diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c
index 51e844a2de..952fe3d8fc 100644
--- a/builtin/clone.c
+++ b/builtin/clone.c
@@ -964,10 +964,10 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	int is_bundle = 0, is_local;
 	const char *repo_name, *repo, *work_tree, *git_dir;
-	char *path, *dir, *display_repo = NULL;
+	char *path = NULL, *dir, *display_repo = NULL;
 	int dest_exists, real_dest_exists = 0;
 	const struct ref *refs, *remote_head;
-	const struct ref *remote_head_points_at;
+	struct ref *remote_head_points_at = NULL;
 	const struct ref *our_head_points_at;
 	struct ref *mapped_refs;
 	const struct ref *ref;
@@ -1017,9 +1017,10 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	repo_name = argv[0];
 
 	path = get_repo_path(repo_name, &is_bundle);
-	if (path)
+	if (path) {
+		FREE_AND_NULL(path);
 		repo = absolute_pathdup(repo_name);
-	else if (strchr(repo_name, ':')) {
+	} else if (strchr(repo_name, ':')) {
 		repo = repo_name;
 		display_repo = transport_anonymize_url(repo);
 	} else
@@ -1393,6 +1394,11 @@ cleanup:
 	strbuf_release(&reflog_msg);
 	strbuf_release(&branch_top);
 	strbuf_release(&key);
+	free_refs(mapped_refs);
+	free_refs(remote_head_points_at);
+	free(dir);
+	free(path);
+	UNLEAK(repo);
 	junk_mode = JUNK_LEAVE_ALL;
 
 	strvec_clear(&transport_ls_refs_options.ref_prefixes);
diff --git a/builtin/init-db.c b/builtin/init-db.c
index f82efe4aff..c19b35f1e6 100644
--- a/builtin/init-db.c
+++ b/builtin/init-db.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 
 static int init_is_bare_repository = 0;
 static int init_shared_repository = -1;
-static const char *init_db_template_dir;
 
 static void copy_templates_1(struct strbuf *path, struct strbuf *template_path,
 			     DIR *dir)
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ static void copy_templates_1(struct strbuf *path, struct strbuf *template_path,
 	}
 }
 
-static void copy_templates(const char *template_dir)
+static void copy_templates(const char *template_dir, const char *init_template_dir)
 {
 	struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf template_path = STRBUF_INIT;
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ static void copy_templates(const char *template_dir)
 	if (!template_dir)
 		template_dir = getenv(TEMPLATE_DIR_ENVIRONMENT);
 	if (!template_dir)
-		template_dir = init_db_template_dir;
+		template_dir = init_template_dir;
 	if (!template_dir)
 		template_dir = to_free = system_path(DEFAULT_GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR);
 	if (!template_dir[0]) {
@@ -154,17 +153,6 @@ free_return:
 	clear_repository_format(&template_format);
 }
 
-static int git_init_db_config(const char *k, const char *v, void *cb)
-{
-	if (!strcmp(k, "init.templatedir"))
-		return git_config_pathname(&init_db_template_dir, k, v);
-
-	if (starts_with(k, "core."))
-		return platform_core_config(k, v, cb);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * If the git_dir is not directly inside the working tree, then git will not
  * find it by default, and we need to set the worktree explicitly.
@@ -212,12 +200,9 @@ static int create_default_files(const char *template_path,
 	int reinit;
 	int filemode;
 	struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT;
+	const char *init_template_dir = NULL;
 	const char *work_tree = get_git_work_tree();
 
-	/* Just look for `init.templatedir` */
-	init_db_template_dir = NULL; /* re-set in case it was set before */
-	git_config(git_init_db_config, NULL);
-
 	/*
 	 * First copy the templates -- we might have the default
 	 * config file there, in which case we would want to read
@@ -227,7 +212,8 @@ static int create_default_files(const char *template_path,
 	 * values (since we've just potentially changed what's available on
 	 * disk).
 	 */
-	copy_templates(template_path);
+	git_config_get_value("init.templatedir", &init_template_dir);
+	copy_templates(template_path, init_template_dir);
 	git_config_clear();
 	reset_shared_repository();
 	git_config(git_default_config, NULL);
@@ -422,8 +408,8 @@ int init_db(const char *git_dir, const char *real_git_dir,
 	}
 	startup_info->have_repository = 1;
 
-	/* Just look for `core.hidedotfiles` */
-	git_config(git_init_db_config, NULL);
+	/* Ensure `core.hidedotfiles` is processed */
+	git_config(platform_core_config, NULL);
 
 	safe_create_dir(git_dir, 0);
 
@@ -575,8 +561,10 @@ int cmd_init_db(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (real_git_dir && !is_absolute_path(real_git_dir))
 		real_git_dir = real_pathdup(real_git_dir, 1);
 
-	if (template_dir && *template_dir && !is_absolute_path(template_dir))
+	if (template_dir && *template_dir && !is_absolute_path(template_dir)) {
 		template_dir = absolute_pathdup(template_dir);
+		UNLEAK(template_dir);
+	}
 
 	if (argc == 1) {
 		int mkdir_tried = 0;
diff --git a/builtin/ls-remote.c b/builtin/ls-remote.c
index abfa984737..1794548c71 100644
--- a/builtin/ls-remote.c
+++ b/builtin/ls-remote.c
@@ -124,8 +124,6 @@ int cmd_ls_remote(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		int hash_algo = hash_algo_by_ptr(transport_get_hash_algo(transport));
 		repo_set_hash_algo(the_repository, hash_algo);
 	}
-	if (transport_disconnect(transport))
-		return 1;
 
 	if (!dest && !quiet)
 		fprintf(stderr, "From %s\n", *remote->url);
@@ -151,5 +149,7 @@ int cmd_ls_remote(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	}
 
 	ref_array_clear(&ref_array);
+	if (transport_disconnect(transport))
+		return 1;
 	return status;
 }
diff --git a/builtin/remote.c b/builtin/remote.c
index 717b662d45..7f88e6ce9d 100644
--- a/builtin/remote.c
+++ b/builtin/remote.c
@@ -938,9 +938,6 @@ static int get_remote_ref_states(const char *name,
 				 struct ref_states *states,
 				 int query)
 {
-	struct transport *transport;
-	const struct ref *remote_refs;
-
 	states->remote = remote_get(name);
 	if (!states->remote)
 		return error(_("No such remote: '%s'"), name);
@@ -948,10 +945,12 @@ static int get_remote_ref_states(const char *name,
 	read_branches();
 
 	if (query) {
+		struct transport *transport;
+		const struct ref *remote_refs;
+
 		transport = transport_get(states->remote, states->remote->url_nr > 0 ?
 			states->remote->url[0] : NULL);
 		remote_refs = transport_get_remote_refs(transport, NULL);
-		transport_disconnect(transport);
 
 		states->queried = 1;
 		if (query & GET_REF_STATES)
@@ -960,6 +959,7 @@ static int get_remote_ref_states(const char *name,
 			get_head_names(remote_refs, states);
 		if (query & GET_PUSH_REF_STATES)
 			get_push_ref_states(remote_refs, states);
+		transport_disconnect(transport);
 	} else {
 		for_each_ref(append_ref_to_tracked_list, states);
 		string_list_sort(&states->tracked);
diff --git a/builtin/reset.c b/builtin/reset.c
index c635b062c3..43e855cb88 100644
--- a/builtin/reset.c
+++ b/builtin/reset.c
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ int cmd_reset(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 			dwim_ref(rev, strlen(rev), &dummy, &ref, 0);
 			if (ref && !starts_with(ref, "refs/"))
-				ref = NULL;
+				FREE_AND_NULL(ref);
 
 			err = reset_index(ref, &oid, reset_type, quiet);
 			if (reset_type == KEEP && !err)
diff --git a/builtin/symbolic-ref.c b/builtin/symbolic-ref.c
index 80237f0df1..e547a08d6c 100644
--- a/builtin/symbolic-ref.c
+++ b/builtin/symbolic-ref.c
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ static int check_symref(const char *HEAD, int quiet, int shorten, int print)
 			return 1;
 	}
 	if (print) {
+		char *to_free = NULL;
 		if (shorten)
-			refname = shorten_unambiguous_ref(refname, 0);
+			refname = to_free = shorten_unambiguous_ref(refname, 0);
 		puts(refname);
+		free(to_free);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/builtin/worktree.c b/builtin/worktree.c
index 1cd5c2016e..8771453493 100644
--- a/builtin/worktree.c
+++ b/builtin/worktree.c
@@ -446,16 +446,18 @@ static void print_preparing_worktree_line(int detach,
 static const char *dwim_branch(const char *path, const char **new_branch)
 {
 	int n;
+	int branch_exists;
 	const char *s = worktree_basename(path, &n);
 	const char *branchname = xstrndup(s, n);
 	struct strbuf ref = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 	UNLEAK(branchname);
-	if (!strbuf_check_branch_ref(&ref, branchname) &&
-	    ref_exists(ref.buf)) {
-		strbuf_release(&ref);
+
+	branch_exists = !strbuf_check_branch_ref(&ref, branchname) &&
+			ref_exists(ref.buf);
+	strbuf_release(&ref);
+	if (branch_exists)
 		return branchname;
-	}
 
 	*new_branch = branchname;
 	if (guess_remote) {
diff --git a/parse-options.c b/parse-options.c
index fbea16eaf5..e6f56768ca 100644
--- a/parse-options.c
+++ b/parse-options.c
@@ -625,6 +625,8 @@ static int show_gitcomp(const struct option *opts, int show_all)
  *
  * Right now this is only used to preprocess and substitute
  * OPTION_ALIAS.
+ *
+ * The returned options should be freed using free_preprocessed_options.
  */
 static struct option *preprocess_options(struct parse_opt_ctx_t *ctx,
 					 const struct option *options)
@@ -678,6 +680,7 @@ static struct option *preprocess_options(struct parse_opt_ctx_t *ctx,
 			newopt[i].short_name = short_name;
 			newopt[i].long_name = long_name;
 			newopt[i].help = strbuf_detach(&help, NULL);
+			newopt[i].flags |= PARSE_OPT_FROM_ALIAS;
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -693,6 +696,20 @@ static struct option *preprocess_options(struct parse_opt_ctx_t *ctx,
 	return newopt;
 }
 
+static void free_preprocessed_options(struct option *options)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	if (!options)
+		return;
+
+	for (i = 0; options[i].type != OPTION_END; i++) {
+		if (options[i].flags & PARSE_OPT_FROM_ALIAS)
+			free((void *)options[i].help);
+	}
+	free(options);
+}
+
 static int usage_with_options_internal(struct parse_opt_ctx_t *,
 				       const char * const *,
 				       const struct option *, int, int);
@@ -870,7 +887,7 @@ int parse_options(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
 	}
 
 	precompose_argv_prefix(argc, argv, NULL);
-	free(real_options);
+	free_preprocessed_options(real_options);
 	free(ctx.alias_groups);
 	return parse_options_end(&ctx);
 }
diff --git a/parse-options.h b/parse-options.h
index ff6506a504..a845a9d952 100644
--- a/parse-options.h
+++ b/parse-options.h
@@ -28,26 +28,27 @@ enum parse_opt_type {
 };
 
 enum parse_opt_flags {
-	PARSE_OPT_KEEP_DASHDASH = 1,
-	PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION = 2,
-	PARSE_OPT_KEEP_ARGV0 = 4,
-	PARSE_OPT_KEEP_UNKNOWN = 8,
-	PARSE_OPT_NO_INTERNAL_HELP = 16,
-	PARSE_OPT_ONE_SHOT = 32
+	PARSE_OPT_KEEP_DASHDASH = 1 << 0,
+	PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION = 1 << 1,
+	PARSE_OPT_KEEP_ARGV0 = 1 << 2,
+	PARSE_OPT_KEEP_UNKNOWN = 1 << 3,
+	PARSE_OPT_NO_INTERNAL_HELP = 1 << 4,
+	PARSE_OPT_ONE_SHOT = 1 << 5,
 };
 
 enum parse_opt_option_flags {
-	PARSE_OPT_OPTARG  = 1,
-	PARSE_OPT_NOARG   = 2,
-	PARSE_OPT_NONEG   = 4,
-	PARSE_OPT_HIDDEN  = 8,
-	PARSE_OPT_LASTARG_DEFAULT = 16,
-	PARSE_OPT_NODASH = 32,
-	PARSE_OPT_LITERAL_ARGHELP = 64,
-	PARSE_OPT_SHELL_EVAL = 256,
-	PARSE_OPT_NOCOMPLETE = 512,
-	PARSE_OPT_COMP_ARG = 1024,
-	PARSE_OPT_CMDMODE = 2048
+	PARSE_OPT_OPTARG  = 1 << 0,
+	PARSE_OPT_NOARG   = 1 << 1,
+	PARSE_OPT_NONEG   = 1 << 2,
+	PARSE_OPT_HIDDEN  = 1 << 3,
+	PARSE_OPT_LASTARG_DEFAULT = 1 << 4,
+	PARSE_OPT_NODASH = 1 << 5,
+	PARSE_OPT_LITERAL_ARGHELP = 1 << 6,
+	PARSE_OPT_FROM_ALIAS = 1 << 7,
+	PARSE_OPT_SHELL_EVAL = 1 << 8,
+	PARSE_OPT_NOCOMPLETE = 1 << 9,
+	PARSE_OPT_COMP_ARG = 1 << 10,
+	PARSE_OPT_CMDMODE = 1 << 11,
 };
 
 enum parse_opt_result {
diff --git a/transport.c b/transport.c
index 1c4ab676d1..eb4b2d4e47 100644
--- a/transport.c
+++ b/transport.c
@@ -1452,6 +1452,8 @@ int transport_disconnect(struct transport *transport)
 	int ret = 0;
 	if (transport->vtable->disconnect)
 		ret = transport->vtable->disconnect(transport);
+	if (transport->got_remote_refs)
+		free_refs((void *)transport->remote_refs);
 	free(transport);
 	return ret;
 }