diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index 7a75bd74c9ab9c..6fb97d46231921 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -3002,9 +3002,100 @@ static int opt_arg(const char *arg, int arg_short, const char *arg_long, int *va
 
 static int diff_scoreopt_parse(const char *opt);
 
+static inline int short_opt(char opt, const char **argv,
+			    const char **optarg)
+{
+	const char *arg = argv[0];
+	if (arg[0] != '-' || arg[1] != opt)
+		return 0;
+	if (arg[2] != '\0') {
+		*optarg = arg + 2;
+		return 1;
+	}
+	if (!argv[1])
+		die("Option '%c' requires a value", opt);
+	*optarg = argv[1];
+	return 2;
+}
+
+int parse_long_opt(const char *opt, const char **argv,
+		   const char **optarg)
+{
+	const char *arg = argv[0];
+	if (arg[0] != '-' || arg[1] != '-')
+		return 0;
+	arg += strlen("--");
+	if (prefixcmp(arg, opt))
+		return 0;
+	arg += strlen(opt);
+	if (*arg == '=') { /* sticked form: --option=value */
+		*optarg = arg + 1;
+		return 1;
+	}
+	if (*arg != '\0')
+		return 0;
+	/* separate form: --option value */
+	if (!argv[1])
+		die("Option '--%s' requires a value", opt);
+	*optarg = argv[1];
+	return 2;
+}
+
+static int stat_opt(struct diff_options *options, const char **av)
+{
+	const char *arg = av[0];
+	char *end;
+	int width = options->stat_width;
+	int name_width = options->stat_name_width;
+	int argcount = 1;
+
+	arg += strlen("--stat");
+	end = (char *)arg;
+
+	switch (*arg) {
+	case '-':
+		if (!prefixcmp(arg, "-width")) {
+			arg += strlen("-width");
+			if (*arg == '=')
+				width = strtoul(arg + 1, &end, 10);
+			else if (!*arg && !av[1])
+				die("Option '--stat-width' requires a value");
+			else if (!*arg) {
+				width = strtoul(av[1], &end, 10);
+				argcount = 2;
+			}
+		} else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "-name-width")) {
+			arg += strlen("-name-width");
+			if (*arg == '=')
+				name_width = strtoul(arg + 1, &end, 10);
+			else if (!*arg && !av[1])
+				die("Option '--stat-name-width' requires a value");
+			else if (!*arg) {
+				name_width = strtoul(av[1], &end, 10);
+				argcount = 2;
+			}
+		}
+		break;
+	case '=':
+		width = strtoul(arg+1, &end, 10);
+		if (*end == ',')
+			name_width = strtoul(end+1, &end, 10);
+	}
+
+	/* Important! This checks all the error cases! */
+	if (*end)
+		return 0;
+	options->output_format |= DIFF_FORMAT_DIFFSTAT;
+	options->stat_name_width = name_width;
+	options->stat_width = width;
+	return argcount;
+}
+
 int diff_opt_parse(struct diff_options *options, const char **av, int ac)
 {
 	const char *arg = av[0];
+	const char *optarg;
+	int argcount;
 
 	/* Output format options */
 	if (!strcmp(arg, "-p") || !strcmp(arg, "-u") || !strcmp(arg, "--patch"))
@@ -3041,33 +3132,9 @@ int diff_opt_parse(struct diff_options *options, const char **av, int ac)
 		options->output_format |= DIFF_FORMAT_NAME_STATUS;
 	else if (!strcmp(arg, "-s"))
 		options->output_format |= DIFF_FORMAT_NO_OUTPUT;
-	else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--stat")) {
-		char *end;
-		int width = options->stat_width;
-		int name_width = options->stat_name_width;
-		arg += 6;
-		end = (char *)arg;
-
-		switch (*arg) {
-		case '-':
-			if (!prefixcmp(arg, "-width="))
-				width = strtoul(arg + 7, &end, 10);
-			else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "-name-width="))
-				name_width = strtoul(arg + 12, &end, 10);
-			break;
-		case '=':
-			width = strtoul(arg+1, &end, 10);
-			if (*end == ',')
-				name_width = strtoul(end+1, &end, 10);
-		}
-
-		/* Important! This checks all the error cases! */
-		if (*end)
-			return 0;
-		options->output_format |= DIFF_FORMAT_DIFFSTAT;
-		options->stat_name_width = name_width;
-		options->stat_width = width;
-	}
+	else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--stat"))
+		/* --stat, --stat-width, or --stat-name-width */
+		return stat_opt(options, av);
 
 	/* renames options */
 	else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "-B")) {
@@ -3161,10 +3228,11 @@ int diff_opt_parse(struct diff_options *options, const char **av, int ac)
 		else
 			die("bad --word-diff argument: %s", type);
 	}
-	else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--word-diff-regex=")) {
+	else if ((argcount = parse_long_opt("word-diff-regex", av, &optarg))) {
 		if (options->word_diff == DIFF_WORDS_NONE)
 			options->word_diff = DIFF_WORDS_PLAIN;
-		options->word_regex = arg + 18;
+		options->word_regex = optarg;
+		return argcount;
 	}
 	else if (!strcmp(arg, "--exit-code"))
 		DIFF_OPT_SET(options, EXIT_WITH_STATUS);
@@ -3194,18 +3262,26 @@ int diff_opt_parse(struct diff_options *options, const char **av, int ac)
 	/* misc options */
 	else if (!strcmp(arg, "-z"))
 		options->line_termination = 0;
-	else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "-l"))
-		options->rename_limit = strtoul(arg+2, NULL, 10);
-	else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "-S"))
-		options->pickaxe = arg + 2;
+	else if ((argcount = short_opt('l', av, &optarg))) {
+		options->rename_limit = strtoul(optarg, NULL, 10);
+		return argcount;
+	}
+	else if ((argcount = short_opt('S', av, &optarg))) {
+		options->pickaxe = optarg;
+		return argcount;
+	}
 	else if (!strcmp(arg, "--pickaxe-all"))
 		options->pickaxe_opts = DIFF_PICKAXE_ALL;
 	else if (!strcmp(arg, "--pickaxe-regex"))
 		options->pickaxe_opts = DIFF_PICKAXE_REGEX;
-	else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "-O"))
-		options->orderfile = arg + 2;
-	else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--diff-filter="))
-		options->filter = arg + 14;
+	else if ((argcount = short_opt('O', av, &optarg))) {
+		options->orderfile = optarg;
+		return argcount;
+	}
+	else if ((argcount = parse_long_opt("diff-filter", av, &optarg))) {
+		options->filter = optarg;
+		return argcount;
+	}
 	else if (!strcmp(arg, "--abbrev"))
 		options->abbrev = DEFAULT_ABBREV;
 	else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--abbrev=")) {
@@ -3215,20 +3291,25 @@ int diff_opt_parse(struct diff_options *options, const char **av, int ac)
 		else if (40 < options->abbrev)
 			options->abbrev = 40;
 	}
-	else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--src-prefix="))
-		options->a_prefix = arg + 13;
-	else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--dst-prefix="))
-		options->b_prefix = arg + 13;
+	else if ((argcount = parse_long_opt("src-prefix", av, &optarg))) {
+		options->a_prefix = optarg;
+		return argcount;
+	}
+	else if ((argcount = parse_long_opt("dst-prefix", av, &optarg))) {
+		options->b_prefix = optarg;
+		return argcount;
+	}
 	else if (!strcmp(arg, "--no-prefix"))
 		options->a_prefix = options->b_prefix = "";
 	else if (opt_arg(arg, '\0', "inter-hunk-context",
 			 &options->interhunkcontext))
 		;
-	else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--output=")) {
-		options->file = fopen(arg + strlen("--output="), "w");
+	else if ((argcount = parse_long_opt("output", av, &optarg))) {
+		options->file = fopen(optarg, "w");
 		if (!options->file)
 			die_errno("Could not open '%s'", arg + strlen("--output="));
 		options->close_file = 1;
+		return argcount;
 	} else
 		return 0;
 	return 1;
diff --git a/diff.h b/diff.h
index d43da9da95fae4..bf2f44d8407356 100644
--- a/diff.h
+++ b/diff.h
@@ -218,6 +218,13 @@ extern void diff_unmerge(struct diff_options *,
 #define DIFF_SETUP_USE_CACHE		2
 #define DIFF_SETUP_USE_SIZE_CACHE	4
 
+/*
+ * Poor man's alternative to parse-option, to allow both sticked form
+ * (--option=value) and separate form (--option value).
+ */
+extern int parse_long_opt(const char *opt, const char **argv,
+			 const char **optarg);
+
 extern int git_diff_basic_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb);
 extern int git_diff_ui_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb);
 extern int diff_use_color_default;
diff --git a/revision.c b/revision.c
index 5f2cf1e8431199..b1c18906badc5f 100644
--- a/revision.c
+++ b/revision.c
@@ -1148,6 +1148,8 @@ static int handle_revision_opt(struct rev_info *revs, int argc, const char **arg
 			       int *unkc, const char **unkv)
 {
 	const char *arg = argv[0];
+	const char *optarg;
+	int argcount;
 
 	/* pseudo revision arguments */
 	if (!strcmp(arg, "--all") || !strcmp(arg, "--branches") ||
@@ -1160,11 +1162,13 @@ static int handle_revision_opt(struct rev_info *revs, int argc, const char **arg
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--max-count=")) {
-		revs->max_count = atoi(arg + 12);
+	if ((argcount = parse_long_opt("max-count", argv, &optarg))) {
+		revs->max_count = atoi(optarg);
 		revs->no_walk = 0;
-	} else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--skip=")) {
-		revs->skip_count = atoi(arg + 7);
+		return argcount;
+	} else if ((argcount = parse_long_opt("skip", argv, &optarg))) {
+		revs->skip_count = atoi(optarg);
+		return argcount;
 	} else if ((*arg == '-') && isdigit(arg[1])) {
 	/* accept -<digit>, like traditional "head" */
 		revs->max_count = atoi(arg + 1);
@@ -1178,18 +1182,24 @@ static int handle_revision_opt(struct rev_info *revs, int argc, const char **arg
 	} else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "-n")) {
 		revs->max_count = atoi(arg + 2);
 		revs->no_walk = 0;
-	} else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--max-age=")) {
-		revs->max_age = atoi(arg + 10);
-	} else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--since=")) {
-		revs->max_age = approxidate(arg + 8);
-	} else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--after=")) {
-		revs->max_age = approxidate(arg + 8);
-	} else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--min-age=")) {
-		revs->min_age = atoi(arg + 10);
-	} else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--before=")) {
-		revs->min_age = approxidate(arg + 9);
-	} else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--until=")) {
-		revs->min_age = approxidate(arg + 8);
+	} else if ((argcount = parse_long_opt("max-age", argv, &optarg))) {
+		revs->max_age = atoi(optarg);
+		return argcount;
+	} else if ((argcount = parse_long_opt("since", argv, &optarg))) {
+		revs->max_age = approxidate(optarg);
+		return argcount;
+	} else if ((argcount = parse_long_opt("after", argv, &optarg))) {
+		revs->max_age = approxidate(optarg);
+		return argcount;
+	} else if ((argcount = parse_long_opt("min-age", argv, &optarg))) {
+		revs->min_age = atoi(optarg);
+		return argcount;
+	} else if ((argcount = parse_long_opt("before", argv, &optarg))) {
+		revs->min_age = approxidate(optarg);
+		return argcount;
+	} else if ((argcount = parse_long_opt("until", argv, &optarg))) {
+		revs->min_age = approxidate(optarg);
+		return argcount;
 	} else if (!strcmp(arg, "--first-parent")) {
 		revs->first_parent_only = 1;
 	} else if (!strcmp(arg, "--ancestry-path")) {
@@ -1295,6 +1305,10 @@ static int handle_revision_opt(struct rev_info *revs, int argc, const char **arg
 		revs->pretty_given = 1;
 		get_commit_format(arg+8, revs);
 	} else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--pretty=") || !prefixcmp(arg, "--format=")) {
+		/*
+		 * Detached form ("--pretty X" as opposed to "--pretty=X")
+		 * not allowed, since the argument is optional.
+		 */
 		revs->verbose_header = 1;
 		revs->pretty_given = 1;
 		get_commit_format(arg+9, revs);
@@ -1359,21 +1373,25 @@ static int handle_revision_opt(struct rev_info *revs, int argc, const char **arg
 	} else if (!strcmp(arg, "--relative-date")) {
 		revs->date_mode = DATE_RELATIVE;
 		revs->date_mode_explicit = 1;
-	} else if (!strncmp(arg, "--date=", 7)) {
-		revs->date_mode = parse_date_format(arg + 7);
+	} else if ((argcount = parse_long_opt("date", argv, &optarg))) {
+		revs->date_mode = parse_date_format(optarg);
 		revs->date_mode_explicit = 1;
+		return argcount;
 	} else if (!strcmp(arg, "--log-size")) {
 		revs->show_log_size = 1;
 	}
 	/*
 	 * Grepping the commit log
 	 */
-	else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--author=")) {
-		add_header_grep(revs, GREP_HEADER_AUTHOR, arg+9);
-	} else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--committer=")) {
-		add_header_grep(revs, GREP_HEADER_COMMITTER, arg+12);
-	} else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--grep=")) {
-		add_message_grep(revs, arg+7);
+	else if ((argcount = parse_long_opt("author", argv, &optarg))) {
+		add_header_grep(revs, GREP_HEADER_AUTHOR, optarg);
+		return argcount;
+	} else if ((argcount = parse_long_opt("committer", argv, &optarg))) {
+		add_header_grep(revs, GREP_HEADER_COMMITTER, optarg);
+		return argcount;
+	} else if ((argcount = parse_long_opt("grep", argv, &optarg))) {
+		add_message_grep(revs, optarg);
+		return argcount;
 	} else if (!strcmp(arg, "--extended-regexp") || !strcmp(arg, "-E")) {
 		revs->grep_filter.regflags |= REG_EXTENDED;
 	} else if (!strcmp(arg, "--regexp-ignore-case") || !strcmp(arg, "-i")) {
@@ -1382,12 +1400,12 @@ static int handle_revision_opt(struct rev_info *revs, int argc, const char **arg
 		revs->grep_filter.fixed = 1;
 	} else if (!strcmp(arg, "--all-match")) {
 		revs->grep_filter.all_match = 1;
-	} else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--encoding=")) {
-		arg += 11;
-		if (strcmp(arg, "none"))
-			git_log_output_encoding = xstrdup(arg);
+	} else if ((argcount = parse_long_opt("encoding", argv, &optarg))) {
+		if (strcmp(optarg, "none"))
+			git_log_output_encoding = xstrdup(optarg);
 		else
 			git_log_output_encoding = "";
+		return argcount;
 	} else if (!strcmp(arg, "--reverse")) {
 		revs->reverse ^= 1;
 	} else if (!strcmp(arg, "--children")) {
@@ -1467,6 +1485,8 @@ int setup_revisions(int argc, const char **argv, struct rev_info *revs, struct s
 	int i, flags, left, seen_dashdash, read_from_stdin, got_rev_arg = 0;
 	const char **prune_data = NULL;
 	const char *submodule = NULL;
+	const char *optarg;
+	int argcount;
 
 	if (opt)
 		submodule = opt->submodule;
@@ -1516,10 +1536,11 @@ int setup_revisions(int argc, const char **argv, struct rev_info *revs, struct s
 				handle_refs(submodule, revs, flags, for_each_remote_ref_submodule);
 				continue;
 			}
-			if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--glob=")) {
+			if ((argcount = parse_long_opt("glob", argv + i, &optarg))) {
 				struct all_refs_cb cb;
+				i += argcount - 1;
 				init_all_refs_cb(&cb, revs, flags);
-				for_each_glob_ref(handle_one_ref, arg + 7, &cb);
+				for_each_glob_ref(handle_one_ref, optarg, &cb);
 				continue;
 			}
 			if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--branches=")) {
diff --git a/t/t4013-diff-various.sh b/t/t4013-diff-various.sh
index dae635851666a7..19857f4326aa49 100755
--- a/t/t4013-diff-various.sh
+++ b/t/t4013-diff-various.sh
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ log -p --first-parent master
 log -m -p --first-parent master
 log -m -p master
 log -SF master
+log -S F master
 log -SF -p master
 log --decorate --all
 log --decorate=full --all
@@ -282,4 +283,8 @@ diff master master^ side
 diff --dirstat master~1 master~2
 EOF
 
+test_expect_success 'log -S requires an argument' '
+	test_must_fail git log -S
+'
+
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t4013/diff.log_-S_F_master b/t/t4013/diff.log_-S_F_master
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..978d2b4118805a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4013/diff.log_-S_F_master
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+$ git log -S F master
+commit 9a6d4949b6b76956d9d5e26f2791ec2ceff5fdc0
+Author: A U Thor <author@example.com>
+Date:   Mon Jun 26 00:02:00 2006 +0000
+
+    Third
+$
diff --git a/t/t4202-log.sh b/t/t4202-log.sh
index ead204e5cb7780..2e513569477bb5 100755
--- a/t/t4202-log.sh
+++ b/t/t4202-log.sh
@@ -100,13 +100,11 @@ test_expect_success 'oneline' '
 
 test_expect_success 'diff-filter=A' '
 
-	actual=$(git log --pretty="format:%s" --diff-filter=A HEAD) &&
-	expect=$(echo fifth ; echo fourth ; echo third ; echo initial) &&
-	test "$actual" = "$expect" || {
-		echo Oops
-		echo "Actual: $actual"
-		false
-	}
+	git log --pretty="format:%s" --diff-filter=A HEAD > actual &&
+	git log --pretty="format:%s" --diff-filter A HEAD > actual-separate &&
+	printf "fifth\nfourth\nthird\ninitial" > expect &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual-separate
 
 '
 
@@ -203,6 +201,13 @@ test_expect_success 'log --grep' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'log --grep option parsing' '
+	echo second >expect &&
+	git log -1 --pretty="tformat:%s" --grep sec >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	test_must_fail git log -1 --pretty="tformat:%s" --grep
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'log -i --grep' '
 	echo Second >expect &&
 	git log -1 --pretty="tformat:%s" -i --grep=sec >actual &&
diff --git a/t/t6018-rev-list-glob.sh b/t/t6018-rev-list-glob.sh
index 58428d9f5c3d07..fb8291c8128546 100755
--- a/t/t6018-rev-list-glob.sh
+++ b/t/t6018-rev-list-glob.sh
@@ -123,6 +123,12 @@ test_expect_success 'rev-list --glob=refs/heads/subspace/*' '
 
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'rev-list --glob refs/heads/subspace/*' '
+
+	compare rev-list "subspace/one subspace/two" "--glob refs/heads/subspace/*"
+
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'rev-list --glob=heads/subspace/*' '
 
 	compare rev-list "subspace/one subspace/two" "--glob=heads/subspace/*"