Merge branch 'jp/string-list-api-cleanup' into jn/grep-open

An evil merge to adjust the series to cleaned-up API.

  From: Julian Phillips <julian@quantumfyre.co.uk>
  Subject: [PATCH v2 7/7] grep: fix string_list_append calls
  Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:41:39 +0100
  Message-ID: <20100625234140.18927.35025.julian@quantumfyre.co.uk>

* jp/string-list-api-cleanup:
  string_list: Fix argument order for string_list_append
  string_list: Fix argument order for string_list_lookup
  string_list: Fix argument order for string_list_insert_at_index
  string_list: Fix argument order for string_list_insert
  string_list: Fix argument order for for_each_string_list
  string_list: Fix argument order for print_string_list

Signed-off-by: Julian Phillips <julian@quantumfyre.co.uk>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

15 files changed, 82 insertions, 82 deletions

diff --git a/builtin/apply.c b/builtin/apply.c
index 8fc5ec31de..03639282e1 100644
--- a/builtin/apply.c
+++ b/builtin/apply.c
@@ -2628,7 +2628,7 @@ static struct patch *in_fn_table(const char *name)
 	if (name == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	item = string_list_lookup(name, &fn_table);
+	item = string_list_lookup(&fn_table, name);
 	if (item != NULL)
 		return (struct patch *)item->util;
 
@@ -2664,7 +2664,7 @@ static void add_to_fn_table(struct patch *patch)
 	 * file creations and copies
 	 */
 	if (patch->new_name != NULL) {
-		item = string_list_insert(patch->new_name, &fn_table);
+		item = string_list_insert(&fn_table, patch->new_name);
 		item->util = patch;
 	}
 
@@ -2673,7 +2673,7 @@ static void add_to_fn_table(struct patch *patch)
 	 * later chunks shouldn't patch old names
 	 */
 	if ((patch->new_name == NULL) || (patch->is_rename)) {
-		item = string_list_insert(patch->old_name, &fn_table);
+		item = string_list_insert(&fn_table, patch->old_name);
 		item->util = PATH_WAS_DELETED;
 	}
 }
@@ -2686,7 +2686,7 @@ static void prepare_fn_table(struct patch *patch)
 	while (patch) {
 		if ((patch->new_name == NULL) || (patch->is_rename)) {
 			struct string_list_item *item;
-			item = string_list_insert(patch->old_name, &fn_table);
+			item = string_list_insert(&fn_table, patch->old_name);
 			item->util = PATH_TO_BE_DELETED;
 		}
 		patch = patch->next;
@@ -3394,7 +3394,7 @@ static void add_name_limit(const char *name, int exclude)
 {
 	struct string_list_item *it;
 
-	it = string_list_append(name, &limit_by_name);
+	it = string_list_append(&limit_by_name, name);
 	it->util = exclude ? NULL : (void *) 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index ddf77e48e1..763fe74b90 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ static int list_paths(struct string_list *list, const char *with_tree,
 			continue;
 		if (!match_pathspec(pattern, ce->name, ce_namelen(ce), 0, m))
 			continue;
-		item = string_list_insert(ce->name, list);
+		item = string_list_insert(list, ce->name);
 		if (ce_skip_worktree(ce))
 			item->util = item; /* better a valid pointer than a fake one */
 	}
diff --git a/builtin/fast-export.c b/builtin/fast-export.c
index c6dd71a7bc..9fe25ff0b3 100644
--- a/builtin/fast-export.c
+++ b/builtin/fast-export.c
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ static void get_tags_and_duplicates(struct object_array *pending,
 			/* handle nested tags */
 			while (tag && tag->object.type == OBJ_TAG) {
 				parse_object(tag->object.sha1);
-				string_list_append(full_name, extra_refs)->util = tag;
+				string_list_append(extra_refs, full_name)->util = tag;
 				tag = (struct tag *)tag->tagged;
 			}
 			if (!tag)
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ static void get_tags_and_duplicates(struct object_array *pending,
 		}
 		if (commit->util)
 			/* more than one name for the same object */
-			string_list_append(full_name, extra_refs)->util = commit;
+			string_list_append(extra_refs, full_name)->util = commit;
 		else
 			commit->util = full_name;
 	}
diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index 8470850415..c5e24b50ec 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ static int add_existing(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1,
 			int flag, void *cbdata)
 {
 	struct string_list *list = (struct string_list *)cbdata;
-	struct string_list_item *item = string_list_insert(refname, list);
+	struct string_list_item *item = string_list_insert(list, refname);
 	item->util = (void *)sha1;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ static void find_non_local_tags(struct transport *transport,
 		    string_list_has_string(&existing_refs, ref->name))
 			continue;
 
-		item = string_list_insert(ref->name, &remote_refs);
+		item = string_list_insert(&remote_refs, ref->name);
 		item->util = (void *)ref->old_sha1;
 	}
 	string_list_clear(&existing_refs, 0);
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ static void find_non_local_tags(struct transport *transport,
 	 * For all the tags in the remote_refs string list, call
 	 * add_to_tail to add them to the list of refs to be fetched
 	 */
-	for_each_string_list(add_to_tail, &remote_refs, &data);
+	for_each_string_list(&remote_refs, add_to_tail, &data);
 
 	string_list_clear(&remote_refs, 0);
 }
@@ -695,8 +695,8 @@ static int do_fetch(struct transport *transport,
 
 	for (rm = ref_map; rm; rm = rm->next) {
 		if (rm->peer_ref) {
-			peer_item = string_list_lookup(rm->peer_ref->name,
-						       &existing_refs);
+			peer_item = string_list_lookup(&existing_refs,
+						       rm->peer_ref->name);
 			if (peer_item)
 				hashcpy(rm->peer_ref->old_sha1,
 					peer_item->util);
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ static int get_one_remote_for_fetch(struct remote *remote, void *priv)
 {
 	struct string_list *list = priv;
 	if (!remote->skip_default_update)
-		string_list_append(remote->name, list);
+		string_list_append(list, remote->name);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -764,8 +764,8 @@ static int get_remote_group(const char *key, const char *value, void *priv)
 		int space = strcspn(value, " \t\n");
 		while (*value) {
 			if (space > 1) {
-				string_list_append(xstrndup(value, space),
-						   g->list);
+				string_list_append(g->list,
+						   xstrndup(value, space));
 			}
 			value += space + (value[space] != '\0');
 			space = strcspn(value, " \t\n");
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ static int add_remote_or_group(const char *name, struct string_list *list)
 		if (!remote_is_configured(name))
 			return 0;
 		remote = remote_get(name);
-		string_list_append(remote->name, list);
+		string_list_append(list, remote->name);
 	}
 	return 1;
 }
diff --git a/builtin/fmt-merge-msg.c b/builtin/fmt-merge-msg.c
index 379a03131f..601201264e 100644
--- a/builtin/fmt-merge-msg.c
+++ b/builtin/fmt-merge-msg.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static int handle_line(char *line)
 
 	item = unsorted_string_list_lookup(&srcs, src);
 	if (!item) {
-		item = string_list_append(src, &srcs);
+		item = string_list_append(&srcs, src);
 		item->util = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct src_data));
 		init_src_data(item->util);
 	}
@@ -93,19 +93,19 @@ static int handle_line(char *line)
 		src_data->head_status |= 1;
 	} else if (!prefixcmp(line, "branch ")) {
 		origin = line + 7;
-		string_list_append(origin, &src_data->branch);
+		string_list_append(&src_data->branch, origin);
 		src_data->head_status |= 2;
 	} else if (!prefixcmp(line, "tag ")) {
 		origin = line;
-		string_list_append(origin + 4, &src_data->tag);
+		string_list_append(&src_data->tag, origin + 4);
 		src_data->head_status |= 2;
 	} else if (!prefixcmp(line, "remote branch ")) {
 		origin = line + 14;
-		string_list_append(origin, &src_data->r_branch);
+		string_list_append(&src_data->r_branch, origin);
 		src_data->head_status |= 2;
 	} else {
 		origin = src;
-		string_list_append(line, &src_data->generic);
+		string_list_append(&src_data->generic, line);
 		src_data->head_status |= 2;
 	}
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ static int handle_line(char *line)
 		sprintf(new_origin, "%s of %s", origin, src);
 		origin = new_origin;
 	}
-	string_list_append(origin, &origins)->util = sha1;
+	string_list_append(&origins, origin)->util = sha1;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -176,10 +176,10 @@ static void shortlog(const char *name, unsigned char *sha1,
 		strbuf_ltrim(&sb);
 
 		if (!sb.len)
-			string_list_append(sha1_to_hex(commit->object.sha1),
-					   &subjects);
+			string_list_append(&subjects,
+					   sha1_to_hex(commit->object.sha1));
 		else
-			string_list_append(strbuf_detach(&sb, NULL), &subjects);
+			string_list_append(&subjects, strbuf_detach(&sb, NULL));
 	}
 
 	if (count > limit)
diff --git a/builtin/grep.c b/builtin/grep.c
index f32fbbc35a..4b8ddbe0d5 100644
--- a/builtin/grep.c
+++ b/builtin/grep.c
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ static void append_path(struct grep_opt *opt, const void *data, size_t len)
 
 	if (len == 1 && *(const char *)data == '\0')
 		return;
-	string_list_append(xstrndup(data, len), path_list);
+	string_list_append(path_list, xstrndup(data, len));
 }
 
 static void run_pager(struct grep_opt *opt, const char *prefix)
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ int cmd_grep(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		opt.null_following_name = 1;
 		opt.output_priv = &path_list;
 		opt.output = append_path;
-		string_list_append(show_in_pager, &path_list);
+		string_list_append(&path_list, show_in_pager);
 		use_threads = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ int cmd_grep(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			strbuf_addf(&buf, "+/%s%s",
 					strcmp("less", pager) ? "" : "*",
 					opt.pattern_list->pattern);
-			string_list_append(buf.buf, &path_list);
+			string_list_append(&path_list, buf.buf);
 			strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/builtin/log.c b/builtin/log.c
index 976e16f9f2..40bdd01e82 100644
--- a/builtin/log.c
+++ b/builtin/log.c
@@ -535,13 +535,13 @@ static void add_header(const char *value)
 		len--;
 
 	if (!strncasecmp(value, "to: ", 4)) {
-		item = string_list_append(value + 4, &extra_to);
+		item = string_list_append(&extra_to, value + 4);
 		len -= 4;
 	} else if (!strncasecmp(value, "cc: ", 4)) {
-		item = string_list_append(value + 4, &extra_cc);
+		item = string_list_append(&extra_cc, value + 4);
 		len -= 4;
 	} else {
-		item = string_list_append(value, &extra_hdr);
+		item = string_list_append(&extra_hdr, value);
 	}
 
 	item->string[len] = '\0';
@@ -565,13 +565,13 @@ static int git_format_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 	if (!strcmp(var, "format.to")) {
 		if (!value)
 			return config_error_nonbool(var);
-		string_list_append(value, &extra_to);
+		string_list_append(&extra_to, value);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	if (!strcmp(var, "format.cc")) {
 		if (!value)
 			return config_error_nonbool(var);
-		string_list_append(value, &extra_cc);
+		string_list_append(&extra_cc, value);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	if (!strcmp(var, "diff.color") || !strcmp(var, "color.diff")) {
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ static int to_callback(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
 	if (unset)
 		string_list_clear(&extra_to, 0);
 	else
-		string_list_append(arg, &extra_to);
+		string_list_append(&extra_to, arg);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ static int cc_callback(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
 	if (unset)
 		string_list_clear(&extra_cc, 0);
 	else
-		string_list_append(arg, &extra_cc);
+		string_list_append(&extra_cc, arg);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ int cmd_format_patch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		rev.ref_message_ids = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct string_list));
 	if (in_reply_to) {
 		const char *msgid = clean_message_id(in_reply_to);
-		string_list_append(msgid, rev.ref_message_ids);
+		string_list_append(rev.ref_message_ids, msgid);
 	}
 	rev.numbered_files = numbered_files;
 	rev.patch_suffix = fmt_patch_suffix;
@@ -1286,8 +1286,8 @@ int cmd_format_patch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 				    && (!cover_letter || rev.nr > 1))
 					free(rev.message_id);
 				else
-					string_list_append(rev.message_id,
-							   rev.ref_message_ids);
+					string_list_append(rev.ref_message_ids,
+							   rev.message_id);
 			}
 			gen_message_id(&rev, sha1_to_hex(commit->object.sha1));
 		}
diff --git a/builtin/ls-files.c b/builtin/ls-files.c
index c0fbcdcf4f..3eeacdc699 100644
--- a/builtin/ls-files.c
+++ b/builtin/ls-files.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static void show_ru_info(const char *prefix)
 {
 	if (!the_index.resolve_undo)
 		return;
-	for_each_string_list(show_one_ru, the_index.resolve_undo, NULL);
+	for_each_string_list(the_index.resolve_undo, show_one_ru, NULL);
 }
 
 static void show_files(struct dir_struct *dir, const char *prefix)
diff --git a/builtin/mailsplit.c b/builtin/mailsplit.c
index cdfc1b7042..e4560da191 100644
--- a/builtin/mailsplit.c
+++ b/builtin/mailsplit.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static int populate_maildir_list(struct string_list *list, const char *path)
 			if (dent->d_name[0] == '.')
 				continue;
 			snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s/%s", *sub, dent->d_name);
-			string_list_insert(name, list);
+			string_list_insert(list, name);
 		}
 
 		closedir(dir);
diff --git a/builtin/mv.c b/builtin/mv.c
index c07f53b343..38574b89f7 100644
--- a/builtin/mv.c
+++ b/builtin/mv.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		} else if (string_list_has_string(&src_for_dst, dst))
 			bad = "multiple sources for the same target";
 		else
-			string_list_insert(dst, &src_for_dst);
+			string_list_insert(&src_for_dst, dst);
 
 		if (bad) {
 			if (ignore_errors) {
diff --git a/builtin/receive-pack.c b/builtin/receive-pack.c
index bb34757d27..5170abf2a0 100644
--- a/builtin/receive-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/receive-pack.c
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ static void check_aliased_update(struct command *cmd, struct string_list *list)
 	if (!(flag & REF_ISSYMREF))
 		return;
 
-	if ((item = string_list_lookup(dst_name, list)) == NULL)
+	if ((item = string_list_lookup(list, dst_name)) == NULL)
 		return;
 
 	cmd->skip_update = 1;
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ static void check_aliased_updates(struct command *commands)
 
 	for (cmd = commands; cmd; cmd = cmd->next) {
 		struct string_list_item *item =
-			string_list_append(cmd->ref_name, &ref_list);
+			string_list_append(&ref_list, cmd->ref_name);
 		item->util = (void *)cmd;
 	}
 	sort_string_list(&ref_list);
diff --git a/builtin/remote.c b/builtin/remote.c
index 0e99a9957d..03d90cde02 100644
--- a/builtin/remote.c
+++ b/builtin/remote.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static int opt_parse_track(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int not)
 	if (not)
 		string_list_clear(list, 0);
 	else
-		string_list_append(arg, list);
+		string_list_append(list, arg);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static int add(int argc, const char **argv)
 	strbuf_addf(&buf, "remote.%s.fetch", name);
 
 	if (track.nr == 0)
-		string_list_append("*", &track);
+		string_list_append(&track, "*");
 	for (i = 0; i < track.nr; i++) {
 		struct string_list_item *item = track.items + i;
 
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ static int config_read_branches(const char *key, const char *value, void *cb)
 		} else
 			return 0;
 
-		item = string_list_insert(name, &branch_list);
+		item = string_list_insert(&branch_list, name);
 
 		if (!item->util)
 			item->util = xcalloc(sizeof(struct branch_info), 1);
@@ -266,11 +266,11 @@ static int config_read_branches(const char *key, const char *value, void *cb)
 			while (space) {
 				char *merge;
 				merge = xstrndup(value, space - value);
-				string_list_append(merge, &info->merge);
+				string_list_append(&info->merge, merge);
 				value = abbrev_branch(space + 1);
 				space = strchr(value, ' ');
 			}
-			string_list_append(xstrdup(value), &info->merge);
+			string_list_append(&info->merge, xstrdup(value));
 		} else
 			info->rebase = git_config_bool(orig_key, value);
 	}
@@ -307,14 +307,14 @@ static int get_ref_states(const struct ref *remote_refs, struct ref_states *stat
 	for (ref = fetch_map; ref; ref = ref->next) {
 		unsigned char sha1[20];
 		if (!ref->peer_ref || read_ref(ref->peer_ref->name, sha1))
-			string_list_append(abbrev_branch(ref->name), &states->new);
+			string_list_append(&states->new, abbrev_branch(ref->name));
 		else
-			string_list_append(abbrev_branch(ref->name), &states->tracked);
+			string_list_append(&states->tracked, abbrev_branch(ref->name));
 	}
 	stale_refs = get_stale_heads(states->remote, fetch_map);
 	for (ref = stale_refs; ref; ref = ref->next) {
 		struct string_list_item *item =
-			string_list_append(abbrev_branch(ref->name), &states->stale);
+			string_list_append(&states->stale, abbrev_branch(ref->name));
 		item->util = xstrdup(ref->name);
 	}
 	free_refs(stale_refs);
@@ -363,8 +363,8 @@ static int get_push_ref_states(const struct ref *remote_refs,
 			continue;
 		hashcpy(ref->new_sha1, ref->peer_ref->new_sha1);
 
-		item = string_list_append(abbrev_branch(ref->peer_ref->name),
-					  &states->push);
+		item = string_list_append(&states->push,
+					  abbrev_branch(ref->peer_ref->name));
 		item->util = xcalloc(sizeof(struct push_info), 1);
 		info = item->util;
 		info->forced = ref->force;
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ static int get_push_ref_states_noquery(struct ref_states *states)
 
 	states->push.strdup_strings = 1;
 	if (!remote->push_refspec_nr) {
-		item = string_list_append("(matching)", &states->push);
+		item = string_list_append(&states->push, "(matching)");
 		info = item->util = xcalloc(sizeof(struct push_info), 1);
 		info->status = PUSH_STATUS_NOTQUERIED;
 		info->dest = xstrdup(item->string);
@@ -407,11 +407,11 @@ static int get_push_ref_states_noquery(struct ref_states *states)
 	for (i = 0; i < remote->push_refspec_nr; i++) {
 		struct refspec *spec = remote->push + i;
 		if (spec->matching)
-			item = string_list_append("(matching)", &states->push);
+			item = string_list_append(&states->push, "(matching)");
 		else if (strlen(spec->src))
-			item = string_list_append(spec->src, &states->push);
+			item = string_list_append(&states->push, spec->src);
 		else
-			item = string_list_append("(delete)", &states->push);
+			item = string_list_append(&states->push, "(delete)");
 
 		info = item->util = xcalloc(sizeof(struct push_info), 1);
 		info->forced = spec->force;
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ static int get_head_names(const struct ref *remote_refs, struct ref_states *stat
 	matches = guess_remote_head(find_ref_by_name(remote_refs, "HEAD"),
 				    fetch_map, 1);
 	for (ref = matches; ref; ref = ref->next)
-		string_list_append(abbrev_branch(ref->name), &states->heads);
+		string_list_append(&states->heads, abbrev_branch(ref->name));
 
 	free_refs(fetch_map);
 	free_refs(matches);
@@ -499,8 +499,8 @@ static int add_branch_for_removal(const char *refname,
 	if (prefixcmp(refname, "refs/remotes")) {
 		/* advise user how to delete local branches */
 		if (!prefixcmp(refname, "refs/heads/"))
-			string_list_append(abbrev_branch(refname),
-					   branches->skipped);
+			string_list_append(branches->skipped,
+					   abbrev_branch(refname));
 		/* silently skip over other non-remote refs */
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ static int add_branch_for_removal(const char *refname,
 	if (flags & REF_ISSYMREF)
 		return unlink(git_path("%s", refname));
 
-	item = string_list_append(refname, branches->branches);
+	item = string_list_append(branches->branches, refname);
 	item->util = xmalloc(20);
 	hashcpy(item->util, sha1);
 
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ static int read_remote_branches(const char *refname,
 
 	strbuf_addf(&buf, "refs/remotes/%s", rename->old);
 	if (!prefixcmp(refname, buf.buf)) {
-		item = string_list_append(xstrdup(refname), rename->remote_branches);
+		item = string_list_append(rename->remote_branches, xstrdup(refname));
 		symref = resolve_ref(refname, orig_sha1, 1, &flag);
 		if (flag & REF_ISSYMREF)
 			item->util = xstrdup(symref);
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ static int append_ref_to_tracked_list(const char *refname,
 	memset(&refspec, 0, sizeof(refspec));
 	refspec.dst = (char *)refname;
 	if (!remote_find_tracking(states->remote, &refspec))
-		string_list_append(abbrev_branch(refspec.src), &states->tracked);
+		string_list_append(&states->tracked, abbrev_branch(refspec.src));
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ static int add_remote_to_show_info(struct string_list_item *item, void *cb_data)
 	int n = strlen(item->string);
 	if (n > info->width)
 		info->width = n;
-	string_list_insert(item->string, info->list);
+	string_list_insert(info->list, item->string);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ static int add_local_to_show_info(struct string_list_item *branch_item, void *cb
 	if (branch_info->rebase)
 		show_info->any_rebase = 1;
 
-	item = string_list_insert(branch_item->string, show_info->list);
+	item = string_list_insert(show_info->list, branch_item->string);
 	item->util = branch_info;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ static int add_push_to_show_info(struct string_list_item *push_item, void *cb_da
 		show_info->width = n;
 	if ((n = strlen(push_info->dest)) > show_info->width2)
 		show_info->width2 = n;
-	item = string_list_append(push_item->string, show_info->list);
+	item = string_list_append(show_info->list, push_item->string);
 	item->util = push_item->util;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1081,24 +1081,24 @@ static int show(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 		/* remote branch info */
 		info.width = 0;
-		for_each_string_list(add_remote_to_show_info, &states.new, &info);
-		for_each_string_list(add_remote_to_show_info, &states.tracked, &info);
-		for_each_string_list(add_remote_to_show_info, &states.stale, &info);
+		for_each_string_list(&states.new, add_remote_to_show_info, &info);
+		for_each_string_list(&states.tracked, add_remote_to_show_info, &info);
+		for_each_string_list(&states.stale, add_remote_to_show_info, &info);
 		if (info.list->nr)
 			printf("  Remote branch%s:%s\n",
 			       info.list->nr > 1 ? "es" : "",
 				no_query ? " (status not queried)" : "");
-		for_each_string_list(show_remote_info_item, info.list, &info);
+		for_each_string_list(info.list, show_remote_info_item, &info);
 		string_list_clear(info.list, 0);
 
 		/* git pull info */
 		info.width = 0;
 		info.any_rebase = 0;
-		for_each_string_list(add_local_to_show_info, &branch_list, &info);
+		for_each_string_list(&branch_list, add_local_to_show_info, &info);
 		if (info.list->nr)
 			printf("  Local branch%s configured for 'git pull':\n",
 			       info.list->nr > 1 ? "es" : "");
-		for_each_string_list(show_local_info_item, info.list, &info);
+		for_each_string_list(info.list, show_local_info_item, &info);
 		string_list_clear(info.list, 0);
 
 		/* git push info */
@@ -1106,14 +1106,14 @@ static int show(int argc, const char **argv)
 			printf("  Local refs will be mirrored by 'git push'\n");
 
 		info.width = info.width2 = 0;
-		for_each_string_list(add_push_to_show_info, &states.push, &info);
+		for_each_string_list(&states.push, add_push_to_show_info, &info);
 		qsort(info.list->items, info.list->nr,
 			sizeof(*info.list->items), cmp_string_with_push);
 		if (info.list->nr)
 			printf("  Local ref%s configured for 'git push'%s:\n",
 				info.list->nr > 1 ? "s" : "",
 				no_query ? " (status not queried)" : "");
-		for_each_string_list(show_push_info_item, info.list, &info);
+		for_each_string_list(info.list, show_push_info_item, &info);
 		string_list_clear(info.list, 0);
 
 		free_remote_ref_states(&states);
@@ -1379,10 +1379,10 @@ static int get_one_entry(struct remote *remote, void *priv)
 
 	if (remote->url_nr > 0) {
 		strbuf_addf(&url_buf, "%s (fetch)", remote->url[0]);
-		string_list_append(remote->name, list)->util =
+		string_list_append(list, remote->name)->util =
 				strbuf_detach(&url_buf, NULL);
 	} else
-		string_list_append(remote->name, list)->util = NULL;
+		string_list_append(list, remote->name)->util = NULL;
 	if (remote->pushurl_nr) {
 		url = remote->pushurl;
 		url_nr = remote->pushurl_nr;
@@ -1393,7 +1393,7 @@ static int get_one_entry(struct remote *remote, void *priv)
 	for (i = 0; i < url_nr; i++)
 	{
 		strbuf_addf(&url_buf, "%s (push)", url[i]);
-		string_list_append(remote->name, list)->util =
+		string_list_append(list, remote->name)->util =
 				strbuf_detach(&url_buf, NULL);
 	}
 
diff --git a/builtin/rerere.c b/builtin/rerere.c
index 34f9acee91..73610b6bc2 100644
--- a/builtin/rerere.c
+++ b/builtin/rerere.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static void garbage_collect(struct string_list *rr)
 		cutoff = (has_rerere_resolution(e->d_name)
 			  ? cutoff_resolve : cutoff_noresolve);
 		if (then < now - cutoff * 86400)
-			string_list_append(e->d_name, &to_remove);
+			string_list_append(&to_remove, e->d_name);
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < to_remove.nr; i++)
 		unlink_rr_item(to_remove.items[i].string);
diff --git a/builtin/shortlog.c b/builtin/shortlog.c
index 5089502800..0a9681ba7e 100644
--- a/builtin/shortlog.c
+++ b/builtin/shortlog.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static void insert_one_record(struct shortlog *log,
 		snprintf(namebuf + len, room, " <%.*s>", maillen, emailbuf);
 	}
 
-	item = string_list_insert(namebuf, &log->list);
+	item = string_list_insert(&log->list, namebuf);
 	if (item->util == NULL)
 		item->util = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct string_list));
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static void insert_one_record(struct shortlog *log,
 		}
 	}
 
-	string_list_append(buffer, item->util);
+	string_list_append(item->util, buffer);
 }
 
 static void read_from_stdin(struct shortlog *log)
diff --git a/builtin/show-ref.c b/builtin/show-ref.c
index 17ada88dfb..0b2a9ad1a9 100644
--- a/builtin/show-ref.c
+++ b/builtin/show-ref.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ match:
 static int add_existing(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1, int flag, void *cbdata)
 {
 	struct string_list *list = (struct string_list *)cbdata;
-	string_list_insert(refname, list);
+	string_list_insert(list, refname);
 	return 0;
 }