diff --git a/git-checkout-script b/git-checkout-script
index 7e70338c476cfcf9ad51ce5d2a1f8e7ee93d705d..a37740713ed747a18b7ee5415e41e5bd57834c48 100755
--- a/git-checkout-script
+++ b/git-checkout-script
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ while [ "$#" != "0" ]; do
 		force=1
 		;;
 	*)
-		rev=$(git-rev-parse --verify --revs-only "$arg^0") || exit
+		rev=$(git-rev-parse --verify "$arg^0") || exit
 		if [ -z "$rev" ]; then
 			echo "unknown flag $arg"
 			exit 1
diff --git a/git-cherry b/git-cherry
index e2a1a2db9fda633c174c25df76d4307ec33ff643..f3bfbf3a4e381010755161167ddec2a64f68a17f 100755
--- a/git-cherry
+++ b/git-cherry
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ The output is intended to be used as:
 '
 
 case "$#" in
-1) linus=`git-rev-parse "$1"` &&
-   junio=`git-rev-parse HEAD` || exit
+1) linus=`git-rev-parse --verify "$1"` &&
+   junio=`git-rev-parse --verify HEAD` || exit
    ;;
-2) linus=`git-rev-parse "$1"` &&
-   junio=`git-rev-parse "$2"` || exit
+2) linus=`git-rev-parse --verify "$1"` &&
+   junio=`git-rev-parse --verify "$2"` || exit
    ;;
 *) echo >&2 "$usage"; exit 1 ;;
 esac
diff --git a/git-commit-script b/git-commit-script
index 04d16ae92f6a5d1e36eac9901806faa20f309984..dae487f3fd8b65534cd90a25312b56dd5403020e 100755
--- a/git-commit-script
+++ b/git-commit-script
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ do
     -m) shift
         case "$#" in
 	0) usage ;;
-	*) use_commit=`git-rev-parse "$1"` ||
+	*) use_commit=`git-rev-parse --verify "$1"` ||
 	   exit ;;
 	esac
 	;;
diff --git a/git-rebase-script b/git-rebase-script
index 10ab700d044d22509004182c5a5c55bafffc36d7..5b791c6bda49ff82fb562519711eb8c7abb6bc55 100755
--- a/git-rebase-script
+++ b/git-rebase-script
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ upstream tree.'
 : ${GIT_DIR=.git}
 
 case "$#" in
-1) linus=`git-rev-parse "$1"` &&
-   junio=`git-rev-parse HEAD` || exit
+1) linus=`git-rev-parse --verify "$1"` &&
+   junio=`git-rev-parse --verify HEAD` || exit
    ;;
-2) linus=`git-rev-parse "$1"` &&
-   junio=`git-rev-parse "$2"` || exit
+2) linus=`git-rev-parse --verify "$1"` &&
+   junio=`git-rev-parse --verify "$2"` || exit
    ;;
 *) echo >&2 "$usage"; exit 1 ;;
 esac
diff --git a/git-resolve-script b/git-resolve-script
index fffcb07df3d020592c79de189ea2d762b0df7232..52dd83bae0d6ca95cc083cd6df06a289c51558a5 100755
--- a/git-resolve-script
+++ b/git-resolve-script
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 #
 . git-sh-setup-script || die "Not a git archive"
 
-head=$(git-rev-parse --revs-only "$1")
-merge=$(git-rev-parse --revs-only "$2")
+head=$(git-rev-parse --verify "$1")
+merge=$(git-rev-parse --verify "$2")
 merge_msg="$3"
 
 dropheads() {