t: general test cleanup + `set -o pipefail`

index fcef728925..bf7689d020 100644
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@
 #
 # This can be used to simulate the effects of the repository changing in
 # between HTTP request-response pairs.
-if [ -e one-time-sed ]; then
+if test -f one-time-sed
+then
 	"$GIT_EXEC_PATH/git-http-backend" >out
-	sed "$(cat one-time-sed)" <out >out_modified
+	sed "$(cat one-time-sed)" out >out_modified
 
-	if diff out out_modified >/dev/null; then
+	if cmp -s out out_modified
+	then
 		cat out
 	else
 		cat out_modified

index 2694c81afd..8d3d9144c0 100755
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ test_expect_success 'looping aliases - internal execution' '
 #'
 
 test_expect_success 'run-command formats empty args properly' '
-    GIT_TRACE=1 git frotz a "" b " " c 2>&1 |
-    sed -ne "/run_command:/s/.*trace: run_command: //p" >actual &&
+    test_must_fail env GIT_TRACE=1 git frotz a "" b " " c 2>actual.raw &&
+    sed -ne "/run_command:/s/.*trace: run_command: //p" actual.raw >actual &&
     echo "git-frotz a '\'''\'' b '\'' '\'' c" >expect &&
     test_cmp expect actual
 '

index ce9a4a5f32..5a633690bf 100755
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ generate_expected_cache_tree_rec () {
 	parent="$2" &&
 	# ls-files might have foo/bar, foo/bar/baz, and foo/bar/quux
 	# We want to count only foo because it's the only direct child
-	subtrees=$(git ls-files|grep /|cut -d / -f 1|uniq) &&
+	git ls-files >files &&
+	subtrees=$(grep / files|cut -d / -f 1|uniq) &&
 	subtree_count=$(echo "$subtrees"|awk -v c=0 '$1 != "" {++c} END {print c}') &&
-	entries=$(git ls-files|wc -l) &&
+	entries=$(wc -l <files) &&
 	printf "SHA $dir (%d entries, %d subtrees)\n" "$entries" "$subtree_count" &&
 	for subtree in $subtrees
 	do

index d66a5f6faa..8f43303007 100755
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ test_expect_success 'create notes' '
 	test_path_is_missing .git/NOTES_EDITMSG &&
 	git ls-tree -r refs/notes/commits >actual &&
 	test_line_count = 1 actual &&
-	test "b4" = "$(git notes show)" &&
+	echo b4 >expect &&
+	git notes show >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
 	git show HEAD^ &&
 	test_must_fail git notes show HEAD^
 '

@@ -79,14 +81,21 @@ test_expect_success 'edit existing notes' '
 	test_path_is_missing .git/NOTES_EDITMSG &&
 	git ls-tree -r refs/notes/commits >actual &&
 	test_line_count = 1 actual &&
-	test "b3" = "$(git notes show)" &&
+	echo b3 >expect &&
+	git notes show >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
 	git show HEAD^ &&
 	test_must_fail git notes show HEAD^
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'show notes from treeish' '
-	test "b3" = "$(git notes --ref commits^{tree} show)" &&
-	test "b4" = "$(git notes --ref commits@{1} show)"
+	echo b3 >expect &&
+	git notes --ref commits^{tree} show >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+
+	echo b4 >expect &&
+	git notes --ref commits@{1} show >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'cannot edit notes from non-ref' '

@@ -99,7 +108,9 @@ test_expect_success 'cannot "git notes add -m" where notes already exists' '
 	test_path_is_missing .git/NOTES_EDITMSG &&
 	git ls-tree -r refs/notes/commits >actual &&
 	test_line_count = 1 actual &&
-	test "b3" = "$(git notes show)" &&
+	echo b3 >expect &&
+	git notes show >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
 	git show HEAD^ &&
 	test_must_fail git notes show HEAD^
 '

@@ -109,7 +120,9 @@ test_expect_success 'can overwrite existing note with "git notes add -f -m"' '
 	test_path_is_missing .git/NOTES_EDITMSG &&
 	git ls-tree -r refs/notes/commits >actual &&
 	test_line_count = 1 actual &&
-	test "b1" = "$(git notes show)" &&
+	echo b1 >expect &&
+	git notes show >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
 	git show HEAD^ &&
 	test_must_fail git notes show HEAD^
 '

@@ -119,7 +132,9 @@ test_expect_success 'add w/no options on existing note morphs into edit' '
 	test_path_is_missing .git/NOTES_EDITMSG &&
 	git ls-tree -r refs/notes/commits >actual &&
 	test_line_count = 1 actual &&
-	test "b2" = "$(git notes show)" &&
+	echo b2 >expect &&
+	git notes show >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
 	git show HEAD^ &&
 	test_must_fail git notes show HEAD^
 '

@@ -129,7 +144,9 @@ test_expect_success 'can overwrite existing note with "git notes add -f"' '
 	test_path_is_missing .git/NOTES_EDITMSG &&
 	git ls-tree -r refs/notes/commits >actual &&
 	test_line_count = 1 actual &&
-	test "b1" = "$(git notes show)" &&
+	echo b1 >expect &&
+	git notes show >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
 	git show HEAD^ &&
 	test_must_fail git notes show HEAD^
 '

@@ -146,7 +163,8 @@ test_expect_success 'show notes' '
 		Notes:
 		${indent}b1
 	EOF
-	! (git cat-file commit HEAD | grep b1) &&
+	git cat-file commit HEAD >commits &&
+	! grep b1 commits &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -472,9 +490,11 @@ test_expect_success 'removing with --stdin --ignore-missing' '
 test_expect_success 'list notes with "git notes list"' '
 	commit_2=$(git rev-parse 2nd) &&
 	commit_3=$(git rev-parse 3rd) &&
+	note_2=$(git rev-parse refs/notes/commits:$commit_2) &&
+	note_3=$(git rev-parse refs/notes/commits:$commit_3) &&
 	sort -t" " -k2 >expect <<-EOF &&
-		$(git rev-parse refs/notes/commits:$commit_2) $commit_2
-		$(git rev-parse refs/notes/commits:$commit_3) $commit_3
+		$note_2 $commit_2
+		$note_3 $commit_3
 	EOF
 	git notes list >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual

@@ -486,9 +506,7 @@ test_expect_success 'list notes with "git notes"' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'list specific note with "git notes list <object>"' '
-	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
-		$(git rev-parse refs/notes/commits:$commit_3)
-	EOF
+	git rev-parse refs/notes/commits:$commit_3 >expect &&
 	git notes list HEAD^^ >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -512,10 +530,11 @@ test_expect_success 'append to existing note with "git notes append"' '
 
 test_expect_success '"git notes list" does not expand to "git notes list HEAD"' '
 	commit_5=$(git rev-parse 5th) &&
+	note_5=$(git rev-parse refs/notes/commits:$commit_5) &&
 	sort -t" " -k2 >expect_list <<-EOF &&
-		$(git rev-parse refs/notes/commits:$commit_2) $commit_2
-		$(git rev-parse refs/notes/commits:$commit_3) $commit_3
-		$(git rev-parse refs/notes/commits:$commit_5) $commit_5
+		$note_2 $commit_2
+		$note_3 $commit_3
+		$note_5 $commit_5
 	EOF
 	git notes list >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect_list actual

@@ -721,7 +740,8 @@ test_expect_success 'Allow notes on non-commits (trees, blobs, tags)' '
 	git notes show HEAD: >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
 	echo "Note on a blob" >expect &&
-	filename=$(git ls-tree --name-only HEAD | head -n1) &&
+	git ls-tree --name-only HEAD >files &&
+	filename=$(head -n1 files) &&
 	git notes add -m "Note on a blob" HEAD:$filename &&
 	git notes show HEAD:$filename >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&

@@ -745,10 +765,13 @@ test_expect_success 'create note from other note with "git notes add -C"' '
 		Notes:
 		${indent}order test
 	EOF
-	git notes add -C $(git notes list HEAD^) &&
+	note=$(git notes list HEAD^) &&
+	git notes add -C $note &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
-	test "$(git notes list HEAD)" = "$(git notes list HEAD^)"
+	git notes list HEAD^ >expect &&
+	git notes list HEAD >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'create note from non-existing note with "git notes add -C" fails' '

@@ -777,11 +800,12 @@ test_expect_success 'create note from blob with "git notes add -C" reuses blob i
 		Notes:
 		${indent}This is a blob object
 	EOF
-	blob=$(echo "This is a blob object" | git hash-object -w --stdin) &&
-	git notes add -C $blob &&
+	echo "This is a blob object" | git hash-object -w --stdin >blob &&
+	git notes add -C $(cat blob) &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
-	test "$(git notes list HEAD)" = "$blob"
+	git notes list HEAD >actual &&
+	test_cmp blob actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'create note from other note with "git notes add -c"' '

@@ -797,7 +821,8 @@ test_expect_success 'create note from other note with "git notes add -c"' '
 		Notes:
 		${indent}yet another note
 	EOF
-	MSG="yet another note" git notes add -c $(git notes list HEAD^^) &&
+	note=$(git notes list HEAD^^) &&
+	MSG="yet another note" git notes add -c $note &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -822,7 +847,8 @@ test_expect_success 'append to note from other note with "git notes append -C"'
 		${indent}
 		${indent}yet another note
 	EOF
-	git notes append -C $(git notes list HEAD^) HEAD^ &&
+	note=$(git notes list HEAD^) &&
+	git notes append -C $note HEAD^ &&
 	git log -1 HEAD^ >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -839,7 +865,8 @@ test_expect_success 'create note from other note with "git notes append -c"' '
 		Notes:
 		${indent}other note
 	EOF
-	MSG="other note" git notes append -c $(git notes list HEAD^) &&
+	note=$(git notes list HEAD^) &&
+	MSG="other note" git notes append -c $note &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -858,7 +885,8 @@ test_expect_success 'append to note from other note with "git notes append -c"'
 		${indent}
 		${indent}yet another note
 	EOF
-	MSG="yet another note" git notes append -c $(git notes list HEAD) &&
+	note=$(git notes list HEAD) &&
+	MSG="yet another note" git notes append -c $note &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -878,7 +906,9 @@ test_expect_success 'copy note with "git notes copy"' '
 	git notes copy 8th 4th &&
 	git log 3rd..4th >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
-	test "$(git note list 4th)" = "$(git note list 8th)"
+	git notes list 4th >expect &&
+	git notes list 8th >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'copy note with "git notes copy" with default' '

@@ -899,14 +929,30 @@ test_expect_success 'copy note with "git notes copy" with default' '
 	git notes copy HEAD^ &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
-	test "$(git notes list HEAD)" = "$(git notes list HEAD^)"
+	git notes list HEAD^ >expect &&
+	git notes list HEAD >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'prevent overwrite with "git notes copy"' '
 	test_must_fail git notes copy HEAD~2 HEAD &&
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+		commit $commit
+		Author: A U Thor <[email protected]>
+		Date:   Thu Apr 7 15:23:13 2005 -0700
+
+		${indent}11th
+
+		Notes:
+		${indent}other note
+		${indent}
+		${indent}yet another note
+	EOF
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
-	test "$(git notes list HEAD)" = "$(git notes list HEAD^)"
+	git notes list HEAD^ >expect &&
+	git notes list HEAD >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'allow overwrite with "git notes copy -f"' '

@@ -924,7 +970,9 @@ test_expect_success 'allow overwrite with "git notes copy -f"' '
 	git notes copy -f HEAD~3 HEAD &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
-	test "$(git notes list HEAD)" = "$(git notes list HEAD~3)"
+	git notes list HEAD~3 >expect &&
+	git notes list HEAD >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'allow overwrite with "git notes copy -f" with default' '

@@ -944,7 +992,9 @@ test_expect_success 'allow overwrite with "git notes copy -f" with default' '
 	git notes copy -f HEAD~2 &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
-	test "$(git notes list HEAD)" = "$(git notes list HEAD~2)"
+	git notes list HEAD~2 >expect &&
+	git notes list HEAD >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'cannot copy note from object without notes' '

@@ -979,13 +1029,21 @@ test_expect_success 'git notes copy --stdin' '
 		${indent}
 		${indent}yet another note
 	EOF
-	(echo $(git rev-parse HEAD~3) $(git rev-parse HEAD^) &&
-	echo $(git rev-parse HEAD~2) $(git rev-parse HEAD)) |
-	git notes copy --stdin &&
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD~3) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD^) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >copy &&
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD~2) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >>copy &&
+	git notes copy --stdin <copy &&
 	git log -2 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
-	test "$(git notes list HEAD)" = "$(git notes list HEAD~2)" &&
-	test "$(git notes list HEAD^)" = "$(git notes list HEAD~3)"
+	git notes list HEAD~2 >expect &&
+	git notes list HEAD >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	git notes list HEAD~3 >expect &&
+	git notes list HEAD^ >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'git notes copy --for-rewrite (unconfigured)' '

@@ -1006,9 +1064,13 @@ test_expect_success 'git notes copy --for-rewrite (unconfigured)' '
 
 		${indent}14th
 	EOF
-	(echo $(git rev-parse HEAD~3) $(git rev-parse HEAD^) &&
-	echo $(git rev-parse HEAD~2) $(git rev-parse HEAD)) |
-	git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo &&
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD~3) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD^) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >copy &&
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD~2) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >>copy &&
+	git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo <copy &&
 	git log -2 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -1041,17 +1103,23 @@ test_expect_success 'git notes copy --for-rewrite (enabled)' '
 	EOF
 	test_config notes.rewriteMode overwrite &&
 	test_config notes.rewriteRef "refs/notes/*" &&
-	(echo $(git rev-parse HEAD~3) $(git rev-parse HEAD^) &&
-	echo $(git rev-parse HEAD~2) $(git rev-parse HEAD)) |
-	git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo &&
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD~3) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD^) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >copy &&
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD~2) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >>copy &&
+	git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo <copy &&
 	git log -2 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'git notes copy --for-rewrite (disabled)' '
 	test_config notes.rewrite.bar false &&
-	echo $(git rev-parse HEAD~3) $(git rev-parse HEAD) |
-	git notes copy --for-rewrite=bar &&
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD~3) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >copy &&
+	git notes copy --for-rewrite=bar <copy &&
 	git log -2 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -1071,8 +1139,10 @@ test_expect_success 'git notes copy --for-rewrite (overwrite)' '
 	git notes add -f -m"a fresh note" HEAD^ &&
 	test_config notes.rewriteMode overwrite &&
 	test_config notes.rewriteRef "refs/notes/*" &&
-	echo $(git rev-parse HEAD^) $(git rev-parse HEAD) |
-	git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo &&
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD^) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >copy &&
+	git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo <copy &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -1080,8 +1150,10 @@ test_expect_success 'git notes copy --for-rewrite (overwrite)' '
 test_expect_success 'git notes copy --for-rewrite (ignore)' '
 	test_config notes.rewriteMode ignore &&
 	test_config notes.rewriteRef "refs/notes/*" &&
-	echo $(git rev-parse HEAD^) $(git rev-parse HEAD) |
-	git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo &&
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD^) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >copy &&
+	git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo <copy &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -1103,8 +1175,10 @@ test_expect_success 'git notes copy --for-rewrite (append)' '
 	git notes add -f -m"another fresh note" HEAD^ &&
 	test_config notes.rewriteMode concatenate &&
 	test_config notes.rewriteRef "refs/notes/*" &&
-	echo $(git rev-parse HEAD^) $(git rev-parse HEAD) |
-	git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo &&
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD^) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >copy &&
+	git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo <copy &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -1131,9 +1205,13 @@ test_expect_success 'git notes copy --for-rewrite (append two to one)' '
 	git notes add -f -m"append 2" HEAD^^ &&
 	test_config notes.rewriteMode concatenate &&
 	test_config notes.rewriteRef "refs/notes/*" &&
-	(echo $(git rev-parse HEAD^) $(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
-	echo $(git rev-parse HEAD^^) $(git rev-parse HEAD)) |
-	git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo &&
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD^) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >copy &&
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD^^) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >>copy &&
+	git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo <copy &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -1142,8 +1220,10 @@ test_expect_success 'git notes copy --for-rewrite (append empty)' '
 	git notes remove HEAD^ &&
 	test_config notes.rewriteMode concatenate &&
 	test_config notes.rewriteRef "refs/notes/*" &&
-	echo $(git rev-parse HEAD^) $(git rev-parse HEAD) |
-	git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo &&
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD^) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >copy &&
+	git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo <copy &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -1163,8 +1243,10 @@ test_expect_success 'GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_MODE works' '
 	test_config notes.rewriteMode concatenate &&
 	test_config notes.rewriteRef "refs/notes/*" &&
 	git notes add -f -m"replacement note 1" HEAD^ &&
-	echo $(git rev-parse HEAD^) $(git rev-parse HEAD) |
-	GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_MODE=overwrite git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo &&
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD^) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >copy &&
+	GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_MODE=overwrite git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo <copy &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -1184,9 +1266,11 @@ test_expect_success 'GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_REF works' '
 	git notes add -f -m"replacement note 2" HEAD^ &&
 	test_config notes.rewriteMode overwrite &&
 	test_unconfig notes.rewriteRef &&
-	echo $(git rev-parse HEAD^) $(git rev-parse HEAD) |
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD^) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >copy &&
 	GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_REF=refs/notes/commits:refs/notes/other \
-		git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo &&
+		git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo <copy &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -1195,9 +1279,11 @@ test_expect_success 'GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_REF overrides config' '
 	git notes add -f -m"replacement note 3" HEAD^ &&
 	test_config notes.rewriteMode overwrite &&
 	test_config notes.rewriteRef refs/notes/other &&
-	echo $(git rev-parse HEAD^) $(git rev-parse HEAD) |
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD^) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >copy &&
 	GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_REF=refs/notes/commits \
-		git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo &&
+		git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo <copy &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	grep "replacement note 3" actual
 '

@@ -1212,26 +1298,36 @@ test_expect_success 'git notes copy diagnoses too many or too few parameters' '
 test_expect_success 'git notes get-ref expands refs/heads/master to refs/notes/refs/heads/master' '
 	test_unconfig core.notesRef &&
 	sane_unset GIT_NOTES_REF &&
-	test "$(git notes --ref=refs/heads/master get-ref)" = "refs/notes/refs/heads/master"
+	echo refs/notes/refs/heads/master >expect &&
+	git notes --ref=refs/heads/master get-ref >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'git notes get-ref (no overrides)' '
 	test_unconfig core.notesRef &&
 	sane_unset GIT_NOTES_REF &&
-	test "$(git notes get-ref)" = "refs/notes/commits"
+	echo refs/notes/commits >expect &&
+	git notes get-ref >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'git notes get-ref (core.notesRef)' '
 	test_config core.notesRef refs/notes/foo &&
-	test "$(git notes get-ref)" = "refs/notes/foo"
+	echo refs/notes/foo >expect &&
+	git notes get-ref >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'git notes get-ref (GIT_NOTES_REF)' '
-	test "$(GIT_NOTES_REF=refs/notes/bar git notes get-ref)" = "refs/notes/bar"
+	echo refs/notes/bar >expect &&
+	GIT_NOTES_REF=refs/notes/bar git notes get-ref >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'git notes get-ref (--ref)' '
-	test "$(GIT_NOTES_REF=refs/notes/bar git notes --ref=baz get-ref)" = "refs/notes/baz"
+	echo refs/notes/baz >expect &&
+	GIT_NOTES_REF=refs/notes/bar git notes --ref=baz get-ref >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'setup testing of empty notes' '

index 8c8cca5bfb..f6e659b7e9 100755
@@ -113,9 +113,10 @@ test_expect_success '"rm" command printed' '
 	echo frotz >test-file &&
 	git add test-file &&
 	git commit -m "add file for rm test" &&
-	git rm test-file >rm-output &&
-	test $(grep "^rm " rm-output | wc -l) = 1 &&
-	rm -f test-file rm-output &&
+	git rm test-file >rm-output.raw &&
+	grep "^rm " rm-output.raw >rm-output &&
+	test_line_count = 1 rm-output &&
+	rm -f test-file rm-output.raw rm-output &&
 	git commit -m "remove file from rm test"
 '
 

index f6e659b7e9..0c3bf10edd 100755
@@ -304,7 +304,8 @@ EOF
 
 test_expect_success 'rm removes empty submodules from work tree' '
 	mkdir submod &&
-	git update-index --add --cacheinfo 160000 $(git rev-parse HEAD) submod &&
+	hash=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+	git update-index --add --cacheinfo 160000 "$hash" submod &&
 	git config -f .gitmodules submodule.sub.url ./. &&
 	git config -f .gitmodules submodule.sub.path submod &&
 	git submodule init &&

@@ -623,7 +624,8 @@ test_expect_success 'setup subsubmodule' '
 	git submodule update &&
 	(
 		cd submod &&
-		git update-index --add --cacheinfo 160000 $(git rev-parse HEAD) subsubmod &&
+		hash=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+		git update-index --add --cacheinfo 160000 "$hash" subsubmod &&
 		git config -f .gitmodules submodule.sub.url ../. &&
 		git config -f .gitmodules submodule.sub.path subsubmod &&
 		git submodule init &&

index 0c3bf10edd..0ea858d652 100755
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ test_expect_success 'choking "git rm" should not let it die with cruft' '
 		echo "100644 $hash 0	some-file-$i"
 		i=$(( $i + 1 ))
 	done | git update-index --index-info &&
+	# git command is intentionally placed upstream of pipe to induce SIGPIPE
 	git rm -n "some-file-*" | : &&
 	test_path_is_missing .git/index.lock
 '

index eadaf57262..7fb83c8eff 100755
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ test_expect_success "Ray Lehtiniemi's example" '
 	} while (0);
 	EOF
 	git update-index --add x &&
-	before=$(git rev-parse --short $(git hash-object x)) &&
+	old_hash_x=$(git hash-object x) &&
+	before=$(git rev-parse --short "$old_hash_x") &&
 
 	cat <<-\EOF >x &&
 	do

@@ -25,7 +26,8 @@ test_expect_success "Ray Lehtiniemi's example" '
 	}
 	while (0);
 	EOF
-	after=$(git rev-parse --short $(git hash-object x)) &&
+	new_hash_x=$(git hash-object x) &&
+	after=$(git rev-parse --short "$new_hash_x") &&
 
 	cat <<-EOF >expect &&
 	diff --git a/x b/x

@@ -63,7 +65,8 @@ test_expect_success 'another test, without options' '
 	EOF
 
 	git update-index x &&
-	before=$(git rev-parse --short $(git hash-object x)) &&
+	old_hash_x=$(git hash-object x) &&
+	before=$(git rev-parse --short "$old_hash_x") &&
 
 	tr "_" " " <<-\EOF >x &&
 	_	whitespace at beginning

@@ -73,7 +76,8 @@ test_expect_success 'another test, without options' '
 	unchanged line
 	CR at end
 	EOF
-	after=$(git rev-parse --short $(git hash-object x)) &&
+	new_hash_x=$(git hash-object x) &&
+	after=$(git rev-parse --short "$new_hash_x") &&
 
 	tr "Q_" "\015 " <<-EOF >expect &&
 	diff --git a/x b/x

@@ -526,13 +530,15 @@ test_expect_success 'ignore-blank-lines: mix changes and blank lines' '
 test_expect_success 'check mixed spaces and tabs in indent' '
 	# This is indented with SP HT SP.
 	echo " 	 foo();" >x &&
-	git diff --check | grep "space before tab in indent"
+	test_must_fail git diff --check >check &&
+	grep "space before tab in indent" check
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'check mixed tabs and spaces in indent' '
 	# This is indented with HT SP HT.
 	echo "	 	foo();" >x &&
-	git diff --check | grep "space before tab in indent"
+	test_must_fail git diff --check >check &&
+	grep "space before tab in indent" check
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'check with no whitespace errors' '

@@ -753,20 +759,23 @@ test_expect_success 'check tab-in-indent excluded from wildcard whitespace attri
 test_expect_success 'line numbers in --check output are correct' '
 	echo "" >x &&
 	echo "foo(); " >>x &&
-	git diff --check | grep "x:2:"
+	test_must_fail git diff --check >check &&
+	grep "x:2:" check
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'checkdiff detects new trailing blank lines (1)' '
 	echo "foo();" >x &&
 	echo "" >>x &&
-	git diff --check | grep "new blank line"
+	test_must_fail git diff --check >check &&
+	grep "new blank line" check
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'checkdiff detects new trailing blank lines (2)' '
 	{ echo a; echo b; echo; echo; } >x &&
 	git add x &&
 	{ echo a; echo; echo; echo; echo; } >x &&
-	git diff --check | grep "new blank line"
+	test_must_fail git diff --check >check &&
+	grep "new blank line" check
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'checkdiff allows new blank lines' '

@@ -794,14 +803,16 @@ test_expect_success 'whitespace-only changes reported across renames' '
 	git reset --hard &&
 	for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9; do echo "$i$i$i$i$i$i"; done >x &&
 	git add x &&
-	before=$(git rev-parse --short $(git hash-object x)) &&
+	hash_x=$(git hash-object x) &&
+	before=$(git rev-parse --short "$hash_x") &&
 	git commit -m "base" &&
 	sed -e "5s/^/ /" x >z &&
 	git rm x &&
 	git add z &&
-	after=$(git rev-parse --short $(git hash-object z)) &&
-	git diff -w -M --cached |
-	sed -e "/^similarity index /s/[0-9][0-9]*/NUM/" >actual &&
+	hash_z=$(git hash-object z) &&
+	after=$(git rev-parse --short "$hash_z") &&
+	git diff -w -M --cached >actual.raw &&
+	sed -e "/^similarity index /s/[0-9][0-9]*/NUM/" actual.raw >actual &&
 	cat <<-EOF >expect &&
 	diff --git a/x b/z
 	similarity index NUM%

@@ -840,7 +851,8 @@ test_expect_success 'combined diff with autocrlf conversion' '
 	git config core.autocrlf true &&
 	test_must_fail git merge master &&
 
-	git diff | sed -e "1,/^@@@/d" >actual &&
+	git diff >actual.raw &&
+	sed -e "1,/^@@@/d" actual.raw >actual &&
 	! grep "^-" actual
 
 '

@@ -864,11 +876,14 @@ test_expect_success 'diff that introduces a line with only tabs' '
 	git config core.whitespace blank-at-eol &&
 	git reset --hard &&
 	echo "test" >x &&
-	before=$(git rev-parse --short $(git hash-object x)) &&
+	old_hash_x=$(git hash-object x) &&
+	before=$(git rev-parse --short "$old_hash_x") &&
 	git commit -m "initial" x &&
 	echo "{NTN}" | tr "NT" "\n\t" >>x &&
-	after=$(git rev-parse --short $(git hash-object x)) &&
-	git diff --color | test_decode_color >current &&
+	new_hash_x=$(git hash-object x) &&
+	after=$(git rev-parse --short "$new_hash_x") &&
+	git diff --color >current.raw &&
+	test_decode_color <current.raw >current &&
 
 	cat >expected <<-EOF &&
 	<BOLD>diff --git a/x b/x<RESET>

@@ -891,17 +906,19 @@ test_expect_success 'diff that introduces and removes ws breakages' '
 		echo "0. blank-at-eol " &&
 		echo "1. blank-at-eol "
 	} >x &&
-	before=$(git rev-parse --short $(git hash-object x)) &&
+	old_hash_x=$(git hash-object x) &&
+	before=$(git rev-parse --short "$old_hash_x") &&
 	git commit -a --allow-empty -m preimage &&
 	{
 		echo "0. blank-at-eol " &&
 		echo "1. still-blank-at-eol " &&
 		echo "2. and a new line "
 	} >x &&
-	after=$(git rev-parse --short $(git hash-object x)) &&
+	new_hash_x=$(git hash-object x) &&
+	after=$(git rev-parse --short "$new_hash_x") &&
 
-	git diff --color |
-	test_decode_color >current &&
+	git diff --color >current.raw &&
+	test_decode_color <current.raw >current &&
 
 	cat >expected <<-EOF &&
 	<BOLD>diff --git a/x b/x<RESET>

@@ -925,14 +942,16 @@ test_expect_success 'ws-error-highlight test setup' '
 		echo "0. blank-at-eol " &&
 		echo "1. blank-at-eol "
 	} >x &&
-	before=$(git rev-parse --short $(git hash-object x)) &&
+	old_hash_x=$(git hash-object x) &&
+	before=$(git rev-parse --short "$old_hash_x") &&
 	git commit -a --allow-empty -m preimage &&
 	{
 		echo "0. blank-at-eol " &&
 		echo "1. still-blank-at-eol " &&
 		echo "2. and a new line "
 	} >x &&
-	after=$(git rev-parse --short $(git hash-object x)) &&
+	new_hash_x=$(git hash-object x) &&
+	after=$(git rev-parse --short "$new_hash_x") &&
 
 	cat >expect.default-old <<-EOF &&
 	<BOLD>diff --git a/x b/x<RESET>

@@ -974,32 +993,32 @@ test_expect_success 'ws-error-highlight test setup' '
 
 test_expect_success 'test --ws-error-highlight option' '
 
-	git diff --color --ws-error-highlight=default,old |
-	test_decode_color >current &&
+	git diff --color --ws-error-highlight=default,old >current.raw &&
+	test_decode_color <current.raw >current &&
 	test_cmp expect.default-old current &&
 
-	git diff --color --ws-error-highlight=all |
-	test_decode_color >current &&
+	git diff --color --ws-error-highlight=all >current.raw &&
+	test_decode_color <current.raw >current &&
 	test_cmp expect.all current &&
 
-	git diff --color --ws-error-highlight=none |
-	test_decode_color >current &&
+	git diff --color --ws-error-highlight=none >current.raw &&
+	test_decode_color <current.raw >current &&
 	test_cmp expect.none current
 
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'test diff.wsErrorHighlight config' '
 
-	git -c diff.wsErrorHighlight=default,old diff --color |
-	test_decode_color >current &&
+	git -c diff.wsErrorHighlight=default,old diff --color >current.raw &&
+	test_decode_color <current.raw >current &&
 	test_cmp expect.default-old current &&
 
-	git -c diff.wsErrorHighlight=all diff --color |
-	test_decode_color >current &&
+	git -c diff.wsErrorHighlight=all diff --color >current.raw &&
+	test_decode_color <current.raw >current &&
 	test_cmp expect.all current &&
 
-	git -c diff.wsErrorHighlight=none diff --color |
-	test_decode_color >current &&
+	git -c diff.wsErrorHighlight=none diff --color >current.raw &&
+	test_decode_color <current.raw >current &&
 	test_cmp expect.none current
 
 '

@@ -1007,18 +1026,18 @@ test_expect_success 'test diff.wsErrorHighlight config' '
 test_expect_success 'option overrides diff.wsErrorHighlight' '
 
 	git -c diff.wsErrorHighlight=none \
-		diff --color --ws-error-highlight=default,old |
-	test_decode_color >current &&
+		diff --color --ws-error-highlight=default,old >current.raw &&
+	test_decode_color <current.raw >current &&
 	test_cmp expect.default-old current &&
 
 	git -c diff.wsErrorHighlight=default \
-		diff --color --ws-error-highlight=all |
-	test_decode_color >current &&
+		diff --color --ws-error-highlight=all >current.raw &&
+	test_decode_color <current.raw >current &&
 	test_cmp expect.all current &&
 
 	git -c diff.wsErrorHighlight=all \
-		diff --color --ws-error-highlight=none |
-	test_decode_color >current &&
+		diff --color --ws-error-highlight=none >current.raw &&
+	test_decode_color <current.raw >current &&
 	test_cmp expect.none current
 
 '

@@ -1038,7 +1057,8 @@ test_expect_success 'detect moved code, complete file' '
 	git mv test.c main.c &&
 	test_config color.diff.oldMoved "normal red" &&
 	test_config color.diff.newMoved "normal green" &&
-	git diff HEAD --color-moved=zebra --color --no-renames | test_decode_color >actual &&
+	git diff HEAD --color-moved=zebra --color --no-renames >actual.raw &&
+	test_decode_color <actual.raw >actual &&
 	cat >expected <<-EOF &&
 	<BOLD>diff --git a/main.c b/main.c<RESET>
 	<BOLD>new file mode 100644<RESET>

@@ -1141,9 +1161,12 @@ test_expect_success 'detect malicious moved code, inside file' '
 			bar();
 		}
 	EOF
-	after_main=$(git rev-parse --short $(git hash-object main.c)) &&
-	after_test=$(git rev-parse --short $(git hash-object test.c)) &&
-	git diff HEAD --no-renames --color-moved=zebra --color | test_decode_color >actual &&
+	hash_main=$(git hash-object main.c) &&
+	after_main=$(git rev-parse --short "$hash_main") &&
+	hash_test=$(git hash-object test.c) &&
+	after_test=$(git rev-parse --short "$hash_test") &&
+	git diff HEAD --no-renames --color-moved=zebra --color >actual.raw &&
+	test_decode_color <actual.raw >actual &&
 	cat <<-EOF >expected &&
 	<BOLD>diff --git a/main.c b/main.c<RESET>
 	<BOLD>index $before_main..$after_main 100644<RESET>

@@ -1192,7 +1215,8 @@ test_expect_success 'plain moved code, inside file' '
 	test_config color.diff.oldMovedAlternative "blue" &&
 	test_config color.diff.newMovedAlternative "yellow" &&
 	# needs previous test as setup
-	git diff HEAD --no-renames --color-moved=plain --color | test_decode_color >actual &&
+	git diff HEAD --no-renames --color-moved=plain --color >actual.raw &&
+	test_decode_color <actual.raw >actual &&
 	cat <<-EOF >expected &&
 	<BOLD>diff --git a/main.c b/main.c<RESET>
 	<BOLD>index $before_main..$after_main 100644<RESET>

@@ -1771,7 +1795,8 @@ test_expect_success 'move detection with submodules' '
 	! grep BRED decoded_actual &&
 
 	# nor did we mess with it another way
-	git diff --submodule=diff --color | test_decode_color >expect &&
+	git diff --submodule=diff --color >expect.raw &&
+	test_decode_color <expect.raw >expect &&
 	test_cmp expect decoded_actual &&
 	rm -rf bananas &&
 	git submodule deinit bananas

index 7fb83c8eff..4c540b1d70 100755
@@ -771,9 +771,9 @@ test_expect_success 'checkdiff detects new trailing blank lines (1)' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'checkdiff detects new trailing blank lines (2)' '
-	{ echo a; echo b; echo; echo; } >x &&
+	test_write_lines a b "" "" >x &&
 	git add x &&
-	{ echo a; echo; echo; echo; echo; } >x &&
+	test_write_lines a "" "" "" "" >x &&
 	test_must_fail git diff --check >check &&
 	grep "new blank line" check
 '

index 3b636a63a3..b19faeb67a 100755
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 	printf "\t%s\n" 1 2 3 >after &&
 	printf "%64s\n" a b c >>after &&
 	printf "\t%s\n" 4 5 6 >>after &&
-	git diff --no-index before after |
-		sed -e "s/before/test-1/" -e "s/after/test-1/" >patch1.patch &&
+	test_expect_code 1 git diff --no-index before after >patch1.patch.raw &&
+	sed -e "s/before/test-1/" -e "s/after/test-1/" patch1.patch.raw >patch1.patch &&
 	printf "%64s\n" 1 2 3 4 5 6 >test-1 &&
 	printf "%64s\n" 1 2 3 a b c 4 5 6 >expect-1 &&
 

@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 		x=$(( $x + 1 ))
 	done &&
 	printf "\t%s\n" d e f >>after &&
-	git diff --no-index before after |
-		sed -e "s/before/test-2/" -e "s/after/test-2/" >patch2.patch &&
+	test_expect_code 1 git diff --no-index before after >patch2.patch.raw &&
+	sed -e "s/before/test-2/" -e "s/after/test-2/" patch2.patch.raw >patch2.patch &&
 	printf "%64s\n" a b c d e f >test-2 &&
 	printf "%64s\n" a b c >expect-2 &&
 	x=1 &&

@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 		x=$(( $x + 1 ))
 	done &&
 	printf "\t%s\n" d e f >>after &&
-	git diff --no-index before after |
-	sed -e "s/before/test-3/" -e "s/after/test-3/" >patch3.patch &&
+	test_expect_code 1 git diff --no-index before after >patch3.patch.raw &&
+	sed -e "s/before/test-3/" -e "s/after/test-3/" patch3.patch.raw >patch3.patch &&
 	printf "%64s\n" a b c d e f >test-3 &&
 	printf "%64s\n" a b c >expect-3 &&
 	x=0 &&

@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 		printf "\t%02d\n" $x >>after
 		x=$(( $x + 1 ))
 	done &&
-	git diff --no-index before after |
-	sed -e "s/before/test-4/" -e "s/after/test-4/" >patch4.patch &&
+	test_expect_code 1 git diff --no-index before after >patch4.patch.raw &&
+	sed -e "s/before/test-4/" -e "s/after/test-4/" patch4.patch.raw >patch4.patch &&
 	>test-4 &&
 	x=0 &&
 	while test $x -lt 50

index 2d2f5d0229..a8bbad74e2 100755
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ test_expect_success 'get an error for missing tree object' '
 	echo foo >r5/foo &&
 	git -C r5 add foo &&
 	git -C r5 commit -m "foo" &&
-	del=$(git -C r5 rev-parse HEAD^{tree} | sed "s|..|&/|") &&
+	git -C r5 rev-parse HEAD^{tree} >tree &&
+	del=$(sed "s|..|&/|" tree) &&
 	rm r5/.git/objects/$del &&
 	test_must_fail git -C r5 pack-objects --revs --stdout 2>bad_tree <<-EOF &&
 	HEAD

@@ -230,10 +231,9 @@ test_expect_success 'verify explicitly specifying oversized blob in input' '
 	awk -f print_2.awk ls_files_result |
 	sort >expected &&
 
-	git -C r2 pack-objects --revs --stdout --filter=blob:limit=1k >filter.pack <<-EOF &&
-	HEAD
-	$(git -C r2 rev-parse HEAD:large.10000)
-	EOF
+	echo HEAD >objects &&
+	git -C r2 rev-parse HEAD:large.10000 >>objects &&
+	git -C r2 pack-objects --revs --stdout --filter=blob:limit=1k <objects >filter.pack &&
 	git -C r2 index-pack ../filter.pack &&
 
 	git -C r2 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack >verify_result &&

@@ -377,7 +377,8 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:oid=OID' '
 	awk -f print_2.awk ls_files_result |
 	sort >expected &&
 
-	oid=$(git -C r4 ls-files -s pattern | awk -f print_2.awk) &&
+	git -C r4 ls-files -s pattern >staged &&
+	oid=$(awk -f print_2.awk staged) &&
 	git -C r4 pack-objects --revs --stdout --filter=sparse:oid=$oid >filter.pack <<-EOF &&
 	HEAD
 	EOF

index a8bbad74e2..dc0446574b 100755
@@ -45,12 +45,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:none packfile has no blobs' '
 	git -C r1 index-pack ../filter.pack &&
 
 	git -C r1 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack >verify_result &&
-	grep blob verify_result |
-	awk -f print_1.awk |
-	sort >observed &&
-
-	nr=$(wc -l <observed) &&
-	test 0 -eq $nr
+	! grep blob verify_result
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify normal and blob:none packfiles have same commits/trees' '

@@ -149,12 +144,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=500 omits all blobs' '
 	git -C r2 index-pack ../filter.pack &&
 
 	git -C r2 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack >verify_result &&
-	grep blob verify_result |
-	awk -f print_1.awk |
-	sort >observed &&
-
-	nr=$(wc -l <observed) &&
-	test 0 -eq $nr
+	! grep blob verify_result
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1000' '

@@ -164,12 +154,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1000' '
 	git -C r2 index-pack ../filter.pack &&
 
 	git -C r2 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack >verify_result &&
-	grep blob verify_result |
-	awk -f print_1.awk |
-	sort >observed &&
-
-	nr=$(wc -l <observed) &&
-	test 0 -eq $nr
+	! grep blob verify_result
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1001' '

index 3a2c143c6d..88338c4e09 100755
@@ -312,10 +312,9 @@ inconsistency () {
 	# repository appears to change during negotiation, for example, when
 	# different servers in a load-balancing arrangement serve (stateless)
 	# RPCs during a single negotiation.
-	printf "s/%s/%s/" \
-	       $(git -C "$REPO" rev-parse $1 | tr -d "\n") \
-	       $(git -C "$REPO" rev-parse $2 | tr -d "\n") \
-	       >"$HTTPD_ROOT_PATH/one-time-sed"
+	oid1=$(git -C "$REPO" rev-parse $1) &&
+	oid2=$(git -C "$REPO" rev-parse $2) &&
+	echo "s/$oid1/$oid2/" >"$HTTPD_ROOT_PATH/one-time-sed"
 }
 
 test_expect_success 'server is initially ahead - no ref in want' '

index 88338c4e09..1424fabd4a 100755
@@ -18,14 +18,16 @@ get_actual_commits () {
 		p
 		}' <out | test-tool pkt-line unpack-sideband >o.pack &&
 	git index-pack o.pack &&
-	git verify-pack -v o.idx | grep commit | cut -c-40 | sort >actual_commits
+	git verify-pack -v o.idx >objs &&
+	grep commit objs | cut -c-40 | sort >actual_commits
 }
 
 check_output () {
 	get_actual_refs &&
 	test_cmp expected_refs actual_refs &&
 	get_actual_commits &&
-	test_cmp expected_commits actual_commits
+	sort expected_commits >sorted_commits &&
+	test_cmp sorted_commits actual_commits
 }
 
 # c(o/foo) d(o/bar)

@@ -75,17 +77,19 @@ test_expect_success 'invalid want-ref line' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'basic want-ref' '
+	oid=$(git rev-parse f) &&
 	cat >expected_refs <<-EOF &&
-	$(git rev-parse f) refs/heads/master
+	$oid refs/heads/master
 	EOF
-	git rev-parse f | sort >expected_commits &&
+	git rev-parse f >expected_commits &&
 
+	oid=$(git rev-parse a) &&
 	test-tool pkt-line pack >in <<-EOF &&
 	command=fetch
 	0001
 	no-progress
 	want-ref refs/heads/master
-	have $(git rev-parse a)
+	have $oid
 	done
 	0000
 	EOF

@@ -95,19 +99,22 @@ test_expect_success 'basic want-ref' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'multiple want-ref lines' '
+	oid_c=$(git rev-parse c) &&
+	oid_d=$(git rev-parse d) &&
 	cat >expected_refs <<-EOF &&
-	$(git rev-parse c) refs/heads/o/foo
-	$(git rev-parse d) refs/heads/o/bar
+	$oid_c refs/heads/o/foo
+	$oid_d refs/heads/o/bar
 	EOF
-	git rev-parse c d | sort >expected_commits &&
+	git rev-parse c d >expected_commits &&
 
+	oid=$(git rev-parse b) &&
 	test-tool pkt-line pack >in <<-EOF &&
 	command=fetch
 	0001
 	no-progress
 	want-ref refs/heads/o/foo
 	want-ref refs/heads/o/bar
-	have $(git rev-parse b)
+	have $oid
 	done
 	0000
 	EOF

@@ -117,10 +124,11 @@ test_expect_success 'multiple want-ref lines' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'mix want and want-ref' '
+	oid=$(git rev-parse f) &&
 	cat >expected_refs <<-EOF &&
-	$(git rev-parse f) refs/heads/master
+	$oid refs/heads/master
 	EOF
-	git rev-parse e f | sort >expected_commits &&
+	git rev-parse e f >expected_commits &&
 
 	test-tool pkt-line pack >in <<-EOF &&
 	command=fetch

@@ -138,17 +146,19 @@ test_expect_success 'mix want and want-ref' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'want-ref with ref we already have commit for' '
+	oid=$(git rev-parse c) &&
 	cat >expected_refs <<-EOF &&
-	$(git rev-parse c) refs/heads/o/foo
+	$oid refs/heads/o/foo
 	EOF
 	>expected_commits &&
 
+	oid=$(git rev-parse c) &&
 	test-tool pkt-line pack >in <<-EOF &&
 	command=fetch
 	0001
 	no-progress
 	want-ref refs/heads/o/foo
-	have $(git rev-parse c)
+	have $oid
 	done
 	0000
 	EOF

@@ -211,13 +221,14 @@ test_expect_success 'fetching with exact OID' '
 
 	rm -rf local &&
 	cp -r "$LOCAL_PRISTINE" local &&
+	oid=$(git -C "$REPO" rev-parse d) &&
 	GIT_TRACE_PACKET="$(pwd)/log" git -C local fetch origin \
-		$(git -C "$REPO" rev-parse d):refs/heads/actual &&
+		"$oid":refs/heads/actual &&
 
 	git -C "$REPO" rev-parse "d" >expected &&
 	git -C local rev-parse refs/heads/actual >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual &&
-	grep "want $(git -C "$REPO" rev-parse d)" log
+	grep "want $oid" log
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'fetching multiple refs' '

@@ -239,13 +250,14 @@ test_expect_success 'fetching ref and exact OID' '
 
 	rm -rf local &&
 	cp -r "$LOCAL_PRISTINE" local &&
+	oid=$(git -C "$REPO" rev-parse b) &&
 	GIT_TRACE_PACKET="$(pwd)/log" git -C local fetch origin \
-		master $(git -C "$REPO" rev-parse b):refs/heads/actual &&
+		master "$oid":refs/heads/actual &&
 
 	git -C "$REPO" rev-parse "master" "b" >expected &&
 	git -C local rev-parse refs/remotes/origin/master refs/heads/actual >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual &&
-	grep "want $(git -C "$REPO" rev-parse b)" log &&
+	grep "want $oid" log &&
 	grep "want-ref refs/heads/master" log
 '
 

index f1349af56e..5765d33c53 100755
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ test_expect_success 'setup: commit message from file' '
 test_expect_success 'amend commit' '
 	cat >editor <<-\EOF &&
 	#!/bin/sh
-	sed -e "s/a file/an amend commit/g" < "$1" > "$1-"
+	sed -e "s/a file/an amend commit/g" <"$1" >"$1-"
 	mv "$1-" "$1"
 	EOF
 	chmod 755 editor &&

@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ test_expect_success 'using message from other commit' '
 test_expect_success 'editing message from other commit' '
 	cat >editor <<-\EOF &&
 	#!/bin/sh
-	sed -e "s/amend/older/g"  < "$1" > "$1-"
+	sed -e "s/amend/older/g"  <"$1" >"$1-"
 	mv "$1-" "$1"
 	EOF
 	chmod 755 editor &&

@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ test_expect_success 'amend commit to fix author' '
 		-e "s/^\(committer.*> \).*$/\1$GIT_COMMITTER_DATE/" > \
 		expected &&
 	git commit --amend --author="$author" &&
-	git cat-file -p HEAD > current &&
+	git cat-file -p HEAD >current &&
 	test_cmp expected current
 
 '

@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ test_expect_success 'amend commit to fix date' '
 		-e "s/^\(committer.*> \).*$/\1$GIT_COMMITTER_DATE/" > \
 		expected &&
 	git commit --amend --date="$newtick" &&
-	git cat-file -p HEAD > current &&
+	git cat-file -p HEAD >current &&
 	test_cmp expected current
 
 '

@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ test_expect_success 'signoff gap' '
 	git commit -s -m "welcome
 
 $alt" &&
-	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "1,/^\$/d" > actual &&
+	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "1,/^\$/d" >actual &&
 	(
 		echo welcome &&
 		echo &&

@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ test_expect_success 'signoff gap 2' '
 
 We have now
 $alt" &&
-	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "1,/^\$/d" > actual &&
+	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "1,/^\$/d" >actual &&
 	(
 		echo welcome &&
 		echo &&

@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ test_expect_success 'signoff respects trailer config' '
 
 non-trailer line
 Myfooter: x" &&
-	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "1,/^\$/d" > actual &&
+	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "1,/^\$/d" >actual &&
 	(
 		echo subject &&
 		echo &&

@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ Myfooter: x" &&
 
 non-trailer line
 Myfooter: x" &&
-	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "1,/^\$/d" > actual &&
+	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "1,/^\$/d" >actual &&
 	(
 		echo subject &&
 		echo &&

@@ -560,14 +560,14 @@ test_expect_success 'amend commit to fix author' '
 		-e "s/^\(committer.*> \).*$/\1$GIT_COMMITTER_DATE/" > \
 		expected &&
 	git commit --amend --author="$author" &&
-	git cat-file -p HEAD > current &&
+	git cat-file -p HEAD >current &&
 	test_cmp expected current
 
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'git commit <file> with dirty index' '
-	echo tacocat > elif &&
-	echo tehlulz > chz &&
+	echo tacocat >elif &&
+	echo tehlulz >chz &&
 	git add chz &&
 	git commit elif -m "tacocat is a palindrome" &&
 	git show --stat | grep elif &&

index 5765d33c53..110b4bf459 100755
@@ -285,9 +285,8 @@ test_expect_success 'overriding author from command line' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success PERL 'interactive add' '
-	echo 7 |
-	git commit --interactive |
-	grep "What now"
+	echo 7 | test_must_fail git commit --interactive >out &&
+	grep "What now" out
 '
 
 test_expect_success PERL "commit --interactive doesn't change index if editor aborts" '

@@ -362,10 +361,10 @@ test_expect_success 'amend commit to fix author' '
 	oldtick=$GIT_AUTHOR_DATE &&
 	test_tick &&
 	git reset --hard &&
-	git cat-file -p HEAD |
+	git cat-file -p HEAD >commit &&
 	sed -e "s/author.*/author $author $oldtick/" \
-		-e "s/^\(committer.*> \).*$/\1$GIT_COMMITTER_DATE/" > \
-		expected &&
+		-e "s/^\(committer.*> \).*$/\1$GIT_COMMITTER_DATE/" \
+		commit >expected &&
 	git commit --amend --author="$author" &&
 	git cat-file -p HEAD >current &&
 	test_cmp expected current

@@ -377,10 +376,10 @@ test_expect_success 'amend commit to fix date' '
 	test_tick &&
 	newtick=$GIT_AUTHOR_DATE &&
 	git reset --hard &&
-	git cat-file -p HEAD |
+	git cat-file -p HEAD >commit &&
 	sed -e "s/author.*/author $author $newtick/" \
-		-e "s/^\(committer.*> \).*$/\1$GIT_COMMITTER_DATE/" > \
-		expected &&
+		-e "s/^\(committer.*> \).*$/\1$GIT_COMMITTER_DATE/" \
+		commit >expected &&
 	git commit --amend --date="$newtick" &&
 	git cat-file -p HEAD >current &&
 	test_cmp expected current

@@ -409,12 +408,13 @@ test_expect_success 'sign off (1)' '
 	echo 1 >positive &&
 	git add positive &&
 	git commit -s -m "thank you" &&
-	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "1,/^\$/d" >actual &&
+	git cat-file commit HEAD >commit &&
+	sed -e "1,/^\$/d" commit >actual &&
 	(
 		echo thank you &&
 		echo &&
-		git var GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT |
-		sed -e "s/>.*/>/" -e "s/^/Signed-off-by: /"
+		git var GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT >ident &&
+		sed -e "s/>.*/>/" -e "s/^/Signed-off-by: /" ident
 	) >expected &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 

@@ -428,13 +428,14 @@ test_expect_success 'sign off (2)' '
 	git commit -s -m "thank you
 
 $existing" &&
-	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "1,/^\$/d" >actual &&
+	git cat-file commit HEAD >commit &&
+	sed -e "1,/^\$/d" commit >actual &&
 	(
 		echo thank you &&
 		echo &&
 		echo $existing &&
-		git var GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT |
-		sed -e "s/>.*/>/" -e "s/^/Signed-off-by: /"
+		git var GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT >ident &&
+		sed -e "s/>.*/>/" -e "s/^/Signed-off-by: /" ident
 	) >expected &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 

@@ -448,13 +449,14 @@ test_expect_success 'signoff gap' '
 	git commit -s -m "welcome
 
 $alt" &&
-	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "1,/^\$/d" >actual &&
+	git cat-file commit HEAD >commit &&
+	sed -e "1,/^\$/d" commit >actual &&
 	(
 		echo welcome &&
 		echo &&
 		echo $alt &&
-		git var GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT |
-		sed -e "s/>.*/>/" -e "s/^/Signed-off-by: /"
+		git var GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT >ident &&
+		sed -e "s/>.*/>/" -e "s/^/Signed-off-by: /" ident
 	) >expected &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 '

@@ -468,15 +470,16 @@ test_expect_success 'signoff gap 2' '
 
 We have now
 $alt" &&
-	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "1,/^\$/d" >actual &&
+	git cat-file commit HEAD >commit &&
+	sed -e "1,/^\$/d" commit >actual &&
 	(
 		echo welcome &&
 		echo &&
 		echo We have now &&
 		echo $alt &&
 		echo &&
-		git var GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT |
-		sed -e "s/>.*/>/" -e "s/^/Signed-off-by: /"
+		git var GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT >ident &&
+		sed -e "s/>.*/>/" -e "s/^/Signed-off-by: /" ident
 	) >expected &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 '

@@ -489,7 +492,8 @@ test_expect_success 'signoff respects trailer config' '
 
 non-trailer line
 Myfooter: x" &&
-	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "1,/^\$/d" >actual &&
+	git cat-file commit HEAD >commit &&
+	sed -e "1,/^\$/d" commit >actual &&
 	(
 		echo subject &&
 		echo &&

@@ -506,7 +510,8 @@ Myfooter: x" &&
 
 non-trailer line
 Myfooter: x" &&
-	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "1,/^\$/d" >actual &&
+	git cat-file commit HEAD >commit &&
+	sed -e "1,/^\$/d" commit >actual &&
 	(
 		echo subject &&
 		echo &&

@@ -538,7 +543,8 @@ test_expect_success 'multiple -m' '
 	>negative &&
 	git add negative &&
 	git commit -m "one" -m "two" -m "three" &&
-	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "1,/^\$/d" >actual &&
+	git cat-file commit HEAD >commit &&
+	sed -e "1,/^\$/d" commit >actual &&
 	(
 		echo one &&
 		echo &&

@@ -555,10 +561,10 @@ test_expect_success 'amend commit to fix author' '
 	oldtick=$GIT_AUTHOR_DATE &&
 	test_tick &&
 	git reset --hard &&
-	git cat-file -p HEAD |
+	git cat-file -p HEAD >commit &&
 	sed -e "s/author.*/author $author $oldtick/" \
-		-e "s/^\(committer.*> \).*$/\1$GIT_COMMITTER_DATE/" > \
-		expected &&
+		-e "s/^\(committer.*> \).*$/\1$GIT_COMMITTER_DATE/" \
+		commit >expected &&
 	git commit --amend --author="$author" &&
 	git cat-file -p HEAD >current &&
 	test_cmp expected current

@@ -570,8 +576,10 @@ test_expect_success 'git commit <file> with dirty index' '
 	echo tehlulz >chz &&
 	git add chz &&
 	git commit elif -m "tacocat is a palindrome" &&
-	git show --stat | grep elif &&
-	git diff --cached | grep chz
+	git show --stat >stat &&
+	grep elif stat &&
+	git diff --cached >diff &&
+	grep chz diff
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'same tree (single parent)' '

@@ -584,7 +592,8 @@ test_expect_success 'same tree (single parent)' '
 test_expect_success 'same tree (single parent) --allow-empty' '
 
 	git commit --allow-empty -m "forced empty" &&
-	git cat-file commit HEAD | grep forced
+	git cat-file commit HEAD >commit &&
+	grep forced commit
 
 '
 

index 4e855bc21b..e1a689d6a9 100755
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ test_description='git repack works correctly'
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 commit_and_pack() {
-	test_commit "$@" >/dev/null &&
+	test_commit "$@" 1>&2 &&
 	SHA1=$(git pack-objects --all --unpacked --incremental .git/objects/pack/pack </dev/null) &&
 	echo pack-${SHA1}.pack
 }

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ test_expect_success 'objects in packs marked .keep are not repacked' '
 	# Create two packs
 	# The first pack will contain all of the objects except one
 	git rev-list --objects --all | grep -v file2 |
-		git pack-objects pack > /dev/null &&
+		git pack-objects pack &&
 	# The second pack will contain the excluded object
 	packsha1=$(git rev-list --objects --all | grep file2 |
 		git pack-objects pack) &&

@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ test_expect_success 'incremental repack does not complain' '
 
 test_expect_success 'bitmaps can be disabled on bare repos' '
 	git -c repack.writeBitmaps=false -C bare.git repack -ad &&
-	bitmap=$(ls bare.git/objects/pack/*.bitmap 2>/dev/null || :) &&
+	bitmap=$(ls bare.git/objects/pack/*.bitmap || :) &&
 	test -z "$bitmap"
 '
 

index e1a689d6a9..8936928387 100755
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ commit_and_pack() {
 }
 
 test_expect_success 'objects in packs marked .keep are not repacked' '
-	echo content1 > file1 &&
-	echo content2 > file2 &&
+	echo content1 >file1 &&
+	echo content2 >file2 &&
 	git add . &&
 	test_tick &&
 	git commit -m initial_commit &&

@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ test_expect_success 'writing bitmaps via config can duplicate .keep objects' '
 
 test_expect_success 'loose objects in alternate ODB are not repacked' '
 	mkdir alt_objects &&
-	echo $(pwd)/alt_objects > .git/objects/info/alternates &&
-	echo content3 > file3 &&
+	echo $(pwd)/alt_objects >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
+	echo content3 >file3 &&
 	objsha1=$(GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY=alt_objects git hash-object -w file3) &&
 	git add file3 &&
 	test_tick &&

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ test_expect_success 'packed obs in alt ODB are repacked even when local repo is
 
 test_expect_success 'packed obs in alt ODB are repacked when local repo has packs' '
 	rm -f .git/objects/pack/* &&
-	echo new_content >> file1 &&
+	echo new_content >>file1 &&
 	git add file1 &&
 	test_tick &&
 	git commit -m more_content &&

@@ -169,12 +169,12 @@ test_expect_success 'packed unreachable obs in alternate ODB are not loosened' '
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
 	test 0 = $(git verify-pack -v -- .git/objects/pack/*.idx |
 		egrep "^$csha1 " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
-	echo > .git/objects/info/alternates &&
+	echo >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
 	test_must_fail git show $csha1
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'local packed unreachable obs that exist in alternate ODB are not loosened' '
-	echo $(pwd)/alt_objects > .git/objects/info/alternates &&
+	echo $(pwd)/alt_objects >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
 	echo "$csha1" | git pack-objects --non-empty --all --reflog pack &&
 	rm -f .git/objects/pack/* &&
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&

@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ test_expect_success 'local packed unreachable obs that exist in alternate ODB ar
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
 	test 0 = $(git verify-pack -v -- .git/objects/pack/*.idx |
 		egrep "^$csha1 " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
-	echo > .git/objects/info/alternates &&
+	echo >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
 	test_must_fail git show $csha1
 '
 

@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ test_expect_success 'objects made unreachable by grafts only are kept' '
 	H0=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
 	H1=$(git rev-parse HEAD^) &&
 	H2=$(git rev-parse HEAD^^) &&
-	echo "$H0 $H2" > .git/info/grafts &&
+	echo "$H0 $H2" >.git/info/grafts &&
 	git reflog expire --expire=$test_tick --expire-unreachable=$test_tick --all &&
 	git repack -a -d &&
 	git cat-file -t $H1

index 8936928387..a96e876c4e 100755
@@ -29,10 +29,12 @@ test_expect_success 'objects in packs marked .keep are not repacked' '
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
 	git repack -A -d -l &&
 	git prune-packed &&
-	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx; do
+	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx
+	do
 		idx=$(basename $p)
 		test "pack-$packsha1.idx" = "$idx" && continue
-		if git verify-pack -v $p | egrep "^$objsha1"; then
+		if git verify-pack -v $p | egrep "^$objsha1"
+		then
 			found_duplicate_object=1
 			echo "DUPLICATE OBJECT FOUND"
 			break

@@ -45,10 +47,12 @@ test_expect_success 'writing bitmaps via command-line can duplicate .keep object
 	# build on $objsha1, $packsha1, and .keep state from previous
 	git repack -Adbl &&
 	test_when_finished "found_duplicate_object=" &&
-	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx; do
+	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx
+	do
 		idx=$(basename $p)
 		test "pack-$packsha1.idx" = "$idx" && continue
-		if git verify-pack -v $p | egrep "^$objsha1"; then
+		if git verify-pack -v $p | egrep "^$objsha1"
+		then
 			found_duplicate_object=1
 			echo "DUPLICATE OBJECT FOUND"
 			break

@@ -61,10 +65,12 @@ test_expect_success 'writing bitmaps via config can duplicate .keep objects' '
 	# build on $objsha1, $packsha1, and .keep state from previous
 	git -c repack.writebitmaps=true repack -Adl &&
 	test_when_finished "found_duplicate_object=" &&
-	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx; do
+	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx
+	do
 		idx=$(basename $p)
 		test "pack-$packsha1.idx" = "$idx" && continue
-		if git verify-pack -v $p | egrep "^$objsha1"; then
+		if git verify-pack -v $p | egrep "^$objsha1"
+		then
 			found_duplicate_object=1
 			echo "DUPLICATE OBJECT FOUND"
 			break

@@ -83,8 +89,10 @@ test_expect_success 'loose objects in alternate ODB are not repacked' '
 	git commit -m commit_file3 &&
 	git repack -a -d -l &&
 	git prune-packed &&
-	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx; do
-		if git verify-pack -v $p | egrep "^$objsha1"; then
+	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx
+	do
+		if git verify-pack -v $p | egrep "^$objsha1"
+		then
 			found_duplicate_object=1
 			echo "DUPLICATE OBJECT FOUND"
 			break

@@ -99,10 +107,13 @@ test_expect_success 'packed obs in alt ODB are repacked even when local repo is
 	git repack -a &&
 	myidx=$(ls -1 .git/objects/pack/*.idx) &&
 	test -f "$myidx" &&
-	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.idx; do
+	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.idx
+	do
 		git verify-pack -v $p | sed -n -e "/^[0-9a-f]\{40\}/p"
-	done | while read sha1 rest; do
-		if ! ( git verify-pack -v $myidx | grep "^$sha1" ); then
+	done | while read sha1 rest
+	do
+		if ! ( git verify-pack -v $myidx | grep "^$sha1" )
+		then
 			echo "Missing object in local pack: $sha1"
 			return 1
 		fi

@@ -119,10 +130,13 @@ test_expect_success 'packed obs in alt ODB are repacked when local repo has pack
 	git repack -a -d &&
 	myidx=$(ls -1 .git/objects/pack/*.idx) &&
 	test -f "$myidx" &&
-	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.idx; do
+	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.idx
+	do
 		git verify-pack -v $p | sed -n -e "/^[0-9a-f]\{40\}/p"
-	done | while read sha1 rest; do
-		if ! ( git verify-pack -v $myidx | grep "^$sha1" ); then
+	done | while read sha1 rest
+	do
+		if ! ( git verify-pack -v $myidx | grep "^$sha1" )
+		then
 			echo "Missing object in local pack: $sha1"
 			return 1
 		fi

@@ -144,10 +158,13 @@ test_expect_success 'packed obs in alternate ODB kept pack are repacked' '
 	git repack -a -d &&
 	myidx=$(ls -1 .git/objects/pack/*.idx) &&
 	test -f "$myidx" &&
-	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.idx; do
+	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.idx
+	do
 		git verify-pack -v $p | sed -n -e "/^[0-9a-f]\{40\}/p"
-	done | while read sha1 rest; do
-		if ! ( git verify-pack -v $myidx | grep "^$sha1" ); then
+	done | while read sha1 rest
+	do
+		if ! ( git verify-pack -v $myidx | grep "^$sha1" )
+		then
 			echo "Missing object in local pack: $sha1"
 			return 1
 		fi

index a96e876c4e..1d14ddcbdb 100755
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ test_expect_success 'packed obs in alt ODB are repacked even when local repo is
 	mv .git/objects/pack/* alt_objects/pack &&
 	git repack -a &&
 	myidx=$(ls -1 .git/objects/pack/*.idx) &&
-	test -f "$myidx" &&
+	test_path_is_file "$myidx" &&
 	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.idx
 	do
 		git verify-pack -v $p | sed -n -e "/^[0-9a-f]\{40\}/p"

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ test_expect_success 'packed obs in alt ODB are repacked when local repo has pack
 	git repack &&
 	git repack -a -d &&
 	myidx=$(ls -1 .git/objects/pack/*.idx) &&
-	test -f "$myidx" &&
+	test_path_is_file "$myidx" &&
 	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.idx
 	do
 		git verify-pack -v $p | sed -n -e "/^[0-9a-f]\{40\}/p"

@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ test_expect_success 'packed obs in alternate ODB kept pack are repacked' '
 	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.pack
 	do
 		base_name=$(basename $p .pack) &&
-		if test -f alt_objects/pack/$base_name.keep
+		if test_path_is_file alt_objects/pack/$base_name.keep
 		then
 			rm alt_objects/pack/$base_name.keep
 		else

@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ test_expect_success 'packed obs in alternate ODB kept pack are repacked' '
 	done &&
 	git repack -a -d &&
 	myidx=$(ls -1 .git/objects/pack/*.idx) &&
-	test -f "$myidx" &&
+	test_path_is_file "$myidx" &&
 	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.idx
 	do
 		git verify-pack -v $p | sed -n -e "/^[0-9a-f]\{40\}/p"

index 1d14ddcbdb..a6c3d34277 100755
@@ -4,12 +4,27 @@ test_description='git repack works correctly'
 
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
-commit_and_pack() {
+commit_and_pack () {
 	test_commit "$@" 1>&2 &&
 	SHA1=$(git pack-objects --all --unpacked --incremental .git/objects/pack/pack </dev/null) &&
 	echo pack-${SHA1}.pack
 }
 
+test_no_missing_in_packs () {
+	myidx=$(ls -1 .git/objects/pack/*.idx) &&
+	test_path_is_file "$myidx" &&
+	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.idx
+	do
+		git verify-pack -v $p >packlist || return $?
+		grep "^[0-9a-f]\{40\}" packlist
+	done >orig.raw &&
+	cut -d" " -f1 orig.raw | sort >orig &&
+	git verify-pack -v $myidx >dest.raw &&
+	cut -d" " -f1 dest.raw | sort >dest &&
+	comm -23 orig dest >missing &&
+	test_must_be_empty missing
+}
+
 test_expect_success 'objects in packs marked .keep are not repacked' '
 	echo content1 >file1 &&
 	echo content2 >file2 &&

@@ -105,19 +120,7 @@ test_expect_success 'packed obs in alt ODB are repacked even when local repo is
 	mkdir alt_objects/pack &&
 	mv .git/objects/pack/* alt_objects/pack &&
 	git repack -a &&
-	myidx=$(ls -1 .git/objects/pack/*.idx) &&
-	test_path_is_file "$myidx" &&
-	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.idx
-	do
-		git verify-pack -v $p | sed -n -e "/^[0-9a-f]\{40\}/p"
-	done | while read sha1 rest
-	do
-		if ! ( git verify-pack -v $myidx | grep "^$sha1" )
-		then
-			echo "Missing object in local pack: $sha1"
-			return 1
-		fi
-	done
+	test_no_missing_in_packs
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'packed obs in alt ODB are repacked when local repo has packs' '

@@ -128,19 +131,7 @@ test_expect_success 'packed obs in alt ODB are repacked when local repo has pack
 	git commit -m more_content &&
 	git repack &&
 	git repack -a -d &&
-	myidx=$(ls -1 .git/objects/pack/*.idx) &&
-	test_path_is_file "$myidx" &&
-	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.idx
-	do
-		git verify-pack -v $p | sed -n -e "/^[0-9a-f]\{40\}/p"
-	done | while read sha1 rest
-	do
-		if ! ( git verify-pack -v $myidx | grep "^$sha1" )
-		then
-			echo "Missing object in local pack: $sha1"
-			return 1
-		fi
-	done
+	test_no_missing_in_packs
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'packed obs in alternate ODB kept pack are repacked' '

@@ -156,19 +147,7 @@ test_expect_success 'packed obs in alternate ODB kept pack are repacked' '
 		fi
 	done &&
 	git repack -a -d &&
-	myidx=$(ls -1 .git/objects/pack/*.idx) &&
-	test_path_is_file "$myidx" &&
-	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.idx
-	do
-		git verify-pack -v $p | sed -n -e "/^[0-9a-f]\{40\}/p"
-	done | while read sha1 rest
-	do
-		if ! ( git verify-pack -v $myidx | grep "^$sha1" )
-		then
-			echo "Missing object in local pack: $sha1"
-			return 1
-		fi
-	done
+	test_no_missing_in_packs
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'packed unreachable obs in alternate ODB are not loosened' '

index a6c3d34277..4bcd9fcc80 100755
@@ -13,12 +13,8 @@ commit_and_pack () {
 test_no_missing_in_packs () {
 	myidx=$(ls -1 .git/objects/pack/*.idx) &&
 	test_path_is_file "$myidx" &&
-	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.idx
-	do
-		git verify-pack -v $p >packlist || return $?
-		grep "^[0-9a-f]\{40\}" packlist
-	done >orig.raw &&
-	cut -d" " -f1 orig.raw | sort >orig &&
+	git verify-pack -v alt_objects/pack/*.idx >orig.raw &&
+	grep "^[0-9a-f]\{40\}" orig.raw | cut -d" " -f1 | sort >orig &&
 	git verify-pack -v $myidx >dest.raw &&
 	cut -d" " -f1 dest.raw | sort >dest &&
 	comm -23 orig dest >missing &&

index 4bcd9fcc80..5bbed02fe5 100755
@@ -21,6 +21,25 @@ test_no_missing_in_packs () {
 	test_must_be_empty missing
 }
 
+# we expect $packsha1 and $objsha1 to be defined
+test_has_duplicate_object () {
+	want_duplicate_object="$1"
+	found_duplicate_object=false
+	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx
+	do
+		idx=$(basename $p)
+		test "pack-$packsha1.idx" = "$idx" && continue
+		git verify-pack -v $p >packlist || return $?
+		if egrep "^$objsha1" packlist
+		then
+			found_duplicate_object=true
+			echo "DUPLICATE OBJECT FOUND"
+			break
+		fi
+	done &&
+	test "$want_duplicate_object" = "$found_duplicate_object"
+}
+
 test_expect_success 'objects in packs marked .keep are not repacked' '
 	echo content1 >file1 &&
 	echo content2 >file2 &&

@@ -40,54 +59,19 @@ test_expect_success 'objects in packs marked .keep are not repacked' '
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
 	git repack -A -d -l &&
 	git prune-packed &&
-	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx
-	do
-		idx=$(basename $p)
-		test "pack-$packsha1.idx" = "$idx" && continue
-		if git verify-pack -v $p | egrep "^$objsha1"
-		then
-			found_duplicate_object=1
-			echo "DUPLICATE OBJECT FOUND"
-			break
-		fi
-	done &&
-	test -z "$found_duplicate_object"
+	test_has_duplicate_object false
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'writing bitmaps via command-line can duplicate .keep objects' '
 	# build on $objsha1, $packsha1, and .keep state from previous
 	git repack -Adbl &&
-	test_when_finished "found_duplicate_object=" &&
-	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx
-	do
-		idx=$(basename $p)
-		test "pack-$packsha1.idx" = "$idx" && continue
-		if git verify-pack -v $p | egrep "^$objsha1"
-		then
-			found_duplicate_object=1
-			echo "DUPLICATE OBJECT FOUND"
-			break
-		fi
-	done &&
-	test "$found_duplicate_object" = 1
+	test_has_duplicate_object true
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'writing bitmaps via config can duplicate .keep objects' '
 	# build on $objsha1, $packsha1, and .keep state from previous
 	git -c repack.writebitmaps=true repack -Adl &&
-	test_when_finished "found_duplicate_object=" &&
-	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx
-	do
-		idx=$(basename $p)
-		test "pack-$packsha1.idx" = "$idx" && continue
-		if git verify-pack -v $p | egrep "^$objsha1"
-		then
-			found_duplicate_object=1
-			echo "DUPLICATE OBJECT FOUND"
-			break
-		fi
-	done &&
-	test "$found_duplicate_object" = 1
+	test_has_duplicate_object true
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'loose objects in alternate ODB are not repacked' '

@@ -100,16 +84,7 @@ test_expect_success 'loose objects in alternate ODB are not repacked' '
 	git commit -m commit_file3 &&
 	git repack -a -d -l &&
 	git prune-packed &&
-	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx
-	do
-		if git verify-pack -v $p | egrep "^$objsha1"
-		then
-			found_duplicate_object=1
-			echo "DUPLICATE OBJECT FOUND"
-			break
-		fi
-	done &&
-	test -z "$found_duplicate_object"
+	test_has_duplicate_object false
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'packed obs in alt ODB are repacked even when local repo is packless' '

index 5bbed02fe5..2493cc4e9b 100755
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ test_has_duplicate_object () {
 		idx=$(basename $p)
 		test "pack-$packsha1.idx" = "$idx" && continue
 		git verify-pack -v $p >packlist || return $?
-		if egrep "^$objsha1" packlist
+		if grep "^$objsha1" packlist
 		then
 			found_duplicate_object=true
 			echo "DUPLICATE OBJECT FOUND"

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ test_expect_success 'packed unreachable obs in alternate ODB are not loosened' '
 	rm -f .git/objects/pack/* &&
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
 	test 0 = $(git verify-pack -v -- .git/objects/pack/*.idx |
-		egrep "^$csha1 " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
+		grep "^$csha1 " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
 	echo >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
 	test_must_fail git show $csha1
 '

@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ test_expect_success 'local packed unreachable obs that exist in alternate ODB ar
 	rm -f .git/objects/pack/* &&
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
 	test 0 = $(git verify-pack -v -- .git/objects/pack/*.idx |
-		egrep "^$csha1 " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
+		grep "^$csha1 " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
 	echo >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
 	test_must_fail git show $csha1
 '

index 2493cc4e9b..d96b1a5949 100755
@@ -6,31 +6,31 @@ test_description='git repack works correctly'
 
 commit_and_pack () {
 	test_commit "$@" 1>&2 &&
-	SHA1=$(git pack-objects --all --unpacked --incremental .git/objects/pack/pack </dev/null) &&
-	echo pack-${SHA1}.pack
+	OID=$(git pack-objects --all --unpacked --incremental .git/objects/pack/pack </dev/null) &&
+	echo pack-${OID}.pack
 }
 
 test_no_missing_in_packs () {
 	myidx=$(ls -1 .git/objects/pack/*.idx) &&
 	test_path_is_file "$myidx" &&
 	git verify-pack -v alt_objects/pack/*.idx >orig.raw &&
-	grep "^[0-9a-f]\{40\}" orig.raw | cut -d" " -f1 | sort >orig &&
+	grep "^$OID_REGEX" orig.raw | cut -d" " -f1 | sort >orig &&
 	git verify-pack -v $myidx >dest.raw &&
 	cut -d" " -f1 dest.raw | sort >dest &&
 	comm -23 orig dest >missing &&
 	test_must_be_empty missing
 }
 
-# we expect $packsha1 and $objsha1 to be defined
+# we expect $packoid and $objoid to be defined
 test_has_duplicate_object () {
 	want_duplicate_object="$1"
 	found_duplicate_object=false
 	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx
 	do
 		idx=$(basename $p)
-		test "pack-$packsha1.idx" = "$idx" && continue
+		test "pack-$packoid.idx" = "$idx" && continue
 		git verify-pack -v $p >packlist || return $?
-		if grep "^$objsha1" packlist
+		if grep "^$objoid" packlist
 		then
 			found_duplicate_object=true
 			echo "DUPLICATE OBJECT FOUND"

@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ test_expect_success 'objects in packs marked .keep are not repacked' '
 	git rev-list --objects --all | grep -v file2 |
 		git pack-objects pack &&
 	# The second pack will contain the excluded object
-	packsha1=$(git rev-list --objects --all | grep file2 |
+	packoid=$(git rev-list --objects --all | grep file2 |
 		git pack-objects pack) &&
-	>pack-$packsha1.keep &&
-	objsha1=$(git verify-pack -v pack-$packsha1.idx | head -n 1 |
-		sed -e "s/^\([0-9a-f]\{40\}\).*/\1/") &&
+	>pack-$packoid.keep &&
+	objoid=$(git verify-pack -v pack-$packoid.idx | head -n 1 |
+		sed -e "s/^\($OID_REGEX\).*/\1/") &&
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
 	git repack -A -d -l &&
 	git prune-packed &&

@@ -63,13 +63,13 @@ test_expect_success 'objects in packs marked .keep are not repacked' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'writing bitmaps via command-line can duplicate .keep objects' '
-	# build on $objsha1, $packsha1, and .keep state from previous
+	# build on $objoid, $packoid, and .keep state from previous
 	git repack -Adbl &&
 	test_has_duplicate_object true
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'writing bitmaps via config can duplicate .keep objects' '
-	# build on $objsha1, $packsha1, and .keep state from previous
+	# build on $objoid, $packoid, and .keep state from previous
 	git -c repack.writebitmaps=true repack -Adl &&
 	test_has_duplicate_object true
 '

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ test_expect_success 'loose objects in alternate ODB are not repacked' '
 	mkdir alt_objects &&
 	echo $(pwd)/alt_objects >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
 	echo content3 >file3 &&
-	objsha1=$(GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY=alt_objects git hash-object -w file3) &&
+	objoid=$(GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY=alt_objects git hash-object -w file3) &&
 	git add file3 &&
 	test_tick &&
 	git commit -m commit_file3 &&

@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ test_expect_success 'packed obs in alternate ODB kept pack are repacked' '
 test_expect_success 'packed unreachable obs in alternate ODB are not loosened' '
 	rm -f alt_objects/pack/*.keep &&
 	mv .git/objects/pack/* alt_objects/pack/ &&
-	csha1=$(git rev-parse HEAD^{commit}) &&
+	coid=$(git rev-parse HEAD^{commit}) &&
 	git reset --hard HEAD^ &&
 	test_tick &&
 	git reflog expire --expire=$test_tick --expire-unreachable=$test_tick --all &&

@@ -135,14 +135,14 @@ test_expect_success 'packed unreachable obs in alternate ODB are not loosened' '
 	rm -f .git/objects/pack/* &&
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
 	test 0 = $(git verify-pack -v -- .git/objects/pack/*.idx |
-		grep "^$csha1 " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
+		grep "^$coid " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
 	echo >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
-	test_must_fail git show $csha1
+	test_must_fail git show $coid
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'local packed unreachable obs that exist in alternate ODB are not loosened' '
 	echo $(pwd)/alt_objects >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
-	echo "$csha1" | git pack-objects --non-empty --all --reflog pack &&
+	echo "$coid" | git pack-objects --non-empty --all --reflog pack &&
 	rm -f .git/objects/pack/* &&
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
 	# The pack-objects call on the next line is equivalent to

@@ -152,9 +152,9 @@ test_expect_success 'local packed unreachable obs that exist in alternate ODB ar
 	rm -f .git/objects/pack/* &&
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
 	test 0 = $(git verify-pack -v -- .git/objects/pack/*.idx |
-		grep "^$csha1 " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
+		grep "^$coid " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
 	echo >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
-	test_must_fail git show $csha1
+	test_must_fail git show $coid
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'objects made unreachable by grafts only are kept' '

index d96b1a5949..93b20bb7a8 100755
@@ -48,14 +48,13 @@ test_expect_success 'objects in packs marked .keep are not repacked' '
 	git commit -m initial_commit &&
 	# Create two packs
 	# The first pack will contain all of the objects except one
-	git rev-list --objects --all | grep -v file2 |
-		git pack-objects pack &&
+	git rev-list --objects --all >objs &&
+	grep -v file2 objs | git pack-objects pack &&
 	# The second pack will contain the excluded object
-	packoid=$(git rev-list --objects --all | grep file2 |
-		git pack-objects pack) &&
+	packoid=$(grep file2 objs | git pack-objects pack) &&
 	>pack-$packoid.keep &&
-	objoid=$(git verify-pack -v pack-$packoid.idx | head -n 1 |
-		sed -e "s/^\($OID_REGEX\).*/\1/") &&
+	git verify-pack -v pack-$packoid.idx >packlist &&
+	objoid=$(head -n 1 packlist | sed -e "s/^\($OID_REGEX\).*/\1/") &&
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
 	git repack -A -d -l &&
 	git prune-packed &&

@@ -134,8 +133,8 @@ test_expect_success 'packed unreachable obs in alternate ODB are not loosened' '
 	    --unpack-unreachable </dev/null pack &&
 	rm -f .git/objects/pack/* &&
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
-	test 0 = $(git verify-pack -v -- .git/objects/pack/*.idx |
-		grep "^$coid " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
+	git verify-pack -v -- .git/objects/pack/*.idx >packlist &&
+	! grep "^$coid " packlist &&
 	echo >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
 	test_must_fail git show $coid
 '

@@ -151,8 +150,8 @@ test_expect_success 'local packed unreachable obs that exist in alternate ODB ar
 	    --unpack-unreachable </dev/null pack &&
 	rm -f .git/objects/pack/* &&
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
-	test 0 = $(git verify-pack -v -- .git/objects/pack/*.idx |
-		grep "^$coid " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
+	git verify-pack -v -- .git/objects/pack/*.idx >packlist &&
+	! grep "^$coid " &&
 	echo >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
 	test_must_fail git show $coid
 '

index 2be955fafb..b0b6060929 100644
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 # to run under Bash; primarily intended for tests of the completion
 # script.
 
-if test -n "$BASH" && test -z "$POSIXLY_CORRECT"; then
+if test -n "$BASH" && test -z "$POSIXLY_CORRECT"
+then
 	# we are in full-on bash mode
 	true
-elif type bash >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+elif type bash >/dev/null 2>&1
+then
 	# execute in full-on bash mode
 	unset POSIXLY_CORRECT
 	exec bash "$0" "$@"

index fcef728925..bf7689d020 100644
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@
 #
 # This can be used to simulate the effects of the repository changing in
 # between HTTP request-response pairs.
-if [ -e one-time-sed ]; then
+if test -f one-time-sed
+then
 	"$GIT_EXEC_PATH/git-http-backend" >out
-	sed "$(cat one-time-sed)" <out >out_modified
+	sed "$(cat one-time-sed)" out >out_modified
 
-	if diff out out_modified >/dev/null; then
+	if cmp -s out out_modified
+	then
 		cat out
 	else
 		cat out_modified

index 2694c81afd..8d3d9144c0 100755
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ test_expect_success 'looping aliases - internal execution' '
 #'
 
 test_expect_success 'run-command formats empty args properly' '
-    GIT_TRACE=1 git frotz a "" b " " c 2>&1 |
-    sed -ne "/run_command:/s/.*trace: run_command: //p" >actual &&
+    test_must_fail env GIT_TRACE=1 git frotz a "" b " " c 2>actual.raw &&
+    sed -ne "/run_command:/s/.*trace: run_command: //p" actual.raw >actual &&
     echo "git-frotz a '\'''\'' b '\'' '\'' c" >expect &&
     test_cmp expect actual
 '

index ce9a4a5f32..5a633690bf 100755
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ generate_expected_cache_tree_rec () {
 	parent="$2" &&
 	# ls-files might have foo/bar, foo/bar/baz, and foo/bar/quux
 	# We want to count only foo because it's the only direct child
-	subtrees=$(git ls-files|grep /|cut -d / -f 1|uniq) &&
+	git ls-files >files &&
+	subtrees=$(grep / files|cut -d / -f 1|uniq) &&
 	subtree_count=$(echo "$subtrees"|awk -v c=0 '$1 != "" {++c} END {print c}') &&
-	entries=$(git ls-files|wc -l) &&
+	entries=$(wc -l <files) &&
 	printf "SHA $dir (%d entries, %d subtrees)\n" "$entries" "$subtree_count" &&
 	for subtree in $subtrees
 	do

index d66a5f6faa..8f43303007 100755
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ test_expect_success 'create notes' '
 	test_path_is_missing .git/NOTES_EDITMSG &&
 	git ls-tree -r refs/notes/commits >actual &&
 	test_line_count = 1 actual &&
-	test "b4" = "$(git notes show)" &&
+	echo b4 >expect &&
+	git notes show >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
 	git show HEAD^ &&
 	test_must_fail git notes show HEAD^
 '

@@ -79,14 +81,21 @@ test_expect_success 'edit existing notes' '
 	test_path_is_missing .git/NOTES_EDITMSG &&
 	git ls-tree -r refs/notes/commits >actual &&
 	test_line_count = 1 actual &&
-	test "b3" = "$(git notes show)" &&
+	echo b3 >expect &&
+	git notes show >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
 	git show HEAD^ &&
 	test_must_fail git notes show HEAD^
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'show notes from treeish' '
-	test "b3" = "$(git notes --ref commits^{tree} show)" &&
-	test "b4" = "$(git notes --ref commits@{1} show)"
+	echo b3 >expect &&
+	git notes --ref commits^{tree} show >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+
+	echo b4 >expect &&
+	git notes --ref commits@{1} show >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'cannot edit notes from non-ref' '

@@ -99,7 +108,9 @@ test_expect_success 'cannot "git notes add -m" where notes already exists' '
 	test_path_is_missing .git/NOTES_EDITMSG &&
 	git ls-tree -r refs/notes/commits >actual &&
 	test_line_count = 1 actual &&
-	test "b3" = "$(git notes show)" &&
+	echo b3 >expect &&
+	git notes show >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
 	git show HEAD^ &&
 	test_must_fail git notes show HEAD^
 '

@@ -109,7 +120,9 @@ test_expect_success 'can overwrite existing note with "git notes add -f -m"' '
 	test_path_is_missing .git/NOTES_EDITMSG &&
 	git ls-tree -r refs/notes/commits >actual &&
 	test_line_count = 1 actual &&
-	test "b1" = "$(git notes show)" &&
+	echo b1 >expect &&
+	git notes show >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
 	git show HEAD^ &&
 	test_must_fail git notes show HEAD^
 '

@@ -119,7 +132,9 @@ test_expect_success 'add w/no options on existing note morphs into edit' '
 	test_path_is_missing .git/NOTES_EDITMSG &&
 	git ls-tree -r refs/notes/commits >actual &&
 	test_line_count = 1 actual &&
-	test "b2" = "$(git notes show)" &&
+	echo b2 >expect &&
+	git notes show >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
 	git show HEAD^ &&
 	test_must_fail git notes show HEAD^
 '

@@ -129,7 +144,9 @@ test_expect_success 'can overwrite existing note with "git notes add -f"' '
 	test_path_is_missing .git/NOTES_EDITMSG &&
 	git ls-tree -r refs/notes/commits >actual &&
 	test_line_count = 1 actual &&
-	test "b1" = "$(git notes show)" &&
+	echo b1 >expect &&
+	git notes show >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
 	git show HEAD^ &&
 	test_must_fail git notes show HEAD^
 '

@@ -146,7 +163,8 @@ test_expect_success 'show notes' '
 		Notes:
 		${indent}b1
 	EOF
-	! (git cat-file commit HEAD | grep b1) &&
+	git cat-file commit HEAD >commits &&
+	! grep b1 commits &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -472,9 +490,11 @@ test_expect_success 'removing with --stdin --ignore-missing' '
 test_expect_success 'list notes with "git notes list"' '
 	commit_2=$(git rev-parse 2nd) &&
 	commit_3=$(git rev-parse 3rd) &&
+	note_2=$(git rev-parse refs/notes/commits:$commit_2) &&
+	note_3=$(git rev-parse refs/notes/commits:$commit_3) &&
 	sort -t" " -k2 >expect <<-EOF &&
-		$(git rev-parse refs/notes/commits:$commit_2) $commit_2
-		$(git rev-parse refs/notes/commits:$commit_3) $commit_3
+		$note_2 $commit_2
+		$note_3 $commit_3
 	EOF
 	git notes list >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual

@@ -486,9 +506,7 @@ test_expect_success 'list notes with "git notes"' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'list specific note with "git notes list <object>"' '
-	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
-		$(git rev-parse refs/notes/commits:$commit_3)
-	EOF
+	git rev-parse refs/notes/commits:$commit_3 >expect &&
 	git notes list HEAD^^ >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -512,10 +530,11 @@ test_expect_success 'append to existing note with "git notes append"' '
 
 test_expect_success '"git notes list" does not expand to "git notes list HEAD"' '
 	commit_5=$(git rev-parse 5th) &&
+	note_5=$(git rev-parse refs/notes/commits:$commit_5) &&
 	sort -t" " -k2 >expect_list <<-EOF &&
-		$(git rev-parse refs/notes/commits:$commit_2) $commit_2
-		$(git rev-parse refs/notes/commits:$commit_3) $commit_3
-		$(git rev-parse refs/notes/commits:$commit_5) $commit_5
+		$note_2 $commit_2
+		$note_3 $commit_3
+		$note_5 $commit_5
 	EOF
 	git notes list >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect_list actual

@@ -721,7 +740,8 @@ test_expect_success 'Allow notes on non-commits (trees, blobs, tags)' '
 	git notes show HEAD: >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
 	echo "Note on a blob" >expect &&
-	filename=$(git ls-tree --name-only HEAD | head -n1) &&
+	git ls-tree --name-only HEAD >files &&
+	filename=$(head -n1 files) &&
 	git notes add -m "Note on a blob" HEAD:$filename &&
 	git notes show HEAD:$filename >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&

@@ -745,10 +765,13 @@ test_expect_success 'create note from other note with "git notes add -C"' '
 		Notes:
 		${indent}order test
 	EOF
-	git notes add -C $(git notes list HEAD^) &&
+	note=$(git notes list HEAD^) &&
+	git notes add -C $note &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
-	test "$(git notes list HEAD)" = "$(git notes list HEAD^)"
+	git notes list HEAD^ >expect &&
+	git notes list HEAD >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'create note from non-existing note with "git notes add -C" fails' '

@@ -777,11 +800,12 @@ test_expect_success 'create note from blob with "git notes add -C" reuses blob i
 		Notes:
 		${indent}This is a blob object
 	EOF
-	blob=$(echo "This is a blob object" | git hash-object -w --stdin) &&
-	git notes add -C $blob &&
+	echo "This is a blob object" | git hash-object -w --stdin >blob &&
+	git notes add -C $(cat blob) &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
-	test "$(git notes list HEAD)" = "$blob"
+	git notes list HEAD >actual &&
+	test_cmp blob actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'create note from other note with "git notes add -c"' '

@@ -797,7 +821,8 @@ test_expect_success 'create note from other note with "git notes add -c"' '
 		Notes:
 		${indent}yet another note
 	EOF
-	MSG="yet another note" git notes add -c $(git notes list HEAD^^) &&
+	note=$(git notes list HEAD^^) &&
+	MSG="yet another note" git notes add -c $note &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -822,7 +847,8 @@ test_expect_success 'append to note from other note with "git notes append -C"'
 		${indent}
 		${indent}yet another note
 	EOF
-	git notes append -C $(git notes list HEAD^) HEAD^ &&
+	note=$(git notes list HEAD^) &&
+	git notes append -C $note HEAD^ &&
 	git log -1 HEAD^ >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -839,7 +865,8 @@ test_expect_success 'create note from other note with "git notes append -c"' '
 		Notes:
 		${indent}other note
 	EOF
-	MSG="other note" git notes append -c $(git notes list HEAD^) &&
+	note=$(git notes list HEAD^) &&
+	MSG="other note" git notes append -c $note &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -858,7 +885,8 @@ test_expect_success 'append to note from other note with "git notes append -c"'
 		${indent}
 		${indent}yet another note
 	EOF
-	MSG="yet another note" git notes append -c $(git notes list HEAD) &&
+	note=$(git notes list HEAD) &&
+	MSG="yet another note" git notes append -c $note &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -878,7 +906,9 @@ test_expect_success 'copy note with "git notes copy"' '
 	git notes copy 8th 4th &&
 	git log 3rd..4th >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
-	test "$(git note list 4th)" = "$(git note list 8th)"
+	git notes list 4th >expect &&
+	git notes list 8th >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'copy note with "git notes copy" with default' '

@@ -899,14 +929,30 @@ test_expect_success 'copy note with "git notes copy" with default' '
 	git notes copy HEAD^ &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
-	test "$(git notes list HEAD)" = "$(git notes list HEAD^)"
+	git notes list HEAD^ >expect &&
+	git notes list HEAD >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'prevent overwrite with "git notes copy"' '
 	test_must_fail git notes copy HEAD~2 HEAD &&
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+		commit $commit
+		Author: A U Thor <[email protected]>
+		Date:   Thu Apr 7 15:23:13 2005 -0700
+
+		${indent}11th
+
+		Notes:
+		${indent}other note
+		${indent}
+		${indent}yet another note
+	EOF
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
-	test "$(git notes list HEAD)" = "$(git notes list HEAD^)"
+	git notes list HEAD^ >expect &&
+	git notes list HEAD >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'allow overwrite with "git notes copy -f"' '

@@ -924,7 +970,9 @@ test_expect_success 'allow overwrite with "git notes copy -f"' '
 	git notes copy -f HEAD~3 HEAD &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
-	test "$(git notes list HEAD)" = "$(git notes list HEAD~3)"
+	git notes list HEAD~3 >expect &&
+	git notes list HEAD >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'allow overwrite with "git notes copy -f" with default' '

@@ -944,7 +992,9 @@ test_expect_success 'allow overwrite with "git notes copy -f" with default' '
 	git notes copy -f HEAD~2 &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
-	test "$(git notes list HEAD)" = "$(git notes list HEAD~2)"
+	git notes list HEAD~2 >expect &&
+	git notes list HEAD >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'cannot copy note from object without notes' '

@@ -979,13 +1029,21 @@ test_expect_success 'git notes copy --stdin' '
 		${indent}
 		${indent}yet another note
 	EOF
-	(echo $(git rev-parse HEAD~3) $(git rev-parse HEAD^) &&
-	echo $(git rev-parse HEAD~2) $(git rev-parse HEAD)) |
-	git notes copy --stdin &&
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD~3) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD^) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >copy &&
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD~2) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >>copy &&
+	git notes copy --stdin <copy &&
 	git log -2 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
-	test "$(git notes list HEAD)" = "$(git notes list HEAD~2)" &&
-	test "$(git notes list HEAD^)" = "$(git notes list HEAD~3)"
+	git notes list HEAD~2 >expect &&
+	git notes list HEAD >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	git notes list HEAD~3 >expect &&
+	git notes list HEAD^ >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'git notes copy --for-rewrite (unconfigured)' '

@@ -1006,9 +1064,13 @@ test_expect_success 'git notes copy --for-rewrite (unconfigured)' '
 
 		${indent}14th
 	EOF
-	(echo $(git rev-parse HEAD~3) $(git rev-parse HEAD^) &&
-	echo $(git rev-parse HEAD~2) $(git rev-parse HEAD)) |
-	git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo &&
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD~3) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD^) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >copy &&
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD~2) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >>copy &&
+	git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo <copy &&
 	git log -2 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -1041,17 +1103,23 @@ test_expect_success 'git notes copy --for-rewrite (enabled)' '
 	EOF
 	test_config notes.rewriteMode overwrite &&
 	test_config notes.rewriteRef "refs/notes/*" &&
-	(echo $(git rev-parse HEAD~3) $(git rev-parse HEAD^) &&
-	echo $(git rev-parse HEAD~2) $(git rev-parse HEAD)) |
-	git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo &&
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD~3) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD^) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >copy &&
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD~2) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >>copy &&
+	git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo <copy &&
 	git log -2 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'git notes copy --for-rewrite (disabled)' '
 	test_config notes.rewrite.bar false &&
-	echo $(git rev-parse HEAD~3) $(git rev-parse HEAD) |
-	git notes copy --for-rewrite=bar &&
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD~3) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >copy &&
+	git notes copy --for-rewrite=bar <copy &&
 	git log -2 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -1071,8 +1139,10 @@ test_expect_success 'git notes copy --for-rewrite (overwrite)' '
 	git notes add -f -m"a fresh note" HEAD^ &&
 	test_config notes.rewriteMode overwrite &&
 	test_config notes.rewriteRef "refs/notes/*" &&
-	echo $(git rev-parse HEAD^) $(git rev-parse HEAD) |
-	git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo &&
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD^) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >copy &&
+	git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo <copy &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -1080,8 +1150,10 @@ test_expect_success 'git notes copy --for-rewrite (overwrite)' '
 test_expect_success 'git notes copy --for-rewrite (ignore)' '
 	test_config notes.rewriteMode ignore &&
 	test_config notes.rewriteRef "refs/notes/*" &&
-	echo $(git rev-parse HEAD^) $(git rev-parse HEAD) |
-	git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo &&
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD^) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >copy &&
+	git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo <copy &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -1103,8 +1175,10 @@ test_expect_success 'git notes copy --for-rewrite (append)' '
 	git notes add -f -m"another fresh note" HEAD^ &&
 	test_config notes.rewriteMode concatenate &&
 	test_config notes.rewriteRef "refs/notes/*" &&
-	echo $(git rev-parse HEAD^) $(git rev-parse HEAD) |
-	git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo &&
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD^) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >copy &&
+	git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo <copy &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -1131,9 +1205,13 @@ test_expect_success 'git notes copy --for-rewrite (append two to one)' '
 	git notes add -f -m"append 2" HEAD^^ &&
 	test_config notes.rewriteMode concatenate &&
 	test_config notes.rewriteRef "refs/notes/*" &&
-	(echo $(git rev-parse HEAD^) $(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
-	echo $(git rev-parse HEAD^^) $(git rev-parse HEAD)) |
-	git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo &&
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD^) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >copy &&
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD^^) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >>copy &&
+	git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo <copy &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -1142,8 +1220,10 @@ test_expect_success 'git notes copy --for-rewrite (append empty)' '
 	git notes remove HEAD^ &&
 	test_config notes.rewriteMode concatenate &&
 	test_config notes.rewriteRef "refs/notes/*" &&
-	echo $(git rev-parse HEAD^) $(git rev-parse HEAD) |
-	git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo &&
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD^) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >copy &&
+	git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo <copy &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -1163,8 +1243,10 @@ test_expect_success 'GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_MODE works' '
 	test_config notes.rewriteMode concatenate &&
 	test_config notes.rewriteRef "refs/notes/*" &&
 	git notes add -f -m"replacement note 1" HEAD^ &&
-	echo $(git rev-parse HEAD^) $(git rev-parse HEAD) |
-	GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_MODE=overwrite git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo &&
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD^) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >copy &&
+	GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_MODE=overwrite git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo <copy &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -1184,9 +1266,11 @@ test_expect_success 'GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_REF works' '
 	git notes add -f -m"replacement note 2" HEAD^ &&
 	test_config notes.rewriteMode overwrite &&
 	test_unconfig notes.rewriteRef &&
-	echo $(git rev-parse HEAD^) $(git rev-parse HEAD) |
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD^) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >copy &&
 	GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_REF=refs/notes/commits:refs/notes/other \
-		git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo &&
+		git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo <copy &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -1195,9 +1279,11 @@ test_expect_success 'GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_REF overrides config' '
 	git notes add -f -m"replacement note 3" HEAD^ &&
 	test_config notes.rewriteMode overwrite &&
 	test_config notes.rewriteRef refs/notes/other &&
-	echo $(git rev-parse HEAD^) $(git rev-parse HEAD) |
+	from=$(git rev-parse HEAD^) &&
+	to=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+	echo "$from" "$to" >copy &&
 	GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_REF=refs/notes/commits \
-		git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo &&
+		git notes copy --for-rewrite=foo <copy &&
 	git log -1 >actual &&
 	grep "replacement note 3" actual
 '

@@ -1212,26 +1298,36 @@ test_expect_success 'git notes copy diagnoses too many or too few parameters' '
 test_expect_success 'git notes get-ref expands refs/heads/master to refs/notes/refs/heads/master' '
 	test_unconfig core.notesRef &&
 	sane_unset GIT_NOTES_REF &&
-	test "$(git notes --ref=refs/heads/master get-ref)" = "refs/notes/refs/heads/master"
+	echo refs/notes/refs/heads/master >expect &&
+	git notes --ref=refs/heads/master get-ref >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'git notes get-ref (no overrides)' '
 	test_unconfig core.notesRef &&
 	sane_unset GIT_NOTES_REF &&
-	test "$(git notes get-ref)" = "refs/notes/commits"
+	echo refs/notes/commits >expect &&
+	git notes get-ref >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'git notes get-ref (core.notesRef)' '
 	test_config core.notesRef refs/notes/foo &&
-	test "$(git notes get-ref)" = "refs/notes/foo"
+	echo refs/notes/foo >expect &&
+	git notes get-ref >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'git notes get-ref (GIT_NOTES_REF)' '
-	test "$(GIT_NOTES_REF=refs/notes/bar git notes get-ref)" = "refs/notes/bar"
+	echo refs/notes/bar >expect &&
+	GIT_NOTES_REF=refs/notes/bar git notes get-ref >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'git notes get-ref (--ref)' '
-	test "$(GIT_NOTES_REF=refs/notes/bar git notes --ref=baz get-ref)" = "refs/notes/baz"
+	echo refs/notes/baz >expect &&
+	GIT_NOTES_REF=refs/notes/bar git notes --ref=baz get-ref >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'setup testing of empty notes' '

index 8c8cca5bfb..f6e659b7e9 100755
@@ -113,9 +113,10 @@ test_expect_success '"rm" command printed' '
 	echo frotz >test-file &&
 	git add test-file &&
 	git commit -m "add file for rm test" &&
-	git rm test-file >rm-output &&
-	test $(grep "^rm " rm-output | wc -l) = 1 &&
-	rm -f test-file rm-output &&
+	git rm test-file >rm-output.raw &&
+	grep "^rm " rm-output.raw >rm-output &&
+	test_line_count = 1 rm-output &&
+	rm -f test-file rm-output.raw rm-output &&
 	git commit -m "remove file from rm test"
 '
 

index f6e659b7e9..0c3bf10edd 100755
@@ -304,7 +304,8 @@ EOF
 
 test_expect_success 'rm removes empty submodules from work tree' '
 	mkdir submod &&
-	git update-index --add --cacheinfo 160000 $(git rev-parse HEAD) submod &&
+	hash=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+	git update-index --add --cacheinfo 160000 "$hash" submod &&
 	git config -f .gitmodules submodule.sub.url ./. &&
 	git config -f .gitmodules submodule.sub.path submod &&
 	git submodule init &&

@@ -623,7 +624,8 @@ test_expect_success 'setup subsubmodule' '
 	git submodule update &&
 	(
 		cd submod &&
-		git update-index --add --cacheinfo 160000 $(git rev-parse HEAD) subsubmod &&
+		hash=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+		git update-index --add --cacheinfo 160000 "$hash" subsubmod &&
 		git config -f .gitmodules submodule.sub.url ../. &&
 		git config -f .gitmodules submodule.sub.path subsubmod &&
 		git submodule init &&

index 0c3bf10edd..0ea858d652 100755
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ test_expect_success 'choking "git rm" should not let it die with cruft' '
 		echo "100644 $hash 0	some-file-$i"
 		i=$(( $i + 1 ))
 	done | git update-index --index-info &&
+	# git command is intentionally placed upstream of pipe to induce SIGPIPE
 	git rm -n "some-file-*" | : &&
 	test_path_is_missing .git/index.lock
 '

index eadaf57262..7fb83c8eff 100755
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ test_expect_success "Ray Lehtiniemi's example" '
 	} while (0);
 	EOF
 	git update-index --add x &&
-	before=$(git rev-parse --short $(git hash-object x)) &&
+	old_hash_x=$(git hash-object x) &&
+	before=$(git rev-parse --short "$old_hash_x") &&
 
 	cat <<-\EOF >x &&
 	do

@@ -25,7 +26,8 @@ test_expect_success "Ray Lehtiniemi's example" '
 	}
 	while (0);
 	EOF
-	after=$(git rev-parse --short $(git hash-object x)) &&
+	new_hash_x=$(git hash-object x) &&
+	after=$(git rev-parse --short "$new_hash_x") &&
 
 	cat <<-EOF >expect &&
 	diff --git a/x b/x

@@ -63,7 +65,8 @@ test_expect_success 'another test, without options' '
 	EOF
 
 	git update-index x &&
-	before=$(git rev-parse --short $(git hash-object x)) &&
+	old_hash_x=$(git hash-object x) &&
+	before=$(git rev-parse --short "$old_hash_x") &&
 
 	tr "_" " " <<-\EOF >x &&
 	_	whitespace at beginning

@@ -73,7 +76,8 @@ test_expect_success 'another test, without options' '
 	unchanged line
 	CR at end
 	EOF
-	after=$(git rev-parse --short $(git hash-object x)) &&
+	new_hash_x=$(git hash-object x) &&
+	after=$(git rev-parse --short "$new_hash_x") &&
 
 	tr "Q_" "\015 " <<-EOF >expect &&
 	diff --git a/x b/x

@@ -526,13 +530,15 @@ test_expect_success 'ignore-blank-lines: mix changes and blank lines' '
 test_expect_success 'check mixed spaces and tabs in indent' '
 	# This is indented with SP HT SP.
 	echo " 	 foo();" >x &&
-	git diff --check | grep "space before tab in indent"
+	test_must_fail git diff --check >check &&
+	grep "space before tab in indent" check
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'check mixed tabs and spaces in indent' '
 	# This is indented with HT SP HT.
 	echo "	 	foo();" >x &&
-	git diff --check | grep "space before tab in indent"
+	test_must_fail git diff --check >check &&
+	grep "space before tab in indent" check
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'check with no whitespace errors' '

@@ -753,20 +759,23 @@ test_expect_success 'check tab-in-indent excluded from wildcard whitespace attri
 test_expect_success 'line numbers in --check output are correct' '
 	echo "" >x &&
 	echo "foo(); " >>x &&
-	git diff --check | grep "x:2:"
+	test_must_fail git diff --check >check &&
+	grep "x:2:" check
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'checkdiff detects new trailing blank lines (1)' '
 	echo "foo();" >x &&
 	echo "" >>x &&
-	git diff --check | grep "new blank line"
+	test_must_fail git diff --check >check &&
+	grep "new blank line" check
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'checkdiff detects new trailing blank lines (2)' '
 	{ echo a; echo b; echo; echo; } >x &&
 	git add x &&
 	{ echo a; echo; echo; echo; echo; } >x &&
-	git diff --check | grep "new blank line"
+	test_must_fail git diff --check >check &&
+	grep "new blank line" check
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'checkdiff allows new blank lines' '

@@ -794,14 +803,16 @@ test_expect_success 'whitespace-only changes reported across renames' '
 	git reset --hard &&
 	for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9; do echo "$i$i$i$i$i$i"; done >x &&
 	git add x &&
-	before=$(git rev-parse --short $(git hash-object x)) &&
+	hash_x=$(git hash-object x) &&
+	before=$(git rev-parse --short "$hash_x") &&
 	git commit -m "base" &&
 	sed -e "5s/^/ /" x >z &&
 	git rm x &&
 	git add z &&
-	after=$(git rev-parse --short $(git hash-object z)) &&
-	git diff -w -M --cached |
-	sed -e "/^similarity index /s/[0-9][0-9]*/NUM/" >actual &&
+	hash_z=$(git hash-object z) &&
+	after=$(git rev-parse --short "$hash_z") &&
+	git diff -w -M --cached >actual.raw &&
+	sed -e "/^similarity index /s/[0-9][0-9]*/NUM/" actual.raw >actual &&
 	cat <<-EOF >expect &&
 	diff --git a/x b/z
 	similarity index NUM%

@@ -840,7 +851,8 @@ test_expect_success 'combined diff with autocrlf conversion' '
 	git config core.autocrlf true &&
 	test_must_fail git merge master &&
 
-	git diff | sed -e "1,/^@@@/d" >actual &&
+	git diff >actual.raw &&
+	sed -e "1,/^@@@/d" actual.raw >actual &&
 	! grep "^-" actual
 
 '

@@ -864,11 +876,14 @@ test_expect_success 'diff that introduces a line with only tabs' '
 	git config core.whitespace blank-at-eol &&
 	git reset --hard &&
 	echo "test" >x &&
-	before=$(git rev-parse --short $(git hash-object x)) &&
+	old_hash_x=$(git hash-object x) &&
+	before=$(git rev-parse --short "$old_hash_x") &&
 	git commit -m "initial" x &&
 	echo "{NTN}" | tr "NT" "\n\t" >>x &&
-	after=$(git rev-parse --short $(git hash-object x)) &&
-	git diff --color | test_decode_color >current &&
+	new_hash_x=$(git hash-object x) &&
+	after=$(git rev-parse --short "$new_hash_x") &&
+	git diff --color >current.raw &&
+	test_decode_color <current.raw >current &&
 
 	cat >expected <<-EOF &&
 	<BOLD>diff --git a/x b/x<RESET>

@@ -891,17 +906,19 @@ test_expect_success 'diff that introduces and removes ws breakages' '
 		echo "0. blank-at-eol " &&
 		echo "1. blank-at-eol "
 	} >x &&
-	before=$(git rev-parse --short $(git hash-object x)) &&
+	old_hash_x=$(git hash-object x) &&
+	before=$(git rev-parse --short "$old_hash_x") &&
 	git commit -a --allow-empty -m preimage &&
 	{
 		echo "0. blank-at-eol " &&
 		echo "1. still-blank-at-eol " &&
 		echo "2. and a new line "
 	} >x &&
-	after=$(git rev-parse --short $(git hash-object x)) &&
+	new_hash_x=$(git hash-object x) &&
+	after=$(git rev-parse --short "$new_hash_x") &&
 
-	git diff --color |
-	test_decode_color >current &&
+	git diff --color >current.raw &&
+	test_decode_color <current.raw >current &&
 
 	cat >expected <<-EOF &&
 	<BOLD>diff --git a/x b/x<RESET>

@@ -925,14 +942,16 @@ test_expect_success 'ws-error-highlight test setup' '
 		echo "0. blank-at-eol " &&
 		echo "1. blank-at-eol "
 	} >x &&
-	before=$(git rev-parse --short $(git hash-object x)) &&
+	old_hash_x=$(git hash-object x) &&
+	before=$(git rev-parse --short "$old_hash_x") &&
 	git commit -a --allow-empty -m preimage &&
 	{
 		echo "0. blank-at-eol " &&
 		echo "1. still-blank-at-eol " &&
 		echo "2. and a new line "
 	} >x &&
-	after=$(git rev-parse --short $(git hash-object x)) &&
+	new_hash_x=$(git hash-object x) &&
+	after=$(git rev-parse --short "$new_hash_x") &&
 
 	cat >expect.default-old <<-EOF &&
 	<BOLD>diff --git a/x b/x<RESET>

@@ -974,32 +993,32 @@ test_expect_success 'ws-error-highlight test setup' '
 
 test_expect_success 'test --ws-error-highlight option' '
 
-	git diff --color --ws-error-highlight=default,old |
-	test_decode_color >current &&
+	git diff --color --ws-error-highlight=default,old >current.raw &&
+	test_decode_color <current.raw >current &&
 	test_cmp expect.default-old current &&
 
-	git diff --color --ws-error-highlight=all |
-	test_decode_color >current &&
+	git diff --color --ws-error-highlight=all >current.raw &&
+	test_decode_color <current.raw >current &&
 	test_cmp expect.all current &&
 
-	git diff --color --ws-error-highlight=none |
-	test_decode_color >current &&
+	git diff --color --ws-error-highlight=none >current.raw &&
+	test_decode_color <current.raw >current &&
 	test_cmp expect.none current
 
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'test diff.wsErrorHighlight config' '
 
-	git -c diff.wsErrorHighlight=default,old diff --color |
-	test_decode_color >current &&
+	git -c diff.wsErrorHighlight=default,old diff --color >current.raw &&
+	test_decode_color <current.raw >current &&
 	test_cmp expect.default-old current &&
 
-	git -c diff.wsErrorHighlight=all diff --color |
-	test_decode_color >current &&
+	git -c diff.wsErrorHighlight=all diff --color >current.raw &&
+	test_decode_color <current.raw >current &&
 	test_cmp expect.all current &&
 
-	git -c diff.wsErrorHighlight=none diff --color |
-	test_decode_color >current &&
+	git -c diff.wsErrorHighlight=none diff --color >current.raw &&
+	test_decode_color <current.raw >current &&
 	test_cmp expect.none current
 
 '

@@ -1007,18 +1026,18 @@ test_expect_success 'test diff.wsErrorHighlight config' '
 test_expect_success 'option overrides diff.wsErrorHighlight' '
 
 	git -c diff.wsErrorHighlight=none \
-		diff --color --ws-error-highlight=default,old |
-	test_decode_color >current &&
+		diff --color --ws-error-highlight=default,old >current.raw &&
+	test_decode_color <current.raw >current &&
 	test_cmp expect.default-old current &&
 
 	git -c diff.wsErrorHighlight=default \
-		diff --color --ws-error-highlight=all |
-	test_decode_color >current &&
+		diff --color --ws-error-highlight=all >current.raw &&
+	test_decode_color <current.raw >current &&
 	test_cmp expect.all current &&
 
 	git -c diff.wsErrorHighlight=all \
-		diff --color --ws-error-highlight=none |
-	test_decode_color >current &&
+		diff --color --ws-error-highlight=none >current.raw &&
+	test_decode_color <current.raw >current &&
 	test_cmp expect.none current
 
 '

@@ -1038,7 +1057,8 @@ test_expect_success 'detect moved code, complete file' '
 	git mv test.c main.c &&
 	test_config color.diff.oldMoved "normal red" &&
 	test_config color.diff.newMoved "normal green" &&
-	git diff HEAD --color-moved=zebra --color --no-renames | test_decode_color >actual &&
+	git diff HEAD --color-moved=zebra --color --no-renames >actual.raw &&
+	test_decode_color <actual.raw >actual &&
 	cat >expected <<-EOF &&
 	<BOLD>diff --git a/main.c b/main.c<RESET>
 	<BOLD>new file mode 100644<RESET>

@@ -1141,9 +1161,12 @@ test_expect_success 'detect malicious moved code, inside file' '
 			bar();
 		}
 	EOF
-	after_main=$(git rev-parse --short $(git hash-object main.c)) &&
-	after_test=$(git rev-parse --short $(git hash-object test.c)) &&
-	git diff HEAD --no-renames --color-moved=zebra --color | test_decode_color >actual &&
+	hash_main=$(git hash-object main.c) &&
+	after_main=$(git rev-parse --short "$hash_main") &&
+	hash_test=$(git hash-object test.c) &&
+	after_test=$(git rev-parse --short "$hash_test") &&
+	git diff HEAD --no-renames --color-moved=zebra --color >actual.raw &&
+	test_decode_color <actual.raw >actual &&
 	cat <<-EOF >expected &&
 	<BOLD>diff --git a/main.c b/main.c<RESET>
 	<BOLD>index $before_main..$after_main 100644<RESET>

@@ -1192,7 +1215,8 @@ test_expect_success 'plain moved code, inside file' '
 	test_config color.diff.oldMovedAlternative "blue" &&
 	test_config color.diff.newMovedAlternative "yellow" &&
 	# needs previous test as setup
-	git diff HEAD --no-renames --color-moved=plain --color | test_decode_color >actual &&
+	git diff HEAD --no-renames --color-moved=plain --color >actual.raw &&
+	test_decode_color <actual.raw >actual &&
 	cat <<-EOF >expected &&
 	<BOLD>diff --git a/main.c b/main.c<RESET>
 	<BOLD>index $before_main..$after_main 100644<RESET>

@@ -1771,7 +1795,8 @@ test_expect_success 'move detection with submodules' '
 	! grep BRED decoded_actual &&
 
 	# nor did we mess with it another way
-	git diff --submodule=diff --color | test_decode_color >expect &&
+	git diff --submodule=diff --color >expect.raw &&
+	test_decode_color <expect.raw >expect &&
 	test_cmp expect decoded_actual &&
 	rm -rf bananas &&
 	git submodule deinit bananas

index 7fb83c8eff..4c540b1d70 100755
@@ -771,9 +771,9 @@ test_expect_success 'checkdiff detects new trailing blank lines (1)' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'checkdiff detects new trailing blank lines (2)' '
-	{ echo a; echo b; echo; echo; } >x &&
+	test_write_lines a b "" "" >x &&
 	git add x &&
-	{ echo a; echo; echo; echo; echo; } >x &&
+	test_write_lines a "" "" "" "" >x &&
 	test_must_fail git diff --check >check &&
 	grep "new blank line" check
 '

index 3b636a63a3..b19faeb67a 100755
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 	printf "\t%s\n" 1 2 3 >after &&
 	printf "%64s\n" a b c >>after &&
 	printf "\t%s\n" 4 5 6 >>after &&
-	git diff --no-index before after |
-		sed -e "s/before/test-1/" -e "s/after/test-1/" >patch1.patch &&
+	test_expect_code 1 git diff --no-index before after >patch1.patch.raw &&
+	sed -e "s/before/test-1/" -e "s/after/test-1/" patch1.patch.raw >patch1.patch &&
 	printf "%64s\n" 1 2 3 4 5 6 >test-1 &&
 	printf "%64s\n" 1 2 3 a b c 4 5 6 >expect-1 &&
 

@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 		x=$(( $x + 1 ))
 	done &&
 	printf "\t%s\n" d e f >>after &&
-	git diff --no-index before after |
-		sed -e "s/before/test-2/" -e "s/after/test-2/" >patch2.patch &&
+	test_expect_code 1 git diff --no-index before after >patch2.patch.raw &&
+	sed -e "s/before/test-2/" -e "s/after/test-2/" patch2.patch.raw >patch2.patch &&
 	printf "%64s\n" a b c d e f >test-2 &&
 	printf "%64s\n" a b c >expect-2 &&
 	x=1 &&

@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 		x=$(( $x + 1 ))
 	done &&
 	printf "\t%s\n" d e f >>after &&
-	git diff --no-index before after |
-	sed -e "s/before/test-3/" -e "s/after/test-3/" >patch3.patch &&
+	test_expect_code 1 git diff --no-index before after >patch3.patch.raw &&
+	sed -e "s/before/test-3/" -e "s/after/test-3/" patch3.patch.raw >patch3.patch &&
 	printf "%64s\n" a b c d e f >test-3 &&
 	printf "%64s\n" a b c >expect-3 &&
 	x=0 &&

@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 		printf "\t%02d\n" $x >>after
 		x=$(( $x + 1 ))
 	done &&
-	git diff --no-index before after |
-	sed -e "s/before/test-4/" -e "s/after/test-4/" >patch4.patch &&
+	test_expect_code 1 git diff --no-index before after >patch4.patch.raw &&
+	sed -e "s/before/test-4/" -e "s/after/test-4/" patch4.patch.raw >patch4.patch &&
 	>test-4 &&
 	x=0 &&
 	while test $x -lt 50

index 2d2f5d0229..a8bbad74e2 100755
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ test_expect_success 'get an error for missing tree object' '
 	echo foo >r5/foo &&
 	git -C r5 add foo &&
 	git -C r5 commit -m "foo" &&
-	del=$(git -C r5 rev-parse HEAD^{tree} | sed "s|..|&/|") &&
+	git -C r5 rev-parse HEAD^{tree} >tree &&
+	del=$(sed "s|..|&/|" tree) &&
 	rm r5/.git/objects/$del &&
 	test_must_fail git -C r5 pack-objects --revs --stdout 2>bad_tree <<-EOF &&
 	HEAD

@@ -230,10 +231,9 @@ test_expect_success 'verify explicitly specifying oversized blob in input' '
 	awk -f print_2.awk ls_files_result |
 	sort >expected &&
 
-	git -C r2 pack-objects --revs --stdout --filter=blob:limit=1k >filter.pack <<-EOF &&
-	HEAD
-	$(git -C r2 rev-parse HEAD:large.10000)
-	EOF
+	echo HEAD >objects &&
+	git -C r2 rev-parse HEAD:large.10000 >>objects &&
+	git -C r2 pack-objects --revs --stdout --filter=blob:limit=1k <objects >filter.pack &&
 	git -C r2 index-pack ../filter.pack &&
 
 	git -C r2 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack >verify_result &&

@@ -377,7 +377,8 @@ test_expect_success 'verify sparse:oid=OID' '
 	awk -f print_2.awk ls_files_result |
 	sort >expected &&
 
-	oid=$(git -C r4 ls-files -s pattern | awk -f print_2.awk) &&
+	git -C r4 ls-files -s pattern >staged &&
+	oid=$(awk -f print_2.awk staged) &&
 	git -C r4 pack-objects --revs --stdout --filter=sparse:oid=$oid >filter.pack <<-EOF &&
 	HEAD
 	EOF

index a8bbad74e2..dc0446574b 100755
@@ -45,12 +45,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:none packfile has no blobs' '
 	git -C r1 index-pack ../filter.pack &&
 
 	git -C r1 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack >verify_result &&
-	grep blob verify_result |
-	awk -f print_1.awk |
-	sort >observed &&
-
-	nr=$(wc -l <observed) &&
-	test 0 -eq $nr
+	! grep blob verify_result
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify normal and blob:none packfiles have same commits/trees' '

@@ -149,12 +144,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=500 omits all blobs' '
 	git -C r2 index-pack ../filter.pack &&
 
 	git -C r2 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack >verify_result &&
-	grep blob verify_result |
-	awk -f print_1.awk |
-	sort >observed &&
-
-	nr=$(wc -l <observed) &&
-	test 0 -eq $nr
+	! grep blob verify_result
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1000' '

@@ -164,12 +154,7 @@ test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1000' '
 	git -C r2 index-pack ../filter.pack &&
 
 	git -C r2 verify-pack -v ../filter.pack >verify_result &&
-	grep blob verify_result |
-	awk -f print_1.awk |
-	sort >observed &&
-
-	nr=$(wc -l <observed) &&
-	test 0 -eq $nr
+	! grep blob verify_result
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'verify blob:limit=1001' '

index 3a2c143c6d..88338c4e09 100755
@@ -312,10 +312,9 @@ inconsistency () {
 	# repository appears to change during negotiation, for example, when
 	# different servers in a load-balancing arrangement serve (stateless)
 	# RPCs during a single negotiation.
-	printf "s/%s/%s/" \
-	       $(git -C "$REPO" rev-parse $1 | tr -d "\n") \
-	       $(git -C "$REPO" rev-parse $2 | tr -d "\n") \
-	       >"$HTTPD_ROOT_PATH/one-time-sed"
+	oid1=$(git -C "$REPO" rev-parse $1) &&
+	oid2=$(git -C "$REPO" rev-parse $2) &&
+	echo "s/$oid1/$oid2/" >"$HTTPD_ROOT_PATH/one-time-sed"
 }
 
 test_expect_success 'server is initially ahead - no ref in want' '

index 88338c4e09..1424fabd4a 100755
@@ -18,14 +18,16 @@ get_actual_commits () {
 		p
 		}' <out | test-tool pkt-line unpack-sideband >o.pack &&
 	git index-pack o.pack &&
-	git verify-pack -v o.idx | grep commit | cut -c-40 | sort >actual_commits
+	git verify-pack -v o.idx >objs &&
+	grep commit objs | cut -c-40 | sort >actual_commits
 }
 
 check_output () {
 	get_actual_refs &&
 	test_cmp expected_refs actual_refs &&
 	get_actual_commits &&
-	test_cmp expected_commits actual_commits
+	sort expected_commits >sorted_commits &&
+	test_cmp sorted_commits actual_commits
 }
 
 # c(o/foo) d(o/bar)

@@ -75,17 +77,19 @@ test_expect_success 'invalid want-ref line' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'basic want-ref' '
+	oid=$(git rev-parse f) &&
 	cat >expected_refs <<-EOF &&
-	$(git rev-parse f) refs/heads/master
+	$oid refs/heads/master
 	EOF
-	git rev-parse f | sort >expected_commits &&
+	git rev-parse f >expected_commits &&
 
+	oid=$(git rev-parse a) &&
 	test-tool pkt-line pack >in <<-EOF &&
 	command=fetch
 	0001
 	no-progress
 	want-ref refs/heads/master
-	have $(git rev-parse a)
+	have $oid
 	done
 	0000
 	EOF

@@ -95,19 +99,22 @@ test_expect_success 'basic want-ref' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'multiple want-ref lines' '
+	oid_c=$(git rev-parse c) &&
+	oid_d=$(git rev-parse d) &&
 	cat >expected_refs <<-EOF &&
-	$(git rev-parse c) refs/heads/o/foo
-	$(git rev-parse d) refs/heads/o/bar
+	$oid_c refs/heads/o/foo
+	$oid_d refs/heads/o/bar
 	EOF
-	git rev-parse c d | sort >expected_commits &&
+	git rev-parse c d >expected_commits &&
 
+	oid=$(git rev-parse b) &&
 	test-tool pkt-line pack >in <<-EOF &&
 	command=fetch
 	0001
 	no-progress
 	want-ref refs/heads/o/foo
 	want-ref refs/heads/o/bar
-	have $(git rev-parse b)
+	have $oid
 	done
 	0000
 	EOF

@@ -117,10 +124,11 @@ test_expect_success 'multiple want-ref lines' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'mix want and want-ref' '
+	oid=$(git rev-parse f) &&
 	cat >expected_refs <<-EOF &&
-	$(git rev-parse f) refs/heads/master
+	$oid refs/heads/master
 	EOF
-	git rev-parse e f | sort >expected_commits &&
+	git rev-parse e f >expected_commits &&
 
 	test-tool pkt-line pack >in <<-EOF &&
 	command=fetch

@@ -138,17 +146,19 @@ test_expect_success 'mix want and want-ref' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'want-ref with ref we already have commit for' '
+	oid=$(git rev-parse c) &&
 	cat >expected_refs <<-EOF &&
-	$(git rev-parse c) refs/heads/o/foo
+	$oid refs/heads/o/foo
 	EOF
 	>expected_commits &&
 
+	oid=$(git rev-parse c) &&
 	test-tool pkt-line pack >in <<-EOF &&
 	command=fetch
 	0001
 	no-progress
 	want-ref refs/heads/o/foo
-	have $(git rev-parse c)
+	have $oid
 	done
 	0000
 	EOF

@@ -211,13 +221,14 @@ test_expect_success 'fetching with exact OID' '
 
 	rm -rf local &&
 	cp -r "$LOCAL_PRISTINE" local &&
+	oid=$(git -C "$REPO" rev-parse d) &&
 	GIT_TRACE_PACKET="$(pwd)/log" git -C local fetch origin \
-		$(git -C "$REPO" rev-parse d):refs/heads/actual &&
+		"$oid":refs/heads/actual &&
 
 	git -C "$REPO" rev-parse "d" >expected &&
 	git -C local rev-parse refs/heads/actual >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual &&
-	grep "want $(git -C "$REPO" rev-parse d)" log
+	grep "want $oid" log
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'fetching multiple refs' '

@@ -239,13 +250,14 @@ test_expect_success 'fetching ref and exact OID' '
 
 	rm -rf local &&
 	cp -r "$LOCAL_PRISTINE" local &&
+	oid=$(git -C "$REPO" rev-parse b) &&
 	GIT_TRACE_PACKET="$(pwd)/log" git -C local fetch origin \
-		master $(git -C "$REPO" rev-parse b):refs/heads/actual &&
+		master "$oid":refs/heads/actual &&
 
 	git -C "$REPO" rev-parse "master" "b" >expected &&
 	git -C local rev-parse refs/remotes/origin/master refs/heads/actual >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual &&
-	grep "want $(git -C "$REPO" rev-parse b)" log &&
+	grep "want $oid" log &&
 	grep "want-ref refs/heads/master" log
 '
 

index f1349af56e..5765d33c53 100755
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ test_expect_success 'setup: commit message from file' '
 test_expect_success 'amend commit' '
 	cat >editor <<-\EOF &&
 	#!/bin/sh
-	sed -e "s/a file/an amend commit/g" < "$1" > "$1-"
+	sed -e "s/a file/an amend commit/g" <"$1" >"$1-"
 	mv "$1-" "$1"
 	EOF
 	chmod 755 editor &&

@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ test_expect_success 'using message from other commit' '
 test_expect_success 'editing message from other commit' '
 	cat >editor <<-\EOF &&
 	#!/bin/sh
-	sed -e "s/amend/older/g"  < "$1" > "$1-"
+	sed -e "s/amend/older/g"  <"$1" >"$1-"
 	mv "$1-" "$1"
 	EOF
 	chmod 755 editor &&

@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ test_expect_success 'amend commit to fix author' '
 		-e "s/^\(committer.*> \).*$/\1$GIT_COMMITTER_DATE/" > \
 		expected &&
 	git commit --amend --author="$author" &&
-	git cat-file -p HEAD > current &&
+	git cat-file -p HEAD >current &&
 	test_cmp expected current
 
 '

@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ test_expect_success 'amend commit to fix date' '
 		-e "s/^\(committer.*> \).*$/\1$GIT_COMMITTER_DATE/" > \
 		expected &&
 	git commit --amend --date="$newtick" &&
-	git cat-file -p HEAD > current &&
+	git cat-file -p HEAD >current &&
 	test_cmp expected current
 
 '

@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ test_expect_success 'signoff gap' '
 	git commit -s -m "welcome
 
 $alt" &&
-	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "1,/^\$/d" > actual &&
+	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "1,/^\$/d" >actual &&
 	(
 		echo welcome &&
 		echo &&

@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ test_expect_success 'signoff gap 2' '
 
 We have now
 $alt" &&
-	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "1,/^\$/d" > actual &&
+	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "1,/^\$/d" >actual &&
 	(
 		echo welcome &&
 		echo &&

@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ test_expect_success 'signoff respects trailer config' '
 
 non-trailer line
 Myfooter: x" &&
-	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "1,/^\$/d" > actual &&
+	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "1,/^\$/d" >actual &&
 	(
 		echo subject &&
 		echo &&

@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ Myfooter: x" &&
 
 non-trailer line
 Myfooter: x" &&
-	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "1,/^\$/d" > actual &&
+	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "1,/^\$/d" >actual &&
 	(
 		echo subject &&
 		echo &&

@@ -560,14 +560,14 @@ test_expect_success 'amend commit to fix author' '
 		-e "s/^\(committer.*> \).*$/\1$GIT_COMMITTER_DATE/" > \
 		expected &&
 	git commit --amend --author="$author" &&
-	git cat-file -p HEAD > current &&
+	git cat-file -p HEAD >current &&
 	test_cmp expected current
 
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'git commit <file> with dirty index' '
-	echo tacocat > elif &&
-	echo tehlulz > chz &&
+	echo tacocat >elif &&
+	echo tehlulz >chz &&
 	git add chz &&
 	git commit elif -m "tacocat is a palindrome" &&
 	git show --stat | grep elif &&

index 5765d33c53..110b4bf459 100755
@@ -285,9 +285,8 @@ test_expect_success 'overriding author from command line' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success PERL 'interactive add' '
-	echo 7 |
-	git commit --interactive |
-	grep "What now"
+	echo 7 | test_must_fail git commit --interactive >out &&
+	grep "What now" out
 '
 
 test_expect_success PERL "commit --interactive doesn't change index if editor aborts" '

@@ -362,10 +361,10 @@ test_expect_success 'amend commit to fix author' '
 	oldtick=$GIT_AUTHOR_DATE &&
 	test_tick &&
 	git reset --hard &&
-	git cat-file -p HEAD |
+	git cat-file -p HEAD >commit &&
 	sed -e "s/author.*/author $author $oldtick/" \
-		-e "s/^\(committer.*> \).*$/\1$GIT_COMMITTER_DATE/" > \
-		expected &&
+		-e "s/^\(committer.*> \).*$/\1$GIT_COMMITTER_DATE/" \
+		commit >expected &&
 	git commit --amend --author="$author" &&
 	git cat-file -p HEAD >current &&
 	test_cmp expected current

@@ -377,10 +376,10 @@ test_expect_success 'amend commit to fix date' '
 	test_tick &&
 	newtick=$GIT_AUTHOR_DATE &&
 	git reset --hard &&
-	git cat-file -p HEAD |
+	git cat-file -p HEAD >commit &&
 	sed -e "s/author.*/author $author $newtick/" \
-		-e "s/^\(committer.*> \).*$/\1$GIT_COMMITTER_DATE/" > \
-		expected &&
+		-e "s/^\(committer.*> \).*$/\1$GIT_COMMITTER_DATE/" \
+		commit >expected &&
 	git commit --amend --date="$newtick" &&
 	git cat-file -p HEAD >current &&
 	test_cmp expected current

@@ -409,12 +408,13 @@ test_expect_success 'sign off (1)' '
 	echo 1 >positive &&
 	git add positive &&
 	git commit -s -m "thank you" &&
-	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "1,/^\$/d" >actual &&
+	git cat-file commit HEAD >commit &&
+	sed -e "1,/^\$/d" commit >actual &&
 	(
 		echo thank you &&
 		echo &&
-		git var GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT |
-		sed -e "s/>.*/>/" -e "s/^/Signed-off-by: /"
+		git var GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT >ident &&
+		sed -e "s/>.*/>/" -e "s/^/Signed-off-by: /" ident
 	) >expected &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 

@@ -428,13 +428,14 @@ test_expect_success 'sign off (2)' '
 	git commit -s -m "thank you
 
 $existing" &&
-	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "1,/^\$/d" >actual &&
+	git cat-file commit HEAD >commit &&
+	sed -e "1,/^\$/d" commit >actual &&
 	(
 		echo thank you &&
 		echo &&
 		echo $existing &&
-		git var GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT |
-		sed -e "s/>.*/>/" -e "s/^/Signed-off-by: /"
+		git var GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT >ident &&
+		sed -e "s/>.*/>/" -e "s/^/Signed-off-by: /" ident
 	) >expected &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 

@@ -448,13 +449,14 @@ test_expect_success 'signoff gap' '
 	git commit -s -m "welcome
 
 $alt" &&
-	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "1,/^\$/d" >actual &&
+	git cat-file commit HEAD >commit &&
+	sed -e "1,/^\$/d" commit >actual &&
 	(
 		echo welcome &&
 		echo &&
 		echo $alt &&
-		git var GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT |
-		sed -e "s/>.*/>/" -e "s/^/Signed-off-by: /"
+		git var GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT >ident &&
+		sed -e "s/>.*/>/" -e "s/^/Signed-off-by: /" ident
 	) >expected &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 '

@@ -468,15 +470,16 @@ test_expect_success 'signoff gap 2' '
 
 We have now
 $alt" &&
-	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "1,/^\$/d" >actual &&
+	git cat-file commit HEAD >commit &&
+	sed -e "1,/^\$/d" commit >actual &&
 	(
 		echo welcome &&
 		echo &&
 		echo We have now &&
 		echo $alt &&
 		echo &&
-		git var GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT |
-		sed -e "s/>.*/>/" -e "s/^/Signed-off-by: /"
+		git var GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT >ident &&
+		sed -e "s/>.*/>/" -e "s/^/Signed-off-by: /" ident
 	) >expected &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 '

@@ -489,7 +492,8 @@ test_expect_success 'signoff respects trailer config' '
 
 non-trailer line
 Myfooter: x" &&
-	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "1,/^\$/d" >actual &&
+	git cat-file commit HEAD >commit &&
+	sed -e "1,/^\$/d" commit >actual &&
 	(
 		echo subject &&
 		echo &&

@@ -506,7 +510,8 @@ Myfooter: x" &&
 
 non-trailer line
 Myfooter: x" &&
-	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "1,/^\$/d" >actual &&
+	git cat-file commit HEAD >commit &&
+	sed -e "1,/^\$/d" commit >actual &&
 	(
 		echo subject &&
 		echo &&

@@ -538,7 +543,8 @@ test_expect_success 'multiple -m' '
 	>negative &&
 	git add negative &&
 	git commit -m "one" -m "two" -m "three" &&
-	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "1,/^\$/d" >actual &&
+	git cat-file commit HEAD >commit &&
+	sed -e "1,/^\$/d" commit >actual &&
 	(
 		echo one &&
 		echo &&

@@ -555,10 +561,10 @@ test_expect_success 'amend commit to fix author' '
 	oldtick=$GIT_AUTHOR_DATE &&
 	test_tick &&
 	git reset --hard &&
-	git cat-file -p HEAD |
+	git cat-file -p HEAD >commit &&
 	sed -e "s/author.*/author $author $oldtick/" \
-		-e "s/^\(committer.*> \).*$/\1$GIT_COMMITTER_DATE/" > \
-		expected &&
+		-e "s/^\(committer.*> \).*$/\1$GIT_COMMITTER_DATE/" \
+		commit >expected &&
 	git commit --amend --author="$author" &&
 	git cat-file -p HEAD >current &&
 	test_cmp expected current

@@ -570,8 +576,10 @@ test_expect_success 'git commit <file> with dirty index' '
 	echo tehlulz >chz &&
 	git add chz &&
 	git commit elif -m "tacocat is a palindrome" &&
-	git show --stat | grep elif &&
-	git diff --cached | grep chz
+	git show --stat >stat &&
+	grep elif stat &&
+	git diff --cached >diff &&
+	grep chz diff
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'same tree (single parent)' '

@@ -584,7 +592,8 @@ test_expect_success 'same tree (single parent)' '
 test_expect_success 'same tree (single parent) --allow-empty' '
 
 	git commit --allow-empty -m "forced empty" &&
-	git cat-file commit HEAD | grep forced
+	git cat-file commit HEAD >commit &&
+	grep forced commit
 
 '
 

index 4e855bc21b..e1a689d6a9 100755
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ test_description='git repack works correctly'
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 commit_and_pack() {
-	test_commit "$@" >/dev/null &&
+	test_commit "$@" 1>&2 &&
 	SHA1=$(git pack-objects --all --unpacked --incremental .git/objects/pack/pack </dev/null) &&
 	echo pack-${SHA1}.pack
 }

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ test_expect_success 'objects in packs marked .keep are not repacked' '
 	# Create two packs
 	# The first pack will contain all of the objects except one
 	git rev-list --objects --all | grep -v file2 |
-		git pack-objects pack > /dev/null &&
+		git pack-objects pack &&
 	# The second pack will contain the excluded object
 	packsha1=$(git rev-list --objects --all | grep file2 |
 		git pack-objects pack) &&

@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ test_expect_success 'incremental repack does not complain' '
 
 test_expect_success 'bitmaps can be disabled on bare repos' '
 	git -c repack.writeBitmaps=false -C bare.git repack -ad &&
-	bitmap=$(ls bare.git/objects/pack/*.bitmap 2>/dev/null || :) &&
+	bitmap=$(ls bare.git/objects/pack/*.bitmap || :) &&
 	test -z "$bitmap"
 '
 

index e1a689d6a9..8936928387 100755
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ commit_and_pack() {
 }
 
 test_expect_success 'objects in packs marked .keep are not repacked' '
-	echo content1 > file1 &&
-	echo content2 > file2 &&
+	echo content1 >file1 &&
+	echo content2 >file2 &&
 	git add . &&
 	test_tick &&
 	git commit -m initial_commit &&

@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ test_expect_success 'writing bitmaps via config can duplicate .keep objects' '
 
 test_expect_success 'loose objects in alternate ODB are not repacked' '
 	mkdir alt_objects &&
-	echo $(pwd)/alt_objects > .git/objects/info/alternates &&
-	echo content3 > file3 &&
+	echo $(pwd)/alt_objects >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
+	echo content3 >file3 &&
 	objsha1=$(GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY=alt_objects git hash-object -w file3) &&
 	git add file3 &&
 	test_tick &&

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ test_expect_success 'packed obs in alt ODB are repacked even when local repo is
 
 test_expect_success 'packed obs in alt ODB are repacked when local repo has packs' '
 	rm -f .git/objects/pack/* &&
-	echo new_content >> file1 &&
+	echo new_content >>file1 &&
 	git add file1 &&
 	test_tick &&
 	git commit -m more_content &&

@@ -169,12 +169,12 @@ test_expect_success 'packed unreachable obs in alternate ODB are not loosened' '
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
 	test 0 = $(git verify-pack -v -- .git/objects/pack/*.idx |
 		egrep "^$csha1 " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
-	echo > .git/objects/info/alternates &&
+	echo >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
 	test_must_fail git show $csha1
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'local packed unreachable obs that exist in alternate ODB are not loosened' '
-	echo $(pwd)/alt_objects > .git/objects/info/alternates &&
+	echo $(pwd)/alt_objects >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
 	echo "$csha1" | git pack-objects --non-empty --all --reflog pack &&
 	rm -f .git/objects/pack/* &&
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&

@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ test_expect_success 'local packed unreachable obs that exist in alternate ODB ar
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
 	test 0 = $(git verify-pack -v -- .git/objects/pack/*.idx |
 		egrep "^$csha1 " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
-	echo > .git/objects/info/alternates &&
+	echo >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
 	test_must_fail git show $csha1
 '
 

@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ test_expect_success 'objects made unreachable by grafts only are kept' '
 	H0=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
 	H1=$(git rev-parse HEAD^) &&
 	H2=$(git rev-parse HEAD^^) &&
-	echo "$H0 $H2" > .git/info/grafts &&
+	echo "$H0 $H2" >.git/info/grafts &&
 	git reflog expire --expire=$test_tick --expire-unreachable=$test_tick --all &&
 	git repack -a -d &&
 	git cat-file -t $H1

index 8936928387..a96e876c4e 100755
@@ -29,10 +29,12 @@ test_expect_success 'objects in packs marked .keep are not repacked' '
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
 	git repack -A -d -l &&
 	git prune-packed &&
-	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx; do
+	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx
+	do
 		idx=$(basename $p)
 		test "pack-$packsha1.idx" = "$idx" && continue
-		if git verify-pack -v $p | egrep "^$objsha1"; then
+		if git verify-pack -v $p | egrep "^$objsha1"
+		then
 			found_duplicate_object=1
 			echo "DUPLICATE OBJECT FOUND"
 			break

@@ -45,10 +47,12 @@ test_expect_success 'writing bitmaps via command-line can duplicate .keep object
 	# build on $objsha1, $packsha1, and .keep state from previous
 	git repack -Adbl &&
 	test_when_finished "found_duplicate_object=" &&
-	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx; do
+	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx
+	do
 		idx=$(basename $p)
 		test "pack-$packsha1.idx" = "$idx" && continue
-		if git verify-pack -v $p | egrep "^$objsha1"; then
+		if git verify-pack -v $p | egrep "^$objsha1"
+		then
 			found_duplicate_object=1
 			echo "DUPLICATE OBJECT FOUND"
 			break

@@ -61,10 +65,12 @@ test_expect_success 'writing bitmaps via config can duplicate .keep objects' '
 	# build on $objsha1, $packsha1, and .keep state from previous
 	git -c repack.writebitmaps=true repack -Adl &&
 	test_when_finished "found_duplicate_object=" &&
-	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx; do
+	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx
+	do
 		idx=$(basename $p)
 		test "pack-$packsha1.idx" = "$idx" && continue
-		if git verify-pack -v $p | egrep "^$objsha1"; then
+		if git verify-pack -v $p | egrep "^$objsha1"
+		then
 			found_duplicate_object=1
 			echo "DUPLICATE OBJECT FOUND"
 			break

@@ -83,8 +89,10 @@ test_expect_success 'loose objects in alternate ODB are not repacked' '
 	git commit -m commit_file3 &&
 	git repack -a -d -l &&
 	git prune-packed &&
-	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx; do
-		if git verify-pack -v $p | egrep "^$objsha1"; then
+	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx
+	do
+		if git verify-pack -v $p | egrep "^$objsha1"
+		then
 			found_duplicate_object=1
 			echo "DUPLICATE OBJECT FOUND"
 			break

@@ -99,10 +107,13 @@ test_expect_success 'packed obs in alt ODB are repacked even when local repo is
 	git repack -a &&
 	myidx=$(ls -1 .git/objects/pack/*.idx) &&
 	test -f "$myidx" &&
-	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.idx; do
+	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.idx
+	do
 		git verify-pack -v $p | sed -n -e "/^[0-9a-f]\{40\}/p"
-	done | while read sha1 rest; do
-		if ! ( git verify-pack -v $myidx | grep "^$sha1" ); then
+	done | while read sha1 rest
+	do
+		if ! ( git verify-pack -v $myidx | grep "^$sha1" )
+		then
 			echo "Missing object in local pack: $sha1"
 			return 1
 		fi

@@ -119,10 +130,13 @@ test_expect_success 'packed obs in alt ODB are repacked when local repo has pack
 	git repack -a -d &&
 	myidx=$(ls -1 .git/objects/pack/*.idx) &&
 	test -f "$myidx" &&
-	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.idx; do
+	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.idx
+	do
 		git verify-pack -v $p | sed -n -e "/^[0-9a-f]\{40\}/p"
-	done | while read sha1 rest; do
-		if ! ( git verify-pack -v $myidx | grep "^$sha1" ); then
+	done | while read sha1 rest
+	do
+		if ! ( git verify-pack -v $myidx | grep "^$sha1" )
+		then
 			echo "Missing object in local pack: $sha1"
 			return 1
 		fi

@@ -144,10 +158,13 @@ test_expect_success 'packed obs in alternate ODB kept pack are repacked' '
 	git repack -a -d &&
 	myidx=$(ls -1 .git/objects/pack/*.idx) &&
 	test -f "$myidx" &&
-	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.idx; do
+	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.idx
+	do
 		git verify-pack -v $p | sed -n -e "/^[0-9a-f]\{40\}/p"
-	done | while read sha1 rest; do
-		if ! ( git verify-pack -v $myidx | grep "^$sha1" ); then
+	done | while read sha1 rest
+	do
+		if ! ( git verify-pack -v $myidx | grep "^$sha1" )
+		then
 			echo "Missing object in local pack: $sha1"
 			return 1
 		fi

index a96e876c4e..1d14ddcbdb 100755
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ test_expect_success 'packed obs in alt ODB are repacked even when local repo is
 	mv .git/objects/pack/* alt_objects/pack &&
 	git repack -a &&
 	myidx=$(ls -1 .git/objects/pack/*.idx) &&
-	test -f "$myidx" &&
+	test_path_is_file "$myidx" &&
 	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.idx
 	do
 		git verify-pack -v $p | sed -n -e "/^[0-9a-f]\{40\}/p"

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ test_expect_success 'packed obs in alt ODB are repacked when local repo has pack
 	git repack &&
 	git repack -a -d &&
 	myidx=$(ls -1 .git/objects/pack/*.idx) &&
-	test -f "$myidx" &&
+	test_path_is_file "$myidx" &&
 	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.idx
 	do
 		git verify-pack -v $p | sed -n -e "/^[0-9a-f]\{40\}/p"

@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ test_expect_success 'packed obs in alternate ODB kept pack are repacked' '
 	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.pack
 	do
 		base_name=$(basename $p .pack) &&
-		if test -f alt_objects/pack/$base_name.keep
+		if test_path_is_file alt_objects/pack/$base_name.keep
 		then
 			rm alt_objects/pack/$base_name.keep
 		else

@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ test_expect_success 'packed obs in alternate ODB kept pack are repacked' '
 	done &&
 	git repack -a -d &&
 	myidx=$(ls -1 .git/objects/pack/*.idx) &&
-	test -f "$myidx" &&
+	test_path_is_file "$myidx" &&
 	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.idx
 	do
 		git verify-pack -v $p | sed -n -e "/^[0-9a-f]\{40\}/p"

index 1d14ddcbdb..4bcd9fcc80 100755
@@ -4,12 +4,23 @@ test_description='git repack works correctly'
 
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
-commit_and_pack() {
+commit_and_pack () {
 	test_commit "$@" 1>&2 &&
 	SHA1=$(git pack-objects --all --unpacked --incremental .git/objects/pack/pack </dev/null) &&
 	echo pack-${SHA1}.pack
 }
 
+test_no_missing_in_packs () {
+	myidx=$(ls -1 .git/objects/pack/*.idx) &&
+	test_path_is_file "$myidx" &&
+	git verify-pack -v alt_objects/pack/*.idx >orig.raw &&
+	grep "^[0-9a-f]\{40\}" orig.raw | cut -d" " -f1 | sort >orig &&
+	git verify-pack -v $myidx >dest.raw &&
+	cut -d" " -f1 dest.raw | sort >dest &&
+	comm -23 orig dest >missing &&
+	test_must_be_empty missing
+}
+
 test_expect_success 'objects in packs marked .keep are not repacked' '
 	echo content1 >file1 &&
 	echo content2 >file2 &&

@@ -105,19 +116,7 @@ test_expect_success 'packed obs in alt ODB are repacked even when local repo is
 	mkdir alt_objects/pack &&
 	mv .git/objects/pack/* alt_objects/pack &&
 	git repack -a &&
-	myidx=$(ls -1 .git/objects/pack/*.idx) &&
-	test_path_is_file "$myidx" &&
-	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.idx
-	do
-		git verify-pack -v $p | sed -n -e "/^[0-9a-f]\{40\}/p"
-	done | while read sha1 rest
-	do
-		if ! ( git verify-pack -v $myidx | grep "^$sha1" )
-		then
-			echo "Missing object in local pack: $sha1"
-			return 1
-		fi
-	done
+	test_no_missing_in_packs
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'packed obs in alt ODB are repacked when local repo has packs' '

@@ -128,19 +127,7 @@ test_expect_success 'packed obs in alt ODB are repacked when local repo has pack
 	git commit -m more_content &&
 	git repack &&
 	git repack -a -d &&
-	myidx=$(ls -1 .git/objects/pack/*.idx) &&
-	test_path_is_file "$myidx" &&
-	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.idx
-	do
-		git verify-pack -v $p | sed -n -e "/^[0-9a-f]\{40\}/p"
-	done | while read sha1 rest
-	do
-		if ! ( git verify-pack -v $myidx | grep "^$sha1" )
-		then
-			echo "Missing object in local pack: $sha1"
-			return 1
-		fi
-	done
+	test_no_missing_in_packs
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'packed obs in alternate ODB kept pack are repacked' '

@@ -156,19 +143,7 @@ test_expect_success 'packed obs in alternate ODB kept pack are repacked' '
 		fi
 	done &&
 	git repack -a -d &&
-	myidx=$(ls -1 .git/objects/pack/*.idx) &&
-	test_path_is_file "$myidx" &&
-	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.idx
-	do
-		git verify-pack -v $p | sed -n -e "/^[0-9a-f]\{40\}/p"
-	done | while read sha1 rest
-	do
-		if ! ( git verify-pack -v $myidx | grep "^$sha1" )
-		then
-			echo "Missing object in local pack: $sha1"
-			return 1
-		fi
-	done
+	test_no_missing_in_packs
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'packed unreachable obs in alternate ODB are not loosened' '

index 1d14ddcbdb..5fb9e99f34 100755
@@ -4,12 +4,23 @@ test_description='git repack works correctly'
 
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
-commit_and_pack() {
+commit_and_pack () {
 	test_commit "$@" 1>&2 &&
 	SHA1=$(git pack-objects --all --unpacked --incremental .git/objects/pack/pack </dev/null) &&
 	echo pack-${SHA1}.pack
 }
 
+test_no_missing_in_packs () {
+	myidx=$(ls -1 .git/objects/pack/*.idx) &&
+	test_path_is_file "$myidx" &&
+	git verify-pack -v alt_objects/pack/*.idx >orig.raw &&
+	sed -n -e "s/^\([0-9a-f]\{40\}\).*/\1/p" orig.raw | sort >orig &&
+	git verify-pack -v $myidx >dest.raw &&
+	cut -d" " -f1 dest.raw | sort >dest &&
+	comm -23 orig dest >missing &&
+	test_must_be_empty missing
+}
+
 test_expect_success 'objects in packs marked .keep are not repacked' '
 	echo content1 >file1 &&
 	echo content2 >file2 &&

@@ -105,19 +116,7 @@ test_expect_success 'packed obs in alt ODB are repacked even when local repo is
 	mkdir alt_objects/pack &&
 	mv .git/objects/pack/* alt_objects/pack &&
 	git repack -a &&
-	myidx=$(ls -1 .git/objects/pack/*.idx) &&
-	test_path_is_file "$myidx" &&
-	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.idx
-	do
-		git verify-pack -v $p | sed -n -e "/^[0-9a-f]\{40\}/p"
-	done | while read sha1 rest
-	do
-		if ! ( git verify-pack -v $myidx | grep "^$sha1" )
-		then
-			echo "Missing object in local pack: $sha1"
-			return 1
-		fi
-	done
+	test_no_missing_in_packs
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'packed obs in alt ODB are repacked when local repo has packs' '

@@ -128,19 +127,7 @@ test_expect_success 'packed obs in alt ODB are repacked when local repo has pack
 	git commit -m more_content &&
 	git repack &&
 	git repack -a -d &&
-	myidx=$(ls -1 .git/objects/pack/*.idx) &&
-	test_path_is_file "$myidx" &&
-	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.idx
-	do
-		git verify-pack -v $p | sed -n -e "/^[0-9a-f]\{40\}/p"
-	done | while read sha1 rest
-	do
-		if ! ( git verify-pack -v $myidx | grep "^$sha1" )
-		then
-			echo "Missing object in local pack: $sha1"
-			return 1
-		fi
-	done
+	test_no_missing_in_packs
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'packed obs in alternate ODB kept pack are repacked' '

@@ -156,19 +143,7 @@ test_expect_success 'packed obs in alternate ODB kept pack are repacked' '
 		fi
 	done &&
 	git repack -a -d &&
-	myidx=$(ls -1 .git/objects/pack/*.idx) &&
-	test_path_is_file "$myidx" &&
-	for p in alt_objects/pack/*.idx
-	do
-		git verify-pack -v $p | sed -n -e "/^[0-9a-f]\{40\}/p"
-	done | while read sha1 rest
-	do
-		if ! ( git verify-pack -v $myidx | grep "^$sha1" )
-		then
-			echo "Missing object in local pack: $sha1"
-			return 1
-		fi
-	done
+	test_no_missing_in_packs
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'packed unreachable obs in alternate ODB are not loosened' '

index 5fb9e99f34..80ded48088 100755
@@ -21,6 +21,25 @@ test_no_missing_in_packs () {
 	test_must_be_empty missing
 }
 
+# we expect $packsha1 and $objsha1 to be defined
+test_has_duplicate_object () {
+	want_duplicate_object="$1"
+	found_duplicate_object=false
+	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx
+	do
+		idx=$(basename $p)
+		test "pack-$packsha1.idx" = "$idx" && continue
+		git verify-pack -v $p >packlist || return $?
+		if egrep "^$objsha1" packlist
+		then
+			found_duplicate_object=true
+			echo "DUPLICATE OBJECT FOUND"
+			break
+		fi
+	done &&
+	test "$want_duplicate_object" = "$found_duplicate_object"
+}
+
 test_expect_success 'objects in packs marked .keep are not repacked' '
 	echo content1 >file1 &&
 	echo content2 >file2 &&

@@ -40,54 +59,19 @@ test_expect_success 'objects in packs marked .keep are not repacked' '
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
 	git repack -A -d -l &&
 	git prune-packed &&
-	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx
-	do
-		idx=$(basename $p)
-		test "pack-$packsha1.idx" = "$idx" && continue
-		if git verify-pack -v $p | egrep "^$objsha1"
-		then
-			found_duplicate_object=1
-			echo "DUPLICATE OBJECT FOUND"
-			break
-		fi
-	done &&
-	test -z "$found_duplicate_object"
+	test_has_duplicate_object false
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'writing bitmaps via command-line can duplicate .keep objects' '
 	# build on $objsha1, $packsha1, and .keep state from previous
 	git repack -Adbl &&
-	test_when_finished "found_duplicate_object=" &&
-	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx
-	do
-		idx=$(basename $p)
-		test "pack-$packsha1.idx" = "$idx" && continue
-		if git verify-pack -v $p | egrep "^$objsha1"
-		then
-			found_duplicate_object=1
-			echo "DUPLICATE OBJECT FOUND"
-			break
-		fi
-	done &&
-	test "$found_duplicate_object" = 1
+	test_has_duplicate_object true
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'writing bitmaps via config can duplicate .keep objects' '
 	# build on $objsha1, $packsha1, and .keep state from previous
 	git -c repack.writebitmaps=true repack -Adl &&
-	test_when_finished "found_duplicate_object=" &&
-	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx
-	do
-		idx=$(basename $p)
-		test "pack-$packsha1.idx" = "$idx" && continue
-		if git verify-pack -v $p | egrep "^$objsha1"
-		then
-			found_duplicate_object=1
-			echo "DUPLICATE OBJECT FOUND"
-			break
-		fi
-	done &&
-	test "$found_duplicate_object" = 1
+	test_has_duplicate_object true
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'loose objects in alternate ODB are not repacked' '

@@ -100,16 +84,7 @@ test_expect_success 'loose objects in alternate ODB are not repacked' '
 	git commit -m commit_file3 &&
 	git repack -a -d -l &&
 	git prune-packed &&
-	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx
-	do
-		if git verify-pack -v $p | egrep "^$objsha1"
-		then
-			found_duplicate_object=1
-			echo "DUPLICATE OBJECT FOUND"
-			break
-		fi
-	done &&
-	test -z "$found_duplicate_object"
+	test_has_duplicate_object false
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'packed obs in alt ODB are repacked even when local repo is packless' '

index 80ded48088..bfef5888a2 100755
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ test_has_duplicate_object () {
 		idx=$(basename $p)
 		test "pack-$packsha1.idx" = "$idx" && continue
 		git verify-pack -v $p >packlist || return $?
-		if egrep "^$objsha1" packlist
+		if grep "^$objsha1" packlist
 		then
 			found_duplicate_object=true
 			echo "DUPLICATE OBJECT FOUND"

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ test_expect_success 'packed unreachable obs in alternate ODB are not loosened' '
 	rm -f .git/objects/pack/* &&
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
 	test 0 = $(git verify-pack -v -- .git/objects/pack/*.idx |
-		egrep "^$csha1 " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
+		grep "^$csha1 " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
 	echo >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
 	test_must_fail git show $csha1
 '

@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ test_expect_success 'local packed unreachable obs that exist in alternate ODB ar
 	rm -f .git/objects/pack/* &&
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
 	test 0 = $(git verify-pack -v -- .git/objects/pack/*.idx |
-		egrep "^$csha1 " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
+		grep "^$csha1 " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
 	echo >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
 	test_must_fail git show $csha1
 '

index bfef5888a2..5229999d77 100755
@@ -6,31 +6,31 @@ test_description='git repack works correctly'
 
 commit_and_pack () {
 	test_commit "$@" 1>&2 &&
-	SHA1=$(git pack-objects --all --unpacked --incremental .git/objects/pack/pack </dev/null) &&
-	echo pack-${SHA1}.pack
+	incrpackid=$(git pack-objects --all --unpacked --incremental .git/objects/pack/pack </dev/null) &&
+	echo pack-${incrpackid}.pack
 }
 
 test_no_missing_in_packs () {
 	myidx=$(ls -1 .git/objects/pack/*.idx) &&
 	test_path_is_file "$myidx" &&
 	git verify-pack -v alt_objects/pack/*.idx >orig.raw &&
-	sed -n -e "s/^\([0-9a-f]\{40\}\).*/\1/p" orig.raw | sort >orig &&
+	sed -n -e "s/^\($OID_REGEX\).*/\1/p" orig.raw | sort >orig &&
 	git verify-pack -v $myidx >dest.raw &&
 	cut -d" " -f1 dest.raw | sort >dest &&
 	comm -23 orig dest >missing &&
 	test_must_be_empty missing
 }
 
-# we expect $packsha1 and $objsha1 to be defined
+# we expect $packid and $oid to be defined
 test_has_duplicate_object () {
 	want_duplicate_object="$1"
 	found_duplicate_object=false
 	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx
 	do
 		idx=$(basename $p)
-		test "pack-$packsha1.idx" = "$idx" && continue
+		test "pack-$packid.idx" = "$idx" && continue
 		git verify-pack -v $p >packlist || return $?
-		if grep "^$objsha1" packlist
+		if grep "^$oid" packlist
 		then
 			found_duplicate_object=true
 			echo "DUPLICATE OBJECT FOUND"

@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ test_expect_success 'objects in packs marked .keep are not repacked' '
 	git rev-list --objects --all | grep -v file2 |
 		git pack-objects pack &&
 	# The second pack will contain the excluded object
-	packsha1=$(git rev-list --objects --all | grep file2 |
+	packid=$(git rev-list --objects --all | grep file2 |
 		git pack-objects pack) &&
-	>pack-$packsha1.keep &&
-	objsha1=$(git verify-pack -v pack-$packsha1.idx | head -n 1 |
-		sed -e "s/^\([0-9a-f]\{40\}\).*/\1/") &&
+	>pack-$packid.keep &&
+	oid=$(git verify-pack -v pack-$packid.idx | head -n 1 |
+		sed -e "s/^\($OID_REGEX\).*/\1/") &&
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
 	git repack -A -d -l &&
 	git prune-packed &&

@@ -63,13 +63,13 @@ test_expect_success 'objects in packs marked .keep are not repacked' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'writing bitmaps via command-line can duplicate .keep objects' '
-	# build on $objsha1, $packsha1, and .keep state from previous
+	# build on $oid, $packid, and .keep state from previous
 	git repack -Adbl &&
 	test_has_duplicate_object true
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'writing bitmaps via config can duplicate .keep objects' '
-	# build on $objsha1, $packsha1, and .keep state from previous
+	# build on $oid, $packid, and .keep state from previous
 	git -c repack.writebitmaps=true repack -Adl &&
 	test_has_duplicate_object true
 '

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ test_expect_success 'loose objects in alternate ODB are not repacked' '
 	mkdir alt_objects &&
 	echo $(pwd)/alt_objects >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
 	echo content3 >file3 &&
-	objsha1=$(GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY=alt_objects git hash-object -w file3) &&
+	oid=$(GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY=alt_objects git hash-object -w file3) &&
 	git add file3 &&
 	test_tick &&
 	git commit -m commit_file3 &&

@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ test_expect_success 'packed obs in alternate ODB kept pack are repacked' '
 test_expect_success 'packed unreachable obs in alternate ODB are not loosened' '
 	rm -f alt_objects/pack/*.keep &&
 	mv .git/objects/pack/* alt_objects/pack/ &&
-	csha1=$(git rev-parse HEAD^{commit}) &&
+	coid=$(git rev-parse HEAD^{commit}) &&
 	git reset --hard HEAD^ &&
 	test_tick &&
 	git reflog expire --expire=$test_tick --expire-unreachable=$test_tick --all &&

@@ -135,14 +135,14 @@ test_expect_success 'packed unreachable obs in alternate ODB are not loosened' '
 	rm -f .git/objects/pack/* &&
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
 	test 0 = $(git verify-pack -v -- .git/objects/pack/*.idx |
-		grep "^$csha1 " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
+		grep "^$coid " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
 	echo >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
-	test_must_fail git show $csha1
+	test_must_fail git show $coid
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'local packed unreachable obs that exist in alternate ODB are not loosened' '
 	echo $(pwd)/alt_objects >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
-	echo "$csha1" | git pack-objects --non-empty --all --reflog pack &&
+	echo "$coid" | git pack-objects --non-empty --all --reflog pack &&
 	rm -f .git/objects/pack/* &&
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
 	# The pack-objects call on the next line is equivalent to

@@ -152,9 +152,9 @@ test_expect_success 'local packed unreachable obs that exist in alternate ODB ar
 	rm -f .git/objects/pack/* &&
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
 	test 0 = $(git verify-pack -v -- .git/objects/pack/*.idx |
-		grep "^$csha1 " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
+		grep "^$coid " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
 	echo >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
-	test_must_fail git show $csha1
+	test_must_fail git show $coid
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'objects made unreachable by grafts only are kept' '

index 5229999d77..25b235c063 100755
@@ -48,14 +48,13 @@ test_expect_success 'objects in packs marked .keep are not repacked' '
 	git commit -m initial_commit &&
 	# Create two packs
 	# The first pack will contain all of the objects except one
-	git rev-list --objects --all | grep -v file2 |
-		git pack-objects pack &&
+	git rev-list --objects --all >objs &&
+	grep -v file2 objs | git pack-objects pack &&
 	# The second pack will contain the excluded object
-	packid=$(git rev-list --objects --all | grep file2 |
-		git pack-objects pack) &&
+	packid=$(grep file2 objs | git pack-objects pack) &&
 	>pack-$packid.keep &&
-	oid=$(git verify-pack -v pack-$packid.idx | head -n 1 |
-		sed -e "s/^\($OID_REGEX\).*/\1/") &&
+	git verify-pack -v pack-$packid.idx >packlist &&
+	oid=$(head -n 1 packlist | sed -e "s/^\($OID_REGEX\).*/\1/") &&
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
 	git repack -A -d -l &&
 	git prune-packed &&

@@ -134,8 +133,8 @@ test_expect_success 'packed unreachable obs in alternate ODB are not loosened' '
 	    --unpack-unreachable </dev/null pack &&
 	rm -f .git/objects/pack/* &&
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
-	test 0 = $(git verify-pack -v -- .git/objects/pack/*.idx |
-		grep "^$coid " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
+	git verify-pack -v -- .git/objects/pack/*.idx >packlist &&
+	! grep "^$coid " packlist &&
 	echo >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
 	test_must_fail git show $coid
 '

@@ -151,8 +150,8 @@ test_expect_success 'local packed unreachable obs that exist in alternate ODB ar
 	    --unpack-unreachable </dev/null pack &&
 	rm -f .git/objects/pack/* &&
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
-	test 0 = $(git verify-pack -v -- .git/objects/pack/*.idx |
-		grep "^$coid " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
+	git verify-pack -v -- .git/objects/pack/*.idx >packlist &&
+	! grep "^$coid " &&
 	echo >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
 	test_must_fail git show $coid
 '

index 4bcd9fcc80..5bbed02fe5 100755
@@ -21,6 +21,25 @@ test_no_missing_in_packs () {
 	test_must_be_empty missing
 }
 
+# we expect $packsha1 and $objsha1 to be defined
+test_has_duplicate_object () {
+	want_duplicate_object="$1"
+	found_duplicate_object=false
+	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx
+	do
+		idx=$(basename $p)
+		test "pack-$packsha1.idx" = "$idx" && continue
+		git verify-pack -v $p >packlist || return $?
+		if egrep "^$objsha1" packlist
+		then
+			found_duplicate_object=true
+			echo "DUPLICATE OBJECT FOUND"
+			break
+		fi
+	done &&
+	test "$want_duplicate_object" = "$found_duplicate_object"
+}
+
 test_expect_success 'objects in packs marked .keep are not repacked' '
 	echo content1 >file1 &&
 	echo content2 >file2 &&

@@ -40,54 +59,19 @@ test_expect_success 'objects in packs marked .keep are not repacked' '
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
 	git repack -A -d -l &&
 	git prune-packed &&
-	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx
-	do
-		idx=$(basename $p)
-		test "pack-$packsha1.idx" = "$idx" && continue
-		if git verify-pack -v $p | egrep "^$objsha1"
-		then
-			found_duplicate_object=1
-			echo "DUPLICATE OBJECT FOUND"
-			break
-		fi
-	done &&
-	test -z "$found_duplicate_object"
+	test_has_duplicate_object false
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'writing bitmaps via command-line can duplicate .keep objects' '
 	# build on $objsha1, $packsha1, and .keep state from previous
 	git repack -Adbl &&
-	test_when_finished "found_duplicate_object=" &&
-	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx
-	do
-		idx=$(basename $p)
-		test "pack-$packsha1.idx" = "$idx" && continue
-		if git verify-pack -v $p | egrep "^$objsha1"
-		then
-			found_duplicate_object=1
-			echo "DUPLICATE OBJECT FOUND"
-			break
-		fi
-	done &&
-	test "$found_duplicate_object" = 1
+	test_has_duplicate_object true
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'writing bitmaps via config can duplicate .keep objects' '
 	# build on $objsha1, $packsha1, and .keep state from previous
 	git -c repack.writebitmaps=true repack -Adl &&
-	test_when_finished "found_duplicate_object=" &&
-	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx
-	do
-		idx=$(basename $p)
-		test "pack-$packsha1.idx" = "$idx" && continue
-		if git verify-pack -v $p | egrep "^$objsha1"
-		then
-			found_duplicate_object=1
-			echo "DUPLICATE OBJECT FOUND"
-			break
-		fi
-	done &&
-	test "$found_duplicate_object" = 1
+	test_has_duplicate_object true
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'loose objects in alternate ODB are not repacked' '

@@ -100,16 +84,7 @@ test_expect_success 'loose objects in alternate ODB are not repacked' '
 	git commit -m commit_file3 &&
 	git repack -a -d -l &&
 	git prune-packed &&
-	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx
-	do
-		if git verify-pack -v $p | egrep "^$objsha1"
-		then
-			found_duplicate_object=1
-			echo "DUPLICATE OBJECT FOUND"
-			break
-		fi
-	done &&
-	test -z "$found_duplicate_object"
+	test_has_duplicate_object false
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'packed obs in alt ODB are repacked even when local repo is packless' '

index 5bbed02fe5..2493cc4e9b 100755
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ test_has_duplicate_object () {
 		idx=$(basename $p)
 		test "pack-$packsha1.idx" = "$idx" && continue
 		git verify-pack -v $p >packlist || return $?
-		if egrep "^$objsha1" packlist
+		if grep "^$objsha1" packlist
 		then
 			found_duplicate_object=true
 			echo "DUPLICATE OBJECT FOUND"

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ test_expect_success 'packed unreachable obs in alternate ODB are not loosened' '
 	rm -f .git/objects/pack/* &&
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
 	test 0 = $(git verify-pack -v -- .git/objects/pack/*.idx |
-		egrep "^$csha1 " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
+		grep "^$csha1 " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
 	echo >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
 	test_must_fail git show $csha1
 '

@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ test_expect_success 'local packed unreachable obs that exist in alternate ODB ar
 	rm -f .git/objects/pack/* &&
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
 	test 0 = $(git verify-pack -v -- .git/objects/pack/*.idx |
-		egrep "^$csha1 " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
+		grep "^$csha1 " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
 	echo >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
 	test_must_fail git show $csha1
 '

index 2493cc4e9b..1edb21bf93 100755
@@ -6,31 +6,31 @@ test_description='git repack works correctly'
 
 commit_and_pack () {
 	test_commit "$@" 1>&2 &&
-	SHA1=$(git pack-objects --all --unpacked --incremental .git/objects/pack/pack </dev/null) &&
-	echo pack-${SHA1}.pack
+	incrpackid=$(git pack-objects --all --unpacked --incremental .git/objects/pack/pack </dev/null) &&
+	echo pack-${incrpackid}.pack
 }
 
 test_no_missing_in_packs () {
 	myidx=$(ls -1 .git/objects/pack/*.idx) &&
 	test_path_is_file "$myidx" &&
 	git verify-pack -v alt_objects/pack/*.idx >orig.raw &&
-	grep "^[0-9a-f]\{40\}" orig.raw | cut -d" " -f1 | sort >orig &&
+	grep "^$OID_REGEX" orig.raw | cut -d" " -f1 | sort >orig &&
 	git verify-pack -v $myidx >dest.raw &&
 	cut -d" " -f1 dest.raw | sort >dest &&
 	comm -23 orig dest >missing &&
 	test_must_be_empty missing
 }
 
-# we expect $packsha1 and $objsha1 to be defined
+# we expect $packid and $oid to be defined
 test_has_duplicate_object () {
 	want_duplicate_object="$1"
 	found_duplicate_object=false
 	for p in .git/objects/pack/*.idx
 	do
 		idx=$(basename $p)
-		test "pack-$packsha1.idx" = "$idx" && continue
+		test "pack-$packid.idx" = "$idx" && continue
 		git verify-pack -v $p >packlist || return $?
-		if grep "^$objsha1" packlist
+		if grep "^$oid" packlist
 		then
 			found_duplicate_object=true
 			echo "DUPLICATE OBJECT FOUND"

@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ test_expect_success 'objects in packs marked .keep are not repacked' '
 	git rev-list --objects --all | grep -v file2 |
 		git pack-objects pack &&
 	# The second pack will contain the excluded object
-	packsha1=$(git rev-list --objects --all | grep file2 |
+	packid=$(git rev-list --objects --all | grep file2 |
 		git pack-objects pack) &&
-	>pack-$packsha1.keep &&
-	objsha1=$(git verify-pack -v pack-$packsha1.idx | head -n 1 |
-		sed -e "s/^\([0-9a-f]\{40\}\).*/\1/") &&
+	>pack-$packid.keep &&
+	oid=$(git verify-pack -v pack-$packid.idx | head -n 1 |
+		sed -e "s/^\($OID_REGEX\).*/\1/") &&
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
 	git repack -A -d -l &&
 	git prune-packed &&

@@ -63,13 +63,13 @@ test_expect_success 'objects in packs marked .keep are not repacked' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'writing bitmaps via command-line can duplicate .keep objects' '
-	# build on $objsha1, $packsha1, and .keep state from previous
+	# build on $oid, $packid, and .keep state from previous
 	git repack -Adbl &&
 	test_has_duplicate_object true
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'writing bitmaps via config can duplicate .keep objects' '
-	# build on $objsha1, $packsha1, and .keep state from previous
+	# build on $oid, $packid, and .keep state from previous
 	git -c repack.writebitmaps=true repack -Adl &&
 	test_has_duplicate_object true
 '

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ test_expect_success 'loose objects in alternate ODB are not repacked' '
 	mkdir alt_objects &&
 	echo $(pwd)/alt_objects >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
 	echo content3 >file3 &&
-	objsha1=$(GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY=alt_objects git hash-object -w file3) &&
+	oid=$(GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY=alt_objects git hash-object -w file3) &&
 	git add file3 &&
 	test_tick &&
 	git commit -m commit_file3 &&

@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ test_expect_success 'packed obs in alternate ODB kept pack are repacked' '
 test_expect_success 'packed unreachable obs in alternate ODB are not loosened' '
 	rm -f alt_objects/pack/*.keep &&
 	mv .git/objects/pack/* alt_objects/pack/ &&
-	csha1=$(git rev-parse HEAD^{commit}) &&
+	coid=$(git rev-parse HEAD^{commit}) &&
 	git reset --hard HEAD^ &&
 	test_tick &&
 	git reflog expire --expire=$test_tick --expire-unreachable=$test_tick --all &&

@@ -135,14 +135,14 @@ test_expect_success 'packed unreachable obs in alternate ODB are not loosened' '
 	rm -f .git/objects/pack/* &&
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
 	test 0 = $(git verify-pack -v -- .git/objects/pack/*.idx |
-		grep "^$csha1 " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
+		grep "^$coid " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
 	echo >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
-	test_must_fail git show $csha1
+	test_must_fail git show $coid
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'local packed unreachable obs that exist in alternate ODB are not loosened' '
 	echo $(pwd)/alt_objects >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
-	echo "$csha1" | git pack-objects --non-empty --all --reflog pack &&
+	echo "$coid" | git pack-objects --non-empty --all --reflog pack &&
 	rm -f .git/objects/pack/* &&
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
 	# The pack-objects call on the next line is equivalent to

@@ -152,9 +152,9 @@ test_expect_success 'local packed unreachable obs that exist in alternate ODB ar
 	rm -f .git/objects/pack/* &&
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
 	test 0 = $(git verify-pack -v -- .git/objects/pack/*.idx |
-		grep "^$csha1 " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
+		grep "^$coid " | sort | uniq | wc -l) &&
 	echo >.git/objects/info/alternates &&
-	test_must_fail git show $csha1
+	test_must_fail git show $coid
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'objects made unreachable by grafts only are kept' '

index 1edb21bf93..d5cce7c06f 100755
@@ -48,14 +48,13 @@ test_expect_success 'objects in packs marked .keep are not repacked' '
 	git commit -m initial_commit &&
 	# Create two packs
 	# The first pack will contain all of the objects except one
-	git rev-list --objects --all | grep -v file2 |
-		git pack-objects pack &&
+	git rev-list --objects --all >objs &&
+	grep -v file2 objs | git pack-objects pack &&
 	# The second pack will contain the excluded object
-	packid=$(git rev-list --objects --all | grep file2 |
-		git pack-objects pack) &&
+	packid=$(grep file2 objs | git pack-objects pack) &&
 	>pack-$packid.keep &&
-	oid=$(git verify-pack -v pack-$packid.idx | head -n 1 |
-		sed -e "s/^\($OID_REGEX\).*/\1/") &&
+	git verify-pack -v pack-$packid.idx >packlist &&
+	oid=$(head -n 1 packlist | sed -e "s/^\($OID_REGEX\).*/\1/") &&
 	mv pack-* .git/objects/pack/ &&
 	git repack -A -d -l &&
 	git prune-packed &&