diff --git a/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt b/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt
index 5ebe34eebf..fdc6f97289 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt
@@ -99,6 +99,23 @@ base-name::
         Only create a packed archive if it would contain at
         least one object.
 
+--progress::
+	Progress status is reported on the standard error stream
+	by default when it is attached to a terminal, unless -q
+	is specified. This flag forces progress status even if
+	the standard error stream is not directed to a terminal.
+
+--all-progress::
+	When --stdout is specified then progress report is
+	displayed during the object count and deltification phases
+	but inhibited during the write-out phase. The reason is
+	that in some cases the output stream is directly linked
+	to another command which may wish to display progress
+	status of its own as it processes incoming pack data.
+	This flag is like --progress except that it forces progress
+	report for the write-out phase as well even if --stdout is
+	used.
+
 -q::
 	This flag makes the command not to report its progress
 	on the standard error stream.
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index 0cacac38fc..9796e9118b 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v1.4.3.GIT
+DEF_VER=v1.4.4-rc1.GIT
 
 LF='
 '
diff --git a/builtin-pack-objects.c b/builtin-pack-objects.c
index 270bcbded6..69e5dd39ca 100644
--- a/builtin-pack-objects.c
+++ b/builtin-pack-objects.c
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 
-static const char pack_usage[] = "git-pack-objects [-q] [--no-reuse-delta] [--delta-base-offset] [--non-empty] [--local] [--incremental] [--window=N] [--depth=N] [--all-progress] [--revs [--unpacked | --all]*] [--stdout | base-name] <ref-list | <object-list]";
+static const char pack_usage[] = "\
+git-pack-objects [{ -q | --progress | --all-progress }] \n\
+	[--local] [--incremental] [--window=N] [--depth=N] \n\
+	[--no-reuse-delta] [--delta-base-offset] [--non-empty] \n\
+	[--revs [--unpacked | --all]*] [--stdout | base-name] \n\
+	[<ref-list | <object-list]";
 
 struct object_entry {
 	unsigned char sha1[20];
@@ -1520,14 +1525,6 @@ int cmd_pack_objects(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			local = 1;
 			continue;
 		}
-		if (!strcmp("--progress", arg)) {
-			progress = 1;
-			continue;
-		}
-		if (!strcmp("--all-progress", arg)) {
-			progress = 2;
-			continue;
-		}
 		if (!strcmp("--incremental", arg)) {
 			incremental = 1;
 			continue;
@@ -1550,6 +1547,10 @@ int cmd_pack_objects(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			progress = 1;
 			continue;
 		}
+		if (!strcmp("--all-progress", arg)) {
+			progress = 2;
+			continue;
+		}
 		if (!strcmp("-q", arg)) {
 			progress = 0;
 			continue;
diff --git a/builtin-pickaxe.c b/builtin-pickaxe.c
index 673185f96d..64999f3577 100644
--- a/builtin-pickaxe.c
+++ b/builtin-pickaxe.c
@@ -1545,6 +1545,25 @@ static const char *parse_loc(const char *spec,
 	regex_t regexp;
 	regmatch_t match[1];
 
+	/* Allow "-L <something>,+20" to mean starting at <something>
+	 * for 20 lines, or "-L <something>,-5" for 5 lines ending at
+	 * <something>.
+	 */
+	if (1 < begin && (spec[0] == '+' || spec[0] == '-')) {
+		num = strtol(spec + 1, &term, 10);
+		if (term != spec + 1) {
+			if (spec[0] == '-')
+				num = 0 - num;
+			if (0 < num)
+				*ret = begin + num - 2;
+			else if (!num)
+				*ret = begin;
+			else
+				*ret = begin + num;
+			return term;
+		}
+		return spec;
+	}
 	num = strtol(spec, &term, 10);
 	if (term != spec) {
 		*ret = num;
diff --git a/wt-status.c b/wt-status.c
index 9692dfa325..794394480c 100644
--- a/wt-status.c
+++ b/wt-status.c
@@ -102,8 +102,6 @@ static void wt_status_print_updated_cb(struct diff_queue_struct *q,
 	struct wt_status *s = data;
 	int shown_header = 0;
 	int i;
-	if (q->nr) {
-	}
 	for (i = 0; i < q->nr; i++) {
 		if (q->queue[i]->status == 'U')
 			continue;