diff --git a/eeshow/file.c b/eeshow/file.c
index 386149a..2d6aa17 100644
--- a/eeshow/file.c
+++ b/eeshow/file.c
@@ -178,25 +178,24 @@ void file_open(struct file *file, const char *name, const struct file *related)
 }
 
 
-void file_read(struct file *file,
+bool file_read(struct file *file,
     bool (*parse)(const struct file *file, void *user, const char *line),
     void *user)
 {
 	char buf[1000];
 	char *nl;
 
-	if (file->vcs) {
-		vcs_read(file->vcs, file, parse, user);
-		return;
-	}
+	if (file->vcs)
+		return vcs_read(file->vcs, file, parse, user);
 	while (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), file->file)) {
 		nl = strchr(buf, '\n');
 		if (nl)
 			*nl = 0;
 		file->lineno++;
 		if (!parse(file, user, buf))
-			break;
+			return 0;
 	}
+	return 1;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/eeshow/file.h b/eeshow/file.h
index ff28d92..b77e99c 100644
--- a/eeshow/file.h
+++ b/eeshow/file.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ char *file_graft_relative(const char *base, const char *name);
 
 void file_open(struct file *file, const char *name,
     const struct file *related);
-void file_read(struct file *file,
+bool file_read(struct file *file,
     bool (*parse)(const struct file *file, void *user, const char *line),
     void *user);
 void file_close(struct file *file);
diff --git a/eeshow/git-file.c b/eeshow/git-file.c
index 21810c0..1828d84 100644
--- a/eeshow/git-file.c
+++ b/eeshow/git-file.c
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ struct vcs_git *vcs_git_open(const char *revision, const char *name,
 }
 
 
-void vcs_git_read(void *ctx, struct file *file,
+bool vcs_git_read(void *ctx, struct file *file,
     bool (*parse)(const struct file *file, void *user, const char *line),
     void *user)
 {
@@ -467,14 +467,13 @@ void vcs_git_read(void *ctx, struct file *file,
 	while (p != end) {
 		nl = memchr(p, '\n', end - p);
 		file->lineno++;
-		if (!nl) {
-			send_line(p, end - p, parse, user, file);
-			return;
-		}
+		if (!nl)
+			return send_line(p, end - p, parse, user, file);
 		if (!send_line(p, nl - p, parse, user, file))
-			return;
+			return 0;
 		p = nl + 1;
 	}
+	return 1;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/eeshow/git-file.h b/eeshow/git-file.h
index 7d1b637..220b9fc 100644
--- a/eeshow/git-file.h
+++ b/eeshow/git-file.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ void vcs_git_init(void);
 
 struct vcs_git *vcs_git_open(const char *revision, const char *name,
     const struct vcs_git *related);
-void vcs_git_read(void *ctx, struct file *file,
+bool vcs_git_read(void *ctx, struct file *file,
     bool (*parse)(const struct file *file, void *user, const char *line),
     void *user);
 void vcs_git_close(void *ctx);