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diff --git a/strbuf.h b/strbuf.h
index 7123fca7af..7987405313 100644
--- a/strbuf.h
+++ b/strbuf.h
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ extern void strbuf_addftime(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt, const struct tm
*
* NOTE: The buffer is rewound if the read fails. If -1 is returned,
* `errno` must be consulted, like you would do for `read(3)`.
- * `strbuf_read()`, `strbuf_read_file()` and `strbuf_getline()` has the
- * same behaviour as well.
+ * `strbuf_read()`, `strbuf_read_file()` and `strbuf_getline_*()`
+ * family of functions have the same behaviour as well.
*/
extern size_t strbuf_fread(struct strbuf *, size_t, FILE *);
@@ -367,6 +367,14 @@ extern size_t strbuf_fread(struct strbuf *, size_t, FILE *);
extern ssize_t strbuf_read(struct strbuf *, int fd, size_t hint);
/**
+ * Read the contents of a given file descriptor partially by using only one
+ * attempt of xread. The third argument can be used to give a hint about the
+ * file size, to avoid reallocs. Returns the number of new bytes appended to
+ * the sb.
+ */
+extern ssize_t strbuf_read_once(struct strbuf *, int fd, size_t hint);
+
+/**
* Read the contents of a file, specified by its path. The third argument
* can be used to give a hint about the file size, to avoid reallocs.
*/
@@ -379,14 +387,37 @@ extern ssize_t strbuf_read_file(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path, size_t hint
extern int strbuf_readlink(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path, size_t hint);
/**
- * Read a line from a FILE *, overwriting the existing contents
- * of the strbuf. The second argument specifies the line
- * terminator character, typically `'\n'`.
+ * Write the whole content of the strbuf to the stream not stopping at
+ * NUL bytes.
+ */
+extern ssize_t strbuf_write(struct strbuf *sb, FILE *stream);
+
+/**
+ * Read a line from a FILE *, overwriting the existing contents of
+ * the strbuf. The strbuf_getline*() family of functions share
+ * this signature, but have different line termination conventions.
+ *
* Reading stops after the terminator or at EOF. The terminator
* is removed from the buffer before returning. Returns 0 unless
* there was nothing left before EOF, in which case it returns `EOF`.
*/
-extern int strbuf_getline(struct strbuf *, FILE *, int);
+typedef int (*strbuf_getline_fn)(struct strbuf *, FILE *);
+
+/* Uses LF as the line terminator */
+extern int strbuf_getline_lf(struct strbuf *sb, FILE *fp);
+
+/* Uses NUL as the line terminator */
+extern int strbuf_getline_nul(struct strbuf *sb, FILE *fp);
+
+/*
+ * Similar to strbuf_getline_lf(), but additionally treats a CR that
+ * comes immediately before the LF as part of the terminator.
+ * This is the most friendly version to be used to read "text" files
+ * that can come from platforms whose native text format is CRLF
+ * terminated.
+ */
+extern int strbuf_getline(struct strbuf *, FILE *);
+
/**
* Like `strbuf_getline`, but keeps the trailing terminator (if