1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/parse-options.c b/parse-options.c
index 629e796349..2437ad3bcd 100644
--- a/parse-options.c
+++ b/parse-options.c
@@ -1076,6 +1076,19 @@ void NORETURN usage_msg_opt(const char *msg,
 		   const char * const *usagestr,
 		   const struct option *options)
 {
-	fprintf(stderr, "fatal: %s\n\n", msg);
+	die_message("%s\n", msg); /* The extra \n is intentional */
 	usage_with_options(usagestr, options);
 }
+
+void NORETURN usage_msg_optf(const char * const fmt,
+			     const char * const *usagestr,
+			     const struct option *options, ...)
+{
+	struct strbuf msg = STRBUF_INIT;
+	va_list ap;
+	va_start(ap, options);
+	strbuf_vaddf(&msg, fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+
+	usage_msg_opt(msg.buf, usagestr, options);
+}