1 files changed, 9 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/usage.c b/usage.c
index ed146453ca..e4fa6d2f03 100644
--- a/usage.c
+++ b/usage.c
@@ -6,23 +6,14 @@
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "cache.h"
 
+static FILE *error_handle;
+
 void vreportf(const char *prefix, const char *err, va_list params)
 {
 	char msg[4096];
+	FILE *fh = error_handle ? error_handle : stderr;
 	vsnprintf(msg, sizeof(msg), err, params);
-	fprintf(stderr, "%s%s\n", prefix, msg);
-}
-
-void vwritef(int fd, const char *prefix, const char *err, va_list params)
-{
-	char msg[4096];
-	int len = vsnprintf(msg, sizeof(msg), err, params);
-	if (len > sizeof(msg))
-		len = sizeof(msg);
-
-	write_in_full(fd, prefix, strlen(prefix));
-	write_in_full(fd, msg, len);
-	write_in_full(fd, "\n", 1);
+	fprintf(fh, "%s%s\n", prefix, msg);
 }
 
 static NORETURN void usage_builtin(const char *err, va_list params)
@@ -76,6 +67,11 @@ void set_die_is_recursing_routine(int (*routine)(void))
 	die_is_recursing = routine;
 }
 
+void set_error_handle(FILE *fh)
+{
+	error_handle = fh;
+}
+
 void NORETURN usagef(const char *err, ...)
 {
 	va_list params;