diff --git a/t/README b/t/README
index c548bf1b7e..892d443f63 100644
--- a/t/README
+++ b/t/README
@@ -265,14 +265,11 @@ Do:
 	test ...
 
    That way all of the commands in your tests will succeed or fail. If
-   you must ignore the return value of something (e.g., the return
-   after unsetting a variable that was already unset is unportable) it's
-   best to indicate so explicitly with a semicolon:
-
-	unset HLAGH;
-	git merge hla &&
-	git push gh &&
-	test ...
+   you must ignore the return value of something, consider using a
+   helper function (e.g. use sane_unset instead of unset, in order
+   to avoid unportable return value for unsetting a variable that was
+   already unset), or prepending the command with test_might_fail or
+   test_must_fail.
 
  - Check the test coverage for your tests. See the "Test coverage"
    below.
@@ -401,13 +398,6 @@ library for your script to use.
    Like test_expect_success this function can optionally use a three
    argument invocation with a prerequisite as the first argument.
 
- - test_expect_code [<prereq>] <code> <message> <script>
-
-   Analogous to test_expect_success, but pass the test if it exits
-   with a given exit <code>
-
- test_expect_code 1 'Merge with d/f conflicts' 'git merge "merge msg" B master'
-
  - test_debug <script>
 
    This takes a single argument, <script>, and evaluates it only
@@ -488,6 +478,15 @@ library for your script to use.
 	    'Perl API' \
 	    "$PERL_PATH" "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/t9700/test.pl
 
+ - test_expect_code <exit-code> <command>
+
+   Run a command and ensure that it exits with the given exit code.
+   For example:
+
+	test_expect_success 'Merge with d/f conflicts' '
+		test_expect_code 1 git merge "merge msg" B master
+	'
+
  - test_must_fail <git-command>
 
    Run a git command and ensure it fails in a controlled way.  Use
@@ -507,6 +506,10 @@ library for your script to use.
    <expected> file.  This behaves like "cmp" but produces more
    helpful output when the test is run with "-v" option.
 
+ - test_line_count (= | -lt | -ge | ...) <length> <file>
+
+   Check whether a file has the length it is expected to.
+
  - test_path_is_file <file> [<diagnosis>]
    test_path_is_dir <dir> [<diagnosis>]
    test_path_is_missing <path> [<diagnosis>]
diff --git a/t/annotate-tests.sh b/t/annotate-tests.sh
index 141b60cdcb..212bd605b5 100644
--- a/t/annotate-tests.sh
+++ b/t/annotate-tests.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ test_expect_success \
     'prepare reference tree' \
     'echo "1A quick brown fox jumps over the" >file &&
      echo "lazy dog" >>file &&
-     git add file
+     git add file &&
      GIT_AUTHOR_NAME="A" git commit -a -m "Initial."'
 
 test_expect_success \
diff --git a/t/t0000-basic.sh b/t/t0000-basic.sh
index f688bd3ef5..2f7002a5e5 100755
--- a/t/t0000-basic.sh
+++ b/t/t0000-basic.sh
@@ -130,22 +130,57 @@ test_expect_success 'tests clean up after themselves' '
     test_when_finished clean=yes
 '
 
-cleaner=no
-test_expect_code 1 'tests clean up even after a failure' '
-    test_when_finished cleaner=yes &&
-    (exit 1)
-'
-
-if test $clean$cleaner != yesyes
+if test $clean != yes
 then
-	say "bug in test framework: cleanup commands do not work reliably"
+	say "bug in test framework: basic cleanup command does not work reliably"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-test_expect_code 2 'failure to clean up causes the test to fail' '
-    test_when_finished "(exit 2)"
+test_expect_success 'tests clean up even on failures' "
+    mkdir failing-cleanup &&
+    (cd failing-cleanup &&
+    cat >failing-cleanup.sh <<EOF &&
+#!$SHELL_PATH
+
+test_description='Failing tests with cleanup commands'
+
+# Point to the t/test-lib.sh, which isn't in ../ as usual
+TEST_DIRECTORY=\"$TEST_DIRECTORY\"
+. \"\$TEST_DIRECTORY\"/test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'tests clean up even after a failure' '
+    touch clean-after-failure &&
+    test_when_finished rm clean-after-failure &&
+    (exit 1)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'failure to clean up causes the test to fail' '
+    test_when_finished \"(exit 2)\"
 '
 
+test_done
+EOF
+    chmod +x failing-cleanup.sh &&
+    test_must_fail ./failing-cleanup.sh >out 2>err &&
+    ! test -s err &&
+    ! test -f \"trash directory.failing-cleanup/clean-after-failure\" &&
+sed -e 's/Z$//' >expect <<\EOF &&
+not ok - 1 tests clean up even after a failure
+#	Z
+#	    touch clean-after-failure &&
+#	    test_when_finished rm clean-after-failure &&
+#	    (exit 1)
+#	Z
+not ok - 2 failure to clean up causes the test to fail
+#	Z
+#	    test_when_finished \"(exit 2)\"
+#	Z
+# failed 2 among 2 test(s)
+1..2
+EOF
+    test_cmp expect out)
+"
+
 ################################################################
 # Basics of the basics
 
diff --git a/t/t0001-init.sh b/t/t0001-init.sh
index 7fe8883ae0..d44194c35f 100755
--- a/t/t0001-init.sh
+++ b/t/t0001-init.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ check_config () {
 
 test_expect_success 'plain' '
 	(
-		unset GIT_DIR GIT_WORK_TREE
+		sane_unset GIT_DIR GIT_WORK_TREE &&
 		mkdir plain &&
 		cd plain &&
 		git init
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ test_expect_success 'plain' '
 
 test_expect_success 'plain with GIT_WORK_TREE' '
 	if (
-		unset GIT_DIR
+		sane_unset GIT_DIR &&
 		mkdir plain-wt &&
 		cd plain-wt &&
 		GIT_WORK_TREE=$(pwd) git init
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ test_expect_success 'plain with GIT_WORK_TREE' '
 
 test_expect_success 'plain bare' '
 	(
-		unset GIT_DIR GIT_WORK_TREE GIT_CONFIG
+		sane_unset GIT_DIR GIT_WORK_TREE GIT_CONFIG &&
 		mkdir plain-bare-1 &&
 		cd plain-bare-1 &&
 		git --bare init
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ test_expect_success 'plain bare' '
 
 test_expect_success 'plain bare with GIT_WORK_TREE' '
 	if (
-		unset GIT_DIR GIT_CONFIG
+		sane_unset GIT_DIR GIT_CONFIG &&
 		mkdir plain-bare-2 &&
 		cd plain-bare-2 &&
 		GIT_WORK_TREE=$(pwd) git --bare init
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ test_expect_success 'plain bare with GIT_WORK_TREE' '
 test_expect_success 'GIT_DIR bare' '
 
 	(
-		unset GIT_CONFIG
+		sane_unset GIT_CONFIG &&
 		mkdir git-dir-bare.git &&
 		GIT_DIR=git-dir-bare.git git init
 	) &&
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ test_expect_success 'GIT_DIR bare' '
 test_expect_success 'init --bare' '
 
 	(
-		unset GIT_DIR GIT_WORK_TREE GIT_CONFIG
+		sane_unset GIT_DIR GIT_WORK_TREE GIT_CONFIG &&
 		mkdir init-bare.git &&
 		cd init-bare.git &&
 		git init --bare
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ test_expect_success 'init --bare' '
 test_expect_success 'GIT_DIR non-bare' '
 
 	(
-		unset GIT_CONFIG
+		sane_unset GIT_CONFIG &&
 		mkdir non-bare &&
 		cd non-bare &&
 		GIT_DIR=.git git init
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ test_expect_success 'GIT_DIR non-bare' '
 test_expect_success 'GIT_DIR & GIT_WORK_TREE (1)' '
 
 	(
-		unset GIT_CONFIG
+		sane_unset GIT_CONFIG &&
 		mkdir git-dir-wt-1.git &&
 		GIT_WORK_TREE=$(pwd) GIT_DIR=git-dir-wt-1.git git init
 	) &&
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ test_expect_success 'GIT_DIR & GIT_WORK_TREE (1)' '
 test_expect_success 'GIT_DIR & GIT_WORK_TREE (2)' '
 
 	if (
-		unset GIT_CONFIG
+		sane_unset GIT_CONFIG &&
 		mkdir git-dir-wt-2.git &&
 		GIT_WORK_TREE=$(pwd) GIT_DIR=git-dir-wt-2.git git --bare init
 	)
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ test_expect_success 'GIT_DIR & GIT_WORK_TREE (2)' '
 test_expect_success 'reinit' '
 
 	(
-		unset GIT_CONFIG GIT_WORK_TREE GIT_CONFIG
+		sane_unset GIT_CONFIG GIT_WORK_TREE GIT_CONFIG &&
 
 		mkdir again &&
 		cd again &&
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ test_expect_success 'init with init.templatedir set' '
 		git config -f "$test_config"  init.templatedir "${HOME}/templatedir-source" &&
 		mkdir templatedir-set &&
 		cd templatedir-set &&
-		unset GIT_CONFIG_NOGLOBAL &&
-		unset GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR &&
+		sane_unset GIT_CONFIG_NOGLOBAL &&
+		sane_unset GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR &&
 		NO_SET_GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR=t &&
 		export NO_SET_GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR &&
 		git init
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ test_expect_success 'init with init.templatedir set' '
 test_expect_success 'init --bare/--shared overrides system/global config' '
 	(
 		test_config="$HOME"/.gitconfig &&
-		unset GIT_CONFIG_NOGLOBAL &&
+		sane_unset GIT_CONFIG_NOGLOBAL &&
 		git config -f "$test_config" core.bare false &&
 		git config -f "$test_config" core.sharedRepository 0640 &&
 		mkdir init-bare-shared-override &&
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ test_expect_success 'init --bare/--shared overrides system/global config' '
 test_expect_success 'init honors global core.sharedRepository' '
 	(
 		test_config="$HOME"/.gitconfig &&
-		unset GIT_CONFIG_NOGLOBAL &&
+		sane_unset GIT_CONFIG_NOGLOBAL &&
 		git config -f "$test_config" core.sharedRepository 0666 &&
 		mkdir shared-honor-global &&
 		cd shared-honor-global &&
diff --git a/t/t0003-attributes.sh b/t/t0003-attributes.sh
index e75153bdea..ebbc7554a7 100755
--- a/t/t0003-attributes.sh
+++ b/t/t0003-attributes.sh
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ test_expect_success 'core.attributesfile' '
 
 test_expect_success 'attribute test: read paths from stdin' '
 
-	cat <<EOF > expect
+	cat <<EOF > expect &&
 f: test: f
 a/f: test: f
 a/c/f: test: f
diff --git a/t/t0020-crlf.sh b/t/t0020-crlf.sh
index 234a94f3e6..1a8f44c44c 100755
--- a/t/t0020-crlf.sh
+++ b/t/t0020-crlf.sh
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ test_expect_success 'checkout when deleting .gitattributes' '
 	git rm .gitattributes &&
 	echo "contentsQ" | q_to_cr > .file2 &&
 	git add .file2 &&
-	git commit -m third
+	git commit -m third &&
 
 	git checkout master~1 &&
 	git checkout master &&
diff --git a/t/t0024-crlf-archive.sh b/t/t0024-crlf-archive.sh
index c7d0324374..ec6c1b3f8a 100755
--- a/t/t0024-crlf-archive.sh
+++ b/t/t0024-crlf-archive.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ UNZIP=${UNZIP:-unzip}
 
 test_expect_success setup '
 
-	git config core.autocrlf true
+	git config core.autocrlf true &&
 
 	printf "CRLF line ending\r\nAnd another\r\n" > sample &&
 	git add sample &&
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 test_expect_success 'tar archive' '
 
 	git archive --format=tar HEAD |
-	( mkdir untarred && cd untarred && "$TAR" -xf - )
+	( mkdir untarred && cd untarred && "$TAR" -xf - ) &&
 
 	test_cmp sample untarred/sample
 
diff --git a/t/t0026-eol-config.sh b/t/t0026-eol-config.sh
index f37ac8fa0b..fe0164be62 100755
--- a/t/t0026-eol-config.sh
+++ b/t/t0026-eol-config.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 
 	git config core.autocrlf false &&
 
-	echo "one text" > .gitattributes
+	echo "one text" > .gitattributes &&
 
 	for w in Hello world how are you; do echo $w; done >one &&
 	for w in I am very very fine thank you; do echo $w; done >two &&
diff --git a/t/t0050-filesystem.sh b/t/t0050-filesystem.sh
index 41df6bcf27..057c97c49f 100755
--- a/t/t0050-filesystem.sh
+++ b/t/t0050-filesystem.sh
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ unibad=
 no_symlinks=
 test_expect_success 'see what we expect' '
 
-	test_case=test_expect_success
-	test_unicode=test_expect_success
+	test_case=test_expect_success &&
+	test_unicode=test_expect_success &&
 	mkdir junk &&
 	echo good >junk/CamelCase &&
 	echo bad >junk/camelcase &&
 	if test "$(cat junk/CamelCase)" != good
 	then
-		test_case=test_expect_failure
+		test_case=test_expect_failure &&
 		case_insensitive=t
 	fi &&
 	rm -fr junk &&
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ test_expect_success 'see what we expect' '
 	>junk/"$auml" &&
 	case "$(cd junk && echo *)" in
 	"$aumlcdiar")
-		test_unicode=test_expect_failure
+		test_unicode=test_expect_failure &&
 		unibad=t
 		;;
 	*)	;;
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ test_expect_success 'see what we expect' '
 	{
 		ln -s x y 2> /dev/null &&
 		test -h y 2> /dev/null ||
-		no_symlinks=1
+		no_symlinks=1 &&
 		rm -f y
 	}
 '
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ test_expect_success "setup unicode normalization tests" '
   cd unicode &&
   touch "$aumlcdiar" &&
   git add "$aumlcdiar" &&
-  git commit -m initial
+  git commit -m initial &&
   git tag initial &&
   git checkout -b topic &&
   git mv $aumlcdiar tmp &&
diff --git a/t/t1000-read-tree-m-3way.sh b/t/t1000-read-tree-m-3way.sh
index 4f171722d9..ca8a4098fa 100755
--- a/t/t1000-read-tree-m-3way.sh
+++ b/t/t1000-read-tree-m-3way.sh
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ test_expect_success \
 test_expect_success \
     '6 - must not exist in O && !A && !B case' "
      rm -f .git/index DD &&
-     echo DD >DD
+     echo DD >DD &&
      git update-index --add DD &&
      test_must_fail git read-tree -m $tree_O $tree_A $tree_B
 "
diff --git a/t/t1001-read-tree-m-2way.sh b/t/t1001-read-tree-m-2way.sh
index 93ca84f9e6..680d992f22 100755
--- a/t/t1001-read-tree-m-2way.sh
+++ b/t/t1001-read-tree-m-2way.sh
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ test_expect_success \
      git checkout-index -u -f -q -a &&
      git update-index --add yomin &&
      read_tree_twoway $treeH $treeM &&
-     git ls-files --stage >4.out || return 1
-     git diff --no-index M.out 4.out >4diff.out
+     git ls-files --stage >4.out &&
+     test_must_fail git diff --no-index M.out 4.out >4diff.out &&
      compare_change 4diff.out expected &&
      check_cache_at yomin clean'
 
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ test_expect_success \
      git update-index --add yomin &&
      echo yomin yomin >yomin &&
      read_tree_twoway $treeH $treeM &&
-     git ls-files --stage >5.out || return 1
-     git diff --no-index M.out 5.out >5diff.out
+     git ls-files --stage >5.out &&
+     test_must_fail git diff --no-index M.out 5.out >5diff.out &&
      compare_change 5diff.out expected &&
      check_cache_at yomin dirty'
 
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ test_expect_success \
      echo nitfol nitfol >nitfol &&
      git update-index --add nitfol &&
      read_tree_twoway $treeH $treeM &&
-     git ls-files --stage >14.out || return 1
-     git diff --no-index M.out 14.out >14diff.out
+     git ls-files --stage >14.out &&
+     test_must_fail git diff --no-index M.out 14.out >14diff.out &&
      compare_change 14diff.out expected &&
      check_cache_at nitfol clean'
 
@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ test_expect_success \
      git update-index --add nitfol &&
      echo nitfol nitfol nitfol >nitfol &&
      read_tree_twoway $treeH $treeM &&
-     git ls-files --stage >15.out || return 1
-     git diff --no-index M.out 15.out >15diff.out
+     git ls-files --stage >15.out &&
+     test_must_fail git diff --no-index M.out 15.out >15diff.out &&
      compare_change 15diff.out expected &&
      check_cache_at nitfol dirty'
 
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ test_expect_success \
      git ls-files --stage >treeM.out &&
 
      rm -f a &&
-     mkdir a
+     mkdir a &&
      : >a/b &&
      git update-index --add --remove a a/b &&
      treeH=`git write-tree` &&
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ test_expect_success '-m references the correct modified tree' '
 	echo >file-a &&
 	echo >file-b &&
 	git add file-a file-b &&
-	git commit -a -m "test for correct modified tree"
+	git commit -a -m "test for correct modified tree" &&
 	git branch initial-mod &&
 	echo b >file-b &&
 	git commit -a -m "B" &&
diff --git a/t/t1002-read-tree-m-u-2way.sh b/t/t1002-read-tree-m-u-2way.sh
index 0241329a08..a4a17e0017 100755
--- a/t/t1002-read-tree-m-u-2way.sh
+++ b/t/t1002-read-tree-m-u-2way.sh
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ test_expect_success \
      echo nitfol nitfol >nitfol &&
      git update-index --add nitfol &&
      git read-tree -m -u $treeH $treeM &&
-     git ls-files --stage >14.out || return 1
-     git diff -U0 --no-index M.out 14.out >14diff.out
+     git ls-files --stage >14.out &&
+     test_must_fail git diff -U0 --no-index M.out 14.out >14diff.out &&
      compare_change 14diff.out expected &&
      sum bozbar frotz >actual14.sum &&
      grep -v nitfol M.sum > expected14.sum &&
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@ test_expect_success \
      git update-index --add nitfol &&
      echo nitfol nitfol nitfol >nitfol &&
      git read-tree -m -u $treeH $treeM &&
-     git ls-files --stage >15.out || return 1
-     git diff -U0 --no-index M.out 15.out >15diff.out
+     git ls-files --stage >15.out &&
+     test_must_fail git diff -U0 --no-index M.out 15.out >15diff.out &&
      compare_change 15diff.out expected &&
      check_cache_at nitfol dirty &&
      sum bozbar frotz >actual15.sum &&
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ test_expect_success \
 # Also make sure we did not break DF vs DF/DF case.
 test_expect_success \
     'DF vs DF/DF case setup.' \
-    'rm -f .git/index
+    'rm -f .git/index &&
      echo DF >DF &&
      git update-index --add DF &&
      treeDF=`git write-tree` &&
diff --git a/t/t1011-read-tree-sparse-checkout.sh b/t/t1011-read-tree-sparse-checkout.sh
index 8008fa2d89..0ef11bccb4 100755
--- a/t/t1011-read-tree-sparse-checkout.sh
+++ b/t/t1011-read-tree-sparse-checkout.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ test_expect_success 'read-tree without .git/info/sparse-checkout' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'read-tree with .git/info/sparse-checkout but disabled' '
-	echo >.git/info/sparse-checkout
+	echo >.git/info/sparse-checkout &&
 	git read-tree -m -u HEAD &&
 	git ls-files -t >result &&
 	test_cmp expected.swt result &&
diff --git a/t/t1200-tutorial.sh b/t/t1200-tutorial.sh
index ab55eda158..bfa2c2190d 100755
--- a/t/t1200-tutorial.sh
+++ b/t/t1200-tutorial.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ test_expect_success 'git diff' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'tree' '
-	tree=$(git write-tree 2>/dev/null)
+	tree=$(git write-tree 2>/dev/null) &&
 	test 8988da15d077d4829fc51d8544c097def6644dbb = $tree
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t1302-repo-version.sh b/t/t1302-repo-version.sh
index a6bf1bf4d6..0e47662406 100755
--- a/t/t1302-repo-version.sh
+++ b/t/t1302-repo-version.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ test_expect_success 'gitdir selection on unsupported repo' '
 	(
 		cd test2 &&
 		git config core.repositoryformatversion >../actual
-	)
+	) &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t1400-update-ref.sh b/t/t1400-update-ref.sh
index 54ba3df95f..ff747f8229 100755
--- a/t/t1400-update-ref.sh
+++ b/t/t1400-update-ref.sh
@@ -52,9 +52,8 @@ rm -f .git/$m
 
 test_expect_success \
 	"fail to create $n" \
-	"touch .git/$n_dir
-	 git update-ref $n $A >out 2>err"'
-	 test $? != 0'
+	"touch .git/$n_dir &&
+	 test_must_fail git update-ref $n $A >out 2>err"
 rm -f .git/$n_dir out err
 
 test_expect_success \
@@ -185,55 +184,55 @@ gd="Thu, 26 May 2005 18:33:00 -0500"
 ld="Thu, 26 May 2005 18:43:00 -0500"
 test_expect_success \
 	'Query "master@{May 25 2005}" (before history)' \
-	'rm -f o e
+	'rm -f o e &&
 	 git rev-parse --verify "master@{May 25 2005}" >o 2>e &&
 	 test '"$C"' = $(cat o) &&
 	 test "warning: Log for '\'master\'' only goes back to $ed." = "$(cat e)"'
 test_expect_success \
 	"Query master@{2005-05-25} (before history)" \
-	'rm -f o e
+	'rm -f o e &&
 	 git rev-parse --verify master@{2005-05-25} >o 2>e &&
 	 test '"$C"' = $(cat o) &&
 	 echo test "warning: Log for '\'master\'' only goes back to $ed." = "$(cat e)"'
 test_expect_success \
 	'Query "master@{May 26 2005 23:31:59}" (1 second before history)' \
-	'rm -f o e
+	'rm -f o e &&
 	 git rev-parse --verify "master@{May 26 2005 23:31:59}" >o 2>e &&
 	 test '"$C"' = $(cat o) &&
 	 test "warning: Log for '\''master'\'' only goes back to $ed." = "$(cat e)"'
 test_expect_success \
 	'Query "master@{May 26 2005 23:32:00}" (exactly history start)' \
-	'rm -f o e
+	'rm -f o e &&
 	 git rev-parse --verify "master@{May 26 2005 23:32:00}" >o 2>e &&
 	 test '"$C"' = $(cat o) &&
 	 test "" = "$(cat e)"'
 test_expect_success \
 	'Query "master@{May 26 2005 23:32:30}" (first non-creation change)' \
-	'rm -f o e
+	'rm -f o e &&
 	 git rev-parse --verify "master@{May 26 2005 23:32:30}" >o 2>e &&
 	 test '"$A"' = $(cat o) &&
 	 test "" = "$(cat e)"'
 test_expect_success \
 	'Query "master@{2005-05-26 23:33:01}" (middle of history with gap)' \
-	'rm -f o e
+	'rm -f o e &&
 	 git rev-parse --verify "master@{2005-05-26 23:33:01}" >o 2>e &&
 	 test '"$B"' = $(cat o) &&
 	 test "warning: Log .git/logs/'"$m has gap after $gd"'." = "$(cat e)"'
 test_expect_success \
 	'Query "master@{2005-05-26 23:38:00}" (middle of history)' \
-	'rm -f o e
+	'rm -f o e &&
 	 git rev-parse --verify "master@{2005-05-26 23:38:00}" >o 2>e &&
 	 test '"$Z"' = $(cat o) &&
 	 test "" = "$(cat e)"'
 test_expect_success \
 	'Query "master@{2005-05-26 23:43:00}" (exact end of history)' \
-	'rm -f o e
+	'rm -f o e &&
 	 git rev-parse --verify "master@{2005-05-26 23:43:00}" >o 2>e &&
 	 test '"$E"' = $(cat o) &&
 	 test "" = "$(cat e)"'
 test_expect_success \
 	'Query "master@{2005-05-28}" (past end of history)' \
-	'rm -f o e
+	'rm -f o e &&
 	 git rev-parse --verify "master@{2005-05-28}" >o 2>e &&
 	 test '"$D"' = $(cat o) &&
 	 test "warning: Log .git/logs/'"$m unexpectedly ended on $ld"'." = "$(cat e)"'
@@ -247,7 +246,7 @@ test_expect_success \
      git add F &&
 	 GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="2005-05-26 23:30" \
 	 GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="2005-05-26 23:30" git commit -m add -a &&
-	 h_TEST=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD)
+	 h_TEST=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD) &&
 	 echo The other day this did not work. >M &&
 	 echo And then Bob told me how to fix it. >>M &&
 	 echo OTHER >F &&
diff --git a/t/t1401-symbolic-ref.sh b/t/t1401-symbolic-ref.sh
index 7fa5f5b22a..2c96551ed0 100755
--- a/t/t1401-symbolic-ref.sh
+++ b/t/t1401-symbolic-ref.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ test_expect_success 'symbolic-ref refuses non-ref for HEAD' '
 reset_to_sane
 
 test_expect_success 'symbolic-ref refuses bare sha1' '
-	echo content >file && git add file && git commit -m one
+	echo content >file && git add file && git commit -m one &&
 	test_must_fail git symbolic-ref HEAD `git rev-parse HEAD`
 '
 reset_to_sane
diff --git a/t/t1402-check-ref-format.sh b/t/t1402-check-ref-format.sh
index 782e75d000..1b0f82fa4c 100755
--- a/t/t1402-check-ref-format.sh
+++ b/t/t1402-check-ref-format.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ test_expect_success "check-ref-format --branch @{-1}" '
 	T=$(git write-tree) &&
 	sha1=$(echo A | git commit-tree $T) &&
 	git update-ref refs/heads/master $sha1 &&
-	git update-ref refs/remotes/origin/master $sha1
+	git update-ref refs/remotes/origin/master $sha1 &&
 	git checkout master &&
 	git checkout origin/master &&
 	git checkout master &&
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ test_expect_success 'check-ref-format --branch from subdir' '
 	T=$(git write-tree) &&
 	sha1=$(echo A | git commit-tree $T) &&
 	git update-ref refs/heads/master $sha1 &&
-	git update-ref refs/remotes/origin/master $sha1
+	git update-ref refs/remotes/origin/master $sha1 &&
 	git checkout master &&
 	git checkout origin/master &&
 	git checkout master &&
diff --git a/t/t1410-reflog.sh b/t/t1410-reflog.sh
index 25046c4208..252fc82837 100755
--- a/t/t1410-reflog.sh
+++ b/t/t1410-reflog.sh
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ test_expect_success 'delete' '
 	test_tick &&
 	git commit -m tiger C &&
 
-	HEAD_entry_count=$(git reflog | wc -l)
-	master_entry_count=$(git reflog show master | wc -l)
+	HEAD_entry_count=$(git reflog | wc -l) &&
+	master_entry_count=$(git reflog show master | wc -l) &&
 
 	test $HEAD_entry_count = 5 &&
 	test $master_entry_count = 5 &&
@@ -199,13 +199,13 @@ test_expect_success 'delete' '
 	test $HEAD_entry_count = $(git reflog | wc -l) &&
 	! grep ox < output &&
 
-	master_entry_count=$(wc -l < output)
+	master_entry_count=$(wc -l < output) &&
 
 	git reflog delete HEAD@{1} &&
 	test $(($HEAD_entry_count -1)) = $(git reflog | wc -l) &&
 	test $master_entry_count = $(git reflog show master | wc -l) &&
 
-	HEAD_entry_count=$(git reflog | wc -l)
+	HEAD_entry_count=$(git reflog | wc -l) &&
 
 	git reflog delete master@{07.04.2005.15:15:00.-0700} &&
 	git reflog show master > output &&
diff --git a/t/t1450-fsck.sh b/t/t1450-fsck.sh
index 1be415e334..bb01d5ab8f 100755
--- a/t/t1450-fsck.sh
+++ b/t/t1450-fsck.sh
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ test_expect_success 'object with bad sha1' '
 	sha=$(echo blob | git hash-object -w --stdin) &&
 	old=$(echo $sha | sed "s+^..+&/+") &&
 	new=$(dirname $old)/ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff &&
-	sha="$(dirname $new)$(basename $new)"
+	sha="$(dirname $new)$(basename $new)" &&
 	mv .git/objects/$old .git/objects/$new &&
 	test_when_finished "remove_object $sha" &&
 	git update-index --add --cacheinfo 100644 $sha foo &&
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ test_expect_success 'email with embedded > is not okay' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'tag pointing to nonexistent' '
-	cat >invalid-tag <<-\EOF
+	cat >invalid-tag <<-\EOF &&
 	object ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
 	type commit
 	tag invalid
diff --git a/t/t1502-rev-parse-parseopt.sh b/t/t1502-rev-parse-parseopt.sh
index b3195c4707..1efd7f76dd 100755
--- a/t/t1502-rev-parse-parseopt.sh
+++ b/t/t1502-rev-parse-parseopt.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ extra1    line above used to cause a segfault but no longer does
 EOF
 
 test_expect_success 'test --parseopt help output' '
-	git rev-parse --parseopt -- -h > output < optionspec
+	test_expect_code 129 git rev-parse --parseopt -- -h > output < optionspec &&
 	test_cmp expect output
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t1504-ceiling-dirs.sh b/t/t1504-ceiling-dirs.sh
index df5ad8c686..cce87a5ab5 100755
--- a/t/t1504-ceiling-dirs.sh
+++ b/t/t1504-ceiling-dirs.sh
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ test_prefix() {
 }
 
 test_fail() {
-	test_expect_code 128 "$1: prefix" \
-	"git rev-parse --show-prefix"
+	test_expect_success "$1: prefix" '
+		test_expect_code 128 git rev-parse --show-prefix
+	'
 }
 
 TRASH_ROOT="$PWD"
diff --git a/t/t2007-checkout-symlink.sh b/t/t2007-checkout-symlink.sh
index a74ee227b8..e6f59f1914 100755
--- a/t/t2007-checkout-symlink.sh
+++ b/t/t2007-checkout-symlink.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ test_expect_success SYMLINKS setup '
 	git branch side &&
 
 	echo goodbye >nitfol &&
-	git add nitfol
+	git add nitfol &&
 	test_tick &&
 	git commit -m "master adds file nitfol" &&
 
diff --git a/t/t2016-checkout-patch.sh b/t/t2016-checkout-patch.sh
index a463b13b27..9cd0ac4ba3 100755
--- a/t/t2016-checkout-patch.sh
+++ b/t/t2016-checkout-patch.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ test_expect_success PERL 'git checkout -p' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success PERL 'git checkout -p with staged changes' '
-	set_state dir/foo work index
+	set_state dir/foo work index &&
 	(echo n; echo y) | git checkout -p &&
 	verify_saved_state bar &&
 	verify_state dir/foo index index
diff --git a/t/t2017-checkout-orphan.sh b/t/t2017-checkout-orphan.sh
index 2d2f63f22e..0e3b8582f2 100755
--- a/t/t2017-checkout-orphan.sh
+++ b/t/t2017-checkout-orphan.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ TEST_FILE=foo
 test_expect_success 'Setup' '
 	echo "Initial" >"$TEST_FILE" &&
 	git add "$TEST_FILE" &&
-	git commit -m "First Commit"
+	git commit -m "First Commit" &&
 	test_tick &&
 	echo "State 1" >>"$TEST_FILE" &&
 	git add "$TEST_FILE" &&
diff --git a/t/t2050-git-dir-relative.sh b/t/t2050-git-dir-relative.sh
index b7131d8c08..21f4659a9d 100755
--- a/t/t2050-git-dir-relative.sh
+++ b/t/t2050-git-dir-relative.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ chmod +x .git/hooks/post-commit'
 
 test_expect_success 'post-commit hook used ordinarily' '
 echo initial >top &&
-git add top
+git add top &&
 git commit -m initial &&
 test -r "${COMMIT_FILE}"
 '
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ test -r "${COMMIT_FILE}"
 rm -rf "${COMMIT_FILE}"
 
 test_expect_success 'post-commit-hook from sub dir' '
-echo changed again >top
+echo changed again >top &&
 cd subdir &&
 git --git-dir .git --work-tree .. add ../top &&
 git --git-dir .git --work-tree .. commit -m subcommit &&
diff --git a/t/t2101-update-index-reupdate.sh b/t/t2101-update-index-reupdate.sh
index 76ad7c344c..c8bce8c2e4 100755
--- a/t/t2101-update-index-reupdate.sh
+++ b/t/t2101-update-index-reupdate.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ test_expect_success 'update-index again' \
 	echo hello world >dir1/file3 &&
 	echo goodbye people >file2 &&
 	git update-index --add file2 dir1/file3 &&
-	echo hello everybody >file2
+	echo hello everybody >file2 &&
 	echo happy >dir1/file3 &&
 	git update-index --again &&
 	git ls-files -s >current &&
diff --git a/t/t2200-add-update.sh b/t/t2200-add-update.sh
index 2ad2819a34..0692427cb6 100755
--- a/t/t2200-add-update.sh
+++ b/t/t2200-add-update.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 	echo initial >dir1/sub2 &&
 	echo initial >dir2/sub3 &&
 	git add check dir1 dir2 top foo &&
-	test_tick
+	test_tick &&
 	git commit -m initial &&
 
 	echo changed >check &&
diff --git a/t/t3001-ls-files-others-exclude.sh b/t/t3001-ls-files-others-exclude.sh
index 6d2f2b67ee..c8fe978267 100755
--- a/t/t3001-ls-files-others-exclude.sh
+++ b/t/t3001-ls-files-others-exclude.sh
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ test_expect_success 'trailing slash in exclude allows directory match (2)' '
 
 test_expect_success 'trailing slash in exclude forces directory match (1)' '
 
-	>two
+	>two &&
 	git ls-files --others --exclude=two/ >output &&
 	grep "^two" output
 
diff --git a/t/t3030-merge-recursive.sh b/t/t3030-merge-recursive.sh
index e66e550b24..20d4f11dbe 100755
--- a/t/t3030-merge-recursive.sh
+++ b/t/t3030-merge-recursive.sh
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ test_expect_success 'reset and bind merge' '
 		echo "100644 $o0 0	c"
 		echo "100644 $o1 0	d/e"
 	) >expected &&
-	test_cmp expected actual
+	test_cmp expected actual &&
 
 	git read-tree --prefix=z/ master &&
 	git ls-files -s >actual &&
diff --git a/t/t3050-subprojects-fetch.sh b/t/t3050-subprojects-fetch.sh
index 4261e9641e..2f5f41a012 100755
--- a/t/t3050-subprojects-fetch.sh
+++ b/t/t3050-subprojects-fetch.sh
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 		cd sub &&
 		git init &&
 		>subfile &&
-		git add subfile
+		git add subfile &&
 		git commit -m "subproject commit #1"
 	) &&
-	>mainfile
+	>mainfile &&
 	git add sub mainfile &&
 	test_tick &&
 	git commit -m "superproject commit #1"
diff --git a/t/t3203-branch-output.sh b/t/t3203-branch-output.sh
index 809d1c4ed4..6028748c6c 100755
--- a/t/t3203-branch-output.sh
+++ b/t/t3203-branch-output.sh
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ test_expect_success 'make commits' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'make branches' '
-	git branch branch-one
+	git branch branch-one &&
 	git branch branch-two HEAD^
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'make remote branches' '
-	git update-ref refs/remotes/origin/branch-one branch-one
-	git update-ref refs/remotes/origin/branch-two branch-two
+	git update-ref refs/remotes/origin/branch-one branch-one &&
+	git update-ref refs/remotes/origin/branch-two branch-two &&
 	git symbolic-ref refs/remotes/origin/HEAD refs/remotes/origin/branch-one
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t3300-funny-names.sh b/t/t3300-funny-names.sh
index f39a261d80..5e29a05259 100755
--- a/t/t3300-funny-names.sh
+++ b/t/t3300-funny-names.sh
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ test_expect_success TABS_IN_FILENAMES 'git ls-files no-funny' \
 	test_cmp expected current'
 
 test_expect_success TABS_IN_FILENAMES 'setup expect' '
-t0=`git write-tree`
-echo "$t0" >t0
+t0=`git write-tree` &&
+echo "$t0" >t0 &&
 
 cat > expected <<\EOF
 just space
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ test_expect_success TABS_IN_FILENAMES 'git ls-files -z with-funny' \
 	test_cmp expected current'
 
 test_expect_success TABS_IN_FILENAMES 'setup expect' '
-t1=`git write-tree`
-echo "$t1" >t1
+t1=`git write-tree` &&
+echo "$t1" >t1 &&
 
 cat > expected <<\EOF
 just space
diff --git a/t/t3301-notes.sh b/t/t3301-notes.sh
index a2b79a0430..7e84ab9790 100755
--- a/t/t3301-notes.sh
+++ b/t/t3301-notes.sh
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ test_expect_success 'refusing to edit notes in refs/remotes/' '
 
 # 1 indicates caught gracefully by die, 128 means git-show barked
 test_expect_success 'handle empty notes gracefully' '
-	git notes show ; test 1 = $?
+	test_expect_code 1 git notes show
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'show non-existent notes entry with %N' '
@@ -627,16 +627,16 @@ test_expect_success '--show-notes=ref accumulates' '
 
 test_expect_success 'Allow notes on non-commits (trees, blobs, tags)' '
 	git config core.notesRef refs/notes/other &&
-	echo "Note on a tree" > expect
+	echo "Note on a tree" > expect &&
 	git notes add -m "Note on a tree" HEAD: &&
 	git notes show HEAD: > actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
-	echo "Note on a blob" > expect
+	echo "Note on a blob" > expect &&
 	filename=$(git ls-tree --name-only HEAD | head -n1) &&
 	git notes add -m "Note on a blob" HEAD:$filename &&
 	git notes show HEAD:$filename > actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
-	echo "Note on a tag" > expect
+	echo "Note on a tag" > expect &&
 	git tag -a -m "This is an annotated tag" foobar HEAD^ &&
 	git notes add -m "Note on a tag" foobar &&
 	git notes show foobar > actual &&
diff --git a/t/t3307-notes-man.sh b/t/t3307-notes-man.sh
index 3269f2eebd..2ea3be6546 100755
--- a/t/t3307-notes-man.sh
+++ b/t/t3307-notes-man.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ test_expect_success 'example 1: notes to add an Acked-by line' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'example 2: binary notes' '
-	cp "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/test4012.png .
+	cp "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/test4012.png . &&
 	git checkout B &&
 	blob=$(git hash-object -w test4012.png) &&
 	git notes --ref=logo add -C "$blob" &&
diff --git a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
index 7d20a74c5c..5cb7e70d54 100755
--- a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
+++ b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
@@ -7,34 +7,39 @@ test_description='git rebase interactive
 
 This test runs git rebase "interactively", by faking an edit, and verifies
 that the result still makes sense.
+
+Initial setup:
+
+     one - two - three - four (conflict-branch)
+   /
+ A - B - C - D - E            (master)
+ | \
+ |   F - G - H                (branch1)
+ |     \
+ |\      I                    (branch2)
+ | \
+ |   J - K - L - M            (no-conflict-branch)
+  \
+    N - O - P                 (no-ff-branch)
+
+ where A, B, D and G all touch file1, and one, two, three, four all
+ touch file "conflict".
 '
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 . "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-rebase.sh
 
+test_cmp_rev () {
+	git rev-parse --verify "$1" >expect.rev &&
+	git rev-parse --verify "$2" >actual.rev &&
+	test_cmp expect.rev actual.rev
+}
+
 set_fake_editor
 
-# Set up the repository like this:
-#
-#     one - two - three - four (conflict-branch)
-#   /
-# A - B - C - D - E            (master)
-# | \
-# |   F - G - H                (branch1)
-# |     \
-# |\      I                    (branch2)
-# | \
-# |   J - K - L - M            (no-conflict-branch)
-#  \
-#    N - O - P                 (no-ff-branch)
-#
-# where A, B, D and G all touch file1, and one, two, three, four all
-# touch file "conflict".
-#
 # WARNING: Modifications to the initial repository can change the SHA ID used
 # in the expect2 file for the 'stop on conflicting pick' test.
 
-
 test_expect_success 'setup' '
 	test_commit A file1 &&
 	test_commit B file1 &&
@@ -46,22 +51,21 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
 	test_commit G file1 &&
 	test_commit H file5 &&
 	git checkout -b branch2 F &&
-	test_commit I file6
+	test_commit I file6 &&
 	git checkout -b conflict-branch A &&
-	for n in one two three four
-	do
-		test_commit $n conflict
-	done &&
+	test_commit one conflict &&
+	test_commit two conflict &&
+	test_commit three conflict &&
+	test_commit four conflict &&
 	git checkout -b no-conflict-branch A &&
-	for n in J K L M
-	do
-		test_commit $n file$n
-	done &&
+	test_commit J fileJ &&
+	test_commit K fileK &&
+	test_commit L fileL &&
+	test_commit M fileM &&
 	git checkout -b no-ff-branch A &&
-	for n in N O P
-	do
-		test_commit $n file$n
-	done
+	test_commit N fileN &&
+	test_commit O fileO &&
+	test_commit P fileP
 '
 
 # "exec" commands are ran with the user shell by default, but this may
@@ -82,20 +86,12 @@ test_expect_success 'rebase -i with the exec command' '
 	test_path_is_file touch-one &&
 	test_path_is_file touch-two &&
 	test_path_is_missing touch-three " (should have stopped before)" &&
-	test $(git rev-parse C) = $(git rev-parse HEAD) || {
-		echo "Stopped at wrong revision:"
-		echo "($(git describe --tags HEAD) instead of C)"
-		false
-	} &&
+	test_cmp_rev C HEAD &&
 	git rebase --continue &&
 	test_path_is_file touch-three &&
 	test_path_is_file "touch-file  name with spaces" &&
 	test_path_is_file touch-after-semicolon &&
-	test $(git rev-parse master) = $(git rev-parse HEAD) || {
-		echo "Stopped at wrong revision:"
-		echo "($(git describe --tags HEAD) instead of master)"
-		false
-	} &&
+	test_cmp_rev master HEAD &&
 	rm -f touch-*
 '
 
@@ -116,11 +112,7 @@ test_expect_success 'rebase -i with the exec command checks tree cleanness' '
 	export FAKE_LINES &&
 	test_must_fail git rebase -i HEAD^
 	) &&
-	test $(git rev-parse master^) = $(git rev-parse HEAD) || {
-		echo "Stopped at wrong revision:"
-		echo "($(git describe --tags HEAD) instead of master^)"
-		false
-	} &&
+	test_cmp_rev master^ HEAD &&
 	git reset --hard &&
 	git rebase --continue
 '
@@ -584,7 +576,7 @@ test_expect_success 'do "noop" when there is nothing to cherry-pick' '
 
 	git checkout -b branch4 HEAD &&
 	GIT_EDITOR=: git commit --amend \
-		--author="Somebody else <somebody@else.com>" 
+		--author="Somebody else <somebody@else.com>" &&
 	test $(git rev-parse branch3) != $(git rev-parse branch4) &&
 	git rebase -i branch3 &&
 	test $(git rev-parse branch3) = $(git rev-parse branch4)
@@ -599,7 +591,7 @@ test_expect_success 'submodule rebase setup' '
 		git add elif && git commit -m "submodule initial"
 	) &&
 	echo 1 >file1 &&
-	git add file1 sub
+	git add file1 sub &&
 	test_tick &&
 	git commit -m "One" &&
 	echo 2 >file1 &&
diff --git a/t/t3406-rebase-message.sh b/t/t3406-rebase-message.sh
index 85fc7c4af8..fe5f936988 100755
--- a/t/t3406-rebase-message.sh
+++ b/t/t3406-rebase-message.sh
@@ -43,20 +43,20 @@ test_expect_success 'rebase -m' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'rebase --stat' '
-        git reset --hard start
+	git reset --hard start &&
         git rebase --stat master >diffstat.txt &&
         grep "^ fileX |  *1 +$" diffstat.txt
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'rebase w/config rebase.stat' '
-        git reset --hard start
+	git reset --hard start &&
         git config rebase.stat true &&
         git rebase master >diffstat.txt &&
         grep "^ fileX |  *1 +$" diffstat.txt
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'rebase -n overrides config rebase.stat config' '
-        git reset --hard start
+	git reset --hard start &&
         git config rebase.stat true &&
         git rebase -n master >diffstat.txt &&
         ! grep "^ fileX |  *1 +$" diffstat.txt
diff --git a/t/t3408-rebase-multi-line.sh b/t/t3408-rebase-multi-line.sh
index 2062b858bb..6b84e6042a 100755
--- a/t/t3408-rebase-multi-line.sh
+++ b/t/t3408-rebase-multi-line.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 	git commit -a -m "A sample commit log message that has a long
 summary that spills over multiple lines.
 
-But otherwise with a sane description."
+But otherwise with a sane description." &&
 
 	git branch side &&
 
diff --git a/t/t3412-rebase-root.sh b/t/t3412-rebase-root.sh
index 5869061c5b..086c91c7b4 100755
--- a/t/t3412-rebase-root.sh
+++ b/t/t3412-rebase-root.sh
@@ -173,14 +173,14 @@ EOF
 test_expect_success 'pre-rebase hook stops rebase' '
 	git checkout -b stops1 other &&
 	test_must_fail git rebase --root --onto master &&
-	test "z$(git symbolic-ref HEAD)" = zrefs/heads/stops1
+	test "z$(git symbolic-ref HEAD)" = zrefs/heads/stops1 &&
 	test 0 = $(git rev-list other...stops1 | wc -l)
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'pre-rebase hook stops rebase -i' '
 	git checkout -b stops2 other &&
 	test_must_fail git rebase --root --onto master &&
-	test "z$(git symbolic-ref HEAD)" = zrefs/heads/stops2
+	test "z$(git symbolic-ref HEAD)" = zrefs/heads/stops2 &&
 	test 0 = $(git rev-list other...stops2 | wc -l)
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t3417-rebase-whitespace-fix.sh b/t/t3417-rebase-whitespace-fix.sh
index 220a740ee8..1fb3e499b4 100755
--- a/t/t3417-rebase-whitespace-fix.sh
+++ b/t/t3417-rebase-whitespace-fix.sh
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ test_expect_success 'same, but do not remove trailing spaces' '
 	git config core.whitespace "-blank-at-eol" &&
 	git reset --hard HEAD^ &&
 	cp third file && git add file && git commit -m third &&
-	git rebase --whitespace=fix HEAD^^
+	git rebase --whitespace=fix HEAD^^ &&
 	git diff --exit-code HEAD^:file expect-second &&
 	test_cmp file third
 '
diff --git a/t/t3504-cherry-pick-rerere.sh b/t/t3504-cherry-pick-rerere.sh
index f7b3518a32..e6a64816ef 100755
--- a/t/t3504-cherry-pick-rerere.sh
+++ b/t/t3504-cherry-pick-rerere.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ test_expect_success 'conflicting merge' '
 test_expect_success 'fixup' '
 	echo foo-dev >foo &&
 	git add foo && test_tick && git commit -q -m 4 &&
-	git reset --hard HEAD^
+	git reset --hard HEAD^ &&
 	echo foo-dev >expect
 '
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ test_expect_success 'cherry-pick conflict' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'reconfigure' '
-	git config rerere.enabled false
+	git config rerere.enabled false &&
 	git reset --hard
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t3902-quoted.sh b/t/t3902-quoted.sh
index 7d49469841..da82b655b3 100755
--- a/t/t3902-quoted.sh
+++ b/t/t3902-quoted.sh
@@ -36,19 +36,19 @@ for_each_name () {
 test_expect_success TABS_IN_FILENAMES 'setup' '
 
 	mkdir "$FN" &&
-	for_each_name "echo initial >\"\$name\""
+	for_each_name "echo initial >\"\$name\"" &&
 	git add . &&
 	git commit -q -m Initial &&
 
 	for_each_name "echo second >\"\$name\"" &&
-	git commit -a -m Second
+	git commit -a -m Second &&
 
 	for_each_name "echo modified >\"\$name\""
 
 '
 
 test_expect_success TABS_IN_FILENAMES 'setup expected files' '
-cat >expect.quoted <<\EOF
+cat >expect.quoted <<\EOF &&
 Name
 "Name and a\nLF"
 "Name and an\tHT"
diff --git a/t/t3903-stash.sh b/t/t3903-stash.sh
index 903a122efe..6fd560ccf1 100755
--- a/t/t3903-stash.sh
+++ b/t/t3903-stash.sh
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ EOF
 
 test_expect_success 'stash branch' '
 	echo foo > file &&
-	git commit file -m first
+	git commit file -m first &&
 	echo bar > file &&
 	echo bar2 > file2 &&
 	git add file2 &&
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ test_expect_success 'stash rm and ignore' '
 	echo file >.gitignore &&
 	git stash save "rm and ignore" &&
 	test bar = "$(cat file)" &&
-	test file = "$(cat .gitignore)"
+	test file = "$(cat .gitignore)" &&
 	git stash apply &&
 	! test -r file &&
 	test file = "$(cat .gitignore)"
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ test_expect_success 'stash rm and ignore (stage .gitignore)' '
 	git add .gitignore &&
 	git stash save "rm and ignore (stage .gitignore)" &&
 	test bar = "$(cat file)" &&
-	! test -r .gitignore
+	! test -r .gitignore &&
 	git stash apply &&
 	! test -r file &&
 	test file = "$(cat .gitignore)"
diff --git a/t/t3904-stash-patch.sh b/t/t3904-stash-patch.sh
index d1819ca23a..1e7193ac0b 100755
--- a/t/t3904-stash-patch.sh
+++ b/t/t3904-stash-patch.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ test_expect_success PERL 'setup' '
 # note: bar sorts before dir, so the first 'n' is always to skip 'bar'
 
 test_expect_success PERL 'saying "n" does nothing' '
-	set_state dir/foo work index
+	set_state dir/foo work index &&
 	(echo n; echo n) | test_must_fail git stash save -p &&
 	verify_state dir/foo work index &&
 	verify_saved_state bar
diff --git a/t/t4002-diff-basic.sh b/t/t4002-diff-basic.sh
index 73441a5165..9fb8ca06a8 100755
--- a/t/t4002-diff-basic.sh
+++ b/t/t4002-diff-basic.sh
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ test_expect_success \
     'rm -fr Z [A-Z][A-Z] &&
      git read-tree $tree_A &&
      git checkout-index -f -a &&
-     git read-tree --reset $tree_O || return 1
-     git update-index --refresh >/dev/null ;# this can exit non-zero
+     git read-tree --reset $tree_O &&
+     test_must_fail git update-index --refresh -q &&
      git diff-files >.test-a &&
      cmp_diff_files_output .test-a .test-recursive-OA'
 
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ test_expect_success \
     'rm -fr Z [A-Z][A-Z] &&
      git read-tree $tree_B &&
      git checkout-index -f -a &&
-     git read-tree --reset $tree_O || return 1
-     git update-index --refresh >/dev/null ;# this can exit non-zero
+     git read-tree --reset $tree_O &&
+     test_must_fail git update-index --refresh -q &&
      git diff-files >.test-a &&
      cmp_diff_files_output .test-a .test-recursive-OB'
 
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ test_expect_success \
     'rm -fr Z [A-Z][A-Z] &&
      git read-tree $tree_B &&
      git checkout-index -f -a &&
-     git read-tree --reset $tree_A || return 1
-     git update-index --refresh >/dev/null ;# this can exit non-zero
+     git read-tree --reset $tree_A &&
+     test_must_fail git update-index --refresh -q &&
      git diff-files >.test-a &&
      cmp_diff_files_output .test-a .test-recursive-AB'
 
diff --git a/t/t4008-diff-break-rewrite.sh b/t/t4008-diff-break-rewrite.sh
index e19ca65885..d79d9e1e71 100755
--- a/t/t4008-diff-break-rewrite.sh
+++ b/t/t4008-diff-break-rewrite.sh
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ test_expect_success \
      git checkout-index -f -u -a &&
      sed -e "s/git/GIT/" file0 >file1 &&
      sed -e "s/git/GET/" file0 >file2 &&
-     rm -f file0
+     rm -f file0 &&
      git update-index --add --remove file0 file1 file2'
 
 test_expect_success \
diff --git a/t/t4015-diff-whitespace.sh b/t/t4015-diff-whitespace.sh
index a8736f7cbe..8622eb51c7 100755
--- a/t/t4015-diff-whitespace.sh
+++ b/t/t4015-diff-whitespace.sh
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ test_expect_success 'check space before tab in indent (space-before-tab: on)' '
 
 test_expect_success 'check spaces as indentation (indent-with-non-tab: off)' '
 
-	git config core.whitespace "-indent-with-non-tab"
+	git config core.whitespace "-indent-with-non-tab" &&
 	echo "        foo ();" > x &&
 	git diff --check
 
diff --git a/t/t4017-diff-retval.sh b/t/t4017-diff-retval.sh
index 61589853df..95a7ca7070 100755
--- a/t/t4017-diff-retval.sh
+++ b/t/t4017-diff-retval.sh
@@ -29,66 +29,49 @@ test_expect_success 'git diff --quiet -w  HEAD^ HEAD' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'git diff-tree HEAD^ HEAD' '
-	git diff-tree --exit-code HEAD^ HEAD
-	test $? = 1
+	test_expect_code 1 git diff-tree --exit-code HEAD^ HEAD
 '
 test_expect_success 'git diff-tree HEAD^ HEAD -- a' '
 	git diff-tree --exit-code HEAD^ HEAD -- a
-	test $? = 0
 '
 test_expect_success 'git diff-tree HEAD^ HEAD -- b' '
-	git diff-tree --exit-code HEAD^ HEAD -- b
-	test $? = 1
+	test_expect_code 1 git diff-tree --exit-code HEAD^ HEAD -- b
 '
 test_expect_success 'echo HEAD | git diff-tree --stdin' '
-	echo $(git rev-parse HEAD) | git diff-tree --exit-code --stdin
-	test $? = 1
+	echo $(git rev-parse HEAD) | test_expect_code 1 git diff-tree --exit-code --stdin
 '
 test_expect_success 'git diff-tree HEAD HEAD' '
 	git diff-tree --exit-code HEAD HEAD
-	test $? = 0
 '
 test_expect_success 'git diff-files' '
 	git diff-files --exit-code
-	test $? = 0
 '
 test_expect_success 'git diff-index --cached HEAD' '
 	git diff-index --exit-code --cached HEAD
-	test $? = 0
 '
 test_expect_success 'git diff-index --cached HEAD^' '
-	git diff-index --exit-code --cached HEAD^
-	test $? = 1
+	test_expect_code 1 git diff-index --exit-code --cached HEAD^
 '
 test_expect_success 'git diff-index --cached HEAD^' '
 	echo text >>b &&
 	echo 3 >c &&
-	git add . && {
-		git diff-index --exit-code --cached HEAD^
-		test $? = 1
-	}
+	git add . &&
+	test_expect_code 1 git diff-index --exit-code --cached HEAD^
 '
 test_expect_success 'git diff-tree -Stext HEAD^ HEAD -- b' '
-	git commit -m "text in b" && {
-		git diff-tree -p --exit-code -Stext HEAD^ HEAD -- b
-		test $? = 1
-	}
+	git commit -m "text in b" &&
+	test_expect_code 1 git diff-tree -p --exit-code -Stext HEAD^ HEAD -- b
 '
 test_expect_success 'git diff-tree -Snot-found HEAD^ HEAD -- b' '
 	git diff-tree -p --exit-code -Snot-found HEAD^ HEAD -- b
-	test $? = 0
 '
 test_expect_success 'git diff-files' '
-	echo 3 >>c && {
-		git diff-files --exit-code
-		test $? = 1
-	}
+	echo 3 >>c &&
+	test_expect_code 1 git diff-files --exit-code
 '
 test_expect_success 'git diff-index --cached HEAD' '
-	git update-index c && {
-		git diff-index --exit-code --cached HEAD
-		test $? = 1
-	}
+	git update-index c &&
+	test_expect_code 1 git diff-index --exit-code --cached HEAD
 '
 
 test_expect_success '--check --exit-code returns 0 for no difference' '
@@ -100,30 +83,26 @@ test_expect_success '--check --exit-code returns 0 for no difference' '
 test_expect_success '--check --exit-code returns 1 for a clean difference' '
 
 	echo "good" > a &&
-	git diff --check --exit-code
-	test $? = 1
+	test_expect_code 1 git diff --check --exit-code
 
 '
 
 test_expect_success '--check --exit-code returns 3 for a dirty difference' '
 
 	echo "bad   " >> a &&
-	git diff --check --exit-code
-	test $? = 3
+	test_expect_code 3 git diff --check --exit-code
 
 '
 
 test_expect_success '--check with --no-pager returns 2 for dirty difference' '
 
-	git --no-pager diff --check
-	test $? = 2
+	test_expect_code 2 git --no-pager diff --check
 
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'check should test not just the last line' '
 	echo "" >>a &&
-	git --no-pager diff --check
-	test $? = 2
+	test_expect_code 2 git --no-pager diff --check
 
 '
 
@@ -133,10 +112,8 @@ test_expect_success 'check detects leftover conflict markers' '
 	echo binary >>b &&
 	git commit -m "side" b &&
 	test_must_fail git merge master &&
-	git add b && (
-		git --no-pager diff --cached --check >test.out
-		test $? = 2
-	) &&
+	git add b &&
+	test_expect_code 2 git --no-pager diff --cached --check >test.out &&
 	test 3 = $(grep "conflict marker" test.out | wc -l) &&
 	git reset --hard
 '
@@ -146,19 +123,13 @@ test_expect_success 'check honors conflict marker length' '
 	echo ">>>>>>> boo" >>b &&
 	echo "======" >>a &&
 	git diff --check a &&
-	(
-		git diff --check b
-		test $? = 2
-	) &&
+	test_expect_code 2 git diff --check b &&
 	git reset --hard &&
 	echo ">>>>>>>> boo" >>b &&
 	echo "========" >>a &&
 	git diff --check &&
 	echo "b conflict-marker-size=8" >.gitattributes &&
-	(
-		git diff --check b
-		test $? = 2
-	) &&
+	test_expect_code 2 git diff --check b &&
 	git diff --check a &&
 	git reset --hard
 '
diff --git a/t/t4019-diff-wserror.sh b/t/t4019-diff-wserror.sh
index f6d1f1ebab..f7c85ec604 100755
--- a/t/t4019-diff-wserror.sh
+++ b/t/t4019-diff-wserror.sh
@@ -36,11 +36,12 @@ prepare_output () {
 	git diff --color >output
 	$grep_a "$blue_grep" output >error
 	$grep_a -v "$blue_grep" output >normal
+	return 0
 }
 
 test_expect_success default '
 
-	prepare_output
+	prepare_output &&
 
 	grep Eight normal >/dev/null &&
 	grep HT error >/dev/null &&
@@ -52,8 +53,8 @@ test_expect_success default '
 
 test_expect_success 'without -trail' '
 
-	git config core.whitespace -trail
-	prepare_output
+	git config core.whitespace -trail &&
+	prepare_output &&
 
 	grep Eight normal >/dev/null &&
 	grep HT error >/dev/null &&
@@ -65,9 +66,9 @@ test_expect_success 'without -trail' '
 
 test_expect_success 'without -trail (attribute)' '
 
-	git config --unset core.whitespace
-	echo "F whitespace=-trail" >.gitattributes
-	prepare_output
+	test_might_fail git config --unset core.whitespace &&
+	echo "F whitespace=-trail" >.gitattributes &&
+	prepare_output &&
 
 	grep Eight normal >/dev/null &&
 	grep HT error >/dev/null &&
@@ -79,9 +80,9 @@ test_expect_success 'without -trail (attribute)' '
 
 test_expect_success 'without -space' '
 
-	rm -f .gitattributes
-	git config core.whitespace -space
-	prepare_output
+	rm -f .gitattributes &&
+	git config core.whitespace -space &&
+	prepare_output &&
 
 	grep Eight normal >/dev/null &&
 	grep HT normal >/dev/null &&
@@ -93,9 +94,9 @@ test_expect_success 'without -space' '
 
 test_expect_success 'without -space (attribute)' '
 
-	git config --unset core.whitespace
-	echo "F whitespace=-space" >.gitattributes
-	prepare_output
+	test_might_fail git config --unset core.whitespace &&
+	echo "F whitespace=-space" >.gitattributes &&
+	prepare_output &&
 
 	grep Eight normal >/dev/null &&
 	grep HT normal >/dev/null &&
@@ -107,9 +108,9 @@ test_expect_success 'without -space (attribute)' '
 
 test_expect_success 'with indent-non-tab only' '
 
-	rm -f .gitattributes
-	git config core.whitespace indent,-trailing,-space
-	prepare_output
+	rm -f .gitattributes &&
+	git config core.whitespace indent,-trailing,-space &&
+	prepare_output &&
 
 	grep Eight error >/dev/null &&
 	grep HT normal >/dev/null &&
@@ -121,9 +122,9 @@ test_expect_success 'with indent-non-tab only' '
 
 test_expect_success 'with indent-non-tab only (attribute)' '
 
-	git config --unset core.whitespace
-	echo "F whitespace=indent,-trailing,-space" >.gitattributes
-	prepare_output
+	test_might_fail git config --unset core.whitespace &&
+	echo "F whitespace=indent,-trailing,-space" >.gitattributes &&
+	prepare_output &&
 
 	grep Eight error >/dev/null &&
 	grep HT normal >/dev/null &&
@@ -135,9 +136,9 @@ test_expect_success 'with indent-non-tab only (attribute)' '
 
 test_expect_success 'with cr-at-eol' '
 
-	rm -f .gitattributes
-	git config core.whitespace cr-at-eol
-	prepare_output
+	rm -f .gitattributes &&
+	git config core.whitespace cr-at-eol &&
+	prepare_output &&
 
 	grep Eight normal >/dev/null &&
 	grep HT error >/dev/null &&
@@ -149,9 +150,9 @@ test_expect_success 'with cr-at-eol' '
 
 test_expect_success 'with cr-at-eol (attribute)' '
 
-	git config --unset core.whitespace
-	echo "F whitespace=trailing,cr-at-eol" >.gitattributes
-	prepare_output
+	test_might_fail git config --unset core.whitespace &&
+	echo "F whitespace=trailing,cr-at-eol" >.gitattributes &&
+	prepare_output &&
 
 	grep Eight normal >/dev/null &&
 	grep HT error >/dev/null &&
@@ -179,11 +180,11 @@ test_expect_success 'trailing empty lines (2)' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'do not color trailing cr in context' '
-	git config --unset core.whitespace
+	test_might_fail git config --unset core.whitespace &&
 	rm -f .gitattributes &&
 	echo AAAQ | tr Q "\015" >G &&
 	git add G &&
-	echo BBBQ | tr Q "\015" >>G
+	echo BBBQ | tr Q "\015" >>G &&
 	git diff --color G | tr "\015" Q >output &&
 	grep "BBB.*${blue_grep}Q" output &&
 	grep "AAA.*\[mQ" output
diff --git a/t/t4021-format-patch-numbered.sh b/t/t4021-format-patch-numbered.sh
index 709b3231ca..886494b58f 100755
--- a/t/t4021-format-patch-numbered.sh
+++ b/t/t4021-format-patch-numbered.sh
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ test_expect_success 'format.numbered && --keep-subject' '
 
 test_expect_success 'format.numbered = auto' '
 
-	git config format.numbered auto
+	git config format.numbered auto &&
 	git format-patch --stdout HEAD~2 > patch5 &&
 	test_numbered patch5
 
diff --git a/t/t4026-color.sh b/t/t4026-color.sh
index d5ccdd0cf8..3726a0e201 100755
--- a/t/t4026-color.sh
+++ b/t/t4026-color.sh
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ test_expect_success 'extra character after attribute' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'unknown color slots are ignored (diff)' '
-	git config --unset diff.color.new
 	git config color.diff.nosuchslotwilleverbedefined white &&
 	git diff --color
 '
diff --git a/t/t4027-diff-submodule.sh b/t/t4027-diff-submodule.sh
index d99814ac64..241a74d2a2 100755
--- a/t/t4027-diff-submodule.sh
+++ b/t/t4027-diff-submodule.sh
@@ -316,11 +316,11 @@ test_expect_success 'git diff (empty submodule dir)' '
 test_expect_success 'conflicted submodule setup' '
 
 	# 39 efs
-	c=fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
+	c=fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff &&
 	(
-		echo "000000 $_z40 0	sub"
-		echo "160000 1$c 1	sub"
-		echo "160000 2$c 2	sub"
+		echo "000000 $_z40 0	sub" &&
+		echo "160000 1$c 1	sub" &&
+		echo "160000 2$c 2	sub" &&
 		echo "160000 3$c 3	sub"
 	) | git update-index --index-info &&
 	echo >expect.nosub '\''diff --cc sub
diff --git a/t/t4034-diff-words.sh b/t/t4034-diff-words.sh
index 3f3c7577ca..8096d8a337 100755
--- a/t/t4034-diff-words.sh
+++ b/t/t4034-diff-words.sh
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ test_description='word diff colors'
 
 test_expect_success setup '
 
-	git config diff.color.old red
-	git config diff.color.new green
+	git config diff.color.old red &&
+	git config diff.color.new green &&
 	git config diff.color.func magenta
 
 '
diff --git a/t/t4103-apply-binary.sh b/t/t4103-apply-binary.sh
index 08ad6d8b9e..dbbf56cba9 100755
--- a/t/t4103-apply-binary.sh
+++ b/t/t4103-apply-binary.sh
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' "
 "
 
 test_expect_success 'stat binary diff -- should not fail.' \
-	'git checkout master
+	'git checkout master &&
 	 git apply --stat --summary B.diff'
 
 test_expect_success 'stat binary diff (copy) -- should not fail.' \
-	'git checkout master
+	'git checkout master &&
 	 git apply --stat --summary C.diff'
 
 test_expect_success 'check binary diff -- should fail.' \
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ test_expect_success \
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'check binary diff with replacement.' \
-	'git checkout master
+	'git checkout master &&
 	 git apply --check --allow-binary-replacement BF.diff'
 
 test_expect_success 'check binary diff with replacement (copy).' \
-	'git checkout master
+	'git checkout master &&
 	 git apply --check --allow-binary-replacement CF.diff'
 
 # Now we start applying them.
diff --git a/t/t4111-apply-subdir.sh b/t/t4111-apply-subdir.sh
index a52d94ae21..7c398432ba 100755
--- a/t/t4111-apply-subdir.sh
+++ b/t/t4111-apply-subdir.sh
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ test_expect_success 'apply --index from subdir of toplevel' '
 test_expect_success 'apply from .git dir' '
 	cp postimage expected &&
 	cp preimage .git/file &&
-	cp preimage .git/objects/file
+	cp preimage .git/objects/file &&
 	(
 		cd .git &&
 		git apply "$patch"
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ test_expect_success 'apply from .git dir' '
 test_expect_success 'apply from subdir of .git dir' '
 	cp postimage expected &&
 	cp preimage .git/file &&
-	cp preimage .git/objects/file
+	cp preimage .git/objects/file &&
 	(
 		cd .git/objects &&
 		git apply "$patch"
diff --git a/t/t4119-apply-config.sh b/t/t4119-apply-config.sh
index 3c73a783a7..3d0384daa8 100755
--- a/t/t4119-apply-config.sh
+++ b/t/t4119-apply-config.sh
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ D=`pwd`
 test_expect_success 'apply --whitespace=strip in subdir' '
 
 	cd "$D" &&
-	git config --unset-all apply.whitespace
+	git config --unset-all apply.whitespace &&
 	rm -f sub/file1 &&
 	cp saved sub/file1 &&
 	git update-index --refresh &&
diff --git a/t/t4124-apply-ws-rule.sh b/t/t4124-apply-ws-rule.sh
index 8a676a5dcd..61bfc569c3 100755
--- a/t/t4124-apply-ws-rule.sh
+++ b/t/t4124-apply-ws-rule.sh
@@ -176,9 +176,8 @@ test_expect_success 'trailing whitespace & no newline at the end of file' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'blank at EOF with --whitespace=fix (1)' '
-	: these can fail depending on what we did before
-	git config --unset core.whitespace
-	rm -f .gitattributes
+	test_might_fail git config --unset core.whitespace &&
+	rm -f .gitattributes &&
 
 	{ echo a; echo b; echo c; } >one &&
 	git add one &&
@@ -368,7 +367,7 @@ test_expect_success 'missing blanks at EOF must only match blank lines' '
 	git diff -- one >patch &&
 
 	echo a >one &&
-	test_must_fail git apply patch
+	test_must_fail git apply patch &&
 	test_must_fail git apply --whitespace=fix patch &&
 	test_must_fail git apply --ignore-space-change --whitespace=fix patch
 '
@@ -419,7 +418,7 @@ test_expect_success 'same, but with CR-LF line endings && cr-at-eol set' '
 	printf "b\r\n" >>one &&
 	printf "c\r\n" >>one &&
 	cp one save-one &&
-	printf "                 \r\n" >>one
+	printf "                 \r\n" >>one &&
 	git add one &&
 	printf "d\r\n" >>one &&
 	cp one expect &&
@@ -436,7 +435,7 @@ test_expect_success 'same, but with CR-LF line endings && cr-at-eol unset' '
 	printf "b\r\n" >>one &&
 	printf "c\r\n" >>one &&
 	cp one save-one &&
-	printf "                 \r\n" >>one
+	printf "                 \r\n" >>one &&
 	git add one &&
 	cp one expect &&
 	printf "d\r\n" >>one &&
diff --git a/t/t4127-apply-same-fn.sh b/t/t4127-apply-same-fn.sh
index 77200c0b2d..972946c174 100755
--- a/t/t4127-apply-same-fn.sh
+++ b/t/t4127-apply-same-fn.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ test_expect_success 'apply same filename with independent changes' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'apply same filename with overlapping changes' '
-	git reset --hard
+	git reset --hard &&
 	modify "s/^d/z/" same_fn &&
 	git diff > patch0 &&
 	git add same_fn &&
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ test_expect_success 'apply same filename with overlapping changes' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'apply same new filename after rename' '
-	git reset --hard
-	git mv same_fn new_fn
+	git reset --hard &&
+	git mv same_fn new_fn &&
 	modify "s/^d/z/" new_fn &&
 	git add new_fn &&
 	git diff -M --cached > patch1 &&
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ test_expect_success 'apply same new filename after rename' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'apply same old filename after rename -- should fail.' '
-	git reset --hard
-	git mv same_fn new_fn
+	git reset --hard &&
+	git mv same_fn new_fn &&
 	modify "s/^d/z/" new_fn &&
 	git add new_fn &&
 	git diff -M --cached > patch1 &&
-	git mv new_fn same_fn
+	git mv new_fn same_fn &&
 	modify "s/^e/y/" same_fn &&
 	git diff >> patch1 &&
 	git reset --hard &&
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ test_expect_success 'apply same old filename after rename -- should fail.' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'apply A->B (rename), C->A (rename), A->A -- should pass.' '
-	git reset --hard
-	git mv same_fn new_fn
+	git reset --hard &&
+	git mv same_fn new_fn &&
 	modify "s/^d/z/" new_fn &&
 	git add new_fn &&
 	git diff -M --cached > patch1 &&
 	git commit -m "a rename" &&
-	git mv other_fn same_fn
+	git mv other_fn same_fn &&
 	modify "s/^e/y/" same_fn &&
 	git add same_fn &&
 	git diff -M --cached >> patch1 &&
diff --git a/t/t4130-apply-criss-cross-rename.sh b/t/t4130-apply-criss-cross-rename.sh
index 7cfa2d6287..d173acde0f 100755
--- a/t/t4130-apply-criss-cross-rename.sh
+++ b/t/t4130-apply-criss-cross-rename.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ test_expect_success 'criss-cross rename' '
 	git reset --hard &&
 	mv file1 tmp &&
 	mv file2 file1 &&
-	mv file3 file2
+	mv file3 file2 &&
 	mv tmp file3 &&
 	cp file1 file1-swapped &&
 	cp file2 file2-swapped &&
diff --git a/t/t4133-apply-filenames.sh b/t/t4133-apply-filenames.sh
index 34218071b6..94da99075c 100755
--- a/t/t4133-apply-filenames.sh
+++ b/t/t4133-apply-filenames.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ test_description='git apply filename consistency check'
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 test_expect_success setup '
-	cat > bad1.patch <<EOF
+	cat > bad1.patch <<EOF &&
 diff --git a/f b/f
 new file mode 100644
 index 0000000..d00491f
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ EOF
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'apply diff with inconsistent filenames in headers' '
-	test_must_fail git apply bad1.patch 2>err
-	grep "inconsistent new filename" err
-	test_must_fail git apply bad2.patch 2>err
+	test_must_fail git apply bad1.patch 2>err &&
+	grep "inconsistent new filename" err &&
+	test_must_fail git apply bad2.patch 2>err &&
 	grep "inconsistent old filename" err
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t4134-apply-submodule.sh b/t/t4134-apply-submodule.sh
index 1b82f93cff..0043930ca6 100755
--- a/t/t4134-apply-submodule.sh
+++ b/t/t4134-apply-submodule.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ test_description='git apply submodule tests'
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 test_expect_success setup '
-	cat > create-sm.patch <<EOF
+	cat > create-sm.patch <<EOF &&
 diff --git a/dir/sm b/dir/sm
 new file mode 160000
 index 0000000..0123456
diff --git a/t/t4150-am.sh b/t/t4150-am.sh
index 1c3d8ed548..850fc96d1f 100755
--- a/t/t4150-am.sh
+++ b/t/t4150-am.sh
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ test_expect_success 'am stays in branch' '
 
 test_expect_success 'am --signoff does not add Signed-off-by: line if already there' '
 	git format-patch --stdout HEAD^ >patch3 &&
-	sed -e "/^Subject/ s,\[PATCH,Re: Re: Re: & 1/5 v2," patch3 >patch4
+	sed -e "/^Subject/ s,\[PATCH,Re: Re: Re: & 1/5 v2," patch3 >patch4 &&
 	rm -fr .git/rebase-apply &&
 	git reset --hard &&
 	git checkout HEAD^ &&
diff --git a/t/t4201-shortlog.sh b/t/t4201-shortlog.sh
index cdb70b4b33..6872ba1a42 100755
--- a/t/t4201-shortlog.sh
+++ b/t/t4201-shortlog.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
 		tr 1234 "\370\235\204\236")" a1 &&
 
 	echo 5 >a1 &&
-	git commit --quiet -m "a								12	34	56	78" a1
+	git commit --quiet -m "a								12	34	56	78" a1 &&
 
 	echo 6 >a1 &&
 	git commit --quiet -m "Commit by someone else" \
diff --git a/t/t4202-log.sh b/t/t4202-log.sh
index 2e51356947..a8c33d5703 100755
--- a/t/t4202-log.sh
+++ b/t/t4202-log.sh
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ test_expect_success 'git show <commits> leaves list of commits as given' '
 test_expect_success 'setup case sensitivity tests' '
 	echo case >one &&
 	test_tick &&
-	git add one
+	git add one &&
 	git commit -a -m Second
 '
 
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ test_expect_success 'set up more tangled history' '
 	test_commit octopus-b &&
 	git checkout master &&
 	test_commit seventh &&
-	git merge octopus-a octopus-b
+	git merge octopus-a octopus-b &&
 	git merge reach
 '
 
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ test_expect_success 'log --graph with merge' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'log.decorate configuration' '
-	git config --unset-all log.decorate || :
+	test_might_fail git config --unset-all log.decorate &&
 
 	git log --oneline >expect.none &&
 	git log --oneline --decorate >expect.short &&
diff --git a/t/t4252-am-options.sh b/t/t4252-am-options.sh
index f603c1b133..e758e634a3 100755
--- a/t/t4252-am-options.sh
+++ b/t/t4252-am-options.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ test_expect_success 'interrupted am --directory="frotz nitfol"' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'apply to a funny path' '
-	with_sq="with'\''sq"
+	with_sq="with'\''sq" &&
 	rm -fr .git/rebase-apply &&
 	git reset --hard initial &&
 	git am --directory="$with_sq" "$tm"/am-test-5-2 &&
diff --git a/t/t5300-pack-object.sh b/t/t5300-pack-object.sh
index bbb9c1251d..602806d09c 100755
--- a/t/t5300-pack-object.sh
+++ b/t/t5300-pack-object.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ TRASH=`pwd`
 
 test_expect_success \
     'setup' \
-    'rm -f .git/index*
+    'rm -f .git/index* &&
      perl -e "print \"a\" x 4096;" > a &&
      perl -e "print \"b\" x 4096;" > b &&
      perl -e "print \"c\" x 4096;" > c &&
diff --git a/t/t5301-sliding-window.sh b/t/t5301-sliding-window.sh
index 0a24e61ff9..2fc5af6007 100755
--- a/t/t5301-sliding-window.sh
+++ b/t/t5301-sliding-window.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ test_description='mmap sliding window tests'
 
 test_expect_success \
     'setup' \
-    'rm -f .git/index*
+    'rm -f .git/index* &&
      for i in a b c
      do
          echo $i >$i &&
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ test_expect_success \
      git repack -a -d &&
      test "`git count-objects`" = "0 objects, 0 kilobytes" &&
      pack2=`ls .git/objects/pack/*.pack` &&
-     test -f "$pack2"
+     test -f "$pack2" &&
      test "$pack1" \!= "$pack2"'
 
 test_expect_success \
diff --git a/t/t5302-pack-index.sh b/t/t5302-pack-index.sh
index fb3a270822..b34ea93a80 100755
--- a/t/t5302-pack-index.sh
+++ b/t/t5302-pack-index.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ test_description='pack index with 64-bit offsets and object CRC'
 
 test_expect_success \
     'setup' \
-    'rm -rf .git
+    'rm -rf .git &&
      git init &&
      git config pack.threads 1 &&
      i=1 &&
diff --git a/t/t5500-fetch-pack.sh b/t/t5500-fetch-pack.sh
index 18376d6608..bafcca765e 100755
--- a/t/t5500-fetch-pack.sh
+++ b/t/t5500-fetch-pack.sh
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
 		prev=$cur &&
 		cur=$(($cur+1))
 	done &&
-	add B1 $A1
+	add B1 $A1 &&
 	echo $ATIP > .git/refs/heads/A &&
 	echo $BTIP > .git/refs/heads/B &&
 	git symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/B
diff --git a/t/t5502-quickfetch.sh b/t/t5502-quickfetch.sh
index 1037a723fe..7a46cbdbe6 100755
--- a/t/t5502-quickfetch.sh
+++ b/t/t5502-quickfetch.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ test_expect_success 'copy commit and tree but not blob by hand' '
 		cd cloned &&
 		git count-objects | sed -e "s/ *objects,.*//"
 	) ) &&
-	test $cnt -eq 6
+	test $cnt -eq 6 &&
 
 	blob=$(git rev-parse HEAD:file | sed -e "s|..|&/|") &&
 	test -f "cloned/.git/objects/$blob" &&
diff --git a/t/t5503-tagfollow.sh b/t/t5503-tagfollow.sh
index aa0ada0147..60de2d6ede 100755
--- a/t/t5503-tagfollow.sh
+++ b/t/t5503-tagfollow.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ EOF
 '
 
 test_expect_success NOT_MINGW 'fetch A (new commit : 1 connection)' '
-	rm -f $U
+	rm -f $U &&
 	(
 		cd cloned &&
 		GIT_DEBUG_SEND_PACK=3 git fetch 3>../$U &&
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ EOF
 '
 
 test_expect_success NOT_MINGW 'fetch C, T (new branch, tag : 1 connection)' '
-	rm -f $U
+	rm -f $U &&
 	(
 		cd cloned &&
 		GIT_DEBUG_SEND_PACK=3 git fetch 3>../$U &&
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ EOF
 '
 
 test_expect_success NOT_MINGW 'fetch B, S (commit and tag : 1 connection)' '
-	rm -f $U
+	rm -f $U &&
 	(
 		cd cloned &&
 		GIT_DEBUG_SEND_PACK=3 git fetch 3>../$U &&
diff --git a/t/t5510-fetch.sh b/t/t5510-fetch.sh
index 9a884751ec..7e433b179f 100755
--- a/t/t5510-fetch.sh
+++ b/t/t5510-fetch.sh
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ test_expect_success 'fetch must not resolve short tag name' '
 test_expect_success 'fetch must not resolve short remote name' '
 
 	cd "$D" &&
-	git update-ref refs/remotes/six/HEAD HEAD
+	git update-ref refs/remotes/six/HEAD HEAD &&
 
 	mkdir six &&
 	cd six &&
diff --git a/t/t5514-fetch-multiple.sh b/t/t5514-fetch-multiple.sh
index b73733219d..227dd56137 100755
--- a/t/t5514-fetch-multiple.sh
+++ b/t/t5514-fetch-multiple.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 	(
 		cd two && git branch another
 	) &&
-	git clone --mirror two three
+	git clone --mirror two three &&
 	git clone one test
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh b/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh
index b11da79c9c..d73731e644 100755
--- a/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh
+++ b/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ test_expect_success 'push --delete refuses src:dest refspecs' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'warn on push to HEAD of non-bare repository' '
-	mk_test heads/master
+	mk_test heads/master &&
 	(
 		cd testrepo &&
 		git checkout master &&
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ test_expect_success 'warn on push to HEAD of non-bare repository' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'deny push to HEAD of non-bare repository' '
-	mk_test heads/master
+	mk_test heads/master &&
 	(
 		cd testrepo &&
 		git checkout master &&
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ test_expect_success 'deny push to HEAD of non-bare repository' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'allow push to HEAD of bare repository (bare)' '
-	mk_test heads/master
+	mk_test heads/master &&
 	(
 		cd testrepo &&
 		git checkout master &&
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ test_expect_success 'allow push to HEAD of bare repository (bare)' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'allow push to HEAD of non-bare repository (config)' '
-	mk_test heads/master
+	mk_test heads/master &&
 	(
 		cd testrepo &&
 		git checkout master &&
diff --git a/t/t5519-push-alternates.sh b/t/t5519-push-alternates.sh
index 96be5236a2..c00c9b071d 100755
--- a/t/t5519-push-alternates.sh
+++ b/t/t5519-push-alternates.sh
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ test_expect_success 'bob works and pushes again' '
 	(
 		cd alice-pub &&
 		git cat-file commit master >../bob-work/commit
-	)
+	) &&
 	(
 		# This time Bob does not pull from Alice, and
 		# the master branch at her public repository points
diff --git a/t/t5531-deep-submodule-push.sh b/t/t5531-deep-submodule-push.sh
index 65d8d474bc..faa2e96337 100755
--- a/t/t5531-deep-submodule-push.sh
+++ b/t/t5531-deep-submodule-push.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ test_description='unpack-objects'
 
 test_expect_success setup '
 	mkdir pub.git &&
-	GIT_DIR=pub.git git init --bare
+	GIT_DIR=pub.git git init --bare &&
 	GIT_DIR=pub.git git config receive.fsckobjects true &&
 	mkdir work &&
 	(
diff --git a/t/t556x_common b/t/t556x_common
index 51287d89d8..82926cfdb7 100755
--- a/t/t556x_common
+++ b/t/t556x_common
@@ -52,21 +52,21 @@ get_static_files() {
 SMART=smart
 GIT_HTTP_EXPORT_ALL=1 && export GIT_HTTP_EXPORT_ALL
 test_expect_success 'direct refs/heads/master not found' '
-	log_div "refs/heads/master"
+	log_div "refs/heads/master" &&
 	GET refs/heads/master "404 Not Found"
 '
 test_expect_success 'static file is ok' '
-	log_div "getanyfile default"
+	log_div "getanyfile default" &&
 	get_static_files "200 OK"
 '
 SMART=smart_noexport
 unset GIT_HTTP_EXPORT_ALL
 test_expect_success 'no export by default' '
-	log_div "no git-daemon-export-ok"
+	log_div "no git-daemon-export-ok" &&
 	get_static_files "404 Not Found"
 '
 test_expect_success 'export if git-daemon-export-ok' '
-	log_div "git-daemon-export-ok"
+	log_div "git-daemon-export-ok" &&
         (cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/repo.git" &&
 	 touch git-daemon-export-ok
 	) &&
@@ -75,47 +75,47 @@ test_expect_success 'export if git-daemon-export-ok' '
 SMART=smart
 GIT_HTTP_EXPORT_ALL=1 && export GIT_HTTP_EXPORT_ALL
 test_expect_success 'static file if http.getanyfile true is ok' '
-	log_div "getanyfile true"
+	log_div "getanyfile true" &&
 	config http.getanyfile true &&
 	get_static_files "200 OK"
 '
 test_expect_success 'static file if http.getanyfile false fails' '
-	log_div "getanyfile false"
+	log_div "getanyfile false" &&
 	config http.getanyfile false &&
 	get_static_files "403 Forbidden"
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'http.uploadpack default enabled' '
-	log_div "uploadpack default"
+	log_div "uploadpack default" &&
 	GET info/refs?service=git-upload-pack "200 OK"  &&
 	POST git-upload-pack 0000 "200 OK"
 '
 test_expect_success 'http.uploadpack true' '
-	log_div "uploadpack true"
+	log_div "uploadpack true" &&
 	config http.uploadpack true &&
 	GET info/refs?service=git-upload-pack "200 OK" &&
 	POST git-upload-pack 0000 "200 OK"
 '
 test_expect_success 'http.uploadpack false' '
-	log_div "uploadpack false"
+	log_div "uploadpack false" &&
 	config http.uploadpack false &&
 	GET info/refs?service=git-upload-pack "403 Forbidden" &&
 	POST git-upload-pack 0000 "403 Forbidden"
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'http.receivepack default disabled' '
-	log_div "receivepack default"
+	log_div "receivepack default" &&
 	GET info/refs?service=git-receive-pack "403 Forbidden"  &&
 	POST git-receive-pack 0000 "403 Forbidden"
 '
 test_expect_success 'http.receivepack true' '
-	log_div "receivepack true"
+	log_div "receivepack true" &&
 	config http.receivepack true &&
 	GET info/refs?service=git-receive-pack "200 OK" &&
 	POST git-receive-pack 0000 "200 OK"
 '
 test_expect_success 'http.receivepack false' '
-	log_div "receivepack false"
+	log_div "receivepack false" &&
 	config http.receivepack false &&
 	GET info/refs?service=git-receive-pack "403 Forbidden" &&
 	POST git-receive-pack 0000 "403 Forbidden"
diff --git a/t/t5602-clone-remote-exec.sh b/t/t5602-clone-remote-exec.sh
index deffdaee49..3f353d99e8 100755
--- a/t/t5602-clone-remote-exec.sh
+++ b/t/t5602-clone-remote-exec.sh
@@ -5,21 +5,29 @@ test_description=clone
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 test_expect_success setup '
-	echo "#!/bin/sh" > not_ssh
-	echo "echo \"\$*\" > not_ssh_output" >> not_ssh
-	echo "exit 1" >> not_ssh
+	echo "#!/bin/sh" > not_ssh &&
+	echo "echo \"\$*\" > not_ssh_output" >> not_ssh &&
+	echo "exit 1" >> not_ssh &&
 	chmod +x not_ssh
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'clone calls git upload-pack unqualified with no -u option' '
-	GIT_SSH=./not_ssh git clone localhost:/path/to/repo junk
-	echo "localhost git-upload-pack '\''/path/to/repo'\''" >expected
+	(
+		GIT_SSH=./not_ssh &&
+		export GIT_SSH &&
+		test_must_fail git clone localhost:/path/to/repo junk
+	) &&
+	echo "localhost git-upload-pack '\''/path/to/repo'\''" >expected &&
 	test_cmp expected not_ssh_output
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'clone calls specified git upload-pack with -u option' '
-	GIT_SSH=./not_ssh git clone -u ./something/bin/git-upload-pack localhost:/path/to/repo junk
-	echo "localhost ./something/bin/git-upload-pack '\''/path/to/repo'\''" >expected
+	(
+		GIT_SSH=./not_ssh &&
+		export GIT_SSH &&
+		test_must_fail git clone -u ./something/bin/git-upload-pack localhost:/path/to/repo junk
+	) &&
+	echo "localhost ./something/bin/git-upload-pack '\''/path/to/repo'\''" >expected &&
 	test_cmp expected not_ssh_output
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t5701-clone-local.sh b/t/t5701-clone-local.sh
index 8b4c356cd2..0f4d487be3 100755
--- a/t/t5701-clone-local.sh
+++ b/t/t5701-clone-local.sh
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ test_expect_success 'preparing origin repository' '
 	git clone --bare . a.git &&
 	git clone --bare . x &&
 	test "$(GIT_CONFIG=a.git/config git config --bool core.bare)" = true &&
-	test "$(GIT_CONFIG=x/config git config --bool core.bare)" = true
+	test "$(GIT_CONFIG=x/config git config --bool core.bare)" = true &&
 	git bundle create b1.bundle --all &&
 	git bundle create b2.bundle master &&
 	mkdir dir &&
-	cp b1.bundle dir/b3
+	cp b1.bundle dir/b3 &&
 	cp b1.bundle b4
 '
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ test_expect_success 'bundle clone with nonexistent HEAD' '
 	cd "$D" &&
 	git clone b2.bundle b2 &&
 	cd b2 &&
-	git fetch
+	git fetch &&
 	test ! -e .git/refs/heads/master
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t6001-rev-list-graft.sh b/t/t6001-rev-list-graft.sh
index fc57e7d3fd..8efcd13079 100755
--- a/t/t6001-rev-list-graft.sh
+++ b/t/t6001-rev-list-graft.sh
@@ -90,22 +90,22 @@ check () {
 for type in basic parents parents-raw
 do
 	test_expect_success 'without grafts' "
-		rm -f .git/info/grafts
+		rm -f .git/info/grafts &&
 		check $type $B2 -- $B2 $B1 $B0
 	"
 
 	test_expect_success 'with grafts' "
-		echo '$B0 $A2' >.git/info/grafts
+		echo '$B0 $A2' >.git/info/grafts &&
 		check $type $B2 -- $B2 $B1 $B0 $A2 $A1 $A0
 	"
 
 	test_expect_success 'without grafts, with pathlimit' "
-		rm -f .git/info/grafts
+		rm -f .git/info/grafts &&
 		check $type $B2 subdir -- $B2 $B0
 	"
 
 	test_expect_success 'with grafts, with pathlimit' "
-		echo '$B0 $A2' >.git/info/grafts
+		echo '$B0 $A2' >.git/info/grafts &&
 		check $type $B2 subdir -- $B2 $B0 $A2 $A0
 	"
 
diff --git a/t/t6009-rev-list-parent.sh b/t/t6009-rev-list-parent.sh
index c8a96a9a99..52f7b277ce 100755
--- a/t/t6009-rev-list-parent.sh
+++ b/t/t6009-rev-list-parent.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 
 	commit one &&
 
-	test_tick=$(($test_tick - 2400))
+	test_tick=$(($test_tick - 2400)) &&
 
 	commit two &&
 	commit three &&
diff --git a/t/t6010-merge-base.sh b/t/t6010-merge-base.sh
index 62197a3d35..082032edc3 100755
--- a/t/t6010-merge-base.sh
+++ b/t/t6010-merge-base.sh
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ test_expect_success 'unsynchronized clocks' '
 	R2=$(doit  3 R2 $R1) &&
 
 	PL=$(doit  4 PL $L2 $C2) &&
-	PR=$(doit  4 PR $C2 $R2)
+	PR=$(doit  4 PR $C2 $R2) &&
 
 	git name-rev $C2 >expected &&
 
diff --git a/t/t6016-rev-list-graph-simplify-history.sh b/t/t6016-rev-list-graph-simplify-history.sh
index 27fd52b7be..f7181d1d6a 100755
--- a/t/t6016-rev-list-graph-simplify-history.sh
+++ b/t/t6016-rev-list-graph-simplify-history.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ test_expect_success 'set up rev-list --graph test' '
 	# Octopus merge B and C into branch A
 	git checkout A &&
 	git merge B C &&
-	git tag A4
+	git tag A4 &&
 
 	test_commit A5 bar.txt &&
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ test_expect_success 'set up rev-list --graph test' '
 	test_commit C4 bar.txt &&
 	git checkout A &&
 	git merge -s ours C &&
-	git tag A6
+	git tag A6 &&
 
 	test_commit A7 bar.txt &&
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ test_expect_success '--graph --all' '
 # that undecorated merges are interesting, even with --simplify-by-decoration
 test_expect_success '--graph --simplify-by-decoration' '
 	rm -f expected &&
-	git tag -d A4
+	git tag -d A4 &&
 	echo "* $A7" >> expected &&
 	echo "*   $A6" >> expected &&
 	echo "|\\  " >> expected &&
@@ -116,12 +116,15 @@ test_expect_success '--graph --simplify-by-decoration' '
 	test_cmp expected actual
 	'
 
-# Get rid of all decorations on branch B, and graph with it simplified away
+test_expect_success 'setup: get rid of decorations on B' '
+	git tag -d B2 &&
+	git tag -d B1 &&
+	git branch -d B
+'
+
+# Graph with branch B simplified away
 test_expect_success '--graph --simplify-by-decoration prune branch B' '
 	rm -f expected &&
-	git tag -d B2
-	git tag -d B1
-	git branch -d B
 	echo "* $A7" >> expected &&
 	echo "*   $A6" >> expected &&
 	echo "|\\  " >> expected &&
@@ -143,9 +146,6 @@ test_expect_success '--graph --simplify-by-decoration prune branch B' '
 
 test_expect_success '--graph --full-history -- bar.txt' '
 	rm -f expected &&
-	git tag -d B2
-	git tag -d B1
-	git branch -d B
 	echo "* $A7" >> expected &&
 	echo "*   $A6" >> expected &&
 	echo "|\\  " >> expected &&
@@ -163,9 +163,6 @@ test_expect_success '--graph --full-history -- bar.txt' '
 
 test_expect_success '--graph --full-history --simplify-merges -- bar.txt' '
 	rm -f expected &&
-	git tag -d B2
-	git tag -d B1
-	git branch -d B
 	echo "* $A7" >> expected &&
 	echo "*   $A6" >> expected &&
 	echo "|\\  " >> expected &&
@@ -181,9 +178,6 @@ test_expect_success '--graph --full-history --simplify-merges -- bar.txt' '
 
 test_expect_success '--graph -- bar.txt' '
 	rm -f expected &&
-	git tag -d B2
-	git tag -d B1
-	git branch -d B
 	echo "* $A7" >> expected &&
 	echo "* $A5" >> expected &&
 	echo "* $A3" >> expected &&
@@ -196,9 +190,6 @@ test_expect_success '--graph -- bar.txt' '
 
 test_expect_success '--graph --sparse -- bar.txt' '
 	rm -f expected &&
-	git tag -d B2
-	git tag -d B1
-	git branch -d B
 	echo "* $A7" >> expected &&
 	echo "* $A6" >> expected &&
 	echo "* $A5" >> expected &&
diff --git a/t/t6020-merge-df.sh b/t/t6020-merge-df.sh
index 490d397114..5d91d056d2 100755
--- a/t/t6020-merge-df.sh
+++ b/t/t6020-merge-df.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ echo "file dir" > dir &&
 git add dir &&
 git commit -m "File: dir"'
 
-test_expect_code 1 'Merge with d/f conflicts' 'git merge "merge msg" B master'
+test_expect_success 'Merge with d/f conflicts' '
+	test_expect_code 1 git merge "merge msg" B master
+'
 
 test_expect_success 'F/D conflict' '
 	git reset --hard &&
diff --git a/t/t6022-merge-rename.sh b/t/t6022-merge-rename.sh
index b66544b76d..83efc7abf5 100755
--- a/t/t6022-merge-rename.sh
+++ b/t/t6022-merge-rename.sh
@@ -94,245 +94,147 @@ git checkout master'
 
 test_expect_success 'pull renaming branch into unrenaming one' \
 '
-	git show-branch
-	git pull . white && {
-		echo "BAD: should have conflicted"
-		return 1
-	}
-	git ls-files -s
-	test "$(git ls-files -u B | wc -l)" -eq 3 || {
-		echo "BAD: should have left stages for B"
-		return 1
-	}
-	test "$(git ls-files -s N | wc -l)" -eq 1 || {
-		echo "BAD: should have merged N"
-		return 1
-	}
+	git show-branch &&
+	test_expect_code 1 git pull . white &&
+	git ls-files -s &&
+	git ls-files -u B >b.stages &&
+	test_line_count = 3 b.stages &&
+	git ls-files -s N >n.stages &&
+	test_line_count = 1 n.stages &&
 	sed -ne "/^g/{
 	p
 	q
-	}" B | grep master || {
-		echo "BAD: should have listed our change first"
-		return 1
-	}
-	test "$(git diff white N | wc -l)" -eq 0 || {
-		echo "BAD: should have taken colored branch"
-		return 1
-	}
+	}" B | grep master &&
+	git diff --exit-code white N
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'pull renaming branch into another renaming one' \
 '
-	rm -f B
-	git reset --hard
-	git checkout red
-	git pull . white && {
-		echo "BAD: should have conflicted"
-		return 1
-	}
-	test "$(git ls-files -u B | wc -l)" -eq 3 || {
-		echo "BAD: should have left stages"
-		return 1
-	}
-	test "$(git ls-files -s N | wc -l)" -eq 1 || {
-		echo "BAD: should have merged N"
-		return 1
-	}
+	rm -f B &&
+	git reset --hard &&
+	git checkout red &&
+	test_expect_code 1 git pull . white &&
+	git ls-files -u B >b.stages &&
+	test_line_count = 3 b.stages &&
+	git ls-files -s N >n.stages &&
+	test_line_count = 1 n.stages &&
 	sed -ne "/^g/{
 	p
 	q
-	}" B | grep red || {
-		echo "BAD: should have listed our change first"
-		return 1
-	}
-	test "$(git diff white N | wc -l)" -eq 0 || {
-		echo "BAD: should have taken colored branch"
-		return 1
-	}
+	}" B | grep red &&
+	git diff --exit-code white N
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'pull unrenaming branch into renaming one' \
 '
-	git reset --hard
-	git show-branch
-	git pull . master && {
-		echo "BAD: should have conflicted"
-		return 1
-	}
-	test "$(git ls-files -u B | wc -l)" -eq 3 || {
-		echo "BAD: should have left stages"
-		return 1
-	}
-	test "$(git ls-files -s N | wc -l)" -eq 1 || {
-		echo "BAD: should have merged N"
-		return 1
-	}
+	git reset --hard &&
+	git show-branch &&
+	test_expect_code 1 git pull . master &&
+	git ls-files -u B >b.stages &&
+	test_line_count = 3 b.stages &&
+	git ls-files -s N >n.stages &&
+	test_line_count = 1 n.stages &&
 	sed -ne "/^g/{
 	p
 	q
-	}" B | grep red || {
-		echo "BAD: should have listed our change first"
-		return 1
-	}
-	test "$(git diff white N | wc -l)" -eq 0 || {
-		echo "BAD: should have taken colored branch"
-		return 1
-	}
+	}" B | grep red &&
+	git diff --exit-code white N
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'pull conflicting renames' \
 '
-	git reset --hard
-	git show-branch
-	git pull . blue && {
-		echo "BAD: should have conflicted"
-		return 1
-	}
-	test "$(git ls-files -u A | wc -l)" -eq 1 || {
-		echo "BAD: should have left a stage"
-		return 1
-	}
-	test "$(git ls-files -u B | wc -l)" -eq 1 || {
-		echo "BAD: should have left a stage"
-		return 1
-	}
-	test "$(git ls-files -u C | wc -l)" -eq 1 || {
-		echo "BAD: should have left a stage"
-		return 1
-	}
-	test "$(git ls-files -s N | wc -l)" -eq 1 || {
-		echo "BAD: should have merged N"
-		return 1
-	}
+	git reset --hard &&
+	git show-branch &&
+	test_expect_code 1 git pull . blue &&
+	git ls-files -u A >a.stages &&
+	test_line_count = 1 a.stages &&
+	git ls-files -u B >b.stages &&
+	test_line_count = 1 b.stages &&
+	git ls-files -u C >c.stages &&
+	test_line_count = 1 c.stages &&
+	git ls-files -s N >n.stages &&
+	test_line_count = 1 n.stages &&
 	sed -ne "/^g/{
 	p
 	q
-	}" B | grep red || {
-		echo "BAD: should have listed our change first"
-		return 1
-	}
-	test "$(git diff white N | wc -l)" -eq 0 || {
-		echo "BAD: should have taken colored branch"
-		return 1
-	}
+	}" B | grep red &&
+	git diff --exit-code white N
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'interference with untracked working tree file' '
-
-	git reset --hard
-	git show-branch
-	echo >A this file should not matter
-	git pull . white && {
-		echo "BAD: should have conflicted"
-		return 1
-	}
-	test -f A || {
-		echo "BAD: should have left A intact"
-		return 1
-	}
+	git reset --hard &&
+	git show-branch &&
+	echo >A this file should not matter &&
+	test_expect_code 1 git pull . white &&
+	test_path_is_file A
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'interference with untracked working tree file' '
-
-	git reset --hard
-	git checkout white
-	git show-branch
-	rm -f A
-	echo >A this file should not matter
-	git pull . red && {
-		echo "BAD: should have conflicted"
-		return 1
-	}
-	test -f A || {
-		echo "BAD: should have left A intact"
-		return 1
-	}
+	git reset --hard &&
+	git checkout white &&
+	git show-branch &&
+	rm -f A &&
+	echo >A this file should not matter &&
+	test_expect_code 1 git pull . red &&
+	test_path_is_file A
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'interference with untracked working tree file' '
-
-	git reset --hard
-	rm -f A M
-	git checkout -f master
-	git tag -f anchor
-	git show-branch
-	git pull . yellow || {
-		echo "BAD: should have cleanly merged"
-		return 1
-	}
-	test -f M && {
-		echo "BAD: should have removed M"
-		return 1
-	}
+	git reset --hard &&
+	rm -f A M &&
+	git checkout -f master &&
+	git tag -f anchor &&
+	git show-branch &&
+	git pull . yellow &&
+	test_path_is_missing M &&
 	git reset --hard anchor
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'updated working tree file should prevent the merge' '
-
-	git reset --hard
-	rm -f A M
-	git checkout -f master
-	git tag -f anchor
-	git show-branch
-	echo >>M one line addition
-	cat M >M.saved
-	git pull . yellow && {
-		echo "BAD: should have complained"
-		return 1
-	}
-	test_cmp M M.saved || {
-		echo "BAD: should have left M intact"
-		return 1
-	}
+	git reset --hard &&
+	rm -f A M &&
+	git checkout -f master &&
+	git tag -f anchor &&
+	git show-branch &&
+	echo >>M one line addition &&
+	cat M >M.saved &&
+	test_expect_code 128 git pull . yellow &&
+	test_cmp M M.saved &&
 	rm -f M.saved
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'updated working tree file should prevent the merge' '
-
-	git reset --hard
-	rm -f A M
-	git checkout -f master
-	git tag -f anchor
-	git show-branch
-	echo >>M one line addition
-	cat M >M.saved
-	git update-index M
-	git pull . yellow && {
-		echo "BAD: should have complained"
-		return 1
-	}
-	test_cmp M M.saved || {
-		echo "BAD: should have left M intact"
-		return 1
-	}
+	git reset --hard &&
+	rm -f A M &&
+	git checkout -f master &&
+	git tag -f anchor &&
+	git show-branch &&
+	echo >>M one line addition &&
+	cat M >M.saved &&
+	git update-index M &&
+	test_expect_code 128 git pull . yellow &&
+	test_cmp M M.saved &&
 	rm -f M.saved
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'interference with untracked working tree file' '
-
-	git reset --hard
-	rm -f A M
-	git checkout -f yellow
-	git tag -f anchor
-	git show-branch
-	echo >M this file should not matter
-	git pull . master || {
-		echo "BAD: should have cleanly merged"
-		return 1
-	}
-	test -f M || {
-		echo "BAD: should have left M intact"
-		return 1
-	}
-	git ls-files -s | grep M && {
-		echo "BAD: M must be untracked in the result"
-		return 1
-	}
+	git reset --hard &&
+	rm -f A M &&
+	git checkout -f yellow &&
+	git tag -f anchor &&
+	git show-branch &&
+	echo >M this file should not matter &&
+	git pull . master &&
+	test_path_is_file M &&
+	! {
+		git ls-files -s |
+		grep M
+	} &&
 	git reset --hard anchor
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'merge of identical changes in a renamed file' '
-	rm -f A M N
+	rm -f A M N &&
 	git reset --hard &&
 	git checkout change+rename &&
 	GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY=3 git merge change | grep "^Skipped B" &&
diff --git a/t/t6024-recursive-merge.sh b/t/t6024-recursive-merge.sh
index b3fbf659c0..755d30ce2a 100755
--- a/t/t6024-recursive-merge.sh
+++ b/t/t6024-recursive-merge.sh
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ test_expect_success 'mark rename/delete as unmerged' '
 	test_tick &&
 	git commit -m delete &&
 	git checkout -b rename HEAD^ &&
-	git mv a1 a2
+	git mv a1 a2 &&
 	test_tick &&
 	git commit -m rename &&
 	test_must_fail git merge delete &&
diff --git a/t/t6029-merge-subtree.sh b/t/t6029-merge-subtree.sh
index 3900d9f61f..73fc240e85 100755
--- a/t/t6029-merge-subtree.sh
+++ b/t/t6029-merge-subtree.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ test_description='subtree merge strategy'
 
 test_expect_success setup '
 
-	s="1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8"
+	s="1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8" &&
 	for i in $s; do echo $i; done >hello &&
 	git add hello &&
 	git commit -m initial &&
diff --git a/t/t6030-bisect-porcelain.sh b/t/t6030-bisect-porcelain.sh
index 3b042aacd6..b5063b6fe6 100755
--- a/t/t6030-bisect-porcelain.sh
+++ b/t/t6030-bisect-porcelain.sh
@@ -517,13 +517,13 @@ test_expect_success '"parallel" side branch creation' '
 	add_line_into_file "2(para): line 2 on parallel branch" dir2/file2 &&
 	PARA_HASH2=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD) &&
 	add_line_into_file "3(para): line 3 on parallel branch" dir2/file3 &&
-	PARA_HASH3=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD)
+	PARA_HASH3=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD) &&
 	git merge -m "merge HASH4 and PARA_HASH3" "$HASH4" &&
-	PARA_HASH4=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD)
+	PARA_HASH4=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD) &&
 	add_line_into_file "5(para): add line on parallel branch" dir1/file1 &&
-	PARA_HASH5=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD)
+	PARA_HASH5=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD) &&
 	add_line_into_file "6(para): add line on parallel branch" dir2/file2 &&
-	PARA_HASH6=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD)
+	PARA_HASH6=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD) &&
 	git merge -m "merge HASH7 and PARA_HASH6" "$HASH7" &&
 	PARA_HASH7=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD)
 '
diff --git a/t/t6036-recursive-corner-cases.sh b/t/t6036-recursive-corner-cases.sh
index b874141658..004c365ad6 100755
--- a/t/t6036-recursive-corner-cases.sh
+++ b/t/t6036-recursive-corner-cases.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ test_description='recursive merge corner cases'
 #
 
 test_expect_success setup '
-	ten="0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9"
+	ten="0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9" &&
 	for i in $ten
 	do
 		echo line $i in a sample file
diff --git a/t/t6040-tracking-info.sh b/t/t6040-tracking-info.sh
index 1785e178a4..1e0447f615 100755
--- a/t/t6040-tracking-info.sh
+++ b/t/t6040-tracking-info.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ test_expect_success 'checkout' '
 
 test_expect_success 'checkout with local tracked branch' '
 	git checkout master &&
-	git checkout follower >actual
+	git checkout follower >actual &&
 	grep "is ahead of" actual
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t6050-replace.sh b/t/t6050-replace.sh
index 95b180f469..ae2194e07d 100755
--- a/t/t6050-replace.sh
+++ b/t/t6050-replace.sh
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ test_expect_success 'set up buggy branch' '
      echo "line 12" >> hello &&
      echo "line 13" >> hello &&
      add_and_commit_file hello "2 more lines" &&
-     HASH6=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD)
+     HASH6=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD) &&
      echo "line 14" >> hello &&
      echo "line 15" >> hello &&
      echo "line 16" >> hello &&
diff --git a/t/t7001-mv.sh b/t/t7001-mv.sh
index 65a35d94a0..a845b154e4 100755
--- a/t/t7001-mv.sh
+++ b/t/t7001-mv.sh
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ test_expect_success \
 test_expect_success \
     'checking -f on untracked file with existing target' \
     'touch path0/untracked1 &&
-     git mv -f untracked1 path0
+     test_must_fail git mv -f untracked1 path0 &&
      test ! -f .git/index.lock &&
      test -f untracked1 &&
      test -f path0/untracked1'
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ test_expect_success 'git mv should not change sha1 of moved cache entry' '
 	git init &&
 	echo 1 >dirty &&
 	git add dirty &&
-	entry="$(git ls-files --stage dirty | cut -f 1)"
+	entry="$(git ls-files --stage dirty | cut -f 1)" &&
 	git mv dirty dirty2 &&
 	[ "$entry" = "$(git ls-files --stage dirty2 | cut -f 1)" ] &&
 	echo 2 >dirty2 &&
diff --git a/t/t7004-tag.sh b/t/t7004-tag.sh
index 700b556fe8..f160af3ccc 100755
--- a/t/t7004-tag.sh
+++ b/t/t7004-tag.sh
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ hash1=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
 test_expect_success 'creating second commit and tag' '
 	echo foo-2.0 >foo &&
 	git add foo &&
-	git commit -m second
+	git commit -m second &&
 	git tag v2.0
 '
 
@@ -1132,18 +1132,18 @@ v2.0
 EOF
 
 test_expect_success 'checking that first commit is in all tags (hash)' "
-	git tag -l --contains $hash1 v* >actual
+	git tag -l --contains $hash1 v* >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 "
 
 # other ways of specifying the commit
 test_expect_success 'checking that first commit is in all tags (tag)' "
-	git tag -l --contains v1.0 v* >actual
+	git tag -l --contains v1.0 v* >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 "
 
 test_expect_success 'checking that first commit is in all tags (relative)' "
-	git tag -l --contains HEAD~2 v* >actual
+	git tag -l --contains HEAD~2 v* >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 "
 
@@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@ v2.0
 EOF
 
 test_expect_success 'checking that second commit only has one tag' "
-	git tag -l --contains $hash2 v* >actual
+	git tag -l --contains $hash2 v* >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 "
 
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ cat > expected <<EOF
 EOF
 
 test_expect_success 'checking that third commit has no tags' "
-	git tag -l --contains $hash3 v* >actual
+	git tag -l --contains $hash3 v* >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 "
 
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ test_expect_success 'creating simple branch' '
 	git branch stable v2.0 &&
         git checkout stable &&
 	echo foo-3.0 > foo &&
-	git commit foo -m fourth
+	git commit foo -m fourth &&
 	git tag v3.0
 '
 
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ v3.0
 EOF
 
 test_expect_success 'checking that branch head only has one tag' "
-	git tag -l --contains $hash4 v* >actual
+	git tag -l --contains $hash4 v* >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 "
 
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ v4.0
 EOF
 
 test_expect_success 'checking that original branch head has one tag now' "
-	git tag -l --contains $hash3 v* >actual
+	git tag -l --contains $hash3 v* >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 "
 
@@ -1211,18 +1211,18 @@ v4.0
 EOF
 
 test_expect_success 'checking that initial commit is in all tags' "
-	git tag -l --contains $hash1 v* >actual
+	git tag -l --contains $hash1 v* >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 "
 
 # mixing modes and options:
 
 test_expect_success 'mixing incompatibles modes and options is forbidden' '
-	test_must_fail git tag -a
-	test_must_fail git tag -l -v
-	test_must_fail git tag -n 100
-	test_must_fail git tag -l -m msg
-	test_must_fail git tag -l -F some file
+	test_must_fail git tag -a &&
+	test_must_fail git tag -l -v &&
+	test_must_fail git tag -n 100 &&
+	test_must_fail git tag -l -m msg &&
+	test_must_fail git tag -l -F some file &&
 	test_must_fail git tag -v -s
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t7006-pager.sh b/t/t7006-pager.sh
index 5641b59559..e9d8b9110d 100755
--- a/t/t7006-pager.sh
+++ b/t/t7006-pager.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ cleanup_fail() {
 }
 
 test_expect_success 'setup' '
-	unset GIT_PAGER GIT_PAGER_IN_USE;
+	sane_unset GIT_PAGER GIT_PAGER_IN_USE &&
 	test_might_fail git config --unset core.pager &&
 
 	PAGER="cat >paginated.out" &&
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ test_default_pager() {
 	parse_args "$@"
 
 	$test_expectation SIMPLEPAGER,TTY "$cmd - default pager is used by default" "
-		unset PAGER GIT_PAGER;
+		sane_unset PAGER GIT_PAGER &&
 		test_might_fail git config --unset core.pager &&
 		rm -f default_pager_used ||
 		cleanup_fail &&
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ test_PAGER_overrides() {
 	parse_args "$@"
 
 	$test_expectation TTY "$cmd - PAGER overrides default pager" "
-		unset GIT_PAGER;
+		sane_unset GIT_PAGER &&
 		test_might_fail git config --unset core.pager &&
 		rm -f PAGER_used ||
 		cleanup_fail &&
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ test_core_pager() {
 	parse_args "$@"
 
 	$test_expectation TTY "$cmd - repository-local core.pager setting $used_if_wanted" "
-		unset GIT_PAGER;
+		sane_unset GIT_PAGER &&
 		rm -f core.pager_used ||
 		cleanup_fail &&
 
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ test_pager_subdir_helper() {
 	parse_args "$@"
 
 	$test_expectation TTY "$cmd - core.pager $used_if_wanted from subdirectory" "
-		unset GIT_PAGER;
+		sane_unset GIT_PAGER &&
 		rm -f core.pager_used &&
 		rm -fr sub ||
 		cleanup_fail &&
diff --git a/t/t7105-reset-patch.sh b/t/t7105-reset-patch.sh
index 9891e2c1f5..95fab20361 100755
--- a/t/t7105-reset-patch.sh
+++ b/t/t7105-reset-patch.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ test_expect_success PERL 'setup' '
 # note: bar sorts before foo, so the first 'n' is always to skip 'bar'
 
 test_expect_success PERL 'saying "n" does nothing' '
-	set_and_save_state dir/foo work work
+	set_and_save_state dir/foo work work &&
 	(echo n; echo n) | git reset -p &&
 	verify_saved_state dir/foo &&
 	verify_saved_state bar
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ test_expect_success PERL 'git reset -p HEAD^' '
 # the failure case (and thus get out of the loop).
 
 test_expect_success PERL 'git reset -p dir' '
-	set_state dir/foo work work
+	set_state dir/foo work work &&
 	(echo y; echo n) | git reset -p dir &&
 	verify_state dir/foo work head &&
 	verify_saved_state bar
 '
 
 test_expect_success PERL 'git reset -p -- foo (inside dir)' '
-	set_state dir/foo work work
+	set_state dir/foo work work &&
 	(echo y; echo n) | (cd dir && git reset -p -- foo) &&
 	verify_state dir/foo work head &&
 	verify_saved_state bar
diff --git a/t/t7300-clean.sh b/t/t7300-clean.sh
index 6c776e9bec..c802ef8261 100755
--- a/t/t7300-clean.sh
+++ b/t/t7300-clean.sh
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ test_expect_success 'git clean symbolic link' '
 
 	mkdir -p build docs &&
 	touch a.out src/part3.c docs/manual.txt obj.o build/lib.so &&
-	ln -s docs/manual.txt src/part4.c
+	ln -s docs/manual.txt src/part4.c &&
 	git clean &&
 	test -f Makefile &&
 	test -f README &&
diff --git a/t/t7502-commit.sh b/t/t7502-commit.sh
index ac2e187a57..50da034cd3 100755
--- a/t/t7502-commit.sh
+++ b/t/t7502-commit.sh
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ test_expect_success 'committer is automatic' '
 
 	echo >>negative &&
 	(
-		unset GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL
-		unset GIT_COMMITTER_NAME
+		sane_unset GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL &&
+		sane_unset GIT_COMMITTER_NAME &&
 		# must fail because there is no change
 		test_must_fail git commit -e -m "sample"
 	) &&
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ try_commit_status_combo () {
 
 	test_expect_success 'commit --no-status' '
 		clear_config commit.status &&
-		try_commit --no-status
+		try_commit --no-status &&
 		! grep "^# Changes to be committed:" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
 	'
 
diff --git a/t/t7509-commit.sh b/t/t7509-commit.sh
index 643ab03f99..77b6920029 100755
--- a/t/t7509-commit.sh
+++ b/t/t7509-commit.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ test_expect_success '-C option copies only the message with --reset-author' '
 	test_tick &&
 	git commit -a -C Initial --reset-author &&
 	echo "author $GIT_AUTHOR_NAME <$GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL> $GIT_AUTHOR_DATE" >expect &&
-	author_header HEAD >actual
+	author_header HEAD >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
 
 	message_body Initial >expect &&
diff --git a/t/t7601-merge-pull-config.sh b/t/t7601-merge-pull-config.sh
index 7ba94ea99b..b44b293950 100755
--- a/t/t7601-merge-pull-config.sh
+++ b/t/t7601-merge-pull-config.sh
@@ -114,13 +114,13 @@ test_expect_success 'setup conflicted merge' '
 test_expect_success 'merge picks up the best result' '
 	git config --unset-all pull.twohead &&
 	git reset --hard c5 &&
-	git merge -s resolve c6
+	test_must_fail git merge -s resolve c6 &&
 	resolve_count=$(conflict_count) &&
 	git reset --hard c5 &&
-	git merge -s recursive c6
+	test_must_fail git merge -s recursive c6 &&
 	recursive_count=$(conflict_count) &&
 	git reset --hard c5 &&
-	git merge -s recursive -s resolve c6
+	test_must_fail git merge -s recursive -s resolve c6 &&
 	auto_count=$(conflict_count) &&
 	test $auto_count = $recursive_count &&
 	test $auto_count != $resolve_count
@@ -129,13 +129,13 @@ test_expect_success 'merge picks up the best result' '
 test_expect_success 'merge picks up the best result (from config)' '
 	git config pull.twohead "recursive resolve" &&
 	git reset --hard c5 &&
-	git merge -s resolve c6
+	test_must_fail git merge -s resolve c6 &&
 	resolve_count=$(conflict_count) &&
 	git reset --hard c5 &&
-	git merge -s recursive c6
+	test_must_fail git merge -s recursive c6 &&
 	recursive_count=$(conflict_count) &&
 	git reset --hard c5 &&
-	git merge c6
+	test_must_fail git merge c6 &&
 	auto_count=$(conflict_count) &&
 	test $auto_count = $recursive_count &&
 	test $auto_count != $resolve_count
diff --git a/t/t7602-merge-octopus-many.sh b/t/t7602-merge-octopus-many.sh
index 2746169514..0a46795ae7 100755
--- a/t/t7602-merge-octopus-many.sh
+++ b/t/t7602-merge-octopus-many.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ test_expect_success 'merge c1 with c2, c3, c4, ... c29' '
 	do
 		refs="$refs c$i"
 		i=`expr $i + 1`
-	done
+	done &&
 	git merge $refs &&
 	test "$(git rev-parse c1)" != "$(git rev-parse HEAD)" &&
 	i=1 &&
diff --git a/t/t7610-mergetool.sh b/t/t7610-mergetool.sh
index 3bd74042ef..d78bdec330 100755
--- a/t/t7610-mergetool.sh
+++ b/t/t7610-mergetool.sh
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ test_expect_success 'custom mergetool' '
 
 test_expect_success 'mergetool crlf' '
     git config core.autocrlf true &&
-    git checkout -b test2 branch1
+    git checkout -b test2 branch1 &&
     test_must_fail git merge master >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
     ( yes "" | git mergetool file1 >/dev/null 2>&1 ) &&
     ( yes "" | git mergetool file2 >/dev/null 2>&1 ) &&
diff --git a/t/t7700-repack.sh b/t/t7700-repack.sh
index c2f66ff170..d954b846a1 100755
--- a/t/t7700-repack.sh
+++ b/t/t7700-repack.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ test_expect_success 'loose objects in alternate ODB are not repacked' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'packed obs in alt ODB are repacked even when local repo is packless' '
-	mkdir alt_objects/pack
+	mkdir alt_objects/pack &&
 	mv .git/objects/pack/* alt_objects/pack &&
 	git repack -a &&
 	myidx=$(ls -1 .git/objects/pack/*.idx) &&
@@ -95,14 +95,14 @@ test_expect_success 'packed obs in alternate ODB kept pack are repacked' '
 	# swap the .keep so the commit object is in the pack with .keep
 	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.pack
 	do
-		base_name=$(basename $p .pack)
+		base_name=$(basename $p .pack) &&
 		if test -f alt_objects/pack/$base_name.keep
 		then
 			rm alt_objects/pack/$base_name.keep
 		else
 			touch alt_objects/pack/$base_name.keep
 		fi
-	done
+	done &&
 	git repack -a -d &&
 	myidx=$(ls -1 .git/objects/pack/*.idx) &&
 	test -f "$myidx" &&
diff --git a/t/t7800-difftool.sh b/t/t7800-difftool.sh
index 58dc6f6452..4048d106d4 100755
--- a/t/t7800-difftool.sh
+++ b/t/t7800-difftool.sh
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ test_expect_success PERL 'difftool --gui works without configured diff.guitool'
 
 # Specify the diff tool using $GIT_DIFF_TOOL
 test_expect_success PERL 'GIT_DIFF_TOOL variable' '
-	git config --unset diff.tool
+	test_might_fail git config --unset diff.tool &&
 	GIT_DIFF_TOOL=test-tool &&
 	export GIT_DIFF_TOOL &&
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ test_expect_success PERL 'difftool.prompt config variable is false' '
 
 # Test that we don't have to pass --no-prompt when mergetool.prompt is false
 test_expect_success PERL 'difftool merge.prompt = false' '
-	git config --unset difftool.prompt
+	test_might_fail git config --unset difftool.prompt &&
 	git config mergetool.prompt false &&
 
 	diff=$(git difftool branch) &&
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ test_expect_success PERL 'difftool last flag wins' '
 # git-difftool falls back to git-mergetool config variables
 # so test that behavior here
 test_expect_success PERL 'difftool + mergetool config variables' '
-	remove_config_vars
+	remove_config_vars &&
 	git config merge.tool test-tool &&
 	git config mergetool.test-tool.cmd "cat \$LOCAL" &&
 
@@ -254,17 +254,17 @@ test_expect_success PERL 'difftool -x cat' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success PERL 'difftool --extcmd echo arg1' '
-	diff=$(git difftool --no-prompt --extcmd sh\ -c\ \"echo\ \$1\" branch)
+	diff=$(git difftool --no-prompt --extcmd sh\ -c\ \"echo\ \$1\" branch) &&
 	test "$diff" = file
 '
 
 test_expect_success PERL 'difftool --extcmd cat arg1' '
-	diff=$(git difftool --no-prompt --extcmd sh\ -c\ \"cat\ \$1\" branch)
+	diff=$(git difftool --no-prompt --extcmd sh\ -c\ \"cat\ \$1\" branch) &&
 	test "$diff" = master
 '
 
 test_expect_success PERL 'difftool --extcmd cat arg2' '
-	diff=$(git difftool --no-prompt --extcmd sh\ -c\ \"cat\ \$2\" branch)
+	diff=$(git difftool --no-prompt --extcmd sh\ -c\ \"cat\ \$2\" branch) &&
 	test "$diff" = branch
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t7810-grep.sh b/t/t7810-grep.sh
index 50658845ca..c8777589ca 100755
--- a/t/t7810-grep.sh
+++ b/t/t7810-grep.sh
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ test_expect_success 'outside of git repository' '
 		echo file1:hello &&
 		echo sub/file2:world
 	} >non/expect.full &&
-	echo file2:world >non/expect.sub
+	echo file2:world >non/expect.sub &&
 	(
 		GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$(pwd)/non/git" &&
 		export GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES &&
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ test_expect_success 'inside git repository but with --no-index' '
 		echo sub/file2:world
 	} >is/expect.full &&
 	: >is/expect.empty &&
-	echo file2:world >is/expect.sub
+	echo file2:world >is/expect.sub &&
 	(
 		cd is/git &&
 		git init &&
diff --git a/t/t9104-git-svn-follow-parent.sh b/t/t9104-git-svn-follow-parent.sh
index f7f3c5ab8e..13b179e721 100755
--- a/t/t9104-git-svn-follow-parent.sh
+++ b/t/t9104-git-svn-follow-parent.sh
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ test_expect_success "follow-parent is atomic" '
 	git svn init --minimize-url -i stunk "$svnrepo"/stunk &&
 	git svn fetch -i stunk &&
 	git svn init --minimize-url -i flunked "$svnrepo"/flunked &&
-	git svn fetch -i flunked
+	git svn fetch -i flunked &&
 	test "`git rev-parse --verify refs/remotes/flunk@18`" \
 	   = "`git rev-parse --verify refs/remotes/stunk`" &&
 	test "`git rev-parse --verify refs/remotes/flunk~1`" \
diff --git a/t/t9123-git-svn-rebuild-with-rewriteroot.sh b/t/t9123-git-svn-rebuild-with-rewriteroot.sh
index 0ed90d982d..fd8184787f 100755
--- a/t/t9123-git-svn-rebuild-with-rewriteroot.sh
+++ b/t/t9123-git-svn-rebuild-with-rewriteroot.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ rm -rf import
 
 test_expect_success 'init, fetch and checkout repository' '
 	git svn init --rewrite-root=http://invalid.invalid/ "$svnrepo" &&
-	git svn fetch
+	git svn fetch &&
 	git checkout -b mybranch ${remotes_git_svn}
 	'
 
diff --git a/t/t9124-git-svn-dcommit-auto-props.sh b/t/t9124-git-svn-dcommit-auto-props.sh
index d6b076f6b7..aa841e1299 100755
--- a/t/t9124-git-svn-dcommit-auto-props.sh
+++ b/t/t9124-git-svn-dcommit-auto-props.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ test_expect_success 'initialize git svn' '
 		svn_cmd import -m "import for git svn" . "$svnrepo"
 	) &&
 	rm -rf import &&
-	git svn init "$svnrepo"
+	git svn init "$svnrepo" &&
 	git svn fetch
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t9146-git-svn-empty-dirs.sh b/t/t9146-git-svn-empty-dirs.sh
index 565365cbd3..158c8e33ef 100755
--- a/t/t9146-git-svn-empty-dirs.sh
+++ b/t/t9146-git-svn-empty-dirs.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ test_expect_success 'more emptiness' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'git svn rebase creates empty directory' '
-	( cd cloned && git svn rebase )
+	( cd cloned && git svn rebase ) &&
 	test -d cloned/"! !"
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t9151-svn-mergeinfo.sh b/t/t9151-svn-mergeinfo.sh
index 250c651eae..4f6c06ecb2 100755
--- a/t/t9151-svn-mergeinfo.sh
+++ b/t/t9151-svn-mergeinfo.sh
@@ -18,39 +18,39 @@ test_expect_success 'load svn dump' "
 
 test_expect_success 'all svn merges became git merge commits' '
 	unmarked=$(git rev-list --parents --all --grep=Merge |
-		grep -v " .* " | cut -f1 -d" ")
+		grep -v " .* " | cut -f1 -d" ") &&
 	[ -z "$unmarked" ]
 	'
 
 test_expect_success 'cherry picks did not become git merge commits' '
 	bad_cherries=$(git rev-list --parents --all --grep=Cherry |
-		grep " .* " | cut -f1 -d" ")
+		grep " .* " | cut -f1 -d" ") &&
 	[ -z "$bad_cherries" ]
 	'
 
 test_expect_success 'svn non-merge merge commits did not become git merge commits' '
 	bad_non_merges=$(git rev-list --parents --all --grep=non-merge |
-		grep " .* " | cut -f1 -d" ")
+		grep " .* " | cut -f1 -d" ") &&
 	[ -z "$bad_non_merges" ]
 	'
 
 test_expect_success 'commit made to merged branch is reachable from the merge' '
-	before_commit=$(git rev-list --all --grep="trunk commit before merging trunk to b2")
-	merge_commit=$(git rev-list --all --grep="Merge trunk to b2")
-	not_reachable=$(git rev-list -1 $before_commit --not $merge_commit)
+	before_commit=$(git rev-list --all --grep="trunk commit before merging trunk to b2") &&
+	merge_commit=$(git rev-list --all --grep="Merge trunk to b2") &&
+	not_reachable=$(git rev-list -1 $before_commit --not $merge_commit) &&
 	[ -z "$not_reachable" ]
 	'
 
 test_expect_success 'merging two branches in one commit is detected correctly' '
-	f1_commit=$(git rev-list --all --grep="make f1 branch from trunk")
-	f2_commit=$(git rev-list --all --grep="make f2 branch from trunk")
-	merge_commit=$(git rev-list --all --grep="Merge f1 and f2 to trunk")
-	not_reachable=$(git rev-list -1 $f1_commit $f2_commit --not $merge_commit)
+	f1_commit=$(git rev-list --all --grep="make f1 branch from trunk") &&
+	f2_commit=$(git rev-list --all --grep="make f2 branch from trunk") &&
+	merge_commit=$(git rev-list --all --grep="Merge f1 and f2 to trunk") &&
+	not_reachable=$(git rev-list -1 $f1_commit $f2_commit --not $merge_commit) &&
 	[ -z "$not_reachable" ]
 	'
 
 test_expect_failure 'everything got merged in the end' '
-	unmerged=$(git rev-list --all --not master)
+	unmerged=$(git rev-list --all --not master) &&
 	[ -z "$unmerged" ]
 	'
 
diff --git a/t/t9300-fast-import.sh b/t/t9300-fast-import.sh
index 3c0cf0509d..14d17691b1 100755
--- a/t/t9300-fast-import.sh
+++ b/t/t9300-fast-import.sh
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ test_expect_success \
 	'for p in .git/objects/pack/*.pack;do git verify-pack $p||exit;done'
 test_expect_success \
 	'C: validate reuse existing blob' \
-	'test $newf = `git rev-parse --verify branch:file2/newf`
+	'test $newf = `git rev-parse --verify branch:file2/newf` &&
 	 test $oldf = `git rev-parse --verify branch:file2/oldf`'
 
 cat >expect <<EOF
diff --git a/t/t9350-fast-export.sh b/t/t9350-fast-export.sh
index 8c8e679468..f823c05305 100755
--- a/t/t9350-fast-export.sh
+++ b/t/t9350-fast-export.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
 	test_tick &&
 	git tag rein &&
 	git checkout -b wer HEAD^ &&
-	echo lange > file2
+	echo lange > file2 &&
 	test_tick &&
 	git commit -m sitzt file2 &&
 	test_tick &&
diff --git a/t/t9400-git-cvsserver-server.sh b/t/t9400-git-cvsserver-server.sh
index 36c457e7f2..9199550ef4 100755
--- a/t/t9400-git-cvsserver-server.sh
+++ b/t/t9400-git-cvsserver-server.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
 # as argument to co -d
 test_expect_success 'basic checkout' \
   'GIT_CONFIG="$git_config" cvs -Q co -d cvswork master &&
-   test "$(echo $(grep -v ^D cvswork/CVS/Entries|cut -d/ -f2,3,5 | head -n 1))" = "empty/1.1/"
+   test "$(echo $(grep -v ^D cvswork/CVS/Entries|cut -d/ -f2,3,5 | head -n 1))" = "empty/1.1/" &&
    test "$(echo $(grep -v ^D cvswork/CVS/Entries|cut -d/ -f2,3,5 | sed -ne \$p))" = "secondrootfile/1.1/"'
 
 #------------------------
diff --git a/t/t9401-git-cvsserver-crlf.sh b/t/t9401-git-cvsserver-crlf.sh
index 1bbfd824e5..ff6d6fb473 100755
--- a/t/t9401-git-cvsserver-crlf.sh
+++ b/t/t9401-git-cvsserver-crlf.sh
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
     mkdir subdir &&
     echo "Another text file" > subdir/file.h &&
     echo "Another binary: Q (this time CR)" | q_to_cr > subdir/withCr.bin &&
-    echo "Mixed up NUL, but marked text: Q <- there" | q_to_nul > mixedUp.c
+    echo "Mixed up NUL, but marked text: Q <- there" | q_to_nul > mixedUp.c &&
     echo "Unspecified" > subdir/unspecified.other &&
     echo "/*.bin -crlf" > .gitattributes &&
     echo "/*.c crlf" >> .gitattributes &&
diff --git a/t/test-lib.sh b/t/test-lib.sh
index 38e5a59ff7..48fa516004 100644
--- a/t/test-lib.sh
+++ b/t/test-lib.sh
@@ -305,6 +305,17 @@ remove_cr () {
 	tr '\015' Q | sed -e 's/Q$//'
 }
 
+# In some bourne shell implementations, the "unset" builtin returns
+# nonzero status when a variable to be unset was not set in the first
+# place.
+#
+# Use sane_unset when that should not be considered an error.
+
+sane_unset () {
+	unset "$@"
+	return 0
+}
+
 test_tick () {
 	if test -z "${test_tick+set}"
 	then
@@ -521,24 +532,6 @@ test_expect_success () {
 	echo >&3 ""
 }
 
-test_expect_code () {
-	test "$#" = 4 && { prereq=$1; shift; } || prereq=
-	test "$#" = 3 ||
-	error "bug in the test script: not 3 or 4 parameters to test-expect-code"
-	if ! test_skip "$@"
-	then
-		say >&3 "expecting exit code $1: $3"
-		test_run_ "$3"
-		if [ "$?" = 0 -a "$eval_ret" = "$1" ]
-		then
-			test_ok_ "$2"
-		else
-			test_failure_ "$@"
-		fi
-	fi
-	echo >&3 ""
-}
-
 # test_external runs external test scripts that provide continuous
 # test output about their progress, and succeeds/fails on
 # zero/non-zero exit code.  It outputs the test output on stdout even
@@ -654,6 +647,28 @@ test_path_is_missing () {
 	fi
 }
 
+# test_line_count checks that a file has the number of lines it
+# ought to. For example:
+#
+#	test_expect_success 'produce exactly one line of output' '
+#		do something >output &&
+#		test_line_count = 1 output
+#	'
+#
+# is like "test $(wc -l <output) = 1" except that it passes the
+# output through when the number of lines is wrong.
+
+test_line_count () {
+	if test $# != 3
+	then
+		error "bug in the test script: not 3 parameters to test_line_count"
+	elif ! test $(wc -l <"$3") "$1" "$2"
+	then
+		echo "test_line_count: line count for $3 !$1 $2"
+		cat "$3"
+		return 1
+	fi
+}
 
 # This is not among top-level (test_expect_success | test_expect_failure)
 # but is a prefix that can be used in the test script, like:
@@ -707,6 +722,28 @@ test_might_fail () {
 	return 0
 }
 
+# Similar to test_must_fail and test_might_fail, but check that a
+# given command exited with a given exit code. Meant to be used as:
+#
+#	test_expect_success 'Merge with d/f conflicts' '
+#		test_expect_code 1 git merge "merge msg" B master
+#	'
+
+test_expect_code () {
+	want_code=$1
+	shift
+	"$@"
+	exit_code=$?
+	if test $exit_code = $want_code
+	then
+		echo >&2 "test_expect_code: command exited with $exit_code: $*"
+		return 0
+	else
+		echo >&2 "test_expect_code: command exited with $exit_code, we wanted $want_code $*"
+		return 1
+	fi
+}
+
 # test_cmp is a helper function to compare actual and expected output.
 # You can use it like:
 #