diff --git a/builtin/rev-parse.c b/builtin/rev-parse.c
index 2549643267..1e5bdea0d5 100644
--- a/builtin/rev-parse.c
+++ b/builtin/rev-parse.c
@@ -536,6 +536,34 @@ N_("git rev-parse --parseopt [<options>] -- [<args>...]\n"
    "\n"
    "Run \"git rev-parse --parseopt -h\" for more information on the first usage.");
 
+/*
+ * Parse "opt" or "opt=<value>", setting value respectively to either
+ * NULL or the string after "=".
+ */
+static int opt_with_value(const char *arg, const char *opt, const char **value)
+{
+	if (skip_prefix(arg, opt, &arg)) {
+		if (!*arg) {
+			*value = NULL;
+			return 1;
+		}
+		if (*arg++ == '=') {
+			*value = arg;
+			return 1;
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void handle_ref_opt(const char *pattern, const char *prefix)
+{
+	if (pattern)
+		for_each_glob_ref_in(show_reference, pattern, prefix, NULL);
+	else
+		for_each_ref_in(prefix, show_reference, NULL);
+	clear_ref_exclusion(&ref_excludes);
+}
+
 int cmd_rev_parse(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	int i, as_is = 0, verify = 0, quiet = 0, revs_count = 0, type = 0;
@@ -675,14 +703,13 @@ int cmd_rev_parse(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 				flags |= GET_SHA1_QUIETLY;
 				continue;
 			}
-			if (!strcmp(arg, "--short") ||
-			    starts_with(arg, "--short=")) {
+			if (opt_with_value(arg, "--short", &arg)) {
 				filter &= ~(DO_FLAGS|DO_NOREV);
 				verify = 1;
 				abbrev = DEFAULT_ABBREV;
-				if (!arg[7])
+				if (!arg)
 					continue;
-				abbrev = strtoul(arg + 8, NULL, 10);
+				abbrev = strtoul(arg, NULL, 10);
 				if (abbrev < MINIMUM_ABBREV)
 					abbrev = MINIMUM_ABBREV;
 				else if (40 <= abbrev)
@@ -705,17 +732,17 @@ int cmd_rev_parse(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 				symbolic = SHOW_SYMBOLIC_FULL;
 				continue;
 			}
-			if (starts_with(arg, "--abbrev-ref") &&
-			    (!arg[12] || arg[12] == '=')) {
+			if (opt_with_value(arg, "--abbrev-ref", &arg)) {
 				abbrev_ref = 1;
 				abbrev_ref_strict = warn_ambiguous_refs;
-				if (arg[12] == '=') {
-					if (!strcmp(arg + 13, "strict"))
+				if (arg) {
+					if (!strcmp(arg, "strict"))
 						abbrev_ref_strict = 1;
-					else if (!strcmp(arg + 13, "loose"))
+					else if (!strcmp(arg, "loose"))
 						abbrev_ref_strict = 0;
 					else
-						die("unknown mode for %s", arg);
+						die("unknown mode for --abbrev-ref: %s",
+						    arg);
 				}
 				continue;
 			}
@@ -723,8 +750,8 @@ int cmd_rev_parse(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 				for_each_ref(show_reference, NULL);
 				continue;
 			}
-			if (starts_with(arg, "--disambiguate=")) {
-				for_each_abbrev(arg + 15, show_abbrev, NULL);
+			if (skip_prefix(arg, "--disambiguate=", &arg)) {
+				for_each_abbrev(arg, show_abbrev, NULL);
 				continue;
 			}
 			if (!strcmp(arg, "--bisect")) {
@@ -732,46 +759,24 @@ int cmd_rev_parse(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 				for_each_ref_in("refs/bisect/good", anti_reference, NULL);
 				continue;
 			}
-			if (starts_with(arg, "--branches=")) {
-				for_each_glob_ref_in(show_reference, arg + 11,
-					"refs/heads/", NULL);
-				clear_ref_exclusion(&ref_excludes);
+			if (opt_with_value(arg, "--branches", &arg)) {
+				handle_ref_opt(arg, "refs/heads/");
 				continue;
 			}
-			if (!strcmp(arg, "--branches")) {
-				for_each_branch_ref(show_reference, NULL);
-				clear_ref_exclusion(&ref_excludes);
+			if (opt_with_value(arg, "--tags", &arg)) {
+				handle_ref_opt(arg, "refs/tags/");
 				continue;
 			}
-			if (starts_with(arg, "--tags=")) {
-				for_each_glob_ref_in(show_reference, arg + 7,
-					"refs/tags/", NULL);
-				clear_ref_exclusion(&ref_excludes);
+			if (skip_prefix(arg, "--glob=", &arg)) {
+				handle_ref_opt(arg, NULL);
 				continue;
 			}
-			if (!strcmp(arg, "--tags")) {
-				for_each_tag_ref(show_reference, NULL);
-				clear_ref_exclusion(&ref_excludes);
+			if (opt_with_value(arg, "--remotes", &arg)) {
+				handle_ref_opt(arg, "refs/remotes/");
 				continue;
 			}
-			if (starts_with(arg, "--glob=")) {
-				for_each_glob_ref(show_reference, arg + 7, NULL);
-				clear_ref_exclusion(&ref_excludes);
-				continue;
-			}
-			if (starts_with(arg, "--remotes=")) {
-				for_each_glob_ref_in(show_reference, arg + 10,
-					"refs/remotes/", NULL);
-				clear_ref_exclusion(&ref_excludes);
-				continue;
-			}
-			if (!strcmp(arg, "--remotes")) {
-				for_each_remote_ref(show_reference, NULL);
-				clear_ref_exclusion(&ref_excludes);
-				continue;
-			}
-			if (starts_with(arg, "--exclude=")) {
-				add_ref_exclusion(&ref_excludes, arg + 10);
+			if (skip_prefix(arg, "--exclude=", &arg)) {
+				add_ref_exclusion(&ref_excludes, arg);
 				continue;
 			}
 			if (!strcmp(arg, "--show-toplevel")) {
@@ -872,20 +877,20 @@ int cmd_rev_parse(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 				}
 				continue;
 			}
-			if (starts_with(arg, "--since=")) {
-				show_datestring("--max-age=", arg+8);
+			if (skip_prefix(arg, "--since=", &arg)) {
+				show_datestring("--max-age=", arg);
 				continue;
 			}
-			if (starts_with(arg, "--after=")) {
-				show_datestring("--max-age=", arg+8);
+			if (skip_prefix(arg, "--after=", &arg)) {
+				show_datestring("--max-age=", arg);
 				continue;
 			}
-			if (starts_with(arg, "--before=")) {
-				show_datestring("--min-age=", arg+9);
+			if (skip_prefix(arg, "--before=", &arg)) {
+				show_datestring("--min-age=", arg);
 				continue;
 			}
-			if (starts_with(arg, "--until=")) {
-				show_datestring("--min-age=", arg+8);
+			if (skip_prefix(arg, "--until=", &arg)) {
+				show_datestring("--min-age=", arg);
 				continue;
 			}
 			if (show_flag(arg) && verify)