diff --git a/cgit.c b/cgit.c
index c4320f0..08d81a1 100644
--- a/cgit.c
+++ b/cgit.c
@@ -324,11 +324,11 @@ static void querystring_cb(const char *name, const char *value)
 		ctx.qry.head = xstrdup(value);
 		ctx.qry.has_symref = 1;
 	} else if (!strcmp(name, "id")) {
-		ctx.qry.sha1 = xstrdup(value);
-		ctx.qry.has_sha1 = 1;
+		ctx.qry.oid = xstrdup(value);
+		ctx.qry.has_oid = 1;
 	} else if (!strcmp(name, "id2")) {
-		ctx.qry.sha2 = xstrdup(value);
-		ctx.qry.has_sha1 = 1;
+		ctx.qry.oid2 = xstrdup(value);
+		ctx.qry.has_oid = 1;
 	} else if (!strcmp(name, "ofs")) {
 		ctx.qry.ofs = atoi(value);
 	} else if (!strcmp(name, "path")) {
@@ -992,9 +992,9 @@ static void cgit_parse_args(int argc, const char **argv)
 		} else if (skip_prefix(argv[i], "--head=", &arg)) {
 			ctx.qry.head = xstrdup(arg);
 			ctx.qry.has_symref = 1;
-		} else if (skip_prefix(argv[i], "--sha1=", &arg)) {
-			ctx.qry.sha1 = xstrdup(arg);
-			ctx.qry.has_sha1 = 1;
+		} else if (skip_prefix(argv[i], "--oid=", &arg)) {
+			ctx.qry.oid = xstrdup(arg);
+			ctx.qry.has_oid = 1;
 		} else if (skip_prefix(argv[i], "--ofs=", &arg)) {
 			ctx.qry.ofs = atoi(arg);
 		} else if (skip_prefix(argv[i], "--scan-tree=", &arg) ||
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ static int calc_ttl(void)
 	if (!strcmp(ctx.qry.page, "snapshot"))
 		return ctx.cfg.cache_snapshot_ttl;
 
-	if (ctx.qry.has_sha1)
+	if (ctx.qry.has_oid)
 		return ctx.cfg.cache_static_ttl;
 
 	if (ctx.qry.has_symref)
diff --git a/cgit.css b/cgit.css
index d4aadbf..dfa144d 100644
--- a/cgit.css
+++ b/cgit.css
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ div#cgit table.diff td div.del {
 	color: red;
 }
 
-div#cgit .sha1 {
+div#cgit .oid {
 	font-family: monospace;
 	font-size: 90%;
 }
diff --git a/cgit.h b/cgit.h
index f5db364..69b5c13 100644
--- a/cgit.h
+++ b/cgit.h
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ struct reflist {
 
 struct cgit_query {
 	int has_symref;
-	int has_sha1;
+	int has_oid;
 	int has_difftype;
 	char *raw;
 	char *repo;
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ struct cgit_query {
 	char *search;
 	char *grep;
 	char *head;
-	char *sha1;
-	char *sha2;
+	char *oid;
+	char *oid2;
 	char *path;
 	char *name;
 	char *url;
diff --git a/cmd.c b/cmd.c
index bf6d8f5..0eb75b1 100644
--- a/cmd.c
+++ b/cmd.c
@@ -74,22 +74,22 @@ static void blame_fn(void)
 
 static void blob_fn(void)
 {
-	cgit_print_blob(ctx.qry.sha1, ctx.qry.path, ctx.qry.head, 0);
+	cgit_print_blob(ctx.qry.oid, ctx.qry.path, ctx.qry.head, 0);
 }
 
 static void commit_fn(void)
 {
-	cgit_print_commit(ctx.qry.sha1, ctx.qry.path);
+	cgit_print_commit(ctx.qry.oid, ctx.qry.path);
 }
 
 static void diff_fn(void)
 {
-	cgit_print_diff(ctx.qry.sha1, ctx.qry.sha2, ctx.qry.path, 1, 0);
+	cgit_print_diff(ctx.qry.oid, ctx.qry.oid2, ctx.qry.path, 1, 0);
 }
 
 static void rawdiff_fn(void)
 {
-	cgit_print_diff(ctx.qry.sha1, ctx.qry.sha2, ctx.qry.path, 1, 1);
+	cgit_print_diff(ctx.qry.oid, ctx.qry.oid2, ctx.qry.path, 1, 1);
 }
 
 static void info_fn(void)
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static void info_fn(void)
 
 static void log_fn(void)
 {
-	cgit_print_log(ctx.qry.sha1, ctx.qry.ofs, ctx.cfg.max_commit_count,
+	cgit_print_log(ctx.qry.oid, ctx.qry.ofs, ctx.cfg.max_commit_count,
 		       ctx.qry.grep, ctx.qry.search, ctx.qry.path, 1,
 		       ctx.repo->enable_commit_graph,
 		       ctx.repo->commit_sort);
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static void repolist_fn(void)
 
 static void patch_fn(void)
 {
-	cgit_print_patch(ctx.qry.sha1, ctx.qry.sha2, ctx.qry.path);
+	cgit_print_patch(ctx.qry.oid, ctx.qry.oid2, ctx.qry.path);
 }
 
 static void plain_fn(void)
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static void refs_fn(void)
 
 static void snapshot_fn(void)
 {
-	cgit_print_snapshot(ctx.qry.head, ctx.qry.sha1, ctx.qry.path,
+	cgit_print_snapshot(ctx.qry.head, ctx.qry.oid, ctx.qry.path,
 			    ctx.qry.nohead);
 }
 
@@ -156,12 +156,12 @@ static void summary_fn(void)
 
 static void tag_fn(void)
 {
-	cgit_print_tag(ctx.qry.sha1);
+	cgit_print_tag(ctx.qry.oid);
 }
 
 static void tree_fn(void)
 {
-	cgit_print_tree(ctx.qry.sha1, ctx.qry.path);
+	cgit_print_tree(ctx.qry.oid, ctx.qry.path);
 }
 
 #define def_cmd(name, want_repo, want_vpath, is_clone) \
diff --git a/parsing.c b/parsing.c
index 93b4767..e647dba 100644
--- a/parsing.c
+++ b/parsing.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ static int end_of_header(const char *p)
 
 struct commitinfo *cgit_parse_commit(struct commit *commit)
 {
-	const int sha1hex_len = 40;
+	const int oid_hex_len = 40;
 	struct commitinfo *ret;
 	const char *p = repo_get_commit_buffer(the_repository, commit, NULL);
 	const char *t;
@@ -140,10 +140,10 @@ struct commitinfo *cgit_parse_commit(struct commit *commit)
 
 	if (!skip_prefix(p, "tree ", &p))
 		die("Bad commit: %s", oid_to_hex(&commit->object.oid));
-	p += sha1hex_len + 1;
+	p += oid_hex_len + 1;
 
 	while (skip_prefix(p, "parent ", &p))
-		p += sha1hex_len + 1;
+		p += oid_hex_len + 1;
 
 	if (p && skip_prefix(p, "author ", &p)) {
 		parse_user(p, &ret->author, &ret->author_email,
diff --git a/tests/t0001-validate-git-versions.sh b/tests/t0001-validate-git-versions.sh
index 73bd32f..dd84fe3 100755
--- a/tests/t0001-validate-git-versions.sh
+++ b/tests/t0001-validate-git-versions.sh
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ test_expect_success 'test submodule version matches Makefile' '
 	else
 		(
 			cd ../.. &&
-			sm_sha1=$(git ls-files --stage -- git |
+			sm_oid=$(git ls-files --stage -- git |
 				sed -e "s/^[0-9]* \\([0-9a-f]*\\) [0-9]	.*$/\\1/") &&
 			cd git &&
-			git describe --match "v[0-9]*" $sm_sha1
+			git describe --match "v[0-9]*" $sm_oid
 		) | sed -e "s/^v//" -e "s/-/./" >sm_version &&
 		test_cmp sm_version makefile_version
 	fi
diff --git a/ui-blame.c b/ui-blame.c
index c3662bb..cfab7fb 100644
--- a/ui-blame.c
+++ b/ui-blame.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static void emit_blame_entry_hash(struct blame_entry *ent)
 	unsigned long line = 0;
 
 	char *detail = emit_suspect_detail(suspect);
-	html("<span class='sha1'>");
+	html("<span class='oid'>");
 	cgit_commit_link(find_unique_abbrev(oid, DEFAULT_ABBREV), detail,
 			 NULL, ctx.qry.head, oid_to_hex(oid), suspect->path);
 	html("</span>");
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static int basedir_len(const char *path)
 
 void cgit_print_blame(void)
 {
-	const char *rev = ctx.qry.sha1;
+	const char *rev = ctx.qry.oid;
 	struct object_id oid;
 	struct commit *commit;
 	struct pathspec_item path_items = {
diff --git a/ui-commit.c b/ui-commit.c
index 783211f..948118c 100644
--- a/ui-commit.c
+++ b/ui-commit.c
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ void cgit_print_commit(char *hex, const char *prefix)
 	html_txt(show_date(info->committer_date, info->committer_tz,
 				cgit_date_mode(DATE_ISO8601)));
 	html("</td></tr>\n");
-	html("<tr><th>commit</th><td colspan='2' class='sha1'>");
+	html("<tr><th>commit</th><td colspan='2' class='oid'>");
 	tmp = oid_to_hex(&commit->object.oid);
 	cgit_commit_link(tmp, NULL, NULL, ctx.qry.head, tmp, prefix);
 	html(" (");
 	cgit_patch_link("patch", NULL, NULL, NULL, tmp, prefix);
 	html(")</td></tr>\n");
-	html("<tr><th>tree</th><td colspan='2' class='sha1'>");
+	html("<tr><th>tree</th><td colspan='2' class='oid'>");
 	tmp = xstrdup(hex);
 	cgit_tree_link(oid_to_hex(get_commit_tree_oid(commit)), NULL, NULL,
 		       ctx.qry.head, tmp, NULL);
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ void cgit_print_commit(char *hex, const char *prefix)
 			continue;
 		}
 		html("<tr><th>parent</th>"
-		     "<td colspan='2' class='sha1'>");
+		     "<td colspan='2' class='oid'>");
 		tmp = tmp2 = oid_to_hex(&p->item->object.oid);
 		if (ctx.repo->enable_subject_links) {
 			parent_info = cgit_parse_commit(parent);
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ void cgit_print_commit(char *hex, const char *prefix)
 		parents++;
 	}
 	if (ctx.repo->snapshots) {
-		html("<tr><th>download</th><td colspan='2' class='sha1'>");
+		html("<tr><th>download</th><td colspan='2' class='oid'>");
 		cgit_print_snapshot_links(ctx.repo, hex, "<br/>");
 		html("</td></tr>");
 	}
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ void cgit_print_commit(char *hex, const char *prefix)
 			tmp = oid_to_hex(&commit->parents->item->object.oid);
 		else
 			tmp = NULL;
-		cgit_print_diff(ctx.qry.sha1, tmp, prefix, 0, 0);
+		cgit_print_diff(ctx.qry.oid, tmp, prefix, 0, 0);
 	}
 	strbuf_release(&notes);
 	cgit_free_commitinfo(info);
diff --git a/ui-diff.c b/ui-diff.c
index 329c350..5ed5990 100644
--- a/ui-diff.c
+++ b/ui-diff.c
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ static void print_fileinfo(struct fileinfo *info)
 		html("]</span>");
 	}
 	htmlf("</td><td class='%s'>", class);
-	cgit_diff_link(info->new_path, NULL, NULL, ctx.qry.head, ctx.qry.sha1,
-		       ctx.qry.sha2, info->new_path);
+	cgit_diff_link(info->new_path, NULL, NULL, ctx.qry.head, ctx.qry.oid,
+		       ctx.qry.oid2, info->new_path);
 	if (info->status == DIFF_STATUS_COPIED || info->status == DIFF_STATUS_RENAMED) {
 		htmlf(" (%s from ",
 		      info->status == DIFF_STATUS_COPIED ? "copied" : "renamed");
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ static void cgit_print_diffstat(const struct object_id *old_oid,
 	int i;
 
 	html("<div class='diffstat-header'>");
-	cgit_diff_link("Diffstat", NULL, NULL, ctx.qry.head, ctx.qry.sha1,
-		       ctx.qry.sha2, NULL);
+	cgit_diff_link("Diffstat", NULL, NULL, ctx.qry.head, ctx.qry.oid,
+		       ctx.qry.oid2, NULL);
 	if (prefix) {
 		html(" (limited to '");
 		html_txt(prefix);
diff --git a/ui-log.c b/ui-log.c
index fd07409..6914f75 100644
--- a/ui-log.c
+++ b/ui-log.c
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ void cgit_print_log(const char *tip, int ofs, int cnt, char *grep, char *pattern
 	if (pager) {
 		html(" (");
 		cgit_log_link(ctx.qry.showmsg ? "Collapse" : "Expand", NULL,
-			      NULL, ctx.qry.head, ctx.qry.sha1,
+			      NULL, ctx.qry.head, ctx.qry.oid,
 			      ctx.qry.vpath, ctx.qry.ofs, ctx.qry.grep,
 			      ctx.qry.search, ctx.qry.showmsg ? 0 : 1,
 			      ctx.qry.follow);
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ void cgit_print_log(const char *tip, int ofs, int cnt, char *grep, char *pattern
 		if (ofs > 0) {
 			html("<li>");
 			cgit_log_link("[prev]", NULL, NULL, ctx.qry.head,
-				      ctx.qry.sha1, ctx.qry.vpath,
+				      ctx.qry.oid, ctx.qry.vpath,
 				      ofs - cnt, ctx.qry.grep,
 				      ctx.qry.search, ctx.qry.showmsg,
 				      ctx.qry.follow);
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ void cgit_print_log(const char *tip, int ofs, int cnt, char *grep, char *pattern
 		if ((commit = get_revision(&rev)) != NULL) {
 			html("<li>");
 			cgit_log_link("[next]", NULL, NULL, ctx.qry.head,
-				      ctx.qry.sha1, ctx.qry.vpath,
+				      ctx.qry.oid, ctx.qry.vpath,
 				      ofs + cnt, ctx.qry.grep,
 				      ctx.qry.search, ctx.qry.showmsg,
 				      ctx.qry.follow);
diff --git a/ui-plain.c b/ui-plain.c
index 2a7b18c..001001c 100644
--- a/ui-plain.c
+++ b/ui-plain.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static void print_dir(const struct object_id *oid, const char *base,
 			fullpath = NULL;
 		}
 		html("<li>");
-		cgit_plain_link("../", NULL, NULL, ctx.qry.head, ctx.qry.sha1,
+		cgit_plain_link("../", NULL, NULL, ctx.qry.head, ctx.qry.oid,
 				fullpath);
 		html("</li>\n");
 	}
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ static void print_dir_entry(const struct object_id *oid, const char *base,
 	if (S_ISGITLINK(mode)) {
 		cgit_submodule_link(NULL, fullpath, oid_to_hex(oid));
 	} else
-		cgit_plain_link(path, NULL, NULL, ctx.qry.head, ctx.qry.sha1,
+		cgit_plain_link(path, NULL, NULL, ctx.qry.head, ctx.qry.oid,
 				fullpath);
 	html("</li>\n");
 	free(fullpath);
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static int basedir_len(const char *path)
 
 void cgit_print_plain(void)
 {
-	const char *rev = ctx.qry.sha1;
+	const char *rev = ctx.qry.oid;
 	struct object_id oid;
 	struct commit *commit;
 	struct pathspec_item path_items = {
diff --git a/ui-shared.c b/ui-shared.c
index d2358f2..151ac17 100644
--- a/ui-shared.c
+++ b/ui-shared.c
@@ -521,45 +521,45 @@ static void cgit_self_link(char *name, const char *title, const char *class)
 	else if (!strcmp(ctx.qry.page, "summary"))
 		cgit_summary_link(name, title, class, ctx.qry.head);
 	else if (!strcmp(ctx.qry.page, "tag"))
-		cgit_tag_link(name, title, class, ctx.qry.has_sha1 ?
-			       ctx.qry.sha1 : ctx.qry.head);
+		cgit_tag_link(name, title, class, ctx.qry.has_oid ?
+			       ctx.qry.oid : ctx.qry.head);
 	else if (!strcmp(ctx.qry.page, "tree"))
 		cgit_tree_link(name, title, class, ctx.qry.head,
-			       ctx.qry.has_sha1 ? ctx.qry.sha1 : NULL,
+			       ctx.qry.has_oid ? ctx.qry.oid : NULL,
 			       ctx.qry.path);
 	else if (!strcmp(ctx.qry.page, "plain"))
 		cgit_plain_link(name, title, class, ctx.qry.head,
-				ctx.qry.has_sha1 ? ctx.qry.sha1 : NULL,
+				ctx.qry.has_oid ? ctx.qry.oid : NULL,
 				ctx.qry.path);
 	else if (!strcmp(ctx.qry.page, "blame"))
 		cgit_blame_link(name, title, class, ctx.qry.head,
-				ctx.qry.has_sha1 ? ctx.qry.sha1 : NULL,
+				ctx.qry.has_oid ? ctx.qry.oid : NULL,
 				ctx.qry.path);
 	else if (!strcmp(ctx.qry.page, "log"))
 		cgit_log_link(name, title, class, ctx.qry.head,
-			      ctx.qry.has_sha1 ? ctx.qry.sha1 : NULL,
+			      ctx.qry.has_oid ? ctx.qry.oid : NULL,
 			      ctx.qry.path, ctx.qry.ofs,
 			      ctx.qry.grep, ctx.qry.search,
 			      ctx.qry.showmsg, ctx.qry.follow);
 	else if (!strcmp(ctx.qry.page, "commit"))
 		cgit_commit_link(name, title, class, ctx.qry.head,
-				 ctx.qry.has_sha1 ? ctx.qry.sha1 : NULL,
+				 ctx.qry.has_oid ? ctx.qry.oid : NULL,
 				 ctx.qry.path);
 	else if (!strcmp(ctx.qry.page, "patch"))
 		cgit_patch_link(name, title, class, ctx.qry.head,
-				ctx.qry.has_sha1 ? ctx.qry.sha1 : NULL,
+				ctx.qry.has_oid ? ctx.qry.oid : NULL,
 				ctx.qry.path);
 	else if (!strcmp(ctx.qry.page, "refs"))
 		cgit_refs_link(name, title, class, ctx.qry.head,
-			       ctx.qry.has_sha1 ? ctx.qry.sha1 : NULL,
+			       ctx.qry.has_oid ? ctx.qry.oid : NULL,
 			       ctx.qry.path);
 	else if (!strcmp(ctx.qry.page, "snapshot"))
 		cgit_snapshot_link(name, title, class, ctx.qry.head,
-				   ctx.qry.has_sha1 ? ctx.qry.sha1 : NULL,
+				   ctx.qry.has_oid ? ctx.qry.oid : NULL,
 				   ctx.qry.path);
 	else if (!strcmp(ctx.qry.page, "diff"))
 		cgit_diff_link(name, title, class, ctx.qry.head,
-			       ctx.qry.sha1, ctx.qry.sha2,
+			       ctx.qry.oid, ctx.qry.oid2,
 			       ctx.qry.path);
 	else if (!strcmp(ctx.qry.page, "stats"))
 		cgit_stats_link(name, title, class, ctx.qry.head,
@@ -918,10 +918,10 @@ void cgit_add_hidden_formfields(int incl_head, int incl_search,
 	    strcmp(ctx.qry.head, ctx.repo->defbranch))
 		html_hidden("h", ctx.qry.head);
 
-	if (ctx.qry.sha1)
-		html_hidden("id", ctx.qry.sha1);
-	if (ctx.qry.sha2)
-		html_hidden("id2", ctx.qry.sha2);
+	if (ctx.qry.oid)
+		html_hidden("id", ctx.qry.oid);
+	if (ctx.qry.oid2)
+		html_hidden("id2", ctx.qry.oid2);
 	if (ctx.qry.showmsg)
 		html_hidden("showmsg", "1");
 
@@ -1038,20 +1038,20 @@ void cgit_print_pageheader(void)
 		cgit_summary_link("summary", NULL, hc("summary"),
 				  ctx.qry.head);
 		cgit_refs_link("refs", NULL, hc("refs"), ctx.qry.head,
-			       ctx.qry.sha1, NULL);
+			       ctx.qry.oid, NULL);
 		cgit_log_link("log", NULL, hc("log"), ctx.qry.head,
 			      NULL, ctx.qry.vpath, 0, NULL, NULL,
 			      ctx.qry.showmsg, ctx.qry.follow);
 		if (ctx.qry.page && !strcmp(ctx.qry.page, "blame"))
 			cgit_blame_link("blame", NULL, hc("blame"), ctx.qry.head,
-				        ctx.qry.sha1, ctx.qry.vpath);
+				        ctx.qry.oid, ctx.qry.vpath);
 		else
 			cgit_tree_link("tree", NULL, hc("tree"), ctx.qry.head,
-				       ctx.qry.sha1, ctx.qry.vpath);
+				       ctx.qry.oid, ctx.qry.vpath);
 		cgit_commit_link("commit", NULL, hc("commit"),
-				 ctx.qry.head, ctx.qry.sha1, ctx.qry.vpath);
+				 ctx.qry.head, ctx.qry.oid, ctx.qry.vpath);
 		cgit_diff_link("diff", NULL, hc("diff"), ctx.qry.head,
-			       ctx.qry.sha1, ctx.qry.sha2, ctx.qry.vpath);
+			       ctx.qry.oid, ctx.qry.oid2, ctx.qry.vpath);
 		if (ctx.repo->max_stats)
 			cgit_stats_link("stats", NULL, hc("stats"),
 					ctx.qry.head, ctx.qry.vpath);
diff --git a/ui-tag.c b/ui-tag.c
index 846d5b1..424bbcc 100644
--- a/ui-tag.c
+++ b/ui-tag.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static void print_tag_content(char *buf)
 
 static void print_download_links(char *revname)
 {
-	html("<tr><th>download</th><td class='sha1'>");
+	html("<tr><th>download</th><td class='oid'>");
 	cgit_print_snapshot_links(ctx.repo, revname, "<br/>");
 	html("</td></tr>");
 }
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void cgit_print_tag(char *revname)
 			cgit_close_filter(ctx.repo->email_filter);
 			html("</td></tr>\n");
 		}
-		html("<tr><td>tagged object</td><td class='sha1'>");
+		html("<tr><td>tagged object</td><td class='oid'>");
 		cgit_object_link(tag->tagged);
 		html("</td></tr>\n");
 		if (ctx.repo->snapshots)
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void cgit_print_tag(char *revname)
 		html("<tr><td>tag name</td><td>");
 		html_txt(revname);
 		html("</td></tr>\n");
-		html("<tr><td>tagged object</td><td class='sha1'>");
+		html("<tr><td>tagged object</td><td class='oid'>");
 		cgit_object_link(obj);
 		html("</td></tr>\n");
 		if (ctx.repo->snapshots)