Cleanup tests for test_cmp argument ordering and "|" placement

index 3fe02876c..2b8b81ac9 100755
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ then
 		echo | gpgsm --homedir "${GNUPGHOME}" 2>/dev/null \
 			--passphrase-fd 0 --pinentry-mode loopback \
 			--import "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-gpg/gpgsm_cert.p12 &&
-		gpgsm --homedir "${GNUPGHOME}" 2>/dev/null -K \
-			| grep fingerprint: | cut -d" " -f4 | tr -d '\n' > \
+		gpgsm --homedir "${GNUPGHOME}" 2>/dev/null -K |
+		grep fingerprint: | cut -d" " -f4 | tr -d '\n' > \
 			${GNUPGHOME}/trustlist.txt &&
 		echo " S relax" >> ${GNUPGHOME}/trustlist.txt &&
 		(gpgconf --kill gpg-agent >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ) &&

index 7f19d591f..a0fa926d3 100755
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ test_expect_success "--batch-check for a non-existent hash" '
     test "0000000000000000000000000000000000000042 missing
 0000000000000000000000000000000000000084 missing" = \
     "$( ( echo 0000000000000000000000000000000000000042;
-         echo_without_newline 0000000000000000000000000000000000000084; ) \
-       | git cat-file --batch-check)"
+         echo_without_newline 0000000000000000000000000000000000000084; ) |
+       git cat-file --batch-check)"
 '
 
 test_expect_success "--batch for an existent and a non-existent hash" '

@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ test_expect_success "--batch for an existent and a non-existent hash" '
 $tag_content
 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 missing" = \
     "$( ( echo $tag_sha1;
-         echo_without_newline 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000; ) \
-       | git cat-file --batch)"
+         echo_without_newline 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000; ) |
+       git cat-file --batch)"
 '
 
 test_expect_success "--batch-check for an empty line" '

index cdf1fed5d..5869d6cb6 100755
@@ -1770,8 +1770,9 @@ test_expect_success '--show-origin stdin with file include' '
 	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
 		file:$INCLUDE_DIR/stdin.include	include
 	EOF
-	echo "[include]path=\"$INCLUDE_DIR\"/stdin.include" \
-		| git config --show-origin --includes --file - user.stdin >output &&
+	echo "[include]path=\"$INCLUDE_DIR\"/stdin.include" |
+	git config --show-origin --includes --file - user.stdin >output &&
+
 	test_cmp expect output
 '
 

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index 1b5a4a6d3..5ac6f286d 100755
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ pull_to_client () {
 			case "$heads" in *B*)
 			    git update-ref refs/heads/B "$BTIP";;
 			esac &&
-			git symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/$(echo $heads \
-				| sed -e "s/^\(.\).*$/\1/") &&
+
+			git symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/$(echo $heads |
+			sed -e "s/^\(.\).*$/\1/") &&
 
 			git fsck --full &&
 

index bbbe7537d..ec19cbceb 100755
@@ -34,10 +34,12 @@ test_expect_success 'setup bare clone for server' '
 # confirm partial clone was registered in the local config.
 test_expect_success 'do partial clone 1' '
 	git clone --no-checkout --filter=blob:none "file://$(pwd)/srv.bare" pc1 &&
-	git -C pc1 rev-list HEAD --quiet --objects --missing=print \
-		| awk -f print_1.awk \
-		| sed "s/?//" \
-		| sort >observed.oids &&
+
+	git -C pc1 rev-list HEAD --quiet --objects --missing=print |
+	awk -f print_1.awk |
+	sed "s/?//" |
+	sort >observed.oids &&
+
 	test_cmp expect_1.oids observed.oids &&
 	test "$(git -C pc1 config --local core.repositoryformatversion)" = "1" &&
 	test "$(git -C pc1 config --local extensions.partialclone)" = "origin" &&

@@ -130,16 +132,20 @@ test_expect_success 'push new commits to server for file.3.txt' '
 # perhaps combined with a command in dry-run mode.
 test_expect_success 'manual prefetch of missing objects' '
 	git -C pc1 fetch --filter=blob:none origin &&
-	git -C pc1 rev-list master..origin/master --quiet --objects --missing=print \
-		| awk -f print_1.awk \
-		| sed "s/?//" \
-		| sort >observed.oids &&
+
+	git -C pc1 rev-list master..origin/master --quiet --objects --missing=print |
+	awk -f print_1.awk |
+	sed "s/?//" |
+	sort >observed.oids &&
+
 	test_line_count = 6 observed.oids &&
 	git -C pc1 fetch-pack --stdin "file://$(pwd)/srv.bare" <observed.oids &&
-	git -C pc1 rev-list master..origin/master --quiet --objects --missing=print \
-		| awk -f print_1.awk \
-		| sed "s/?//" \
-		| sort >observed.oids &&
+
+	git -C pc1 rev-list master..origin/master --quiet --objects --missing=print |
+	awk -f print_1.awk |
+	sed "s/?//" |
+	sort >observed.oids &&
+
 	test_line_count = 0 observed.oids
 '
 

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index 8a5c8dc1a..efe79fe55 100755
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ test_expect_success 'test propget' "
 	git svn propget svn:ignore . | cmp - prop.expect &&
 	cd deeply &&
 	git svn propget svn:ignore . | cmp - ../prop.expect &&
-	git svn propget svn:entry:committed-rev nested/directory/.keep \
-	  | cmp - ../prop2.expect &&
+	git svn propget svn:entry:committed-rev nested/directory/.keep |
+	cmp - ../prop2.expect &&
 	git svn propget svn:ignore .. | cmp - ../prop.expect &&
 	git svn propget svn:ignore nested/ | cmp - ../prop.expect &&
 	git svn propget svn:ignore ./nested | cmp - ../prop.expect &&

index 850f651e4..224c098a8 100755
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ test_expect_success SHA1 'validate git diff-files output for a know cache/work t
 :120000 120000 6649a1ebe9e9f1c553b66f5a6e74136a07ccc57c 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 M	path3/subp3/file3sym
 EOF
 	git diff-files >current &&
-	test_cmp current expected
+	test_cmp expected current
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'git update-index --refresh should succeed' '

index 308cd28f3..fd5f1ac64 100755
@@ -166,10 +166,10 @@ test_expect_success expanded_in_repo '
 	rm -f expanded-keywords expanded-keywords-crlf &&
 
 	git checkout -- expanded-keywords &&
-	test_cmp expanded-keywords expected-output &&
+	test_cmp expected-output expanded-keywords &&
 
 	git checkout -- expanded-keywords-crlf &&
-	test_cmp expanded-keywords-crlf expected-output-crlf
+	test_cmp expected-output-crlf expanded-keywords-crlf
 '
 
 # The use of %f in a filter definition is expanded to the path to

index 5869d6cb6..e2cd50ecf 100755
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ EOF
 
 test_expect_success 'value continued on next line' '
 	git config --list > result &&
-	test_cmp result expect
+	test_cmp expect result
 '
 
 cat > .git/config <<\EOF

@@ -1882,7 +1882,7 @@ test_expect_success '--replace-all does not invent newlines' '
 	Qkey = b
 	EOF
 	git config --replace-all abc.key b &&
-	test_cmp .git/config expect
+	test_cmp expect .git/config
 '
 
 test_done

index 3b92083e1..0000e664e 100755
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ setup() {
 check() {
 	echo "$2" >expected
 	git config --get "$1" >actual 2>&1
-	test_cmp actual expected
+	test_cmp expected actual
 }
 
 # 'check section.key regex value' verifies that the entry for

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ check() {
 check_regex() {
 	echo "$3" >expected
 	git config --get "$1" "$2" >actual 2>&1
-	test_cmp actual expected
+	test_cmp expected actual
 }
 
 test_expect_success 'modify same key' '

index 685ec4563..6c32d42c8 100755
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ test_expect_success 'update-index --update from subdir' '
 	100644 $(git hash-object dir1/file3) 0	dir1/file3
 	100644 $file2 0	file2
 	EOF
-	test_cmp current expected
+	test_cmp expected current
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'update-index --update with pathspec' '

index 93f21ab07..478b82cf9 100755
@@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@ test_expect_success 'use --edit-description' '
 	EOF
 	EDITOR=./editor git branch --edit-description &&
 	echo "New contents" >expect &&
-	test_cmp EDITOR_OUTPUT expect
+	test_cmp expect EDITOR_OUTPUT
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'detect typo in branch name when using --edit-description' '

index 10bfc8b94..823fdbda1 100755
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ test_expect_success 'merge z into y fails and sets NOTES_MERGE_REF' '
 	git config core.notesRef refs/notes/y &&
 	test_must_fail git notes merge z &&
 	echo "ref: refs/notes/y" >expect &&
-	test_cmp .git/NOTES_MERGE_REF expect
+	test_cmp expect .git/NOTES_MERGE_REF
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'merge z into y while mid-merge in another workdir fails' '

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ test_expect_success 'merge z into x while mid-merge on y succeeds' '
 		grep -v "A notes merge into refs/notes/x is already in-progress in" out
 	) &&
 	echo "ref: refs/notes/x" >expect &&
-	test_cmp .git/worktrees/worktree2/NOTES_MERGE_REF expect
+	test_cmp expect .git/worktrees/worktree2/NOTES_MERGE_REF
 '
 
 test_done

index 3996ee013..3e73f7584 100755
@@ -183,13 +183,13 @@ test_expect_success 'cherry-picked commits and fork-point work together' '
 	test_commit final_B B "Final B" &&
 	git rebase &&
 	echo Amended >expect &&
-	test_cmp A expect &&
+	test_cmp expect A &&
 	echo "Final B" >expect &&
-	test_cmp B expect &&
+	test_cmp expect B &&
 	echo C >expect &&
-	test_cmp C expect &&
+	test_cmp expect C &&
 	echo D >expect &&
-	test_cmp D expect
+	test_cmp expect D
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'rebase -q is quiet' '

index 1fb3e499b..e85cdc703 100755
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ test_expect_success 'blank line at end of file; extend at end of file' '
 	git add file &&	git commit -m second &&
 	git rebase --whitespace=fix HEAD^^ &&
 	git diff --exit-code HEAD^:file expect-first &&
-	test_cmp file expect-second
+	test_cmp expect-second file
 '
 
 # prepare third revision of "file"

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ test_expect_success 'two blanks line at end of file; extend at end of file' '
 	cp third file && git add file && git commit -m third &&
 	git rebase --whitespace=fix HEAD^^ &&
 	git diff --exit-code HEAD^:file expect-second &&
-	test_cmp file expect-third
+	test_cmp expect-third file
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'same, but do not remove trailing spaces' '

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ test_expect_success 'at beginning of file' '
 	done >> file &&
 	git commit -m more file	&&
 	git rebase --whitespace=fix HEAD^^ &&
-	test_cmp file expect-beginning
+	test_cmp expect-beginning file
 '
 
 test_done

index c6af7f82b..6c676645d 100755
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ test_expect_success 'add -e' '
 	cp second-part file &&
 	git add -e &&
 	test_cmp second-part file &&
-	test_cmp orig-patch expected-patch &&
+	test_cmp expected-patch orig-patch &&
 	git diff --cached >actual &&
 	grep -v index actual >out &&
-	test_cmp out expected
+	test_cmp expected out
 
 '
 

index 6450bc669..cd216655b 100755
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ EOF
 test_expect_success 'parents of stash' '
 	test $(git rev-parse stash^) = $(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
 	git diff stash^2..stash > output &&
-	test_cmp output expect
+	test_cmp expect output
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'applying bogus stash does nothing' '

@@ -210,9 +210,9 @@ test_expect_success 'stash branch' '
 	test refs/heads/stashbranch = $(git symbolic-ref HEAD) &&
 	test $(git rev-parse HEAD) = $(git rev-parse master^) &&
 	git diff --cached > output &&
-	test_cmp output expect &&
+	test_cmp expect output &&
 	git diff > output &&
-	test_cmp output expect1 &&
+	test_cmp expect1 output &&
 	git add file &&
 	git commit -m alternate\ second &&
 	git diff master..stashbranch > output &&

@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ test_expect_success 'stash where working directory contains "HEAD" file' '
 	git diff-index --cached --quiet HEAD &&
 	test "$(git rev-parse stash^)" = "$(git rev-parse HEAD)" &&
 	git diff stash^..stash > output &&
-	test_cmp output expect
+	test_cmp expect output
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'store called with invalid commit' '

index 597b0637d..cc1c8a7bb 100755
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ test_expect_success 'stash save --include-untracked removed files' '
 	rm -f file &&
 	git stash save --include-untracked &&
 	echo 1 > expect &&
-	test_cmp file expect
+	test_cmp expect file
 '
 
 rm -f expect

index fa44e7886..35578f2bb 100755
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ test_expect_success 'hunk header truncation with an overly long line' '
 		echo " A $N$N$N$N$N$N$N$N$N2" &&
 		echo " L  $N$N$N$N$N$N$N$N$N1"
 	) >expected &&
-	test_cmp actual expected
+	test_cmp expected actual
 
 '
 

index d80187de9..f7de6f077 100755
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ test_expect_success 'apply with --reject should fail but update the file' '
 	rm -f file1.rej file2.rej &&
 
 	test_must_fail git apply --reject patch.1 &&
-	test_cmp file1 expected &&
+	test_cmp expected file1 &&
 
 	cat file1.rej &&
 	test_path_is_missing file2.rej

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ test_expect_success 'apply with --reject should fail but update the file' '
 
 	test_must_fail git apply --reject patch.2 >rejects &&
 	test_path_is_missing file1 &&
-	test_cmp file2 expected &&
+	test_cmp expected file2 &&
 
 	cat file2.rej &&
 	test_path_is_missing file1.rej

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ test_expect_success 'the same test with --verbose' '
 
 	test_must_fail git apply --reject --verbose patch.2 >rejects &&
 	test_path_is_missing file1 &&
-	test_cmp file2 expected &&
+	test_cmp expected file2 &&
 
 	cat file2.rej &&
 	test_path_is_missing file1.rej

index 7e32237a2..ff51e9e78 100755
@@ -313,9 +313,9 @@ test_expect_success 'applying beyond EOF requires one non-blank context line' '
 	{ echo a; echo; } >one &&
 	cp one expect &&
 	test_must_fail git apply --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect &&
+	test_cmp expect one &&
 	test_must_fail git apply --ignore-space-change --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'tons of blanks at EOF should not apply' '

@@ -342,10 +342,10 @@ test_expect_success 'missing blank line at end with --whitespace=fix' '
 	cp one saved-one &&
 	test_must_fail git apply patch &&
 	git apply --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect &&
+	test_cmp expect one &&
 	mv saved-one one &&
 	git apply --ignore-space-change --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'two missing blank lines at end with --whitespace=fix' '

@@ -360,11 +360,11 @@ test_expect_success 'two missing blank lines at end with --whitespace=fix' '
 	cp no-blank-lines one &&
 	test_must_fail git apply patch &&
 	git apply --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect &&
+	test_cmp expect one &&
 	mv no-blank-lines one &&
 	test_must_fail git apply patch &&
 	git apply --ignore-space-change --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'missing blank line at end, insert before end, --whitespace=fix' '

@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ test_expect_success 'missing blank line at end, insert before end, --whitespace=
 	echo a >one &&
 	test_must_fail git apply patch &&
 	git apply --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'shrink file with tons of missing blanks at end of file' '

@@ -392,10 +392,10 @@ test_expect_success 'shrink file with tons of missing blanks at end of file' '
 	cp no-blank-lines one &&
 	test_must_fail git apply patch &&
 	git apply --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect &&
+	test_cmp expect one &&
 	mv no-blank-lines one &&
 	git apply --ignore-space-change --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'missing blanks at EOF must only match blank lines' '

@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ test_expect_success 'missing blank line should match context line with spaces' '
 	git add one &&
 
 	git apply --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 sed -e's/Z//' >one <<EOF

@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ test_expect_success 'same, but with the --ignore-space-option' '
 
 	git checkout-index -f one &&
 	git apply --ignore-space-change --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'same, but with CR-LF line endings && cr-at-eol set' '

@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ test_expect_success 'same, but with CR-LF line endings && cr-at-eol set' '
 	mv save-one one &&
 
 	git apply --ignore-space-change --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'CR-LF line endings && add line && text=auto' '

@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ test_expect_success 'CR-LF line endings && add line && text=auto' '
 	mv save-one one &&
 	echo "one text=auto" >.gitattributes &&
 	git apply patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'CR-LF line endings && change line && text=auto' '

@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ test_expect_success 'CR-LF line endings && change line && text=auto' '
 	mv save-one one &&
 	echo "one text=auto" >.gitattributes &&
 	git apply patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'LF in repo, CRLF in worktree && change line && text=auto' '

@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ test_expect_success 'LF in repo, CRLF in worktree && change line && text=auto' '
 	echo "one text=auto" >.gitattributes &&
 	git -c core.eol=CRLF apply patch &&
 	printf "b\r\n" >expect &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'whitespace=fix to expand' '

index 0ffe33fbe..3b636a63a 100755
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ for t in 1 2 3 4
 do
 	test_expect_success 'apply with ws expansion (t=$t)' '
 		git apply patch$t.patch &&
-		test_cmp test-$t expect-$t
+		test_cmp expect-$t test-$t
 	'
 done
 

index ce69148ec..c093eb891 100755
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob count in normal packfile' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:none packfile has no blobs' '

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify normal and blob:none packfiles have same commits/tre
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 # Test blob:limit=<n>[kmg] filter.

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob count in normal packfile' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=500 omits all blobs' '

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1001' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=10001' '

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=10001' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1k' '

@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1k' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify explicitly specifying oversized blob in input' '

@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify explicitly specifying oversized blob in input' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1m' '

@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1m' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify normal and blob:limit packfiles have same commits/trees' '

@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify normal and blob:limit packfiles have same commits/tr
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 # Test sparse:path=<path> filter.

@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob count in normal packfile' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify sparse:path=pattern1' '

@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:path=pattern1' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify normal and sparse:path=pattern1 packfiles have same commits/trees' '

@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify normal and sparse:path=pattern1 packfiles have same
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify sparse:path=pattern2' '

@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:path=pattern2' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify normal and sparse:path=pattern2 packfiles have same commits/trees' '

@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify normal and sparse:path=pattern2 packfiles have same
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 # Test sparse:oid=<oid-ish> filter.

@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob count in normal packfile' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify sparse:oid=OID' '

@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:oid=OID' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify sparse:oid=oid-ish' '

@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:oid=oid-ish' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 # Delete some loose objects and use pack-objects, but WITHOUT any filtering.

index 0c500f7ca..d6da3ce4e 100755
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ test_expect_success 'create commits and repack' '
 graph_git_two_modes() {
 	git -c core.commitGraph=true $1 >output
 	git -c core.commitGraph=false $1 >expect
-	test_cmp output expect
+	test_cmp expect output
 }
 
 graph_git_behavior() {

index 75ec79e6c..bf139e245 100755
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ test_expect_success 'test capability advertisement' '
 
 	git serve --advertise-capabilities >out &&
 	test-pkt-line unpack <out >actual &&
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'stateless-rpc flag does not list capabilities' '

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ test_expect_success 'basics of ls-refs' '
 
 	git serve --stateless-rpc <in >out &&
 	test-pkt-line unpack <out >actual &&
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'basic ref-prefixes' '

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ test_expect_success 'basic ref-prefixes' '
 
 	git serve --stateless-rpc <in >out &&
 	test-pkt-line unpack <out >actual &&
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'refs/heads prefix' '

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ test_expect_success 'refs/heads prefix' '
 
 	git serve --stateless-rpc <in >out &&
 	test-pkt-line unpack <out >actual &&
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'peel parameter' '

@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ test_expect_success 'peel parameter' '
 
 	git serve --stateless-rpc <in >out &&
 	test-pkt-line unpack <out >actual &&
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'symrefs parameter' '

@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ test_expect_success 'symrefs parameter' '
 
 	git serve --stateless-rpc <in >out &&
 	test-pkt-line unpack <out >actual &&
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'sending server-options' '

@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ test_expect_success 'sending server-options' '
 
 	git serve --stateless-rpc <in >out &&
 	test-pkt-line unpack <out >actual &&
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'unexpected lines are not allowed in fetch request' '

index 3beeed454..54727450b 100755
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ test_expect_success 'list refs with git:// using protocol v2' '
 	grep "git< version 2" log &&
 
 	git ls-remote --symref "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" >expect &&
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'ref advertisment is filtered with ls-remote using protocol v2' '

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ test_expect_success 'ref advertisment is filtered with ls-remote using protocol
 	$(git -C "$daemon_parent" rev-parse refs/heads/master)$(printf "\t")refs/heads/master
 	EOF
 
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'clone with git:// using protocol v2' '

@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ test_expect_success 'list refs with file:// using protocol v2' '
 	grep "git< version 2" log &&
 
 	git ls-remote --symref "file://$(pwd)/file_parent" >expect &&
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'ref advertisment is filtered with ls-remote using protocol v2' '

@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ test_expect_success 'ref advertisment is filtered with ls-remote using protocol
 	$(git -C file_parent rev-parse refs/heads/master)$(printf "\t")refs/heads/master
 	EOF
 
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'server-options are sent when using ls-remote' '

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ test_expect_success 'server-options are sent when using ls-remote' '
 	$(git -C file_parent rev-parse refs/heads/master)$(printf "\t")refs/heads/master
 	EOF
 
-	test_cmp actual expect &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
 	grep "server-option=hello" log &&
 	grep "server-option=world" log
 '

index 20aee43f9..51ee887a7 100755
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ EOF
 printf "propter nomen suum." >> expect.txt
 
 test_expect_success "merge does not add LF away of change" \
-	"test_cmp test3.txt expect.txt"
+	"test_cmp expect.txt test3.txt"
 
 cp test.txt backup.txt
 test_expect_success "merge with conflicts" \

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ non timebo mala, quoniam tu mecum es:
 virga tua et baculus tuus ipsa me consolata sunt.
 EOF
 
-test_expect_success "expected conflict markers" "test_cmp test.txt expect.txt"
+test_expect_success "expected conflict markers" "test_cmp expect.txt test.txt"
 
 cp backup.txt test.txt
 

@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ non timebo mala, quoniam tu mecum es:
 virga tua et baculus tuus ipsa me consolata sunt.
 EOF
 test_expect_success "merge conflicting with --ours" \
-	"git merge-file --ours test.txt orig.txt new3.txt && test_cmp test.txt expect.txt"
+	"git merge-file --ours test.txt orig.txt new3.txt && test_cmp expect.txt test.txt"
 cp backup.txt test.txt
 
 cat > expect.txt << EOF

@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ non timebo mala, quoniam tu mecum es:
 virga tua et baculus tuus ipsa me consolata sunt.
 EOF
 test_expect_success "merge conflicting with --theirs" \
-	"git merge-file --theirs test.txt orig.txt new3.txt && test_cmp test.txt expect.txt"
+	"git merge-file --theirs test.txt orig.txt new3.txt && test_cmp expect.txt test.txt"
 cp backup.txt test.txt
 
 cat > expect.txt << EOF

@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ non timebo mala, quoniam tu mecum es:
 virga tua et baculus tuus ipsa me consolata sunt.
 EOF
 test_expect_success "merge conflicting with --union" \
-	"git merge-file --union test.txt orig.txt new3.txt && test_cmp test.txt expect.txt"
+	"git merge-file --union test.txt orig.txt new3.txt && test_cmp expect.txt test.txt"
 cp backup.txt test.txt
 
 test_expect_success "merge with conflicts, using -L" \

@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ virga tua et baculus tuus ipsa me consolata sunt.
 EOF
 
 test_expect_success "expected conflict markers, with -L" \
-	"test_cmp test.txt expect.txt"
+	"test_cmp expect.txt test.txt"
 
 sed "s/ tu / TU /" < new1.txt > new5.txt
 test_expect_success "conflict in removed tail" \

index 07735410b..4e6c7cb77 100755
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ test_expect_success resolve '
 		false
 	else
 		git ls-files -s >current
-		test_cmp current expect
+		test_cmp expect current
 	fi
 '
 

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ test_expect_success recursive '
 		false
 	else
 		git ls-files -s >current
-		test_cmp current expect
+		test_cmp expect current
 	fi
 '
 

index 7d06461f1..87741efad 100755
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ do_both_modes () {
 		git checkout -f a2 &&
 		test_must_fail git merge -s $strategy b2 &&
 		git ls-files -u >actual &&
-		test_cmp actual expect &&
+		test_cmp expect actual &&
 		git ls-files -s file2 | grep ^100755
 	'
 

index 0f6b569e1..ae4402226 100755
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:none omits all 5 blobs' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify emitted+omitted == all' '

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify emitted+omitted == all' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=500 omits all blobs' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify emitted+omitted == all' '

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify emitted+omitted == all' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1000' '

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1000' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1001' '

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1001' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1k' '

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1k' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1m' '

@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:path=pattern1 omits top-level files' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify sparse:path=pattern2 omits both sparse2 files' '

@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:path=pattern2 omits both sparse2 files' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 # Test sparse:oid=<oid-ish> filter.

@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:oid=OID omits top-level files' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify sparse:oid=oid-ish omits top-level files' '

@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:oid=oid-ish omits top-level files' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 # Delete some loose objects and use rev-list, but WITHOUT any filtering.

@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ test_expect_success 'rev-list W/ --missing=print' '
 	sed "s/?//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'rev-list W/O --missing fails' '

index 324933acf..826987ca8 100755
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ test_expect_success 'checkout -m with merge conflict' '
 	git diff master:one :3:uno |
 	sed -e "1,/^@@/d" -e "/^ /d" -e "s/^-/d/" -e "s/^+/a/" >current &&
 	fill d2 aT d7 aS >expect &&
-	test_cmp current expect &&
+	test_cmp expect current &&
 	git diff --cached two >current &&
 	test_must_be_empty current
 '

@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ test_expect_success 'format of merge conflict from checkout -m' '
 
 	git ls-files >current &&
 	fill same two two two >expect &&
-	test_cmp current expect &&
+	test_cmp expect current &&
 
 	cat <<-EOF >expect &&
 	<<<<<<< simple

index 10dc91620..e87164aa8 100755
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ test_expect_success 'submodule add places git-dir in superprojects git-dir' '
 	 (cd .git/modules/deeper/submodule &&
 	  git log > ../../../../actual
 	 ) &&
-	 test_cmp actual expected
+	 test_cmp expected actual
 	)
 '
 

@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ test_expect_success 'submodule update places git-dir in superprojects git-dir' '
 	 (cd .git/modules/deeper/submodule &&
 	  git log > ../../../../actual
 	 ) &&
-	 test_cmp actual expected
+	 test_cmp expected actual
 	)
 '
 

@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ test_expect_success 'submodule add places git-dir in superprojects git-dir recur
 	 git add deeper/submodule &&
 	 git commit -m "update submodule" &&
 	 git push origin : &&
-	 test_cmp actual expected
+	 test_cmp expected actual
 	)
 '
 

@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ test_expect_success 'submodule update places git-dir in superprojects git-dir re
 	 (cd .git/modules/submodule/modules/subsubmodule &&
 	  git log > ../../../../../actual
 	 ) &&
-	 test_cmp actual expected
+	 test_cmp expected actual
 	)
 '
 

index e1f11293e..799af225b 100755
@@ -1620,7 +1620,7 @@ test_expect_success 'show stash info with "--show-stash"' '
 
 test_expect_success 'no stash info with "--show-stash --no-show-stash"' '
 	git status --show-stash --no-show-stash >expected_without_stash &&
-	test_cmp expected_default expected_without_stash
+	test_cmp expected_without_stash expected_default
 '
 
 test_expect_success '"status.showStash=false" weaker than "--show-stash"' '

index 668bbee73..562bd215a 100755
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ test_expect_success SYMLINKS 'difftool --dir-diff --symlink without unstaged cha
 	EOF
 	git difftool --dir-diff --symlink \
 		--extcmd "./.git/CHECK_SYMLINKS" branch HEAD &&
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 write_script modify-right-file <<\EOF

index 9af607884..2c309a57d 100755
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ tree d667270a1f7b109f5eb3aaea21ede14b56bfdd6e
 tree 8f51f74cf0163afc9ad68a4b1537288c4558b5a4
 EOF
 
-test_expect_success POSIXPERM,SYMLINKS "$name" "test_cmp a expected"
+test_expect_success POSIXPERM,SYMLINKS "$name" "test_cmp expected a"
 
 test_expect_success 'exit if remote refs are ambigious' '
         git config --add svn-remote.svn.fetch \

index f3c30e63b..f89486086 100755
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ test_expect_success 'update git svn-cloned repo' '
 		git svn rebase &&
 		echo a > expect &&
 		echo b >> expect &&
-		test_cmp a expect &&
+		test_cmp expect a &&
 		rm expect
 	)
 '

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ test_expect_success 'update git svn-cloned repo' '
 		git svn rebase &&
 		echo a > expect &&
 		echo b >> expect &&
-		test_cmp a expect &&
+		test_cmp expect a &&
 		rm expect
 	)
 '

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ test_expect_success 'update git svn-cloned repo again' '
 		echo a > expect &&
 		echo b >> expect &&
 		echo c >> expect &&
-		test_cmp a expect &&
+		test_cmp expect a &&
 		rm expect
 	)
 '

index 5dfee07d9..251fdd66c 100755
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ test_expect_success PERL 'import from a CVS working tree' '
 		git cvsimport -a -z0 &&
 		echo 1 >expect &&
 		git log -1 --pretty=format:%s%n >actual &&
-		test_cmp actual expect
+		test_cmp expect actual
 	)
 
 '

index c4c3c4954..3e64b11ea 100755
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ test_expect_failure PERL 'import with criss cross times on revisions' '
 Rev 3
 Rev 2
 Rev 1" > expect-master &&
-    test_cmp actual-master expect-master &&
+    test_cmp expect-master actual-master &&
 
     echo "Rev 5 Branch A Wed Mar 11 19:09:10 2009 +0000
 Rev 4 Branch A Wed Mar 11 19:03:52 2009 +0000" > expect-A &&
-    test_cmp actual-A expect-A
+    test_cmp expect-A actual-A
 '
 
 test_done

index a4b3db24b..2ff4aa932 100755
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ test_expect_success PERL 'check timestamps are UTC (TZ=CST6CDT)' '
 	Rev  2 2005-02-01 00:00:00 +0000
 	Rev  1 2005-01-01 00:00:00 +0000
 	EOF
-	test_cmp actual-1 expect-1
+	test_cmp expect-1 actual-1
 '
 
 test_expect_success PERL 'check timestamps with author-specific timezones' '

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ test_expect_success PERL 'check timestamps with author-specific timezones' '
 	Rev  2 2005-01-31 18:00:00 -0600 User Two
 	Rev  1 2005-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 User One
 	EOF
-	test_cmp actual-2 expect-2
+	test_cmp expect-2 actual-2
 '
 
 test_done

index c83fd1886..4eceabbd5 100644
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ check-chainlint:
 	done && exit $$err
 
 test-lint: test-lint-duplicates test-lint-executable test-lint-shell-syntax \
-	test-lint-filenames
+	test-lint-filenames test-lint-pipes
 
 test-lint-duplicates:
 	@dups=`echo $(T) | tr ' ' '\n' | sed 's/-.*//' | sort | uniq -d` && \

@@ -101,6 +101,16 @@ test-lint-filenames:
 		test -z "$$bad" || { \
 		echo >&2 "non-portable file name(s): $$bad"; exit 1; }
 
+test-lint-pipes:
+	@# Do not use \ to join lines when the next line starts with a
+	@# pipe. Instead, end the prior line with the pipe, and allow that to
+	@# join the lines implicitly.
+	@bad="$$(${PERL_PATH} -n0e 'm/(\n[^\n|]+\\\n[\t ]+\|[^\n]*)/ and \
+	      print qq{$$ARGV:$$1\n\n}' $(T))"; \
+		test -z "$$bad" || { \
+		printf >&2 "pipe at start of line in file(s):\n%s\n" "$$bad"; \
+		exit 1; }
+
 aggregate-results-and-cleanup: $(T)
 	$(MAKE) aggregate-results
 	$(MAKE) clean

index 48aa4edfb..7f903c1aa 100644
@@ -163,6 +163,35 @@ For shell scripts specifically (not exhaustive):
 
    does not have such a problem.
 
+ - In a piped sequence which spans multiple lines, put each statement
+   on a separate line and put pipes on the end of each line, rather
+   than the start. This means you don't need to use \ to join lines,
+   since | implies a join already. Also, do not indent subsequent
+   lines; if you need a sequence to visually stand apart from the
+   surrounding code, use a blank line before and/or after the piped
+   sequence.
+
+	(incorrect)
+	echo '...' > expected
+	git ls-files -s file.1 file.2 file.3 file.4 file.5 \
+		| awk '{print $1}' \
+		| sort >observed
+	test_cmp expected actual
+
+	(correct)
+	echo '...' > expected
+
+	git ls-files -s file.1 file.2 file.3 file.4 file.5 |
+	awk '{print $1}' |
+	sort >observed
+
+	test_cmp expected actual
+
+ - In a pipe, any non-zero exit codes returned by processes besides
+   the last will be ignored. If there is any possibility some
+   non-final command in the pipe will raise an error, prefer writing
+   the output of that command to a temporary file with '>' rather than
+   pipe it.
 
 For C programs:
 

index 48aa4edfb..6d265327c 100644
@@ -118,6 +118,24 @@ For shell scripts specifically (not exhaustive):
                 do this
         fi
 
+ - If a command sequence joined with && or || or | spans multiple
+   lines, put each command on a separate line and put && and || and |
+   operators at the end of each line, rather than the start. This
+   means you don't need to use \ to join lines, since the above
+   operators imply the sequence isn't finished.
+
+        (incorrect)
+        grep blob verify_pack_result \
+        | awk -f print_1.awk \
+        | sort >actual &&
+        ...
+
+        (correct)
+        grep blob verify_pack_result |
+        awk -f print_1.awk |
+        sort >actual &&
+        ...
+
  - We prefer "test" over "[ ... ]".
 
  - We do not write the noiseword "function" in front of shell

@@ -163,6 +181,15 @@ For shell scripts specifically (not exhaustive):
 
    does not have such a problem.
 
+ - In a piped chain such as "grep blob objects | sort", the exit codes
+   returned by processes besides the last are ignored. This means that
+   if git crashes at the beginning or middle of a chain, it may go
+   undetected. Prefer writing the output of that command to a
+   temporary file with '>' rather than pipe it.
+
+ - The $(git ...) construct also discards git's exit code, so if the
+   goal is to test that particular command, redirect its output to a
+   temporary file rather than wrap it with $( ).
 
 For C programs:

index 3fe02876c..f1277bef4 100755
@@ -57,9 +57,12 @@ then
 		echo | gpgsm --homedir "${GNUPGHOME}" 2>/dev/null \
 			--passphrase-fd 0 --pinentry-mode loopback \
 			--import "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-gpg/gpgsm_cert.p12 &&
-		gpgsm --homedir "${GNUPGHOME}" 2>/dev/null -K \
-			| grep fingerprint: | cut -d" " -f4 | tr -d '\n' > \
-			${GNUPGHOME}/trustlist.txt &&
+
+		gpgsm --homedir "${GNUPGHOME}" 2>/dev/null -K |
+		grep fingerprint: |
+		cut -d" " -f4 |
+		tr -d '\n' >"${GNUPGHOME}/trustlist.txt" &&
+
 		echo " S relax" >> ${GNUPGHOME}/trustlist.txt &&
 		(gpgconf --kill gpg-agent >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ) &&
 		echo hello | gpgsm --homedir "${GNUPGHOME}" >/dev/null \

index 7f19d591f..a0fa926d3 100755
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ test_expect_success "--batch-check for a non-existent hash" '
     test "0000000000000000000000000000000000000042 missing
 0000000000000000000000000000000000000084 missing" = \
     "$( ( echo 0000000000000000000000000000000000000042;
-         echo_without_newline 0000000000000000000000000000000000000084; ) \
-       | git cat-file --batch-check)"
+         echo_without_newline 0000000000000000000000000000000000000084; ) |
+       git cat-file --batch-check)"
 '
 
 test_expect_success "--batch for an existent and a non-existent hash" '

@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ test_expect_success "--batch for an existent and a non-existent hash" '
 $tag_content
 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 missing" = \
     "$( ( echo $tag_sha1;
-         echo_without_newline 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000; ) \
-       | git cat-file --batch)"
+         echo_without_newline 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000; ) |
+       git cat-file --batch)"
 '
 
 test_expect_success "--batch-check for an empty line" '

index cdf1fed5d..5869d6cb6 100755
@@ -1770,8 +1770,9 @@ test_expect_success '--show-origin stdin with file include' '
 	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
 		file:$INCLUDE_DIR/stdin.include	include
 	EOF
-	echo "[include]path=\"$INCLUDE_DIR\"/stdin.include" \
-		| git config --show-origin --includes --file - user.stdin >output &&
+	echo "[include]path=\"$INCLUDE_DIR\"/stdin.include" |
+	git config --show-origin --includes --file - user.stdin >output &&
+
 	test_cmp expect output
 '
 

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index 1b5a4a6d3..5ac6f286d 100755
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ pull_to_client () {
 			case "$heads" in *B*)
 			    git update-ref refs/heads/B "$BTIP";;
 			esac &&
-			git symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/$(echo $heads \
-				| sed -e "s/^\(.\).*$/\1/") &&
+
+			git symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/$(echo $heads |
+			sed -e "s/^\(.\).*$/\1/") &&
 
 			git fsck --full &&
 

index bbbe7537d..e4d032c9d 100755
@@ -34,10 +34,12 @@ test_expect_success 'setup bare clone for server' '
 # confirm partial clone was registered in the local config.
 test_expect_success 'do partial clone 1' '
 	git clone --no-checkout --filter=blob:none "file://$(pwd)/srv.bare" pc1 &&
-	git -C pc1 rev-list HEAD --quiet --objects --missing=print \
-		| awk -f print_1.awk \
-		| sed "s/?//" \
-		| sort >observed.oids &&
+
+	git -C pc1 rev-list HEAD --quiet --objects --missing=print |
+	awk -f print_1.awk |
+	sed "s/?//" |
+	sort >observed.oids &&
+
 	test_cmp expect_1.oids observed.oids &&
 	test "$(git -C pc1 config --local core.repositoryformatversion)" = "1" &&
 	test "$(git -C pc1 config --local extensions.partialclone)" = "origin" &&

@@ -130,16 +132,20 @@ test_expect_success 'push new commits to server for file.3.txt' '
 # perhaps combined with a command in dry-run mode.
 test_expect_success 'manual prefetch of missing objects' '
 	git -C pc1 fetch --filter=blob:none origin &&
-	git -C pc1 rev-list master..origin/master --quiet --objects --missing=print \
-		| awk -f print_1.awk \
-		| sed "s/?//" \
-		| sort >observed.oids &&
+
+	git -C pc1 rev-list master..origin/master --quiet --objects --missing=print |
+	awk -f print_1.awk |
+	sed "s/?//" |
+	sort >observed.oids &&
+
 	test_line_count = 6 observed.oids &&
 	git -C pc1 fetch-pack --stdin "file://$(pwd)/srv.bare" <observed.oids &&
-	git -C pc1 rev-list master..origin/master --quiet --objects --missing=print \
-		| awk -f print_1.awk \
-		| sed "s/?//" \
-		| sort >observed.oids &&
+
+	git -C pc1 rev-list master..origin/master --quiet --objects --missing=print |
+	awk -f print_1.awk |
+	sed "s/?//" |
+	sort >observed.oids &&
+
 	test_line_count = 0 observed.oids
 '
 

@@ -194,7 +200,7 @@ test_expect_success 'upon cloning, check that all refs point to objects' '
 
 	# Craft a packfile not including that blob.
 	git -C "$SERVER" rev-parse HEAD |
-		git -C "$SERVER" pack-objects --stdout >incomplete.pack &&
+	git -C "$SERVER" pack-objects --stdout >incomplete.pack &&
 
 	# Replace the existing packfile with the crafted one. The protocol
 	# requires that the packfile be sent in sideband 1, hence the extra

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index 850f651e4..224c098a8 100755
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ test_expect_success SHA1 'validate git diff-files output for a know cache/work t
 :120000 120000 6649a1ebe9e9f1c553b66f5a6e74136a07ccc57c 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 M	path3/subp3/file3sym
 EOF
 	git diff-files >current &&
-	test_cmp current expected
+	test_cmp expected current
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'git update-index --refresh should succeed' '

index 308cd28f3..fd5f1ac64 100755
@@ -166,10 +166,10 @@ test_expect_success expanded_in_repo '
 	rm -f expanded-keywords expanded-keywords-crlf &&
 
 	git checkout -- expanded-keywords &&
-	test_cmp expanded-keywords expected-output &&
+	test_cmp expected-output expanded-keywords &&
 
 	git checkout -- expanded-keywords-crlf &&
-	test_cmp expanded-keywords-crlf expected-output-crlf
+	test_cmp expected-output-crlf expanded-keywords-crlf
 '
 
 # The use of %f in a filter definition is expanded to the path to

index 5869d6cb6..e2cd50ecf 100755
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ EOF
 
 test_expect_success 'value continued on next line' '
 	git config --list > result &&
-	test_cmp result expect
+	test_cmp expect result
 '
 
 cat > .git/config <<\EOF

@@ -1882,7 +1882,7 @@ test_expect_success '--replace-all does not invent newlines' '
 	Qkey = b
 	EOF
 	git config --replace-all abc.key b &&
-	test_cmp .git/config expect
+	test_cmp expect .git/config
 '
 
 test_done

index 3b92083e1..0000e664e 100755
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ setup() {
 check() {
 	echo "$2" >expected
 	git config --get "$1" >actual 2>&1
-	test_cmp actual expected
+	test_cmp expected actual
 }
 
 # 'check section.key regex value' verifies that the entry for

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ check() {
 check_regex() {
 	echo "$3" >expected
 	git config --get "$1" "$2" >actual 2>&1
-	test_cmp actual expected
+	test_cmp expected actual
 }
 
 test_expect_success 'modify same key' '

index 685ec4563..6c32d42c8 100755
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ test_expect_success 'update-index --update from subdir' '
 	100644 $(git hash-object dir1/file3) 0	dir1/file3
 	100644 $file2 0	file2
 	EOF
-	test_cmp current expected
+	test_cmp expected current
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'update-index --update with pathspec' '

index 93f21ab07..478b82cf9 100755
@@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@ test_expect_success 'use --edit-description' '
 	EOF
 	EDITOR=./editor git branch --edit-description &&
 	echo "New contents" >expect &&
-	test_cmp EDITOR_OUTPUT expect
+	test_cmp expect EDITOR_OUTPUT
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'detect typo in branch name when using --edit-description' '

index 10bfc8b94..823fdbda1 100755
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ test_expect_success 'merge z into y fails and sets NOTES_MERGE_REF' '
 	git config core.notesRef refs/notes/y &&
 	test_must_fail git notes merge z &&
 	echo "ref: refs/notes/y" >expect &&
-	test_cmp .git/NOTES_MERGE_REF expect
+	test_cmp expect .git/NOTES_MERGE_REF
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'merge z into y while mid-merge in another workdir fails' '

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ test_expect_success 'merge z into x while mid-merge on y succeeds' '
 		grep -v "A notes merge into refs/notes/x is already in-progress in" out
 	) &&
 	echo "ref: refs/notes/x" >expect &&
-	test_cmp .git/worktrees/worktree2/NOTES_MERGE_REF expect
+	test_cmp expect .git/worktrees/worktree2/NOTES_MERGE_REF
 '
 
 test_done

index 3996ee013..3e73f7584 100755
@@ -183,13 +183,13 @@ test_expect_success 'cherry-picked commits and fork-point work together' '
 	test_commit final_B B "Final B" &&
 	git rebase &&
 	echo Amended >expect &&
-	test_cmp A expect &&
+	test_cmp expect A &&
 	echo "Final B" >expect &&
-	test_cmp B expect &&
+	test_cmp expect B &&
 	echo C >expect &&
-	test_cmp C expect &&
+	test_cmp expect C &&
 	echo D >expect &&
-	test_cmp D expect
+	test_cmp expect D
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'rebase -q is quiet' '

index 1fb3e499b..e85cdc703 100755
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ test_expect_success 'blank line at end of file; extend at end of file' '
 	git add file &&	git commit -m second &&
 	git rebase --whitespace=fix HEAD^^ &&
 	git diff --exit-code HEAD^:file expect-first &&
-	test_cmp file expect-second
+	test_cmp expect-second file
 '
 
 # prepare third revision of "file"

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ test_expect_success 'two blanks line at end of file; extend at end of file' '
 	cp third file && git add file && git commit -m third &&
 	git rebase --whitespace=fix HEAD^^ &&
 	git diff --exit-code HEAD^:file expect-second &&
-	test_cmp file expect-third
+	test_cmp expect-third file
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'same, but do not remove trailing spaces' '

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ test_expect_success 'at beginning of file' '
 	done >> file &&
 	git commit -m more file	&&
 	git rebase --whitespace=fix HEAD^^ &&
-	test_cmp file expect-beginning
+	test_cmp expect-beginning file
 '
 
 test_done

index c6af7f82b..6c676645d 100755
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ test_expect_success 'add -e' '
 	cp second-part file &&
 	git add -e &&
 	test_cmp second-part file &&
-	test_cmp orig-patch expected-patch &&
+	test_cmp expected-patch orig-patch &&
 	git diff --cached >actual &&
 	grep -v index actual >out &&
-	test_cmp out expected
+	test_cmp expected out
 
 '
 

index 6450bc669..cd216655b 100755
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ EOF
 test_expect_success 'parents of stash' '
 	test $(git rev-parse stash^) = $(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
 	git diff stash^2..stash > output &&
-	test_cmp output expect
+	test_cmp expect output
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'applying bogus stash does nothing' '

@@ -210,9 +210,9 @@ test_expect_success 'stash branch' '
 	test refs/heads/stashbranch = $(git symbolic-ref HEAD) &&
 	test $(git rev-parse HEAD) = $(git rev-parse master^) &&
 	git diff --cached > output &&
-	test_cmp output expect &&
+	test_cmp expect output &&
 	git diff > output &&
-	test_cmp output expect1 &&
+	test_cmp expect1 output &&
 	git add file &&
 	git commit -m alternate\ second &&
 	git diff master..stashbranch > output &&

@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ test_expect_success 'stash where working directory contains "HEAD" file' '
 	git diff-index --cached --quiet HEAD &&
 	test "$(git rev-parse stash^)" = "$(git rev-parse HEAD)" &&
 	git diff stash^..stash > output &&
-	test_cmp output expect
+	test_cmp expect output
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'store called with invalid commit' '

index 597b0637d..cc1c8a7bb 100755
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ test_expect_success 'stash save --include-untracked removed files' '
 	rm -f file &&
 	git stash save --include-untracked &&
 	echo 1 > expect &&
-	test_cmp file expect
+	test_cmp expect file
 '
 
 rm -f expect

index fa44e7886..35578f2bb 100755
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ test_expect_success 'hunk header truncation with an overly long line' '
 		echo " A $N$N$N$N$N$N$N$N$N2" &&
 		echo " L  $N$N$N$N$N$N$N$N$N1"
 	) >expected &&
-	test_cmp actual expected
+	test_cmp expected actual
 
 '
 

index d80187de9..f7de6f077 100755
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ test_expect_success 'apply with --reject should fail but update the file' '
 	rm -f file1.rej file2.rej &&
 
 	test_must_fail git apply --reject patch.1 &&
-	test_cmp file1 expected &&
+	test_cmp expected file1 &&
 
 	cat file1.rej &&
 	test_path_is_missing file2.rej

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ test_expect_success 'apply with --reject should fail but update the file' '
 
 	test_must_fail git apply --reject patch.2 >rejects &&
 	test_path_is_missing file1 &&
-	test_cmp file2 expected &&
+	test_cmp expected file2 &&
 
 	cat file2.rej &&
 	test_path_is_missing file1.rej

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ test_expect_success 'the same test with --verbose' '
 
 	test_must_fail git apply --reject --verbose patch.2 >rejects &&
 	test_path_is_missing file1 &&
-	test_cmp file2 expected &&
+	test_cmp expected file2 &&
 
 	cat file2.rej &&
 	test_path_is_missing file1.rej

index 7e32237a2..ff51e9e78 100755
@@ -313,9 +313,9 @@ test_expect_success 'applying beyond EOF requires one non-blank context line' '
 	{ echo a; echo; } >one &&
 	cp one expect &&
 	test_must_fail git apply --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect &&
+	test_cmp expect one &&
 	test_must_fail git apply --ignore-space-change --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'tons of blanks at EOF should not apply' '

@@ -342,10 +342,10 @@ test_expect_success 'missing blank line at end with --whitespace=fix' '
 	cp one saved-one &&
 	test_must_fail git apply patch &&
 	git apply --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect &&
+	test_cmp expect one &&
 	mv saved-one one &&
 	git apply --ignore-space-change --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'two missing blank lines at end with --whitespace=fix' '

@@ -360,11 +360,11 @@ test_expect_success 'two missing blank lines at end with --whitespace=fix' '
 	cp no-blank-lines one &&
 	test_must_fail git apply patch &&
 	git apply --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect &&
+	test_cmp expect one &&
 	mv no-blank-lines one &&
 	test_must_fail git apply patch &&
 	git apply --ignore-space-change --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'missing blank line at end, insert before end, --whitespace=fix' '

@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ test_expect_success 'missing blank line at end, insert before end, --whitespace=
 	echo a >one &&
 	test_must_fail git apply patch &&
 	git apply --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'shrink file with tons of missing blanks at end of file' '

@@ -392,10 +392,10 @@ test_expect_success 'shrink file with tons of missing blanks at end of file' '
 	cp no-blank-lines one &&
 	test_must_fail git apply patch &&
 	git apply --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect &&
+	test_cmp expect one &&
 	mv no-blank-lines one &&
 	git apply --ignore-space-change --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'missing blanks at EOF must only match blank lines' '

@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ test_expect_success 'missing blank line should match context line with spaces' '
 	git add one &&
 
 	git apply --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 sed -e's/Z//' >one <<EOF

@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ test_expect_success 'same, but with the --ignore-space-option' '
 
 	git checkout-index -f one &&
 	git apply --ignore-space-change --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'same, but with CR-LF line endings && cr-at-eol set' '

@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ test_expect_success 'same, but with CR-LF line endings && cr-at-eol set' '
 	mv save-one one &&
 
 	git apply --ignore-space-change --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'CR-LF line endings && add line && text=auto' '

@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ test_expect_success 'CR-LF line endings && add line && text=auto' '
 	mv save-one one &&
 	echo "one text=auto" >.gitattributes &&
 	git apply patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'CR-LF line endings && change line && text=auto' '

@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ test_expect_success 'CR-LF line endings && change line && text=auto' '
 	mv save-one one &&
 	echo "one text=auto" >.gitattributes &&
 	git apply patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'LF in repo, CRLF in worktree && change line && text=auto' '

@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ test_expect_success 'LF in repo, CRLF in worktree && change line && text=auto' '
 	echo "one text=auto" >.gitattributes &&
 	git -c core.eol=CRLF apply patch &&
 	printf "b\r\n" >expect &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'whitespace=fix to expand' '

index 0ffe33fbe..3b636a63a 100755
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ for t in 1 2 3 4
 do
 	test_expect_success 'apply with ws expansion (t=$t)' '
 		git apply patch$t.patch &&
-		test_cmp test-$t expect-$t
+		test_cmp expect-$t test-$t
 	'
 done
 

index ce69148ec..c093eb891 100755
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob count in normal packfile' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:none packfile has no blobs' '

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify normal and blob:none packfiles have same commits/tre
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 # Test blob:limit=<n>[kmg] filter.

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob count in normal packfile' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=500 omits all blobs' '

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1001' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=10001' '

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=10001' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1k' '

@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1k' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify explicitly specifying oversized blob in input' '

@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify explicitly specifying oversized blob in input' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1m' '

@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1m' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify normal and blob:limit packfiles have same commits/trees' '

@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify normal and blob:limit packfiles have same commits/tr
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 # Test sparse:path=<path> filter.

@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob count in normal packfile' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify sparse:path=pattern1' '

@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:path=pattern1' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify normal and sparse:path=pattern1 packfiles have same commits/trees' '

@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify normal and sparse:path=pattern1 packfiles have same
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify sparse:path=pattern2' '

@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:path=pattern2' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify normal and sparse:path=pattern2 packfiles have same commits/trees' '

@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify normal and sparse:path=pattern2 packfiles have same
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 # Test sparse:oid=<oid-ish> filter.

@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob count in normal packfile' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify sparse:oid=OID' '

@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:oid=OID' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify sparse:oid=oid-ish' '

@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:oid=oid-ish' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 # Delete some loose objects and use pack-objects, but WITHOUT any filtering.

index 0c500f7ca..d6da3ce4e 100755
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ test_expect_success 'create commits and repack' '
 graph_git_two_modes() {
 	git -c core.commitGraph=true $1 >output
 	git -c core.commitGraph=false $1 >expect
-	test_cmp output expect
+	test_cmp expect output
 }
 
 graph_git_behavior() {

index 75ec79e6c..bf139e245 100755
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ test_expect_success 'test capability advertisement' '
 
 	git serve --advertise-capabilities >out &&
 	test-pkt-line unpack <out >actual &&
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'stateless-rpc flag does not list capabilities' '

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ test_expect_success 'basics of ls-refs' '
 
 	git serve --stateless-rpc <in >out &&
 	test-pkt-line unpack <out >actual &&
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'basic ref-prefixes' '

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ test_expect_success 'basic ref-prefixes' '
 
 	git serve --stateless-rpc <in >out &&
 	test-pkt-line unpack <out >actual &&
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'refs/heads prefix' '

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ test_expect_success 'refs/heads prefix' '
 
 	git serve --stateless-rpc <in >out &&
 	test-pkt-line unpack <out >actual &&
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'peel parameter' '

@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ test_expect_success 'peel parameter' '
 
 	git serve --stateless-rpc <in >out &&
 	test-pkt-line unpack <out >actual &&
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'symrefs parameter' '

@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ test_expect_success 'symrefs parameter' '
 
 	git serve --stateless-rpc <in >out &&
 	test-pkt-line unpack <out >actual &&
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'sending server-options' '

@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ test_expect_success 'sending server-options' '
 
 	git serve --stateless-rpc <in >out &&
 	test-pkt-line unpack <out >actual &&
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'unexpected lines are not allowed in fetch request' '

index 3beeed454..54727450b 100755
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ test_expect_success 'list refs with git:// using protocol v2' '
 	grep "git< version 2" log &&
 
 	git ls-remote --symref "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" >expect &&
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'ref advertisment is filtered with ls-remote using protocol v2' '

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ test_expect_success 'ref advertisment is filtered with ls-remote using protocol
 	$(git -C "$daemon_parent" rev-parse refs/heads/master)$(printf "\t")refs/heads/master
 	EOF
 
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'clone with git:// using protocol v2' '

@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ test_expect_success 'list refs with file:// using protocol v2' '
 	grep "git< version 2" log &&
 
 	git ls-remote --symref "file://$(pwd)/file_parent" >expect &&
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'ref advertisment is filtered with ls-remote using protocol v2' '

@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ test_expect_success 'ref advertisment is filtered with ls-remote using protocol
 	$(git -C file_parent rev-parse refs/heads/master)$(printf "\t")refs/heads/master
 	EOF
 
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'server-options are sent when using ls-remote' '

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ test_expect_success 'server-options are sent when using ls-remote' '
 	$(git -C file_parent rev-parse refs/heads/master)$(printf "\t")refs/heads/master
 	EOF
 
-	test_cmp actual expect &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
 	grep "server-option=hello" log &&
 	grep "server-option=world" log
 '

index 20aee43f9..51ee887a7 100755
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ EOF
 printf "propter nomen suum." >> expect.txt
 
 test_expect_success "merge does not add LF away of change" \
-	"test_cmp test3.txt expect.txt"
+	"test_cmp expect.txt test3.txt"
 
 cp test.txt backup.txt
 test_expect_success "merge with conflicts" \

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ non timebo mala, quoniam tu mecum es:
 virga tua et baculus tuus ipsa me consolata sunt.
 EOF
 
-test_expect_success "expected conflict markers" "test_cmp test.txt expect.txt"
+test_expect_success "expected conflict markers" "test_cmp expect.txt test.txt"
 
 cp backup.txt test.txt
 

@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ non timebo mala, quoniam tu mecum es:
 virga tua et baculus tuus ipsa me consolata sunt.
 EOF
 test_expect_success "merge conflicting with --ours" \
-	"git merge-file --ours test.txt orig.txt new3.txt && test_cmp test.txt expect.txt"
+	"git merge-file --ours test.txt orig.txt new3.txt && test_cmp expect.txt test.txt"
 cp backup.txt test.txt
 
 cat > expect.txt << EOF

@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ non timebo mala, quoniam tu mecum es:
 virga tua et baculus tuus ipsa me consolata sunt.
 EOF
 test_expect_success "merge conflicting with --theirs" \
-	"git merge-file --theirs test.txt orig.txt new3.txt && test_cmp test.txt expect.txt"
+	"git merge-file --theirs test.txt orig.txt new3.txt && test_cmp expect.txt test.txt"
 cp backup.txt test.txt
 
 cat > expect.txt << EOF

@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ non timebo mala, quoniam tu mecum es:
 virga tua et baculus tuus ipsa me consolata sunt.
 EOF
 test_expect_success "merge conflicting with --union" \
-	"git merge-file --union test.txt orig.txt new3.txt && test_cmp test.txt expect.txt"
+	"git merge-file --union test.txt orig.txt new3.txt && test_cmp expect.txt test.txt"
 cp backup.txt test.txt
 
 test_expect_success "merge with conflicts, using -L" \

@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ virga tua et baculus tuus ipsa me consolata sunt.
 EOF
 
 test_expect_success "expected conflict markers, with -L" \
-	"test_cmp test.txt expect.txt"
+	"test_cmp expect.txt test.txt"
 
 sed "s/ tu / TU /" < new1.txt > new5.txt
 test_expect_success "conflict in removed tail" \

index 07735410b..4e6c7cb77 100755
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ test_expect_success resolve '
 		false
 	else
 		git ls-files -s >current
-		test_cmp current expect
+		test_cmp expect current
 	fi
 '
 

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ test_expect_success recursive '
 		false
 	else
 		git ls-files -s >current
-		test_cmp current expect
+		test_cmp expect current
 	fi
 '
 

index 7d06461f1..87741efad 100755
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ do_both_modes () {
 		git checkout -f a2 &&
 		test_must_fail git merge -s $strategy b2 &&
 		git ls-files -u >actual &&
-		test_cmp actual expect &&
+		test_cmp expect actual &&
 		git ls-files -s file2 | grep ^100755
 	'
 

index 0f6b569e1..ae4402226 100755
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:none omits all 5 blobs' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify emitted+omitted == all' '

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify emitted+omitted == all' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=500 omits all blobs' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify emitted+omitted == all' '

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify emitted+omitted == all' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1000' '

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1000' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1001' '

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1001' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1k' '

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1k' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1m' '

@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:path=pattern1 omits top-level files' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify sparse:path=pattern2 omits both sparse2 files' '

@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:path=pattern2 omits both sparse2 files' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 # Test sparse:oid=<oid-ish> filter.

@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:oid=OID omits top-level files' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify sparse:oid=oid-ish omits top-level files' '

@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:oid=oid-ish omits top-level files' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 # Delete some loose objects and use rev-list, but WITHOUT any filtering.

@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ test_expect_success 'rev-list W/ --missing=print' '
 	sed "s/?//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'rev-list W/O --missing fails' '

index 324933acf..826987ca8 100755
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ test_expect_success 'checkout -m with merge conflict' '
 	git diff master:one :3:uno |
 	sed -e "1,/^@@/d" -e "/^ /d" -e "s/^-/d/" -e "s/^+/a/" >current &&
 	fill d2 aT d7 aS >expect &&
-	test_cmp current expect &&
+	test_cmp expect current &&
 	git diff --cached two >current &&
 	test_must_be_empty current
 '

@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ test_expect_success 'format of merge conflict from checkout -m' '
 
 	git ls-files >current &&
 	fill same two two two >expect &&
-	test_cmp current expect &&
+	test_cmp expect current &&
 
 	cat <<-EOF >expect &&
 	<<<<<<< simple

index 10dc91620..e87164aa8 100755
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ test_expect_success 'submodule add places git-dir in superprojects git-dir' '
 	 (cd .git/modules/deeper/submodule &&
 	  git log > ../../../../actual
 	 ) &&
-	 test_cmp actual expected
+	 test_cmp expected actual
 	)
 '
 

@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ test_expect_success 'submodule update places git-dir in superprojects git-dir' '
 	 (cd .git/modules/deeper/submodule &&
 	  git log > ../../../../actual
 	 ) &&
-	 test_cmp actual expected
+	 test_cmp expected actual
 	)
 '
 

@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ test_expect_success 'submodule add places git-dir in superprojects git-dir recur
 	 git add deeper/submodule &&
 	 git commit -m "update submodule" &&
 	 git push origin : &&
-	 test_cmp actual expected
+	 test_cmp expected actual
 	)
 '
 

@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ test_expect_success 'submodule update places git-dir in superprojects git-dir re
 	 (cd .git/modules/submodule/modules/subsubmodule &&
 	  git log > ../../../../../actual
 	 ) &&
-	 test_cmp actual expected
+	 test_cmp expected actual
 	)
 '
 

index 668bbee73..562bd215a 100755
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ test_expect_success SYMLINKS 'difftool --dir-diff --symlink without unstaged cha
 	EOF
 	git difftool --dir-diff --symlink \
 		--extcmd "./.git/CHECK_SYMLINKS" branch HEAD &&
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 write_script modify-right-file <<\EOF

index 9af607884..2c309a57d 100755
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ tree d667270a1f7b109f5eb3aaea21ede14b56bfdd6e
 tree 8f51f74cf0163afc9ad68a4b1537288c4558b5a4
 EOF
 
-test_expect_success POSIXPERM,SYMLINKS "$name" "test_cmp a expected"
+test_expect_success POSIXPERM,SYMLINKS "$name" "test_cmp expected a"
 
 test_expect_success 'exit if remote refs are ambigious' '
         git config --add svn-remote.svn.fetch \

index f3c30e63b..f89486086 100755
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ test_expect_success 'update git svn-cloned repo' '
 		git svn rebase &&
 		echo a > expect &&
 		echo b >> expect &&
-		test_cmp a expect &&
+		test_cmp expect a &&
 		rm expect
 	)
 '

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ test_expect_success 'update git svn-cloned repo' '
 		git svn rebase &&
 		echo a > expect &&
 		echo b >> expect &&
-		test_cmp a expect &&
+		test_cmp expect a &&
 		rm expect
 	)
 '

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ test_expect_success 'update git svn-cloned repo again' '
 		echo a > expect &&
 		echo b >> expect &&
 		echo c >> expect &&
-		test_cmp a expect &&
+		test_cmp expect a &&
 		rm expect
 	)
 '

index 5dfee07d9..251fdd66c 100755
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ test_expect_success PERL 'import from a CVS working tree' '
 		git cvsimport -a -z0 &&
 		echo 1 >expect &&
 		git log -1 --pretty=format:%s%n >actual &&
-		test_cmp actual expect
+		test_cmp expect actual
 	)
 
 '

index c4c3c4954..3e64b11ea 100755
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ test_expect_failure PERL 'import with criss cross times on revisions' '
 Rev 3
 Rev 2
 Rev 1" > expect-master &&
-    test_cmp actual-master expect-master &&
+    test_cmp expect-master actual-master &&
 
     echo "Rev 5 Branch A Wed Mar 11 19:09:10 2009 +0000
 Rev 4 Branch A Wed Mar 11 19:03:52 2009 +0000" > expect-A &&
-    test_cmp actual-A expect-A
+    test_cmp expect-A actual-A
 '
 
 test_done

index a4b3db24b..2ff4aa932 100755
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ test_expect_success PERL 'check timestamps are UTC (TZ=CST6CDT)' '
 	Rev  2 2005-02-01 00:00:00 +0000
 	Rev  1 2005-01-01 00:00:00 +0000
 	EOF
-	test_cmp actual-1 expect-1
+	test_cmp expect-1 actual-1
 '
 
 test_expect_success PERL 'check timestamps with author-specific timezones' '

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ test_expect_success PERL 'check timestamps with author-specific timezones' '
 	Rev  2 2005-01-31 18:00:00 -0600 User Two
 	Rev  1 2005-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 User One
 	EOF
-	test_cmp actual-2 expect-2
+	test_cmp expect-2 actual-2
 '
 
 test_done

index c83fd1886..4eceabbd5 100644
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ check-chainlint:
 	done && exit $$err
 
 test-lint: test-lint-duplicates test-lint-executable test-lint-shell-syntax \
-	test-lint-filenames
+	test-lint-filenames test-lint-pipes
 
 test-lint-duplicates:
 	@dups=`echo $(T) | tr ' ' '\n' | sed 's/-.*//' | sort | uniq -d` && \

@@ -101,6 +101,16 @@ test-lint-filenames:
 		test -z "$$bad" || { \
 		echo >&2 "non-portable file name(s): $$bad"; exit 1; }
 
+test-lint-pipes:
+	@# Do not use \ to join lines when the next line starts with a
+	@# pipe. Instead, end the prior line with the pipe, and allow that to
+	@# join the lines implicitly.
+	@bad="$$(${PERL_PATH} -n0e 'm/(\n[^\n|]+\\\n[\t ]+\|[^\n]*)/ and \
+	      print qq{$$ARGV:$$1\n\n}' $(T))"; \
+		test -z "$$bad" || { \
+		printf >&2 "pipe at start of line in file(s):\n%s\n" "$$bad"; \
+		exit 1; }
+
 aggregate-results-and-cleanup: $(T)
 	$(MAKE) aggregate-results
 	$(MAKE) clean

index c093eb891..2e718f0bd 100755
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ test_expect_success 'setup r1' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob count in normal packfile' '
-	git -C r1 ls-files -s file.1 file.2 file.3 file.4 file.5 |
-	awk -f print_2.awk |
+	git -C r1 ls-files -s file.1 file.2 file.3 file.4 file.5 \
+		>ls_files_result &&
+	awk -f print_2.awk ls_files_result |
 	sort >expected &&
 
 	git -C r1 pack-objects --rev --stdout >all.pack <<-EOF &&

@@ -29,8 +30,8 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob count in normal packfile' '
 	EOF
 	git -C r1 index-pack ../all.pack &&
 
-	git -C r1 verify-pack -v ../all.pack |
-	grep blob |
+	git -C r1 verify-pack -v ../all.pack >verify_result &&
+	grep blob verify_result |
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 

@@ -43,8 +44,8 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:none packfile has no blobs' '
 	EOF
 	git -C r1 index-pack ../filter.pack &&
 
-	git -C r1 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack |
-	grep blob |
+	git -C r1 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack >verify_result &&
+	grep blob verify_result |
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 

@@ -53,13 +54,13 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:none packfile has no blobs' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify normal and blob:none packfiles have same commits/trees' '
-	git -C r1 verify-pack -v ../all.pack |
-	grep -E "commit|tree" |
+	git -C r1 verify-pack -v ../all.pack >verify_result &&
+	grep -E "commit|tree" verify_result |
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >expected &&
 
-	git -C r1 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack |
-	grep -E "commit|tree" |
+	git -C r1 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack >verify_result &&
+	grep -E "commit|tree" verify_result |
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 

@@ -82,8 +83,8 @@ test_expect_success 'setup r2' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob count in normal packfile' '
-	git -C r2 ls-files -s large.1000 large.10000 |
-	awk -f print_2.awk |
+	git -C r2 ls-files -s large.1000 large.10000 >ls_files_result &&
+	awk -f print_2.awk ls_files_result |
 	sort >expected &&
 
 	git -C r2 pack-objects --rev --stdout >all.pack <<-EOF &&

@@ -91,8 +92,8 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob count in normal packfile' '
 	EOF
 	git -C r2 index-pack ../all.pack &&
 
-	git -C r2 verify-pack -v ../all.pack |
-	grep blob |
+	git -C r2 verify-pack -v ../all.pack >verify_result &&
+	grep blob verify_result |
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 

@@ -105,8 +106,8 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=500 omits all blobs' '
 	EOF
 	git -C r2 index-pack ../filter.pack &&
 
-	git -C r2 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack |
-	grep blob |
+	git -C r2 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack >verify_result &&
+	grep blob verify_result |
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 

@@ -120,8 +121,8 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1000' '
 	EOF
 	git -C r2 index-pack ../filter.pack &&
 
-	git -C r2 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack |
-	grep blob |
+	git -C r2 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack >verify_result &&
+	grep blob verify_result |
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 

@@ -130,8 +131,8 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1000' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1001' '
-	git -C r2 ls-files -s large.1000 |
-	awk -f print_2.awk |
+	git -C r2 ls-files -s large.1000 >ls_files_result &&
+	awk -f print_2.awk ls_files_result |
 	sort >expected &&
 
 	git -C r2 pack-objects --rev --stdout --filter=blob:limit=1001 >filter.pack <<-EOF &&

@@ -139,8 +140,8 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1001' '
 	EOF
 	git -C r2 index-pack ../filter.pack &&
 
-	git -C r2 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack |
-	grep blob |
+	git -C r2 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack >verify_result &&
+	grep blob verify_result |
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 

@@ -148,8 +149,8 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1001' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=10001' '
-	git -C r2 ls-files -s large.1000 large.10000 |
-	awk -f print_2.awk |
+	git -C r2 ls-files -s large.1000 large.10000 >ls_files_result &&
+	awk -f print_2.awk ls_files_result |
 	sort >expected &&
 
 	git -C r2 pack-objects --rev --stdout --filter=blob:limit=10001 >filter.pack <<-EOF &&

@@ -157,8 +158,8 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=10001' '
 	EOF
 	git -C r2 index-pack ../filter.pack &&
 
-	git -C r2 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack |
-	grep blob |
+	git -C r2 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack >verify_result &&
+	grep blob verify_result |
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 

@@ -166,8 +167,8 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=10001' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1k' '
-	git -C r2 ls-files -s large.1000 |
-	awk -f print_2.awk |
+	git -C r2 ls-files -s large.1000 >ls_files_result &&
+	awk -f print_2.awk ls_files_result |
 	sort >expected &&
 
 	git -C r2 pack-objects --rev --stdout --filter=blob:limit=1k >filter.pack <<-EOF &&

@@ -175,8 +176,8 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1k' '
 	EOF
 	git -C r2 index-pack ../filter.pack &&
 
-	git -C r2 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack |
-	grep blob |
+	git -C r2 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack >verify_result &&
+	grep blob verify_result |
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 

@@ -184,8 +185,8 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1k' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify explicitly specifying oversized blob in input' '
-	git -C r2 ls-files -s large.1000 large.10000 |
-	awk -f print_2.awk |
+	git -C r2 ls-files -s large.1000 large.10000 >ls_files_result &&
+	awk -f print_2.awk ls_files_result |
 	sort >expected &&
 
 	git -C r2 pack-objects --rev --stdout --filter=blob:limit=1k >filter.pack <<-EOF &&

@@ -194,8 +195,8 @@ test_expect_success 'verify explicitly specifying oversized blob in input' '
 	EOF
 	git -C r2 index-pack ../filter.pack &&
 
-	git -C r2 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack |
-	grep blob |
+	git -C r2 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack >verify_result &&
+	grep blob verify_result |
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 

@@ -203,8 +204,8 @@ test_expect_success 'verify explicitly specifying oversized blob in input' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1m' '
-	git -C r2 ls-files -s large.1000 large.10000 |
-	awk -f print_2.awk |
+	git -C r2 ls-files -s large.1000 large.10000 >ls_files_result &&
+	awk -f print_2.awk ls_files_result |
 	sort >expected &&
 
 	git -C r2 pack-objects --rev --stdout --filter=blob:limit=1m >filter.pack <<-EOF &&

@@ -212,8 +213,8 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1m' '
 	EOF
 	git -C r2 index-pack ../filter.pack &&
 
-	git -C r2 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack |
-	grep blob |
+	git -C r2 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack >verify_result &&
+	grep blob verify_result |
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 

@@ -221,13 +222,13 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1m' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify normal and blob:limit packfiles have same commits/trees' '
-	git -C r2 verify-pack -v ../all.pack |
-	grep -E "commit|tree" |
+	git -C r2 verify-pack -v ../all.pack >verify_result &&
+	grep -E "commit|tree" verify_result |
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >expected &&
 
-	git -C r2 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack |
-	grep -E "commit|tree" |
+	git -C r2 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack >verify_result &&
+	grep -E "commit|tree" verify_result |
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 

@@ -255,8 +256,9 @@ test_expect_success 'setup r3' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob count in normal packfile' '
-	git -C r3 ls-files -s sparse1 sparse2 dir1/sparse1 dir1/sparse2 |
-	awk -f print_2.awk |
+	git -C r3 ls-files -s sparse1 sparse2 dir1/sparse1 dir1/sparse2 \
+		>ls_files_result &&
+	awk -f print_2.awk ls_files_result |
 	sort >expected &&
 
 	git -C r3 pack-objects --rev --stdout >all.pack <<-EOF &&

@@ -264,8 +266,8 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob count in normal packfile' '
 	EOF
 	git -C r3 index-pack ../all.pack &&
 
-	git -C r3 verify-pack -v ../all.pack |
-	grep blob |
+	git -C r3 verify-pack -v ../all.pack >verify_result &&
+	grep blob verify_result |
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 

@@ -273,8 +275,8 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob count in normal packfile' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify sparse:path=pattern1' '
-	git -C r3 ls-files -s dir1/sparse1 dir1/sparse2 |
-	awk -f print_2.awk |
+	git -C r3 ls-files -s dir1/sparse1 dir1/sparse2 >ls_files_result &&
+	awk -f print_2.awk ls_files_result |
 	sort >expected &&
 
 	git -C r3 pack-objects --rev --stdout --filter=sparse:path=../pattern1 >filter.pack <<-EOF &&

@@ -282,8 +284,8 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:path=pattern1' '
 	EOF
 	git -C r3 index-pack ../filter.pack &&
 
-	git -C r3 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack |
-	grep blob |
+	git -C r3 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack >verify_result &&
+	grep blob verify_result |
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 

@@ -291,13 +293,13 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:path=pattern1' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify normal and sparse:path=pattern1 packfiles have same commits/trees' '
-	git -C r3 verify-pack -v ../all.pack |
-	grep -E "commit|tree" |
+	git -C r3 verify-pack -v ../all.pack >verify_result &&
+	grep -E "commit|tree" verify_result |
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >expected &&
 
-	git -C r3 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack |
-	grep -E "commit|tree" |
+	git -C r3 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack >verify_result &&
+	grep -E "commit|tree" verify_result |
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 

@@ -305,8 +307,8 @@ test_expect_success 'verify normal and sparse:path=pattern1 packfiles have same
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify sparse:path=pattern2' '
-	git -C r3 ls-files -s sparse1 dir1/sparse1 |
-	awk -f print_2.awk |
+	git -C r3 ls-files -s sparse1 dir1/sparse1 >ls_files_result &&
+	awk -f print_2.awk ls_files_result |
 	sort >expected &&
 
 	git -C r3 pack-objects --rev --stdout --filter=sparse:path=../pattern2 >filter.pack <<-EOF &&

@@ -314,8 +316,8 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:path=pattern2' '
 	EOF
 	git -C r3 index-pack ../filter.pack &&
 
-	git -C r3 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack |
-	grep blob |
+	git -C r3 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack >verify_result &&
+	grep blob verify_result |
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 

@@ -323,13 +325,13 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:path=pattern2' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify normal and sparse:path=pattern2 packfiles have same commits/trees' '
-	git -C r3 verify-pack -v ../all.pack |
-	grep -E "commit|tree" |
+	git -C r3 verify-pack -v ../all.pack >verify_result &&
+	grep -E "commit|tree" verify_result |
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >expected &&
 
-	git -C r3 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack |
-	grep -E "commit|tree" |
+	git -C r3 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack >verify_result &&
+	grep -E "commit|tree" verify_result |
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 

@@ -356,8 +358,9 @@ test_expect_success 'setup r4' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob count in normal packfile' '
-	git -C r4 ls-files -s pattern sparse1 sparse2 dir1/sparse1 dir1/sparse2 |
-	awk -f print_2.awk |
+	git -C r4 ls-files -s pattern sparse1 sparse2 dir1/sparse1 dir1/sparse2 \
+		>ls_files_result &&
+	awk -f print_2.awk ls_files_result |
 	sort >expected &&
 
 	git -C r4 pack-objects --rev --stdout >all.pack <<-EOF &&

@@ -365,8 +368,8 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob count in normal packfile' '
 	EOF
 	git -C r4 index-pack ../all.pack &&
 
-	git -C r4 verify-pack -v ../all.pack |
-	grep blob |
+	git -C r4 verify-pack -v ../all.pack >verify_result &&
+	grep blob verify_result |
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 

@@ -374,8 +377,8 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob count in normal packfile' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify sparse:oid=OID' '
-	git -C r4 ls-files -s dir1/sparse1 dir1/sparse2 |
-	awk -f print_2.awk |
+	git -C r4 ls-files -s dir1/sparse1 dir1/sparse2 >ls_files_result &&
+	awk -f print_2.awk ls_files_result |
 	sort >expected &&
 
 	oid=$(git -C r4 ls-files -s pattern | awk -f print_2.awk) &&

@@ -384,8 +387,8 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:oid=OID' '
 	EOF
 	git -C r4 index-pack ../filter.pack &&
 
-	git -C r4 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack |
-	grep blob |
+	git -C r4 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack >verify_result &&
+	grep blob verify_result |
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 

@@ -393,8 +396,8 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:oid=OID' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify sparse:oid=oid-ish' '
-	git -C r4 ls-files -s dir1/sparse1 dir1/sparse2 |
-	awk -f print_2.awk |
+	git -C r4 ls-files -s dir1/sparse1 dir1/sparse2 >ls_files_result &&
+	awk -f print_2.awk ls_files_result |
 	sort >expected &&
 
 	git -C r4 pack-objects --rev --stdout --filter=sparse:oid=master:pattern >filter.pack <<-EOF &&

@@ -402,8 +405,8 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:oid=oid-ish' '
 	EOF
 	git -C r4 index-pack ../filter.pack &&
 
-	git -C r4 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack |
-	grep blob |
+	git -C r4 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack >verify_result &&
+	grep blob verify_result |
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 

@@ -414,8 +417,9 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:oid=oid-ish' '
 # This models previously omitted objects that we did not receive.
 
 test_expect_success 'setup r1 - delete loose blobs' '
-	git -C r1 ls-files -s file.1 file.2 file.3 file.4 file.5 |
-	awk -f print_2.awk |
+	git -C r1 ls-files -s file.1 file.2 file.3 file.4 file.5 \
+		>ls_files_result &&
+	awk -f print_2.awk ls_files_result |
 	sort >expected &&
 
 	for id in `cat expected | sed "s|..|&/|"`

index 5ac6f286d..086f2c40f 100755
@@ -51,8 +51,10 @@ pull_to_client () {
 			    git update-ref refs/heads/B "$BTIP";;
 			esac &&
 
-			git symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/$(echo $heads |
-			sed -e "s/^\(.\).*$/\1/") &&
+			git symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/$(
+				echo $heads |
+				sed -e "s/^\(.\).*$/\1/"
+			) &&
 
 			git fsck --full &&
 

index e4d032c9d..fc7aeb1ab 100755
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ test_expect_success 'setup bare clone for server' '
 test_expect_success 'do partial clone 1' '
 	git clone --no-checkout --filter=blob:none "file://$(pwd)/srv.bare" pc1 &&
 
-	git -C pc1 rev-list HEAD --quiet --objects --missing=print |
-	awk -f print_1.awk |
+	git -C pc1 rev-list HEAD --quiet --objects --missing=print >revs &&
+	awk -f print_1.awk revs |
 	sed "s/?//" |
 	sort >observed.oids &&
 

@@ -133,16 +133,18 @@ test_expect_success 'push new commits to server for file.3.txt' '
 test_expect_success 'manual prefetch of missing objects' '
 	git -C pc1 fetch --filter=blob:none origin &&
 
-	git -C pc1 rev-list master..origin/master --quiet --objects --missing=print |
-	awk -f print_1.awk |
+	git -C pc1 rev-list master..origin/master --quiet --objects --missing=print \
+		>revs &&
+	awk -f print_1.awk revs |
 	sed "s/?//" |
 	sort >observed.oids &&
 
 	test_line_count = 6 observed.oids &&
 	git -C pc1 fetch-pack --stdin "file://$(pwd)/srv.bare" <observed.oids &&
 
-	git -C pc1 rev-list master..origin/master --quiet --objects --missing=print |
-	awk -f print_1.awk |
+	git -C pc1 rev-list master..origin/master --quiet --objects --missing=print \
+		>revs &&
+	awk -f print_1.awk revs |
 	sed "s/?//" |
 	sort >observed.oids &&
 

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index 8a5c8dc1a..8cba331fc 100755
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ test_expect_success 'test create-ignore' "
 	cmp ./deeply/.gitignore create-ignore.expect &&
 	cmp ./deeply/nested/.gitignore create-ignore.expect &&
 	cmp ./deeply/nested/directory/.gitignore create-ignore.expect &&
-	git ls-files -s | grep gitignore | cmp - create-ignore-index.expect
+	git ls-files -s >ls_files_result &&
+	grep gitignore ls_files_result | cmp - create-ignore-index.expect
 	"
 
 cat >prop.expect <<\EOF

index 8cba331fc..952bd4814 100755
@@ -190,16 +190,21 @@ EOF
 # This test can be improved: since all the svn:ignore contain the same
 # pattern, it can pass even though the propget did not execute on the
 # right directory.
+# Note we avoid using pipes in order to ensure that git exits with 0.
 test_expect_success 'test propget' "
-	git svn propget svn:ignore . | cmp - prop.expect &&
+	test_propget () {
+		git svn propget $1 $2 >observed
+		cmp - $3
+	} &&
+	test_propget svn:ignore . prop.expect &&
 	cd deeply &&
-	git svn propget svn:ignore . | cmp - ../prop.expect &&
-	git svn propget svn:entry:committed-rev nested/directory/.keep \
-	  | cmp - ../prop2.expect &&
-	git svn propget svn:ignore .. | cmp - ../prop.expect &&
-	git svn propget svn:ignore nested/ | cmp - ../prop.expect &&
-	git svn propget svn:ignore ./nested | cmp - ../prop.expect &&
-	git svn propget svn:ignore .././deeply/nested | cmp - ../prop.expect
+	test_propget svn:ignore . ../prop.expect &&
+	test_propget svn:entry:committed-rev nested/directory/.keep \
+		../prop2.expect &&
+	test_propget svn:ignore .. ../prop.expect &&
+	test_propget svn:ignore nested/ ../prop.expect &&
+	test_propget svn:ignore ./nested ../prop.expect &&
+	test_propget svn:ignore .././deeply/nested ../prop.expect
 	"
 
 cat >prop.expect <<\EOF

index 48aa4edfb..6d265327c 100644
@@ -118,6 +118,24 @@ For shell scripts specifically (not exhaustive):
 		do this
 	fi
 
+ - If a command sequence joined with && or || or | spans multiple
+   lines, put each command on a separate line and put && and || and |
+   operators at the end of each line, rather than the start. This
+   means you don't need to use \ to join lines, since the above
+   operators imply the sequence isn't finished.
+
+	(incorrect)
+	grep blob verify_pack_result \
+	| awk -f print_1.awk \
+	| sort >actual &&
+	...
+
+	(correct)
+	grep blob verify_pack_result |
+	awk -f print_1.awk |
+	sort >actual &&
+	...
+
  - We prefer "test" over "[ ... ]".
 
  - We do not write the noiseword "function" in front of shell

@@ -163,6 +181,15 @@ For shell scripts specifically (not exhaustive):
 
    does not have such a problem.
 
+ - In a piped chain such as "grep blob objects | sort", the exit codes
+   returned by processes besides the last are ignored. This means that
+   if git crashes at the beginning or middle of a chain, it may go
+   undetected. Prefer writing the output of that command to a
+   temporary file with '>' rather than pipe it.
+
+ - The $(git ...) construct also discards git's exit code, so if the
+   goal is to test that particular command, redirect its output to a
+   temporary file rather than wrap it with $( ).
 
 For C programs:
 

index 48aa4edfb..3d2cfea9b 100644
@@ -118,6 +118,24 @@ For shell scripts specifically (not exhaustive):
                 do this
         fi
 
+ - If a command sequence joined with && or || or | spans multiple
+   lines, put each command on a separate line and put && and || and |
+   operators at the end of each line, rather than the start. This
+   means you don't need to use \ to join lines, since the above
+   operators imply the sequence isn't finished.
+
+        (incorrect)
+        grep blob verify_pack_result \
+        | awk -f print_1.awk \
+        | sort >actual &&
+        ...
+
+        (correct)
+        grep blob verify_pack_result |
+        awk -f print_1.awk |
+        sort >actual &&
+        ...
+
  - We prefer "test" over "[ ... ]".
 
  - We do not write the noiseword "function" in front of shell

@@ -163,7 +181,6 @@ For shell scripts specifically (not exhaustive):
 
    does not have such a problem.
 
-
 For C programs:
 
  - We use tabs to indent, and interpret tabs as taking up to

index 9028b47d9..3e28b72c4 100644
@@ -461,6 +461,32 @@ Don't:
    platform commands; just use '! cmd'.  We are not in the business
    of verifying that the world given to us sanely works.
 
+ - Use Git upstream in the non-final position in a piped chain, as in:
+
+     git -C repo ls-files |
+     xargs -n 1 basename |
+     grep foo
+
+   which will discard git's exit code and may mask a crash. In the
+   above example, all exit codes are ignored except grep's.
+
+   Instead, write the output of that command to a temporary
+   file with ">" or assign it to a variable with "x=$(git ...)" rather
+   than pipe it.
+
+ - Use command substitution in a way that discards git's exit code.
+   When assigning to a variable, the exit code is not discarded, e.g.:
+
+     x=$(git cat-file -p $sha) &&
+     ...
+
+   is OK because a crash in "git cat-file" will cause the "&&" chain
+   to fail, but:
+
+     test_cmp expect $(git cat-file -p $sha)
+
+   is not OK and a crash in git could go undetected.
+
  - use perl without spelling it as "$PERL_PATH". This is to help our
    friends on Windows where the platform Perl often adds CR before
    the end of line, and they bundle Git with a version of Perl that

index 9028b47d9..85024aba6 100644
@@ -393,13 +393,13 @@ This test harness library does the following things:
    consistently when command line arguments --verbose (or -v),
    --debug (or -d), and --immediate (or -i) is given.
 
-Do's, don'ts & things to keep in mind
+Do's & don'ts
 -------------------------------------
 
 Here are a few examples of things you probably should and shouldn't do
 when writing tests.
 
-Do:
+Here are the "do's:"
 
  - Put all code inside test_expect_success and other assertions.
 

@@ -444,16 +444,21 @@ Do:
    Windows, where the shell (MSYS bash) mangles absolute path names.
    For details, see the commit message of 4114156ae9.
 
-Don't:
+ - Remember that inside the <script> part, the standard output and
+   standard error streams are discarded, and the test harness only
+   reports "ok" or "not ok" to the end user running the tests. Under
+   --verbose, they are shown to help debug the tests.
 
- - exit() within a <script> part.
+And here are the "don'ts:"
+
+ - Don't exit() within a <script> part.
 
    The harness will catch this as a programming error of the test.
    Use test_done instead if you need to stop the tests early (see
    "Skipping tests" below).
 
- - use '! git cmd' when you want to make sure the git command exits
-   with failure in a controlled way by calling "die()".  Instead,
+ - Don't use '! git cmd' when you want to make sure the git command
+   exits with failure in a controlled way by calling "die()".  Instead,
    use 'test_must_fail git cmd'.  This will signal a failure if git
    dies in an unexpected way (e.g. segfault).
 

@@ -461,8 +466,8 @@ Don't:
    platform commands; just use '! cmd'.  We are not in the business
    of verifying that the world given to us sanely works.
 
- - use perl without spelling it as "$PERL_PATH". This is to help our
-   friends on Windows where the platform Perl often adds CR before
+ - Don't use perl without spelling it as "$PERL_PATH". This is to help
+   our friends on Windows where the platform Perl often adds CR before
    the end of line, and they bundle Git with a version of Perl that
    does not do so, whose path is specified with $PERL_PATH. Note that we
    provide a "perl" function which uses $PERL_PATH under the hood, so

@@ -470,17 +475,17 @@ Don't:
    (but you do, for example, on a shebang line or in a sub script
    created via "write_script").
 
- - use sh without spelling it as "$SHELL_PATH", when the script can
-   be misinterpreted by broken platform shell (e.g. Solaris).
+ - Don't use sh without spelling it as "$SHELL_PATH", when the script
+   can be misinterpreted by broken platform shell (e.g. Solaris).
 
- - chdir around in tests.  It is not sufficient to chdir to
+ - Don't chdir around in tests.  It is not sufficient to chdir to
    somewhere and then chdir back to the original location later in
    the test, as any intermediate step can fail and abort the test,
    causing the next test to start in an unexpected directory.  Do so
    inside a subshell if necessary.
 
- - save and verify the standard error of compound commands, i.e. group
-   commands, subshells, and shell functions (except test helper
+ - Don't save and verify the standard error of compound commands, i.e.
+   group commands, subshells, and shell functions (except test helper
    functions like 'test_must_fail') like this:
 
      ( cd dir && git cmd ) 2>error &&

@@ -495,7 +500,7 @@ Don't:
      ( cd dir && git cmd 2>../error ) &&
      test_cmp expect error
 
- - Break the TAP output
+ - Don't break the TAP output
 
    The raw output from your test may be interpreted by a TAP harness. TAP
    harnesses will ignore everything they don't know about, but don't step

@@ -515,13 +520,6 @@ Don't:
    but the best indication is to just run the tests with prove(1),
    it'll complain if anything is amiss.
 
-Keep in mind:
-
- - Inside the <script> part, the standard output and standard error
-   streams are discarded, and the test harness only reports "ok" or
-   "not ok" to the end user running the tests. Under --verbose, they
-   are shown to help debugging the tests.
-
 
 Skipping tests
 --------------

index 3fe02876c..f1277bef4 100755
@@ -57,9 +57,12 @@ then
 		echo | gpgsm --homedir "${GNUPGHOME}" 2>/dev/null \
 			--passphrase-fd 0 --pinentry-mode loopback \
 			--import "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-gpg/gpgsm_cert.p12 &&
-		gpgsm --homedir "${GNUPGHOME}" 2>/dev/null -K \
-			| grep fingerprint: | cut -d" " -f4 | tr -d '\n' > \
-			${GNUPGHOME}/trustlist.txt &&
+
+		gpgsm --homedir "${GNUPGHOME}" 2>/dev/null -K |
+		grep fingerprint: |
+		cut -d" " -f4 |
+		tr -d '\n' >"${GNUPGHOME}/trustlist.txt" &&
+
 		echo " S relax" >> ${GNUPGHOME}/trustlist.txt &&
 		(gpgconf --kill gpg-agent >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ) &&
 		echo hello | gpgsm --homedir "${GNUPGHOME}" >/dev/null \

index 7f19d591f..a0fa926d3 100755
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ test_expect_success "--batch-check for a non-existent hash" '
     test "0000000000000000000000000000000000000042 missing
 0000000000000000000000000000000000000084 missing" = \
     "$( ( echo 0000000000000000000000000000000000000042;
-         echo_without_newline 0000000000000000000000000000000000000084; ) \
-       | git cat-file --batch-check)"
+         echo_without_newline 0000000000000000000000000000000000000084; ) |
+       git cat-file --batch-check)"
 '
 
 test_expect_success "--batch for an existent and a non-existent hash" '

@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ test_expect_success "--batch for an existent and a non-existent hash" '
 $tag_content
 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 missing" = \
     "$( ( echo $tag_sha1;
-         echo_without_newline 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000; ) \
-       | git cat-file --batch)"
+         echo_without_newline 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000; ) |
+       git cat-file --batch)"
 '
 
 test_expect_success "--batch-check for an empty line" '

index cdf1fed5d..5869d6cb6 100755
@@ -1770,8 +1770,9 @@ test_expect_success '--show-origin stdin with file include' '
 	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
 		file:$INCLUDE_DIR/stdin.include	include
 	EOF
-	echo "[include]path=\"$INCLUDE_DIR\"/stdin.include" \
-		| git config --show-origin --includes --file - user.stdin >output &&
+	echo "[include]path=\"$INCLUDE_DIR\"/stdin.include" |
+	git config --show-origin --includes --file - user.stdin >output &&
+
 	test_cmp expect output
 '
 

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index 1b5a4a6d3..086f2c40f 100755
@@ -50,8 +50,11 @@ pull_to_client () {
 			case "$heads" in *B*)
 			    git update-ref refs/heads/B "$BTIP";;
 			esac &&
-			git symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/$(echo $heads \
-				| sed -e "s/^\(.\).*$/\1/") &&
+
+			git symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/$(
+				echo $heads |
+				sed -e "s/^\(.\).*$/\1/"
+			) &&
 
 			git fsck --full &&
 

index bbbe7537d..e4d032c9d 100755
@@ -34,10 +34,12 @@ test_expect_success 'setup bare clone for server' '
 # confirm partial clone was registered in the local config.
 test_expect_success 'do partial clone 1' '
 	git clone --no-checkout --filter=blob:none "file://$(pwd)/srv.bare" pc1 &&
-	git -C pc1 rev-list HEAD --quiet --objects --missing=print \
-		| awk -f print_1.awk \
-		| sed "s/?//" \
-		| sort >observed.oids &&
+
+	git -C pc1 rev-list HEAD --quiet --objects --missing=print |
+	awk -f print_1.awk |
+	sed "s/?//" |
+	sort >observed.oids &&
+
 	test_cmp expect_1.oids observed.oids &&
 	test "$(git -C pc1 config --local core.repositoryformatversion)" = "1" &&
 	test "$(git -C pc1 config --local extensions.partialclone)" = "origin" &&

@@ -130,16 +132,20 @@ test_expect_success 'push new commits to server for file.3.txt' '
 # perhaps combined with a command in dry-run mode.
 test_expect_success 'manual prefetch of missing objects' '
 	git -C pc1 fetch --filter=blob:none origin &&
-	git -C pc1 rev-list master..origin/master --quiet --objects --missing=print \
-		| awk -f print_1.awk \
-		| sed "s/?//" \
-		| sort >observed.oids &&
+
+	git -C pc1 rev-list master..origin/master --quiet --objects --missing=print |
+	awk -f print_1.awk |
+	sed "s/?//" |
+	sort >observed.oids &&
+
 	test_line_count = 6 observed.oids &&
 	git -C pc1 fetch-pack --stdin "file://$(pwd)/srv.bare" <observed.oids &&
-	git -C pc1 rev-list master..origin/master --quiet --objects --missing=print \
-		| awk -f print_1.awk \
-		| sed "s/?//" \
-		| sort >observed.oids &&
+
+	git -C pc1 rev-list master..origin/master --quiet --objects --missing=print |
+	awk -f print_1.awk |
+	sed "s/?//" |
+	sort >observed.oids &&
+
 	test_line_count = 0 observed.oids
 '
 

@@ -194,7 +200,7 @@ test_expect_success 'upon cloning, check that all refs point to objects' '
 
 	# Craft a packfile not including that blob.
 	git -C "$SERVER" rev-parse HEAD |
-		git -C "$SERVER" pack-objects --stdout >incomplete.pack &&
+	git -C "$SERVER" pack-objects --stdout >incomplete.pack &&
 
 	# Replace the existing packfile with the crafted one. The protocol
 	# requires that the packfile be sent in sideband 1, hence the extra

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index 850f651e4..224c098a8 100755
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ test_expect_success SHA1 'validate git diff-files output for a know cache/work t
 :120000 120000 6649a1ebe9e9f1c553b66f5a6e74136a07ccc57c 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 M	path3/subp3/file3sym
 EOF
 	git diff-files >current &&
-	test_cmp current expected
+	test_cmp expected current
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'git update-index --refresh should succeed' '

index 308cd28f3..fd5f1ac64 100755
@@ -166,10 +166,10 @@ test_expect_success expanded_in_repo '
 	rm -f expanded-keywords expanded-keywords-crlf &&
 
 	git checkout -- expanded-keywords &&
-	test_cmp expanded-keywords expected-output &&
+	test_cmp expected-output expanded-keywords &&
 
 	git checkout -- expanded-keywords-crlf &&
-	test_cmp expanded-keywords-crlf expected-output-crlf
+	test_cmp expected-output-crlf expanded-keywords-crlf
 '
 
 # The use of %f in a filter definition is expanded to the path to

index 5869d6cb6..e2cd50ecf 100755
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ EOF
 
 test_expect_success 'value continued on next line' '
 	git config --list > result &&
-	test_cmp result expect
+	test_cmp expect result
 '
 
 cat > .git/config <<\EOF

@@ -1882,7 +1882,7 @@ test_expect_success '--replace-all does not invent newlines' '
 	Qkey = b
 	EOF
 	git config --replace-all abc.key b &&
-	test_cmp .git/config expect
+	test_cmp expect .git/config
 '
 
 test_done

index 3b92083e1..0000e664e 100755
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ setup() {
 check() {
 	echo "$2" >expected
 	git config --get "$1" >actual 2>&1
-	test_cmp actual expected
+	test_cmp expected actual
 }
 
 # 'check section.key regex value' verifies that the entry for

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ check() {
 check_regex() {
 	echo "$3" >expected
 	git config --get "$1" "$2" >actual 2>&1
-	test_cmp actual expected
+	test_cmp expected actual
 }
 
 test_expect_success 'modify same key' '

index 685ec4563..6c32d42c8 100755
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ test_expect_success 'update-index --update from subdir' '
 	100644 $(git hash-object dir1/file3) 0	dir1/file3
 	100644 $file2 0	file2
 	EOF
-	test_cmp current expected
+	test_cmp expected current
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'update-index --update with pathspec' '

index 93f21ab07..478b82cf9 100755
@@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@ test_expect_success 'use --edit-description' '
 	EOF
 	EDITOR=./editor git branch --edit-description &&
 	echo "New contents" >expect &&
-	test_cmp EDITOR_OUTPUT expect
+	test_cmp expect EDITOR_OUTPUT
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'detect typo in branch name when using --edit-description' '

index 10bfc8b94..823fdbda1 100755
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ test_expect_success 'merge z into y fails and sets NOTES_MERGE_REF' '
 	git config core.notesRef refs/notes/y &&
 	test_must_fail git notes merge z &&
 	echo "ref: refs/notes/y" >expect &&
-	test_cmp .git/NOTES_MERGE_REF expect
+	test_cmp expect .git/NOTES_MERGE_REF
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'merge z into y while mid-merge in another workdir fails' '

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ test_expect_success 'merge z into x while mid-merge on y succeeds' '
 		grep -v "A notes merge into refs/notes/x is already in-progress in" out
 	) &&
 	echo "ref: refs/notes/x" >expect &&
-	test_cmp .git/worktrees/worktree2/NOTES_MERGE_REF expect
+	test_cmp expect .git/worktrees/worktree2/NOTES_MERGE_REF
 '
 
 test_done

index 3996ee013..3e73f7584 100755
@@ -183,13 +183,13 @@ test_expect_success 'cherry-picked commits and fork-point work together' '
 	test_commit final_B B "Final B" &&
 	git rebase &&
 	echo Amended >expect &&
-	test_cmp A expect &&
+	test_cmp expect A &&
 	echo "Final B" >expect &&
-	test_cmp B expect &&
+	test_cmp expect B &&
 	echo C >expect &&
-	test_cmp C expect &&
+	test_cmp expect C &&
 	echo D >expect &&
-	test_cmp D expect
+	test_cmp expect D
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'rebase -q is quiet' '

index 1fb3e499b..e85cdc703 100755
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ test_expect_success 'blank line at end of file; extend at end of file' '
 	git add file &&	git commit -m second &&
 	git rebase --whitespace=fix HEAD^^ &&
 	git diff --exit-code HEAD^:file expect-first &&
-	test_cmp file expect-second
+	test_cmp expect-second file
 '
 
 # prepare third revision of "file"

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ test_expect_success 'two blanks line at end of file; extend at end of file' '
 	cp third file && git add file && git commit -m third &&
 	git rebase --whitespace=fix HEAD^^ &&
 	git diff --exit-code HEAD^:file expect-second &&
-	test_cmp file expect-third
+	test_cmp expect-third file
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'same, but do not remove trailing spaces' '

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ test_expect_success 'at beginning of file' '
 	done >> file &&
 	git commit -m more file	&&
 	git rebase --whitespace=fix HEAD^^ &&
-	test_cmp file expect-beginning
+	test_cmp expect-beginning file
 '
 
 test_done

index c6af7f82b..6c676645d 100755
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ test_expect_success 'add -e' '
 	cp second-part file &&
 	git add -e &&
 	test_cmp second-part file &&
-	test_cmp orig-patch expected-patch &&
+	test_cmp expected-patch orig-patch &&
 	git diff --cached >actual &&
 	grep -v index actual >out &&
-	test_cmp out expected
+	test_cmp expected out
 
 '
 

index 6450bc669..cd216655b 100755
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ EOF
 test_expect_success 'parents of stash' '
 	test $(git rev-parse stash^) = $(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
 	git diff stash^2..stash > output &&
-	test_cmp output expect
+	test_cmp expect output
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'applying bogus stash does nothing' '

@@ -210,9 +210,9 @@ test_expect_success 'stash branch' '
 	test refs/heads/stashbranch = $(git symbolic-ref HEAD) &&
 	test $(git rev-parse HEAD) = $(git rev-parse master^) &&
 	git diff --cached > output &&
-	test_cmp output expect &&
+	test_cmp expect output &&
 	git diff > output &&
-	test_cmp output expect1 &&
+	test_cmp expect1 output &&
 	git add file &&
 	git commit -m alternate\ second &&
 	git diff master..stashbranch > output &&

@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ test_expect_success 'stash where working directory contains "HEAD" file' '
 	git diff-index --cached --quiet HEAD &&
 	test "$(git rev-parse stash^)" = "$(git rev-parse HEAD)" &&
 	git diff stash^..stash > output &&
-	test_cmp output expect
+	test_cmp expect output
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'store called with invalid commit' '

index 597b0637d..cc1c8a7bb 100755
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ test_expect_success 'stash save --include-untracked removed files' '
 	rm -f file &&
 	git stash save --include-untracked &&
 	echo 1 > expect &&
-	test_cmp file expect
+	test_cmp expect file
 '
 
 rm -f expect

index fa44e7886..35578f2bb 100755
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ test_expect_success 'hunk header truncation with an overly long line' '
 		echo " A $N$N$N$N$N$N$N$N$N2" &&
 		echo " L  $N$N$N$N$N$N$N$N$N1"
 	) >expected &&
-	test_cmp actual expected
+	test_cmp expected actual
 
 '
 

index d80187de9..f7de6f077 100755
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ test_expect_success 'apply with --reject should fail but update the file' '
 	rm -f file1.rej file2.rej &&
 
 	test_must_fail git apply --reject patch.1 &&
-	test_cmp file1 expected &&
+	test_cmp expected file1 &&
 
 	cat file1.rej &&
 	test_path_is_missing file2.rej

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ test_expect_success 'apply with --reject should fail but update the file' '
 
 	test_must_fail git apply --reject patch.2 >rejects &&
 	test_path_is_missing file1 &&
-	test_cmp file2 expected &&
+	test_cmp expected file2 &&
 
 	cat file2.rej &&
 	test_path_is_missing file1.rej

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ test_expect_success 'the same test with --verbose' '
 
 	test_must_fail git apply --reject --verbose patch.2 >rejects &&
 	test_path_is_missing file1 &&
-	test_cmp file2 expected &&
+	test_cmp expected file2 &&
 
 	cat file2.rej &&
 	test_path_is_missing file1.rej

index 7e32237a2..ff51e9e78 100755
@@ -313,9 +313,9 @@ test_expect_success 'applying beyond EOF requires one non-blank context line' '
 	{ echo a; echo; } >one &&
 	cp one expect &&
 	test_must_fail git apply --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect &&
+	test_cmp expect one &&
 	test_must_fail git apply --ignore-space-change --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'tons of blanks at EOF should not apply' '

@@ -342,10 +342,10 @@ test_expect_success 'missing blank line at end with --whitespace=fix' '
 	cp one saved-one &&
 	test_must_fail git apply patch &&
 	git apply --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect &&
+	test_cmp expect one &&
 	mv saved-one one &&
 	git apply --ignore-space-change --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'two missing blank lines at end with --whitespace=fix' '

@@ -360,11 +360,11 @@ test_expect_success 'two missing blank lines at end with --whitespace=fix' '
 	cp no-blank-lines one &&
 	test_must_fail git apply patch &&
 	git apply --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect &&
+	test_cmp expect one &&
 	mv no-blank-lines one &&
 	test_must_fail git apply patch &&
 	git apply --ignore-space-change --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'missing blank line at end, insert before end, --whitespace=fix' '

@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ test_expect_success 'missing blank line at end, insert before end, --whitespace=
 	echo a >one &&
 	test_must_fail git apply patch &&
 	git apply --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'shrink file with tons of missing blanks at end of file' '

@@ -392,10 +392,10 @@ test_expect_success 'shrink file with tons of missing blanks at end of file' '
 	cp no-blank-lines one &&
 	test_must_fail git apply patch &&
 	git apply --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect &&
+	test_cmp expect one &&
 	mv no-blank-lines one &&
 	git apply --ignore-space-change --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'missing blanks at EOF must only match blank lines' '

@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ test_expect_success 'missing blank line should match context line with spaces' '
 	git add one &&
 
 	git apply --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 sed -e's/Z//' >one <<EOF

@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ test_expect_success 'same, but with the --ignore-space-option' '
 
 	git checkout-index -f one &&
 	git apply --ignore-space-change --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'same, but with CR-LF line endings && cr-at-eol set' '

@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ test_expect_success 'same, but with CR-LF line endings && cr-at-eol set' '
 	mv save-one one &&
 
 	git apply --ignore-space-change --whitespace=fix patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'CR-LF line endings && add line && text=auto' '

@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ test_expect_success 'CR-LF line endings && add line && text=auto' '
 	mv save-one one &&
 	echo "one text=auto" >.gitattributes &&
 	git apply patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'CR-LF line endings && change line && text=auto' '

@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ test_expect_success 'CR-LF line endings && change line && text=auto' '
 	mv save-one one &&
 	echo "one text=auto" >.gitattributes &&
 	git apply patch &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'LF in repo, CRLF in worktree && change line && text=auto' '

@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ test_expect_success 'LF in repo, CRLF in worktree && change line && text=auto' '
 	echo "one text=auto" >.gitattributes &&
 	git -c core.eol=CRLF apply patch &&
 	printf "b\r\n" >expect &&
-	test_cmp one expect
+	test_cmp expect one
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'whitespace=fix to expand' '

index 0ffe33fbe..3b636a63a 100755
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ for t in 1 2 3 4
 do
 	test_expect_success 'apply with ws expansion (t=$t)' '
 		git apply patch$t.patch &&
-		test_cmp test-$t expect-$t
+		test_cmp expect-$t test-$t
 	'
 done
 

index ce69148ec..c093eb891 100755
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob count in normal packfile' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:none packfile has no blobs' '

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify normal and blob:none packfiles have same commits/tre
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 # Test blob:limit=<n>[kmg] filter.

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob count in normal packfile' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=500 omits all blobs' '

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1001' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=10001' '

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=10001' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1k' '

@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1k' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify explicitly specifying oversized blob in input' '

@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify explicitly specifying oversized blob in input' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1m' '

@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1m' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify normal and blob:limit packfiles have same commits/trees' '

@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify normal and blob:limit packfiles have same commits/tr
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 # Test sparse:path=<path> filter.

@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob count in normal packfile' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify sparse:path=pattern1' '

@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:path=pattern1' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify normal and sparse:path=pattern1 packfiles have same commits/trees' '

@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify normal and sparse:path=pattern1 packfiles have same
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify sparse:path=pattern2' '

@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:path=pattern2' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify normal and sparse:path=pattern2 packfiles have same commits/trees' '

@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify normal and sparse:path=pattern2 packfiles have same
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 # Test sparse:oid=<oid-ish> filter.

@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob count in normal packfile' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify sparse:oid=OID' '

@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:oid=OID' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify sparse:oid=oid-ish' '

@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:oid=oid-ish' '
 	awk -f print_1.awk |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 # Delete some loose objects and use pack-objects, but WITHOUT any filtering.

index 0c500f7ca..d6da3ce4e 100755
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ test_expect_success 'create commits and repack' '
 graph_git_two_modes() {
 	git -c core.commitGraph=true $1 >output
 	git -c core.commitGraph=false $1 >expect
-	test_cmp output expect
+	test_cmp expect output
 }
 
 graph_git_behavior() {

index 75ec79e6c..bf139e245 100755
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ test_expect_success 'test capability advertisement' '
 
 	git serve --advertise-capabilities >out &&
 	test-pkt-line unpack <out >actual &&
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'stateless-rpc flag does not list capabilities' '

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ test_expect_success 'basics of ls-refs' '
 
 	git serve --stateless-rpc <in >out &&
 	test-pkt-line unpack <out >actual &&
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'basic ref-prefixes' '

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ test_expect_success 'basic ref-prefixes' '
 
 	git serve --stateless-rpc <in >out &&
 	test-pkt-line unpack <out >actual &&
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'refs/heads prefix' '

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ test_expect_success 'refs/heads prefix' '
 
 	git serve --stateless-rpc <in >out &&
 	test-pkt-line unpack <out >actual &&
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'peel parameter' '

@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ test_expect_success 'peel parameter' '
 
 	git serve --stateless-rpc <in >out &&
 	test-pkt-line unpack <out >actual &&
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'symrefs parameter' '

@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ test_expect_success 'symrefs parameter' '
 
 	git serve --stateless-rpc <in >out &&
 	test-pkt-line unpack <out >actual &&
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'sending server-options' '

@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ test_expect_success 'sending server-options' '
 
 	git serve --stateless-rpc <in >out &&
 	test-pkt-line unpack <out >actual &&
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'unexpected lines are not allowed in fetch request' '

index 3beeed454..54727450b 100755
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ test_expect_success 'list refs with git:// using protocol v2' '
 	grep "git< version 2" log &&
 
 	git ls-remote --symref "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" >expect &&
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'ref advertisment is filtered with ls-remote using protocol v2' '

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ test_expect_success 'ref advertisment is filtered with ls-remote using protocol
 	$(git -C "$daemon_parent" rev-parse refs/heads/master)$(printf "\t")refs/heads/master
 	EOF
 
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'clone with git:// using protocol v2' '

@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ test_expect_success 'list refs with file:// using protocol v2' '
 	grep "git< version 2" log &&
 
 	git ls-remote --symref "file://$(pwd)/file_parent" >expect &&
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'ref advertisment is filtered with ls-remote using protocol v2' '

@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ test_expect_success 'ref advertisment is filtered with ls-remote using protocol
 	$(git -C file_parent rev-parse refs/heads/master)$(printf "\t")refs/heads/master
 	EOF
 
-	test_cmp actual expect
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'server-options are sent when using ls-remote' '

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ test_expect_success 'server-options are sent when using ls-remote' '
 	$(git -C file_parent rev-parse refs/heads/master)$(printf "\t")refs/heads/master
 	EOF
 
-	test_cmp actual expect &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
 	grep "server-option=hello" log &&
 	grep "server-option=world" log
 '

index 20aee43f9..51ee887a7 100755
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ EOF
 printf "propter nomen suum." >> expect.txt
 
 test_expect_success "merge does not add LF away of change" \
-	"test_cmp test3.txt expect.txt"
+	"test_cmp expect.txt test3.txt"
 
 cp test.txt backup.txt
 test_expect_success "merge with conflicts" \

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ non timebo mala, quoniam tu mecum es:
 virga tua et baculus tuus ipsa me consolata sunt.
 EOF
 
-test_expect_success "expected conflict markers" "test_cmp test.txt expect.txt"
+test_expect_success "expected conflict markers" "test_cmp expect.txt test.txt"
 
 cp backup.txt test.txt
 

@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ non timebo mala, quoniam tu mecum es:
 virga tua et baculus tuus ipsa me consolata sunt.
 EOF
 test_expect_success "merge conflicting with --ours" \
-	"git merge-file --ours test.txt orig.txt new3.txt && test_cmp test.txt expect.txt"
+	"git merge-file --ours test.txt orig.txt new3.txt && test_cmp expect.txt test.txt"
 cp backup.txt test.txt
 
 cat > expect.txt << EOF

@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ non timebo mala, quoniam tu mecum es:
 virga tua et baculus tuus ipsa me consolata sunt.
 EOF
 test_expect_success "merge conflicting with --theirs" \
-	"git merge-file --theirs test.txt orig.txt new3.txt && test_cmp test.txt expect.txt"
+	"git merge-file --theirs test.txt orig.txt new3.txt && test_cmp expect.txt test.txt"
 cp backup.txt test.txt
 
 cat > expect.txt << EOF

@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ non timebo mala, quoniam tu mecum es:
 virga tua et baculus tuus ipsa me consolata sunt.
 EOF
 test_expect_success "merge conflicting with --union" \
-	"git merge-file --union test.txt orig.txt new3.txt && test_cmp test.txt expect.txt"
+	"git merge-file --union test.txt orig.txt new3.txt && test_cmp expect.txt test.txt"
 cp backup.txt test.txt
 
 test_expect_success "merge with conflicts, using -L" \

@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ virga tua et baculus tuus ipsa me consolata sunt.
 EOF
 
 test_expect_success "expected conflict markers, with -L" \
-	"test_cmp test.txt expect.txt"
+	"test_cmp expect.txt test.txt"
 
 sed "s/ tu / TU /" < new1.txt > new5.txt
 test_expect_success "conflict in removed tail" \

index 07735410b..4e6c7cb77 100755
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ test_expect_success resolve '
 		false
 	else
 		git ls-files -s >current
-		test_cmp current expect
+		test_cmp expect current
 	fi
 '
 

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ test_expect_success recursive '
 		false
 	else
 		git ls-files -s >current
-		test_cmp current expect
+		test_cmp expect current
 	fi
 '
 

index 7d06461f1..87741efad 100755
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ do_both_modes () {
 		git checkout -f a2 &&
 		test_must_fail git merge -s $strategy b2 &&
 		git ls-files -u >actual &&
-		test_cmp actual expect &&
+		test_cmp expect actual &&
 		git ls-files -s file2 | grep ^100755
 	'
 

index 0f6b569e1..ae4402226 100755
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:none omits all 5 blobs' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify emitted+omitted == all' '

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify emitted+omitted == all' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=500 omits all blobs' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify emitted+omitted == all' '

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify emitted+omitted == all' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1000' '

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1000' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1001' '

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1001' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1k' '

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1k' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1m' '

@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:path=pattern1 omits top-level files' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify sparse:path=pattern2 omits both sparse2 files' '

@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:path=pattern2 omits both sparse2 files' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 # Test sparse:oid=<oid-ish> filter.

@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:oid=OID omits top-level files' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify sparse:oid=oid-ish omits top-level files' '

@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:oid=oid-ish omits top-level files' '
 	sed "s/~//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 # Delete some loose objects and use rev-list, but WITHOUT any filtering.

@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ test_expect_success 'rev-list W/ --missing=print' '
 	sed "s/?//" |
 	sort >observed &&
 
-	test_cmp observed expected
+	test_cmp expected observed
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'rev-list W/O --missing fails' '

index 324933acf..826987ca8 100755
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ test_expect_success 'checkout -m with merge conflict' '
 	git diff master:one :3:uno |
 	sed -e "1,/^@@/d" -e "/^ /d" -e "s/^-/d/" -e "s/^+/a/" >current &&
 	fill d2 aT d7 aS >expect &&
-	test_cmp current expect &&
+	test_cmp expect current &&
 	git diff --cached two >current &&
 	test_must_be_empty current
 '

@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ test_expect_success 'format of merge conflict from checkout -m' '
 
 	git ls-files >current &&
 	fill same two two two >expect &&
-	test_cmp current expect &&
+	test_cmp expect current &&
 
 	cat <<-EOF >expect &&
 	<<<<<<< simple

index 10dc91620..e87164aa8 100755
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ test_expect_success 'submodule add places git-dir in superprojects git-dir' '
 	 (cd .git/modules/deeper/submodule &&
 	  git log > ../../../../actual
 	 ) &&
-	 test_cmp actual expected
+	 test_cmp expected actual
 	)
 '