Set to id member when updating. */
@@ -2218,6 +2225,7 @@ struct view {
 	/* If non-NULL, points to the view that opened this view. If this view
 	 * is closed tig will switch back to the parent view. */
 	struct view *parent;
+	struct view *prev;
 
 	/* Buffering */
 	size_t lines;		/* Total number of lines */
@@ -2231,6 +2239,8 @@ struct view {
 	bool has_scrolled;	/* View was scrolled. */
 
 	/* Loading */
+	const char **argv;	/* Shell command arguments. */
+	const char *dir;	/* Directory from which to execute. */
 	struct io io;
 	struct io *pipe;
 	time_t start_time;
@@ -2270,24 +2280,24 @@ static struct view_ops status_ops;
 static struct view_ops tree_ops;
 static struct view_ops branch_ops;
 
-#define VIEW_STR(type, name, env, ref, ops, map, git, refresh) \
-	{ type, name, #env, ref, ops, map, git, refresh }
+#define VIEW_STR(type, name, env, ref, ops, map, git) \
+	{ type, name, #env, ref, ops, map, git }
 
-#define VIEW_(id, name, ops, git, refresh, ref) \
-	VIEW_STR(VIEW_##id, name, TIG_##id##_CMD, ref, ops, KEYMAP_##id, git, refresh)
+#define VIEW_(id, name, ops, git, ref) \
+	VIEW_STR(VIEW_##id, name, TIG_##id##_CMD, ref, ops, KEYMAP_##id, git)
 
 static struct view views[] = {
-	VIEW_(MAIN,   "main",   &main_ops,   TRUE,  TRUE,  ref_head),
-	VIEW_(DIFF,   "diff",   &diff_ops,   TRUE,  FALSE, ref_commit),
-	VIEW_(LOG,    "log",    &log_ops,    TRUE,  TRUE,  ref_head),
-	VIEW_(TREE,   "tree",   &tree_ops,   TRUE,  FALSE, ref_commit),
-	VIEW_(BLOB,   "blob",   &blob_ops,   TRUE,  FALSE, ref_blob),
-	VIEW_(BLAME,  "blame",  &blame_ops,  TRUE,  FALSE, ref_commit),
-	VIEW_(BRANCH, "branch",	&branch_ops, TRUE,  TRUE,  ref_head),
-	VIEW_(HELP,   "help",   &help_ops,   FALSE, FALSE, ""),
-	VIEW_(PAGER,  "pager",  &pager_ops,  FALSE, FALSE, "stdin"),
-	VIEW_(STATUS, "status", &status_ops, TRUE,  TRUE,  ""),
-	VIEW_(STAGE,  "stage",	&stage_ops,  TRUE,  TRUE,  ""),
+	VIEW_(MAIN,   "main",   &main_ops,   TRUE,  ref_head),
+	VIEW_(DIFF,   "diff",   &diff_ops,   TRUE,  ref_commit),
+	VIEW_(LOG,    "log",    &log_ops,    TRUE,  ref_head),
+	VIEW_(TREE,   "tree",   &tree_ops,   TRUE,  ref_commit),
+	VIEW_(BLOB,   "blob",   &blob_ops,   TRUE,  ref_blob),
+	VIEW_(BLAME,  "blame",  &blame_ops,  TRUE,  ref_commit),
+	VIEW_(BRANCH, "branch",	&branch_ops, TRUE,  ref_head),
+	VIEW_(HELP,   "help",   &help_ops,   FALSE, ""),
+	VIEW_(PAGER,  "pager",  &pager_ops,  FALSE, "stdin"),
+	VIEW_(STATUS, "status", &status_ops, TRUE,  ""),
+	VIEW_(STAGE,  "stage",	&stage_ops,  TRUE,  ""),
 };
 
 #define VIEW(req) 	(&views[(req) - REQ_OFFSET - 1])
@@ -2298,8 +2308,18 @@ static struct view views[] = {
 #define view_is_displayed(view) \
 	(view == display[0] || view == display[1])
 
-#define view_has_parent(view, child_type, parent_type) \
-	(view->type == child_type && view->parent && view->parent->type == parent_type)
+static enum request
+view_request(struct view *view, enum request request)
+{
+	if (!view || !view->lines)
+		return request;
+	return view->ops->request(view, request, &view->line[view->lineno]);
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * View drawing.
+ */
 
 static inline void
 set_view_attr(struct view *view, enum line_type type)
@@ -2690,6 +2710,11 @@ redraw_display(bool clear)
 	}
 }
 
+
+/*
+ * Option management
+ */
+
 static void
 toggle_enum_option_do(unsigned int *opt, const char *help,
 		      const struct enum_map *map, size_t size)
@@ -3113,15 +3138,6 @@ reset_view(struct view *view)
 	view->update_secs = 0;
 }
 
-static void
-free_argv(const char *argv[])
-{
-	int argc;
-
-	for (argc = 0; argv[argc]; argc++)
-		free((void *) argv[argc]);
-}
-
 static const char *
 format_arg(const char *name)
 {
@@ -3152,24 +3168,39 @@ format_arg(const char *name)
 }
 
 static bool
-format_argv(const char *dst_argv[], const char *src_argv[], enum format_flags flags)
+format_argv(const char ***dst_argv, const char *src_argv[], bool replace)
 {
 	char buf[SIZEOF_STR];
 	int argc;
-	bool noreplace = flags == FORMAT_NONE;
 
-	free_argv(dst_argv);
+	argv_free(*dst_argv);
 
 	for (argc = 0; src_argv[argc]; argc++) {
 		const char *arg = src_argv[argc];
 		size_t bufpos = 0;
 
+		if (!strcmp(arg, "%(file-args)")) {
+			if (!argv_append_array(dst_argv, opt_file_args))
+				break;
+			continue;
+
+		} else if (!strcmp(arg, "%(diff-args)")) {
+			if (!argv_append_array(dst_argv, opt_diff_args))
+				break;
+			continue;
+
+		} else if (!strcmp(arg, "%(rev-args)")) {
+			if (!argv_append_array(dst_argv, opt_rev_args))
+				break;
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		while (arg) {
 			char *next = strstr(arg, "%(");
 			int len = next - arg;
 			const char *value;
 
-			if (!next || noreplace) {
+			if (!next || !replace) {
 				len = strlen(arg);
 				value = "";
 
@@ -3184,16 +3215,13 @@ format_argv(const char *dst_argv[], const char *src_argv[], enum format_flags fl
 			if (!string_format_from(buf, &bufpos, "%.*s%s", len, arg, value))
 				return FALSE;
 
-			arg = next && !noreplace ? strchr(next, ')') + 1 : NULL;
+			arg = next && replace ? strchr(next, ')') + 1 : NULL;
 		}
 
-		dst_argv[argc] = strdup(buf);
-		if (!dst_argv[argc])
+		if (!argv_append(dst_argv, buf))
 			break;
 	}
 
-	dst_argv[argc] = NULL;
-
 	return src_argv[argc] == NULL;
 }
 
@@ -3243,12 +3271,28 @@ setup_update(struct view *view, const char *vid)
 	view->start_time = time(NULL);
 }
 
+static bool
+prepare_io(struct view *view, const char *dir, const char *argv[], bool replace)
+{
+	view->dir = dir;
+	return format_argv(&view->argv, argv, replace);
+}
+
 static bool
 prepare_update(struct view *view, const char *argv[], const char *dir)
 {
 	if (view->pipe)
 		end_update(view, TRUE);
-	return io_format(&view->io, dir, IO_RD, argv, FORMAT_NONE);
+	return prepare_io(view, dir, argv, FALSE);
+}
+
+static bool
+start_update(struct view *view, const char **argv, const char *dir)
+{
+	if (view->pipe)
+		io_done(view->pipe);
+	return prepare_io(view, dir, argv, FALSE) &&
+	       io_run(&view->io, IO_RD, dir, view->argv);
 }
 
 static bool
@@ -3256,6 +3300,7 @@ prepare_update_file(struct view *view, const char *name)
 {
 	if (view->pipe)
 		end_update(view, TRUE);
+	argv_free(view->argv);
 	return io_open(&view->io, "%s/%s", opt_cdup[0] ? opt_cdup : ".", name);
 }
 
@@ -3269,7 +3314,7 @@ begin_update(struct view *view, bool refresh)
 		if (view->ops->prepare) {
 			if (!view->ops->prepare(view))
 				return FALSE;
-		} else if (!io_format(&view->io, NULL, IO_RD, view->ops->argv, FORMAT_ALL)) {
+		} else if (!prepare_io(view, NULL, view->ops->argv, TRUE)) {
 			return FALSE;
 		}
 
@@ -3280,7 +3325,8 @@ begin_update(struct view *view, bool refresh)
 		string_copy_rev(view->ref, view->id);
 	}
 
-	if (!io_start(&view->io))
+	if (view->argv && view->argv[0] &&
+	    !io_run(&view->io, IO_RD, view->dir, view->argv))
 		return FALSE;
 
 	setup_update(view, view->id);
@@ -3357,7 +3403,8 @@ update_view(struct view *view)
 		end_update(view, TRUE);
 
 	} else if (io_eof(view->pipe)) {
-		report("");
+		if (view_is_displayed(view))
+			report("");
 		end_update(view, FALSE);
 	}
 
@@ -3454,6 +3501,7 @@ open_view(struct view *prev, enum request request, enum open_flags flags)
 	if (split) {
 		display[1] = view;
 		current_view = 1;
+		view->parent = prev;
 	} else if (!nomaximize) {
 		/* Maximize the current view. */
 		memset(display, 0, sizeof(display));
@@ -3461,9 +3509,9 @@ open_view(struct view *prev, enum request request, enum open_flags flags)
 		display[current_view] = view;
 	}
 
-	/* No parent signals that this is the first loaded view. */
+	/* No prev signals that this is the first loaded view. */
 	if (prev && view != prev) {
-		view->parent = prev;
+		view->prev = prev;
 	}
 
 	/* Resize the view when switching between split- and full-screen,
@@ -3557,16 +3605,18 @@ static void
 open_run_request(enum request request)
 {
 	struct run_request *req = get_run_request(request);
-	const char *argv[ARRAY_SIZE(req->argv)] = { NULL };
+	const char **argv = NULL;
 
 	if (!req) {
 		report("Unknown run request");
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (format_argv(argv, req->argv, FORMAT_ALL))
+	if (format_argv(&argv, req->argv, TRUE))
 		open_external_viewer(argv, NULL);
-	free_argv(argv);
+	if (argv)
+		argv_free(argv);
+	free(argv);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3583,18 +3633,13 @@ view_driver(struct view *view, enum request request)
 
 	if (request > REQ_NONE) {
 		open_run_request(request);
-		/* FIXME: When all views can refresh always do this. */
-		if (view->refresh)
-			request = REQ_REFRESH;
-		else
-			return TRUE;
+		view_request(view, REQ_REFRESH);
+		return TRUE;
 	}
 
-	if (view && view->lines) {
-		request = view->ops->request(view, request, &view->line[view->lineno]);
-		if (request == REQ_NONE)
-			return TRUE;
-	}
+	request = view_request(view, request);
+	if (request == REQ_NONE)
+		return TRUE;
 
 	switch (request) {
 	case REQ_MOVE_UP:
@@ -3672,11 +3717,7 @@ view_driver(struct view *view, enum request request)
 	case REQ_PREVIOUS:
 		request = request == REQ_NEXT ? REQ_MOVE_DOWN : REQ_MOVE_UP;
 
-		if (view_has_parent(view, VIEW_DIFF, VIEW_MAIN) ||
-		    view_has_parent(view, VIEW_DIFF, VIEW_BLAME) ||
-		    view_has_parent(view, VIEW_STAGE, VIEW_STATUS) ||
-		    view_has_parent(view, VIEW_BLOB, VIEW_TREE) ||
-		    view_has_parent(view, VIEW_MAIN, VIEW_BRANCH)) {
+		if (view->parent) {
 			int line;
 
 			view = view->parent;
@@ -3685,9 +3726,7 @@ view_driver(struct view *view, enum request request)
 			if (view_is_displayed(view))
 				update_view_title(view);
 			if (line != view->lineno)
-				view->ops->request(view, REQ_ENTER,
-						   &view->line[view->lineno]);
-
+				view_request(view, REQ_ENTER);
 		} else {
 			move_view(view, request);
 		}
@@ -3782,13 +3821,12 @@ view_driver(struct view *view, enum request request)
 		break;
 
 	case REQ_VIEW_CLOSE:
-		/* XXX: Mark closed views by letting view->parent point to the
+		/* XXX: Mark closed views by letting view->prev point to the
 		 * view itself. Parents to closed view should never be
 		 * followed. */
-		if (view->parent &&
-		    view->parent->parent != view->parent) {
-			maximize_view(view->parent);
-			view->parent = view;
+		if (view->prev && view->prev != view) {
+			maximize_view(view->prev);
+			view->prev = view;
 			break;
 		}
 		/* Fall-through */
@@ -3939,71 +3977,6 @@ parse_author_line(char *ident, const char **author, struct time *time)
 	}
 }
 
-static bool
-open_commit_parent_menu(char buf[SIZEOF_STR], int *parents)
-{
-	char rev[SIZEOF_REV];
-	const char *revlist_argv[] = {
-		"git", "log", "--no-color", "-1", "--pretty=format:%s", rev, NULL
-	};
-	struct menu_item *items;
-	char text[SIZEOF_STR];
-	bool ok = TRUE;
-	int i;
-
-	items = calloc(*parents + 1, sizeof(*items));
-	if (!items)
-		return FALSE;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < *parents; i++) {
-		string_copy_rev(rev, &buf[SIZEOF_REV * i]);
-		if (!io_run_buf(revlist_argv, text, sizeof(text)) ||
-		    !(items[i].text = strdup(text))) {
-			ok = FALSE;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (ok) {
-		*parents = 0;
-		ok = prompt_menu("Select parent", items, parents);
-	}
-	for (i = 0; items[i].text; i++)
-		free((char *) items[i].text);
-	free(items);
-	return ok;
-}
-
-static bool
-select_commit_parent(const char *id, char rev[SIZEOF_REV], const char *path)
-{
-	char buf[SIZEOF_STR * 4];
-	const char *revlist_argv[] = {
-		"git", "log", "--no-color", "-1",
-			"--pretty=format:%P", id, "--", path, NULL
-	};
-	int parents;
-
-	if (!io_run_buf(revlist_argv, buf, sizeof(buf)) ||
-	    (parents = strlen(buf) / 40) < 0) {
-		report("Failed to get parent information");
-		return FALSE;
-
-	} else if (parents == 0) {
-		if (path)
-			report("Path '%s' does not exist in the parent", path);
-		else
-			report("The selected commit has no parents");
-		return FALSE;
-	}
-
-	if (parents > 1 && !open_commit_parent_menu(buf, &parents))
-		return FALSE;
-
-	string_copy_rev(rev, &buf[41 * parents]);
-	return TRUE;
-}
-
 /*
  * Pager backend
  */
@@ -4191,7 +4164,8 @@ static struct view_ops log_ops = {
 
 static const char *diff_argv[SIZEOF_ARG] = {
 	"git", "show", "--pretty=fuller", "--no-color", "--root",
-		"--patch-with-stat", "--find-copies-harder", "-C", "%(commit)", NULL
+		"--patch-with-stat", "--find-copies-harder", "-C",
+		"%(diff-args)", "%(commit)", "--", "%(file-args)", NULL
 };
 
 static struct view_ops diff_ops = {
@@ -4491,7 +4465,6 @@ tree_read_date(struct view *view, char *text, bool *read_date)
 			"git", "log", "--no-color", "--pretty=raw",
 				"--cc", "--raw", view->id, "--", path, NULL
 		};
-		struct io io = {};
 
 		if (!view->lines) {
 			tree_entry(view, LINE_TREE_HEAD, opt_path, NULL, NULL);
@@ -4499,13 +4472,11 @@ tree_read_date(struct view *view, char *text, bool *read_date)
 			return TRUE;
 		}
 
-		if (!io_run_rd(&io, log_file, opt_cdup, FORMAT_NONE)) {
+		if (!start_update(view, log_file, opt_cdup)) {
 			report("Failed to load tree data");
 			return TRUE;
 		}
 
-		io_done(view->pipe);
-		view->io = io;
 		*read_date = TRUE;
 		return FALSE;
 
@@ -4634,14 +4605,15 @@ tree_draw(struct view *view, struct line *line, unsigned int lineno)
 }
 
 static void
-open_blob_editor()
+open_blob_editor(const char *id)
 {
+	const char *blob_argv[] = { "git", "cat-file", "blob", id, NULL };
 	char file[SIZEOF_STR] = "/tmp/tigblob.XXXXXX";
 	int fd = mkstemp(file);
 
 	if (fd == -1)
 		report("Failed to create temporary file");
-	else if (!io_run_append(blob_ops.argv, FORMAT_ALL, fd))
+	else if (!io_run_append(blob_argv, fd))
 		report("Failed to save blob data to file");
 	else
 		open_editor(file);
@@ -4653,6 +4625,7 @@ static enum request
 tree_request(struct view *view, enum request request, struct line *line)
 {
 	enum open_flags flags;
+	struct tree_entry *entry = line->data;
 
 	switch (request) {
 	case REQ_VIEW_BLAME:
@@ -4668,7 +4641,7 @@ tree_request(struct view *view, enum request request, struct line *line)
 		if (line->type != LINE_TREE_FILE) {
 			report("Edit only supported for files");
 		} else if (!is_head_commit(view->vid)) {
-			open_blob_editor();
+			open_blob_editor(entry->id);
 		} else {
 			open_editor(opt_file);
 		}
@@ -4719,7 +4692,7 @@ tree_request(struct view *view, enum request request, struct line *line)
 		break;
 
 	case LINE_TREE_FILE:
-		flags = display[0] == view ? OPEN_SPLIT : OPEN_DEFAULT;
+		flags = view_is_displayed(view) ? OPEN_SPLIT : OPEN_DEFAULT;
 		request = REQ_VIEW_BLOB;
 		break;
 
@@ -4787,7 +4760,7 @@ tree_prepare(struct view *view)
 		opt_path[0] = 0;
 	}
 
-	return io_format(&view->io, opt_cdup, IO_RD, view->ops->argv, FORMAT_ALL);
+	return prepare_io(view, opt_cdup, view->ops->argv, TRUE);
 }
 
 static const char *tree_argv[SIZEOF_ARG] = {
@@ -4819,7 +4792,7 @@ blob_request(struct view *view, enum request request, struct line *line)
 {
 	switch (request) {
 	case REQ_EDIT:
-		open_blob_editor();
+		open_blob_editor(view->vid);
 		return REQ_NONE;
 	default:
 		return pager_request(view, request, line);
@@ -4852,25 +4825,14 @@ static struct view_ops blob_ops = {
  *     reading output from git-blame.
  */
 
-static const char *blame_head_argv[] = {
-	"git", "blame", "--incremental", "--", "%(file)", NULL
-};
-
-static const char *blame_ref_argv[] = {
-	"git", "blame", "--incremental", "%(ref)", "--", "%(file)", NULL
-};
-
-static const char *blame_cat_file_argv[] = {
-	"git", "cat-file", "blob", "%(ref):%(file)", NULL
-};
-
 struct blame_commit {
 	char id[SIZEOF_REV];		/* SHA1 ID. */
 	char title[128];		/* First line of the commit message. */
 	const char *author;		/* Author of the commit. */
 	struct time time;		/* Date from the author ident. */
 	char filename[128];		/* Name of file. */
-	bool has_previous;		/* Was a "previous" line detected. */
+	char parent_id[SIZEOF_REV];	/* Parent/previous SHA1 ID. */
+	char parent_filename[128];	/* Parent/previous name of file. */
 };
 
 struct blame {
@@ -4883,18 +4845,42 @@ static bool
 blame_open(struct view *view)
 {
 	char path[SIZEOF_STR];
+	size_t i;
 
-	if (!view->parent && *opt_prefix) {
+	if (!view->prev && *opt_prefix) {
 		string_copy(path, opt_file);
 		if (!string_format(opt_file, "%s%s", opt_prefix, path))
 			return FALSE;
 	}
 
 	if (*opt_ref || !io_open(&view->io, "%s%s", opt_cdup, opt_file)) {
-		if (!io_run_rd(&view->io, blame_cat_file_argv, opt_cdup, FORMAT_ALL))
+		const char *blame_cat_file_argv[] = {
+			"git", "cat-file", "blob", path, NULL
+		};
+
+		if (!string_format(path, "%s:%s", opt_ref, opt_file) ||
+		    !start_update(view, blame_cat_file_argv, opt_cdup))
 			return FALSE;
 	}
 
+	/* First pass: remove multiple references to the same commit. */
+	for (i = 0; i < view->lines; i++) {
+		struct blame *blame = view->line[i].data;
+
+		if (blame->commit && blame->commit->id[0])
+			blame->commit->id[0] = 0;
+		else
+			blame->commit = NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* Second pass: free existing references. */
+	for (i = 0; i < view->lines; i++) {
+		struct blame *blame = view->line[i].data;
+
+		if (blame->commit)
+			free(blame->commit);
+	}
+
 	setup_update(view, opt_file);
 	string_format(view->ref, "%s ...", opt_file);
 
@@ -4981,19 +4967,19 @@ static bool
 blame_read_file(struct view *view, const char *line, bool *read_file)
 {
 	if (!line) {
-		const char **argv = *opt_ref ? blame_ref_argv : blame_head_argv;
-		struct io io = {};
+		const char *blame_argv[] = {
+			"git", "blame", "--incremental",
+				*opt_ref ? opt_ref : "--incremental", "--", opt_file, NULL
+		};
 
-		if (view->lines == 0 && !view->parent)
+		if (view->lines == 0 && !view->prev)
 			die("No blame exist for %s", view->vid);
 
-		if (view->lines == 0 || !io_run_rd(&io, argv, opt_cdup, FORMAT_ALL)) {
+		if (view->lines == 0 || !start_update(view, blame_argv, opt_cdup)) {
 			report("Failed to load blame data");
 			return TRUE;
 		}
 
-		io_done(view->pipe);
-		view->io = io;
 		*read_file = FALSE;
 		return FALSE;
 
@@ -5064,7 +5050,11 @@ blame_read(struct view *view, char *line)
 		string_ncopy(commit->title, line, strlen(line));
 
 	} else if (match_blame_header("previous ", &line)) {
-		commit->has_previous = TRUE;
+		if (strlen(line) <= SIZEOF_REV)
+			return FALSE;
+		string_copy_rev(commit->parent_id, line);
+		line += SIZEOF_REV;
+		string_ncopy(commit->parent_filename, line, strlen(line));
 
 	} else if (match_blame_header("filename ", &line)) {
 		string_ncopy(commit->filename, line, strlen(line));
@@ -5124,12 +5114,12 @@ setup_blame_parent_line(struct view *view, struct blame *blame)
 		"git", "diff-tree", "-U0", blame->commit->id,
 			"--", blame->commit->filename, NULL
 	};
-	struct io io = {};
+	struct io io;
 	int parent_lineno = -1;
 	int blamed_lineno = -1;
 	char *line;
 
-	if (!io_run(&io, diff_tree_argv, NULL, IO_RD))
+	if (!io_run(&io, IO_RD, NULL, diff_tree_argv))
 		return;
 
 	while ((line = io_get(&io, '\n', TRUE))) {
@@ -5156,7 +5146,7 @@ setup_blame_parent_line(struct view *view, struct blame *blame)
 static enum request
 blame_request(struct view *view, enum request request, struct line *line)
 {
-	enum open_flags flags = display[0] == view ? OPEN_SPLIT : OPEN_DEFAULT;
+	enum open_flags flags = view_is_displayed(view) ? OPEN_SPLIT : OPEN_DEFAULT;
 	struct blame *blame = line->data;
 
 	switch (request) {
@@ -5171,10 +5161,13 @@ blame_request(struct view *view, enum request request, struct line *line)
 		break;
 
 	case REQ_PARENT:
-		if (check_blame_commit(blame, TRUE) &&
-		    select_commit_parent(blame->commit->id, opt_ref,
-					 blame->commit->filename)) {
-			string_copy(opt_file, blame->commit->filename);
+		if (!check_blame_commit(blame, TRUE))
+			break;
+		if (!*blame->commit->parent_id) {
+			report("The selected commit has no parents");
+		} else {
+			string_copy_rev(opt_ref, blame->commit->parent_id);
+			string_copy(opt_file, blame->commit->parent_filename);
 			setup_blame_parent_line(view, blame);
 			open_view(view, REQ_VIEW_BLAME, OPEN_REFRESH);
 		}
@@ -5195,7 +5188,7 @@ blame_request(struct view *view, enum request request, struct line *line)
 					"-C", "-M", "HEAD", "--", view->vid, NULL
 			};
 
-			if (!blame->commit->has_previous) {
+			if (!*blame->commit->parent_id) {
 				diff_index_argv[1] = "diff";
 				diff_index_argv[2] = "--no-color";
 				diff_index_argv[6] = "--";
@@ -5333,23 +5326,21 @@ branch_request(struct view *view, enum request request, struct line *line)
 		return REQ_NONE;
 
 	case REQ_ENTER:
-		if (branch->ref == &branch_all) {
-			const char *all_branches_argv[] = {
-				"git", "log", "--no-color", "--pretty=raw", "--parents",
-				      "--topo-order", "--all", NULL
-			};
-			struct view *main_view = VIEW(REQ_VIEW_MAIN);
+	{
+		const struct ref *ref = branch->ref;
+		const char *all_branches_argv[] = {
+			"git", "log", "--no-color", "--pretty=raw", "--parents",
+			      "--topo-order",
+			      ref == &branch_all ? "--all" : ref->name, NULL
+		};
+		struct view *main_view = VIEW(REQ_VIEW_MAIN);
 
-			if (!prepare_update(main_view, all_branches_argv, NULL)) {
-				report("Failed to load view of all branches");
-				return REQ_NONE;
-			}
+		if (!prepare_update(main_view, all_branches_argv, NULL))
+			report("Failed to load view of all branches");
+		else
 			open_view(view, REQ_VIEW_MAIN, OPEN_PREPARED | OPEN_SPLIT);
-		} else {
-			open_view(view, REQ_VIEW_MAIN, OPEN_SPLIT);
-		}
 		return REQ_NONE;
-
+	}
 	default:
 		return request;
 	}
@@ -5421,7 +5412,7 @@ branch_open(struct view *view)
 			"--simplify-by-decoration", "--all", NULL
 	};
 
-	if (!io_run_rd(&view->io, branch_log, NULL, FORMAT_NONE)) {
+	if (!start_update(view, branch_log, NULL)) {
 		report("Failed to load branch data");
 		return TRUE;
 	}
@@ -5540,9 +5531,9 @@ status_run(struct view *view, const char *argv[], char status, enum line_type ty
 {
 	struct status *unmerged = NULL;
 	char *buf;
-	struct io io = {};
+	struct io io;
 
-	if (!io_run(&io, argv, opt_cdup, IO_RD))
+	if (!io_run(&io, IO_RD, opt_cdup, argv))
 		return FALSE;
 
 	add_line_data(view, NULL, type);
@@ -5690,7 +5681,7 @@ status_update_onbranch(void)
 			continue;
 
 		if (!*opt_head) {
-			struct io io = {};
+			struct io io;
 
 			if (io_open(&io, "%s/rebase-merge/head-name", opt_git_dir) &&
 			    io_read_buf(&io, buf, sizeof(buf))) {
@@ -5882,7 +5873,7 @@ status_enter(struct view *view, struct line *line)
 		die("line type %d not handled in switch", line->type);
 	}
 
-	split = view_is_displayed(view) ? OPEN_SPLIT : 0;
+	split = view_is_displayed(view) ? OPEN_SPLIT : OPEN_DEFAULT;
 	open_view(view, REQ_VIEW_STAGE, OPEN_PREPARED | split);
 	if (view_is_displayed(VIEW(REQ_VIEW_STAGE))) {
 		if (status) {
@@ -5937,11 +5928,11 @@ status_update_prepare(struct io *io, enum line_type type)
 
 	switch (type) {
 	case LINE_STAT_STAGED:
-		return io_run(io, staged_argv, opt_cdup, IO_WR);
+		return io_run(io, IO_WR, opt_cdup, staged_argv);
 
 	case LINE_STAT_UNSTAGED:
 	case LINE_STAT_UNTRACKED:
-		return io_run(io, others_argv, opt_cdup, IO_WR);
+		return io_run(io, IO_WR, opt_cdup, others_argv);
 
 	default:
 		die("line type %d not handled in switch", type);
@@ -5980,7 +5971,7 @@ status_update_write(struct io *io, struct status *status, enum line_type type)
 static bool
 status_update_file(struct status *status, enum line_type type)
 {
-	struct io io = {};
+	struct io io;
 	bool result;
 
 	if (!status_update_prepare(&io, type))
@@ -5994,7 +5985,7 @@ static bool
 status_update_files(struct view *view, struct line *line)
 {
 	char buf[sizeof(view->ref)];
-	struct io io = {};
+	struct io io;
 	bool result = TRUE;
 	struct line *pos = view->line + view->lines;
 	int files = 0;
@@ -6267,7 +6258,7 @@ stage_apply_chunk(struct view *view, struct line *chunk, bool revert)
 		"git", "apply", "--whitespace=nowarn", NULL
 	};
 	struct line *diff_hdr;
-	struct io io = {};
+	struct io io;
 	int argc = 3;
 
 	diff_hdr = stage_diff_find(view, chunk, LINE_DIFF_HEADER);
@@ -6280,7 +6271,7 @@ stage_apply_chunk(struct view *view, struct line *chunk, bool revert)
 		apply_argv[argc++] = "-R";
 	apply_argv[argc++] = "-";
 	apply_argv[argc++] = NULL;
-	if (!io_run(&io, apply_argv, opt_cdup, IO_WR))
+	if (!io_run(&io, IO_WR, opt_cdup, apply_argv))
 		return FALSE;
 
 	if (!stage_diff_write(&io, diff_hdr, chunk) ||
@@ -6696,7 +6687,8 @@ update_rev_graph(struct view *view, struct rev_graph *graph)
 
 static const char *main_argv[SIZEOF_ARG] = {
 	"git", "log", "--no-color", "--pretty=raw", "--parents",
-		      "--topo-order", "%(head)", NULL
+		"--topo-order", "%(diff-args)", "%(rev-args)",
+		"--", "%(file-args)", NULL
 };
 
 static bool
@@ -6762,7 +6754,7 @@ main_read(struct view *view, char *line)
 	if (!line) {
 		int i;
 
-		if (!view->lines && !view->parent)
+		if (!view->lines && !view->prev)
 			die("No revisions match the given arguments.");
 		if (view->lines > 0) {
 			commit = view->line[view->lines - 1].data;
@@ -6852,7 +6844,7 @@ main_read(struct view *view, char *line)
 static enum request
 main_request(struct view *view, enum request request, struct line *line)
 {
-	enum open_flags flags = display[0] == view ? OPEN_SPLIT : OPEN_DEFAULT;
+	enum open_flags flags = view_is_displayed(view) ? OPEN_SPLIT : OPEN_DEFAULT;
 
 	switch (request) {
 	case REQ_ENTER:
@@ -7054,12 +7046,13 @@ get_input(int prompt_position)
 {
 	struct view *view;
 	int i, key, cursor_y, cursor_x;
-	bool loading = FALSE;
 
 	if (prompt_position)
 		input_mode = TRUE;
 
 	while (TRUE) {
+		bool loading = FALSE;
+
 		foreach_view (view, i) {
 			update_view(view);
 			if (view_is_displayed(view) && view->has_scrolled &&
@@ -7676,19 +7669,45 @@ warn(const char *msg, ...)
 	va_end(args);
 }
 
+static const char ***filter_args;
+
+static int
+read_filter_args(char *name, size_t namelen, char *value, size_t valuelen)
+{
+	return argv_append(filter_args, name) ? OK : ERR;
+}
+
+static void
+filter_rev_parse(const char ***args, const char *arg1, const char *arg2, const char *argv[])
+{
+	const char *rev_parse_argv[SIZEOF_ARG] = { "git", "rev-parse", arg1, arg2 };
+	const char **all_argv = NULL;
+
+	filter_args = args;
+	if (!argv_append_array(&all_argv, rev_parse_argv) ||
+	    !argv_append_array(&all_argv, argv) ||
+	    !io_run_load(all_argv, "\n", read_filter_args) == ERR)
+		die("Failed to split arguments");
+	argv_free(all_argv);
+	free(all_argv);
+}
+
+static void
+filter_options(const char *argv[])
+{
+	filter_rev_parse(&opt_file_args, "--no-revs", "--no-flags", argv);
+	filter_rev_parse(&opt_diff_args, "--no-revs", "--flags", argv);
+	filter_rev_parse(&opt_rev_args, "--symbolic", "--revs-only", argv);
+}
+
 static enum request
 parse_options(int argc, const char *argv[])
 {
 	enum request request = REQ_VIEW_MAIN;
 	const char *subcommand;
 	bool seen_dashdash = FALSE;
-	/* XXX: This is vulnerable to the user overriding options
-	 * required for the main view parser. */
-	const char *custom_argv[SIZEOF_ARG] = {
-		"git", "log", "--no-color", "--pretty=raw", "--parents",
-			"--topo-order", NULL
-	};
-	int i, j = 6;
+	const char **filter_argv = NULL;
+	int i;
 
 	if (!isatty(STDIN_FILENO)) {
 		io_open(&VIEW(REQ_VIEW_PAGER)->io, "");
@@ -7696,7 +7715,7 @@ parse_options(int argc, const char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	if (argc <= 1)
-		return REQ_NONE;
+		return REQ_VIEW_MAIN;
 
 	subcommand = argv[1];
 	if (!strcmp(subcommand, "status")) {
@@ -7724,16 +7743,16 @@ parse_options(int argc, const char *argv[])
 		subcommand = NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (subcommand) {
-		custom_argv[1] = subcommand;
-		j = 2;
-	}
-
 	for (i = 1 + !!subcommand; i < argc; i++) {
 		const char *opt = argv[i];
 
-		if (seen_dashdash || !strcmp(opt, "--")) {
+		if (seen_dashdash) {
+			argv_append(&opt_file_args, opt);
+			continue;
+
+		} else if (!strcmp(opt, "--")) {
 			seen_dashdash = TRUE;
+			continue;
 
 		} else if (!strcmp(opt, "-v") || !strcmp(opt, "--version")) {
 			printf("tig version %s\n", TIG_VERSION);
@@ -7742,15 +7761,18 @@ parse_options(int argc, const char *argv[])
 		} else if (!strcmp(opt, "-h") || !strcmp(opt, "--help")) {
 			printf("%s\n", usage);
 			quit(0);
+
+		} else if (!strcmp(opt, "--all")) {
+			argv_append(&opt_rev_args, opt);
+			continue;
 		}
 
-		custom_argv[j++] = opt;
-		if (j >= ARRAY_SIZE(custom_argv))
+		if (!argv_append(&filter_argv, opt))
 			die("command too long");
 	}
 
-	if (!prepare_update(VIEW(request), custom_argv, NULL))
-		die("Failed to format arguments");
+	if (filter_argv)
+		filter_options(filter_argv);
 
 	return request;
 }
@@ -7798,17 +7820,18 @@ main(int argc, const char *argv[])
 	if (load_refs() == ERR)
 		die("Failed to load refs.");
 
-	foreach_view (view, i)
+	foreach_view (view, i) {
+		if (getenv(view->cmd_env))
+			warn("Use of the %s environment variable is deprecated,"
+			     " use options or TIG_DIFF_ARGS instead",
+			     view->cmd_env);
 		if (!argv_from_env(view->ops->argv, view->cmd_env))
 			die("Too many arguments in the `%s` environment variable",
 			    view->cmd_env);
+	}
 
 	init_display();
 
-	if (request != REQ_NONE)
-		open_view(NULL, request, OPEN_PREPARED);
-	request = request == REQ_NONE ? REQ_VIEW_MAIN : REQ_NONE;
-
 	while (view_driver(display[current_view], request)) {
 		int key = get_input(0);