5 files changed, 19 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/printf.c b/coreutils/printf.c
index 7763d7c46..4edcfa9b5 100644
--- a/coreutils/printf.c
+++ b/coreutils/printf.c
@@ -425,9 +425,9 @@ int printf_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
         /* bash builtin errors out on "printf '-%s-\n' foo",
          * coreutils-6.9 works. Both work with "printf -- '-%s-\n' foo".
          * We will mimic coreutils. */
-        if (argv[1] && argv[1][0] == '-' && argv[1][1] == '-' && !argv[1][2])
-                argv++;
-        if (!argv[1]) {
+        argv = skip_dash_dash(argv);
+
+        if (!argv[0]) {
                 if ((ENABLE_ASH_PRINTF || ENABLE_HUSH_PRINTF)
                  && applet_name[0] != 'p'
                 ) {
@@ -437,8 +437,8 @@ int printf_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                 bb_show_usage();
         }
 
-        format = argv[1];
-        argv2 = argv + 2;
+        format = argv[0];
+        argv2 = argv + 1;
 
         conv_err = 0;
         do {
diff --git a/coreutils/sleep.c b/coreutils/sleep.c
index 6edff59cc..fa74f1fd4 100644
--- a/coreutils/sleep.c
+++ b/coreutils/sleep.c
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ int sleep_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
          * + we can't use bb_show_usage
          * + applet_name can be the name of the shell
          */
-        ++argv;
-        if (!*argv) {
+        argv = skip_dash_dash(argv);
+        if (!argv[0]) {
                 /* Without this, bare "sleep" in ash shows _ash_ --help */
                 /* (ash can be the "sh" applet as well, so check 2nd char) */
                 if (ENABLE_ASH_SLEEP && applet_name[1] != 'l') {
diff --git a/include/libbb.h b/include/libbb.h
index eb97a9880..0883fb565 100644
--- a/include/libbb.h
+++ b/include/libbb.h
@@ -1344,6 +1344,7 @@ int sanitize_env_if_suid(void) FAST_FUNC;
 /* For top, ps. Some argv[i] are replaced by malloced "-opt" strings */
 void make_all_argv_opts(char **argv) FAST_FUNC;
 char* single_argv(char **argv) FAST_FUNC;
+char **skip_dash_dash(char **argv) FAST_FUNC;
 extern const char *const bb_argv_dash[]; /* { "-", NULL } */
 extern uint32_t option_mask32;
 uint32_t getopt32(char **argv, const char *applet_opts, ...) FAST_FUNC;
diff --git a/libbb/single_argv.c b/libbb/single_argv.c
index 64844ddf8..594cb0d8d 100644
--- a/libbb/single_argv.c
+++ b/libbb/single_argv.c
@@ -8,11 +8,18 @@
  */
 #include "libbb.h"
 
-char* FAST_FUNC single_argv(char **argv)
+char** FAST_FUNC skip_dash_dash(char **argv)
 {
-        if (argv[1] && strcmp(argv[1], "--") == 0)
+        argv++;
+        if (argv[0] && argv[0][0] == '-' && argv[0][1] == '-' && argv[0][2] == '\0')
                 argv++;
-        if (!argv[1] || argv[2])
+        return argv;
+}
+
+char* FAST_FUNC single_argv(char **argv)
+{
+        argv = skip_dash_dash(argv);
+        if (!argv[0] || argv[1])
                 bb_show_usage();
-        return argv[1];
+        return argv[0];
 }
diff --git a/shell/hush.c b/shell/hush.c
index 8e632e0af..ca01e2b5b 100644
--- a/shell/hush.c
+++ b/shell/hush.c
@@ -10883,14 +10883,6 @@ static int FAST_FUNC builtin_history(char **argv UNUSED_PARAM)
 }
 #endif
 
-static char **skip_dash_dash(char **argv)
-{
-        argv++;
-        if (argv[0] && argv[0][0] == '-' && argv[0][1] == '-' && argv[0][2] == '\0')
-                argv++;
-        return argv;
-}
-
 static int FAST_FUNC builtin_cd(char **argv)
 {
         const char *newdir;