diff --git a/ref-filter.c b/ref-filter.c
index e0b8cd3..c62f6b4 100644
--- a/ref-filter.c
+++ b/ref-filter.c
@@ -1557,9 +1557,7 @@
 		strbuf_addstr(&desc, _("no branch"));
 	strbuf_addch(&desc, ')');
 
-	free(state.branch);
-	free(state.onto);
-	free(state.detached_from);
+	wt_status_state_free_buffers(&state);
 	return strbuf_detach(&desc, NULL);
 }
 
diff --git a/worktree.c b/worktree.c
index 46a5fb8..f84ceae 100644
--- a/worktree.c
+++ b/worktree.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * Update head_sha1, head_ref and is_detached of the given worktree
+ * Update head_oid, head_ref and is_detached of the given worktree
  */
 static void add_head_info(struct worktree *wt)
 {
@@ -352,13 +352,12 @@
 
 	memset(&state, 0, sizeof(state));
 	found_rebase = wt_status_check_rebase(wt, &state) &&
-		((state.rebase_in_progress ||
-		  state.rebase_interactive_in_progress) &&
-		 state.branch &&
-		 starts_with(target, "refs/heads/") &&
-		 !strcmp(state.branch, target + strlen("refs/heads/")));
-	free(state.branch);
-	free(state.onto);
+		       (state.rebase_in_progress ||
+			state.rebase_interactive_in_progress) &&
+		       state.branch &&
+		       skip_prefix(target, "refs/heads/", &target) &&
+		       !strcmp(state.branch, target);
+	wt_status_state_free_buffers(&state);
 	return found_rebase;
 }
 
@@ -366,15 +365,15 @@
 			       const char *target)
 {
 	struct wt_status_state state;
-	int found_rebase;
+	int found_bisect;
 
 	memset(&state, 0, sizeof(state));
-	found_rebase = wt_status_check_bisect(wt, &state) &&
-		state.branch &&
-		starts_with(target, "refs/heads/") &&
-		!strcmp(state.branch, target + strlen("refs/heads/"));
-	free(state.branch);
-	return found_rebase;
+	found_bisect = wt_status_check_bisect(wt, &state) &&
+		       state.branch &&
+		       skip_prefix(target, "refs/heads/", &target) &&
+		       !strcmp(state.branch, target);
+	wt_status_state_free_buffers(&state);
+	return found_bisect;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -537,18 +536,10 @@
 	strbuf_addstr(sb, refname);
 }
 
-const char *worktree_ref(const struct worktree *wt, const char *refname)
-{
-	static struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
-
-	strbuf_reset(&sb);
-	strbuf_worktree_ref(wt, &sb, refname);
-	return sb.buf;
-}
-
 int other_head_refs(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data)
 {
 	struct worktree **worktrees, **p;
+	struct strbuf refname = STRBUF_INIT;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	worktrees = get_worktrees();
@@ -560,15 +551,18 @@
 		if (wt->is_current)
 			continue;
 
+		strbuf_reset(&refname);
+		strbuf_worktree_ref(wt, &refname, "HEAD");
 		if (!refs_read_ref_full(get_main_ref_store(the_repository),
-					worktree_ref(wt, "HEAD"),
+					refname.buf,
 					RESOLVE_REF_READING,
 					&oid, &flag))
-			ret = fn(worktree_ref(wt, "HEAD"), &oid, flag, cb_data);
+			ret = fn(refname.buf, &oid, flag, cb_data);
 		if (ret)
 			break;
 	}
 	free_worktrees(worktrees);
+	strbuf_release(&refname);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/worktree.h b/worktree.h
index ff7b62e..f38e6fd 100644
--- a/worktree.h
+++ b/worktree.h
@@ -159,11 +159,4 @@
 			 struct strbuf *sb,
 			 const char *refname);
 
-/*
- * Return a refname suitable for access from the current ref
- * store. The result will be destroyed at the next call.
- */
-const char *worktree_ref(const struct worktree *wt,
-			 const char *refname);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/wt-status.c b/wt-status.c
index 160d149..7074bbd 100644
--- a/wt-status.c
+++ b/wt-status.c
@@ -776,9 +776,14 @@
 
 void wt_status_collect_free_buffers(struct wt_status *s)
 {
-	free(s->state.branch);
-	free(s->state.onto);
-	free(s->state.detached_from);
+	wt_status_state_free_buffers(&s->state);
+}
+
+void wt_status_state_free_buffers(struct wt_status_state *state)
+{
+	FREE_AND_NULL(state->branch);
+	FREE_AND_NULL(state->onto);
+	FREE_AND_NULL(state->detached_from);
 }
 
 static void wt_longstatus_print_unmerged(struct wt_status *s)
@@ -1225,7 +1230,7 @@
  * The function assumes that the line does not contain useless spaces
  * before or after the command.
  */
-static void abbrev_sha1_in_line(struct strbuf *line)
+static void abbrev_oid_in_line(struct strbuf *line)
 {
 	struct strbuf **split;
 	int i;
@@ -1275,7 +1280,7 @@
 		strbuf_trim(&line);
 		if (!line.len)
 			continue;
-		abbrev_sha1_in_line(&line);
+		abbrev_oid_in_line(&line);
 		string_list_append(lines, line.buf);
 	}
 	fclose(f);
@@ -1568,9 +1573,9 @@
 	}
 
 	if (dwim_ref(cb.buf.buf, cb.buf.len, &oid, &ref, 1) == 1 &&
-	    /* sha1 is a commit? match without further lookup */
+	    /* oid is a commit? match without further lookup */
 	    (oideq(&cb.noid, &oid) ||
-	     /* perhaps sha1 is a tag, try to dereference to a commit */
+	     /* perhaps oid is a tag, try to dereference to a commit */
 	     ((commit = lookup_commit_reference_gently(r, &oid, 1)) != NULL &&
 	      oideq(&cb.noid, &commit->object.oid)))) {
 		const char *from = ref;
@@ -1799,29 +1804,36 @@
 			; /* nothing */
 		else if (s->workdir_dirty) {
 			if (s->hints)
-				printf(_("no changes added to commit "
-					 "(use \"git add\" and/or \"git commit -a\")\n"));
+				fprintf(s->fp, _("no changes added to commit "
+						 "(use \"git add\" and/or "
+						 "\"git commit -a\")\n"));
 			else
-				printf(_("no changes added to commit\n"));
+				fprintf(s->fp, _("no changes added to "
+						 "commit\n"));
 		} else if (s->untracked.nr) {
 			if (s->hints)
-				printf(_("nothing added to commit but untracked files "
-					 "present (use \"git add\" to track)\n"));
+				fprintf(s->fp, _("nothing added to commit but "
+						 "untracked files present (use "
+						 "\"git add\" to track)\n"));
 			else
-				printf(_("nothing added to commit but untracked files present\n"));
+				fprintf(s->fp, _("nothing added to commit but "
+						 "untracked files present\n"));
 		} else if (s->is_initial) {
 			if (s->hints)
-				printf(_("nothing to commit (create/copy files "
-					 "and use \"git add\" to track)\n"));
+				fprintf(s->fp, _("nothing to commit (create/"
+						 "copy files and use \"git "
+						 "add\" to track)\n"));
 			else
-				printf(_("nothing to commit\n"));
+				fprintf(s->fp, _("nothing to commit\n"));
 		} else if (!s->show_untracked_files) {
 			if (s->hints)
-				printf(_("nothing to commit (use -u to show untracked files)\n"));
+				fprintf(s->fp, _("nothing to commit (use -u to "
+						 "show untracked files)\n"));
 			else
-				printf(_("nothing to commit\n"));
+				fprintf(s->fp, _("nothing to commit\n"));
 		} else
-			printf(_("nothing to commit, working tree clean\n"));
+			fprintf(s->fp, _("nothing to commit, working tree "
+					 "clean\n"));
 	}
 	if(s->show_stash)
 		wt_longstatus_print_stash_summary(s);
@@ -1844,12 +1856,12 @@
 	}
 	color_fprintf(s->fp, color(WT_STATUS_UNMERGED, s), "%s", how);
 	if (s->null_termination) {
-		fprintf(stdout, " %s%c", it->string, 0);
+		fprintf(s->fp, " %s%c", it->string, 0);
 	} else {
 		struct strbuf onebuf = STRBUF_INIT;
 		const char *one;
 		one = quote_path(it->string, s->prefix, &onebuf, QUOTE_PATH_QUOTE_SP);
-		printf(" %s\n", one);
+		fprintf(s->fp, " %s\n", one);
 		strbuf_release(&onebuf);
 	}
 }
@@ -1862,16 +1874,16 @@
 	if (d->index_status)
 		color_fprintf(s->fp, color(WT_STATUS_UPDATED, s), "%c", d->index_status);
 	else
-		putchar(' ');
+		fputc(' ', s->fp);
 	if (d->worktree_status)
 		color_fprintf(s->fp, color(WT_STATUS_CHANGED, s), "%c", d->worktree_status);
 	else
-		putchar(' ');
-	putchar(' ');
+		fputc(' ', s->fp);
+	fputc(' ', s->fp);
 	if (s->null_termination) {
-		fprintf(stdout, "%s%c", it->string, 0);
+		fprintf(s->fp, "%s%c", it->string, 0);
 		if (d->rename_source)
-			fprintf(stdout, "%s%c", d->rename_source, 0);
+			fprintf(s->fp, "%s%c", d->rename_source, 0);
 	} else {
 		struct strbuf onebuf = STRBUF_INIT;
 		const char *one;
@@ -1879,11 +1891,11 @@
 		if (d->rename_source) {
 			one = quote_path(d->rename_source, s->prefix, &onebuf,
 					 QUOTE_PATH_QUOTE_SP);
-			printf("%s -> ", one);
+			fprintf(s->fp, "%s -> ", one);
 			strbuf_release(&onebuf);
 		}
 		one = quote_path(it->string, s->prefix, &onebuf, QUOTE_PATH_QUOTE_SP);
-		printf("%s\n", one);
+		fprintf(s->fp, "%s\n", one);
 		strbuf_release(&onebuf);
 	}
 }
@@ -1892,13 +1904,13 @@
 				 struct wt_status *s, const char *sign)
 {
 	if (s->null_termination) {
-		fprintf(stdout, "%s %s%c", sign, it->string, 0);
+		fprintf(s->fp, "%s %s%c", sign, it->string, 0);
 	} else {
 		struct strbuf onebuf = STRBUF_INIT;
 		const char *one;
 		one = quote_path(it->string, s->prefix, &onebuf, QUOTE_PATH_QUOTE_SP);
 		color_fprintf(s->fp, color(WT_STATUS_UNTRACKED, s), "%s", sign);
-		printf(" %s\n", one);
+		fprintf(s->fp, " %s\n", one);
 		strbuf_release(&onebuf);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/wt-status.h b/wt-status.h
index f1fa0ec..35b44c3 100644
--- a/wt-status.h
+++ b/wt-status.h
@@ -151,7 +151,14 @@
 void wt_status_prepare(struct repository *r, struct wt_status *s);
 void wt_status_print(struct wt_status *s);
 void wt_status_collect(struct wt_status *s);
+/*
+ * Frees the buffers allocated by wt_status_collect.
+ */
 void wt_status_collect_free_buffers(struct wt_status *s);
+/*
+ * Frees the buffers of the wt_status_state.
+ */
+void wt_status_state_free_buffers(struct wt_status_state *s);
 void wt_status_get_state(struct repository *repo,
 			 struct wt_status_state *state,
 			 int get_detached_from);