diff --git a/eeshow/file.c b/eeshow/file.c
index 1145173..5635a0a 100644
--- a/eeshow/file.c
+++ b/eeshow/file.c
@@ -71,6 +71,6 @@ void file_read(const char *name, bool (*parse)(void *user, const char *line),
 
 	tmp = stralloc(name);
 	tmp[colon - name] = 0;
-	git_read(tmp, colon + 1, parse, user);
+	vcs_git_read(tmp, colon + 1, parse, user);
 	free(tmp);
 }
diff --git a/eeshow/git-file.c b/eeshow/git-file.c
index 098f136..bd66d73 100644
--- a/eeshow/git-file.c
+++ b/eeshow/git-file.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * git-file.c - Open and read a file from git
+ * git-file.c - Open and read a file from git version control system
  *
  * Written 2016 by Werner Almesberger
  * Copyright 2016 by Werner Almesberger
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ static void send_data(const char *data, unsigned size,
 }
 
 
-void git_read(const char *revision, const char *name, 
+void vcs_git_read(const char *revision, const char *name, 
     bool (*parse)(void *user, const char *line), void *user)
 {
 	static bool initialized = 0;
diff --git a/eeshow/git-file.h b/eeshow/git-file.h
index 4642528..503a563 100644
--- a/eeshow/git-file.h
+++ b/eeshow/git-file.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * git-file.h - Open and read a file from git
+ * git-file.h - Open and read a file from git version control system
  *
  * Written 2016 by Werner Almesberger
  * Copyright 2016 by Werner Almesberger
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
 
-void git_read(const char *revision, const char *name,
+void vcs_git_read(const char *revision, const char *name,
     bool (*parse)(void *user, const char *line), void *user);
 
 #endif /* !GIT_FILE_H */