diff --git a/eeshow/file/file.c b/eeshow/file/file.c
index d41d053..274d88f 100644
--- a/eeshow/file/file.c
+++ b/eeshow/file/file.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static bool try_related(struct file *file)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	progress(1, "reading %s\n", tmp);
+	progress(1, "reading %s", tmp);
 
 	free((char *) file->name);
 	file->name = tmp;
@@ -138,14 +138,14 @@ static void *open_vcs(struct file *file)
 			free(tmp);
 			return file->vcs;
 		}
-		progress(2, "could not open %s:%s\n", tmp, colon + 1);
+		progress(2, "could not open %s:%s", tmp, colon + 1);
 		return NULL;
 	} else {
 		file->vcs = vcs_git_open(NULL, file->name,
 		    file->related ? file->related->vcs : NULL);
 		if (file->vcs)
 			return file->vcs;
-		progress(2, "could not open %s\n", file->name);
+		progress(2, "could not open %s", file->name);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 }
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ bool file_open(struct file *file, const char *name, const struct file *related)
 
 	file->file = fopen(name, "r");
 	if (file->file) {
-		progress(1, "reading %s\n", name);
+		progress(1, "reading %s", name);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ bool file_open_revision(struct file *file, const char *rev, const char *name,
 	file->vcs = vcs_git_open(rev, name, related ? related->vcs : NULL);
 	if (file->vcs)
 		return 1;
-	progress(2, "could not open %s at %s\n", name, rev);
+	progress(2, "could not open %s at %s", name, rev);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/eeshow/file/git-file.c b/eeshow/file/git-file.c
index 681556b..1b11a1b 100644
--- a/eeshow/file/git-file.c
+++ b/eeshow/file/git-file.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static git_repository *select_repo(const char *path)
 	 * So we trim off elements until we find a repository.
 	 */
 	while (1) {
-		progress(3, "trying \"%s\"\n", tmp);
+		progress(3, "trying \"%s\"", tmp);
 		if (!git_repository_open_ext(&repo, *tmp ? tmp : "/",
 		    GIT_REPOSITORY_OPEN_CROSS_FS, NULL))
 			break;
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static char *canonical_path_into_repo(const char *repo_dir, const char *path)
 	end = tail = strchr(tmp, 0);
 
 	while (1) {
-		progress(3, "probing \"%s\" tail \"%s\"\n", tmp, tail);
+		progress(3, "probing \"%s\" tail \"%s\"", tmp, tail);
 		if (stat(tmp, &path_st) == 0)
 			break;
 		if (!tmp[1])
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static char *canonical_path_into_repo(const char *repo_dir, const char *path)
 
 	/* remove . and .. from tail */
 
-	progress(3, "input tail \"%s\"\n", tail);
+	progress(3, "input tail \"%s\"", tail);
 	from = to = tail;
 	while (1) {
 		if (!strncmp(from, "./", 2)) {
@@ -207,12 +207,12 @@ static char *canonical_path_into_repo(const char *repo_dir, const char *path)
 			to--;
 	}
 	*to = 0;
-	progress(3, "output tail \"%s\"\n", tail);
+	progress(3, "output tail \"%s\"", tail);
 
 	/* resolve all symlinks */
 
 	real = realpath(tmp, NULL);
-	progress(3, "realpath(\"%s\") = \"%s\"\n", tmp, real);
+	progress(3, "realpath(\"%s\") = \"%s\"", tmp, real);
 
 	/* append tail */
 
@@ -226,13 +226,13 @@ static char *canonical_path_into_repo(const char *repo_dir, const char *path)
 	free(tmp);
 	tmp = tmp2;
 
-	progress(2, "full object path \"%s\"\n", tmp);
+	progress(2, "full object path \"%s\"", tmp);
 
 	/* find which part of our path is inside the repo */
 
 	end = tail = strchr(tmp, 0);
 	while (1) {
-		progress(3, "trying \"%s\" tail \"%s\"\n", tmp, tail);
+		progress(3, "trying \"%s\" tail \"%s\"", tmp, tail);
 
 		if (stat(tmp, &path_st) == 0 &&
 		    path_st.st_dev == repo_st.st_dev &&
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ static char *canonical_path_into_repo(const char *repo_dir, const char *path)
 		*slash = 0;
 	}
 
-	progress(2, "path in repo \"%s\"\n", tail);
+	progress(2, "path in repo \"%s\"", tail);
 
 	tmp2 = stralloc(tail);
 	free(tmp);
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ static git_tree_entry *find_file(git_repository *repo, git_tree *tree,
 	if (len >= 5 && !strcmp(repo_path + len - 5, "/.git"))
 		repo_path[len == 5 ? 1 : len - 5] = 0;
 
-	progress(2, "repo dir \"%s\"\n", repo_path);
+	progress(2, "repo dir \"%s\"", repo_path);
 
 	canon_path = canonical_path_into_repo(repo_path, path);
 	free(repo_path);
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ static const void *get_data(struct vcs_git *vcs_git, git_tree_entry *entry,
 
 			fatal("%s\n", e->message);
 		}
-		progress(3, "object %s\n", buf.ptr);
+		progress(3, "object %s", buf.ptr);
 		git_buf_free(&buf);
 	}
 	blob = (git_blob *) obj;
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ static bool access_file_data(struct vcs_git *vcs_git, const char *name)
 	entry = find_file(vcs_git->repo, vcs_git->tree, name);
 	if (!entry)
 		return 0;
-	progress(1, "reading %s\n", name);
+	progress(1, "reading %s", name);
 
 	vcs_git->data = get_data(vcs_git, entry, &vcs_git->size);
 	return 1;
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ static bool related_only_repo(struct vcs_git *vcs_git)
 	const struct vcs_git *related = vcs_git->related;
 	char *tmp;
 
-	progress(2, "trying graft \"%s\" \"%s\"\n",
+	progress(2, "trying graft \"%s\" \"%s\"",
 	    related->name, vcs_git->name);
 	tmp = file_graft_relative(related->name, vcs_git->name);
 	if (!tmp)
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ struct vcs_git *vcs_git_open(const char *revision, const char *name,
 		error("%s: not found", name);
 		goto fail;
 	}
-	progress(2, "using repository %s\n",
+	progress(2, "using repository %s",
 	    git_repository_path(vcs_git->repo));
 
 	if (!revision)
diff --git a/eeshow/file/git-hist.c b/eeshow/file/git-hist.c
index a06ac12..308d76c 100644
--- a/eeshow/file/git-hist.c
+++ b/eeshow/file/git-hist.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static void recurse(struct hist *h,
 
 	n = git_commit_parentcount(h->commit);
 	if (verbose > 2)
-		progress(3, "commit %p: %u + %u\n", h->commit, n_branches, n);
+		progress(3, "commit %p: %u + %u", h->commit, n_branches, n);
 
 	b = alloca(sizeof(struct hist) * (n_branches - 1 + n));
 	n_branches--;
diff --git a/eeshow/gui/input.c b/eeshow/gui/input.c
index c03d5da..64644af 100644
--- a/eeshow/gui/input.c
+++ b/eeshow/gui/input.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ static void hover_update(int x, int y)
 	if (sp != old_sp)
 		return;
 
-	progress(3, "hover_update %s\n", state());
+	progress(3, "hover_update %s", state());
 
 	switch (sp->state) {
 	case input_idle:
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ static gboolean motion_notify_event(GtkWidget *widget, GdkEventMotion *event,
 	if (!sp)
 		return TRUE;
 
-	progress(3, "motion %s\n", state());
+	progress(3, "motion %s", state());
 
 	switch (sp->state) {
 	case input_idle:
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ static gboolean button_press_event(GtkWidget *widget, GdkEventButton *event,
 	if (event->button != 1)
 		return TRUE;
 
-	progress(3, "press %s\n", state());
+	progress(3, "press %s", state());
 
 	switch (sp->state) {
 	case input_idle:
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static gboolean button_release_event(GtkWidget *widget, GdkEventButton *event,
 	if (event->button != 1)
 		return TRUE;
 
-	progress(3, "release %s\n", state());
+	progress(3, "release %s", state());
 
 	switch (sp->state) {
 	case input_idle:
diff --git a/eeshow/misc/diag.c b/eeshow/misc/diag.c
index 5c39896..b4224b0 100644
--- a/eeshow/misc/diag.c
+++ b/eeshow/misc/diag.c
@@ -85,4 +85,5 @@ void progress(unsigned level, const char *fmt, ...)
 	fprintf(stderr, "%*s", level * 2, "");
 	vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
 	va_end(ap);
+	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
 }