diff --git a/t/t1007-hash-object.sh b/t/t1007-hash-object.sh
index 6d52b824b1..f83df8eb8b 100755
--- a/t/t1007-hash-object.sh
+++ b/t/t1007-hash-object.sh
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ for args in "-w --stdin-paths" "--stdin-paths -w"; do
 done
 
 test_expect_success 'corrupt tree' '
-	echo abc >malformed-tree
+	echo abc >malformed-tree &&
 	test_must_fail git hash-object -t tree malformed-tree
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t1013-loose-object-format.sh b/t/t1013-loose-object-format.sh
index 0a9cedd374..fbf5f2fc00 100755
--- a/t/t1013-loose-object-format.sh
+++ b/t/t1013-loose-object-format.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ assert_blob_equals() {
 }
 
 test_expect_success setup '
-	cp -R "$TEST_DIRECTORY/t1013/objects" .git/
+	cp -R "$TEST_DIRECTORY/t1013/objects" .git/ &&
 	git --version
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t1300-repo-config.sh b/t/t1300-repo-config.sh
index 51caff047b..0690e0edf4 100755
--- a/t/t1300-repo-config.sh
+++ b/t/t1300-repo-config.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ cat > expect << EOF
 	WhatEver = Second
 EOF
 test_expect_success 'similar section' '
-	git config Cores.WhatEver Second
+	git config Cores.WhatEver Second &&
 	test_cmp expect .git/config
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t1412-reflog-loop.sh b/t/t1412-reflog-loop.sh
index 647d888507..3acd895afb 100755
--- a/t/t1412-reflog-loop.sh
+++ b/t/t1412-reflog-loop.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ test_expect_success 'setup reflog with alternating commits' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'reflog shows all entries' '
-	cat >expect <<-\EOF
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
 		topic@{0} reset: moving to two
 		topic@{1} reset: moving to one
 		topic@{2} reset: moving to two
diff --git a/t/t1501-worktree.sh b/t/t1501-worktree.sh
index 63849836c8..e661147c57 100755
--- a/t/t1501-worktree.sh
+++ b/t/t1501-worktree.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ test_expect_success 'setup: helper for testing rev-parse' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'setup: core.worktree = relative path' '
-	unset GIT_WORK_TREE;
+	sane_unset GIT_WORK_TREE &&
 	GIT_DIR=repo.git &&
 	GIT_CONFIG="$(pwd)"/$GIT_DIR/config &&
 	export GIT_DIR GIT_CONFIG &&
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ test_expect_success 'subdir of work tree' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'setup: core.worktree = absolute path' '
-	unset GIT_WORK_TREE;
+	sane_unset GIT_WORK_TREE &&
 	GIT_DIR=$(pwd)/repo.git &&
 	GIT_CONFIG=$GIT_DIR/config &&
 	export GIT_DIR GIT_CONFIG &&
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ test_expect_success 'absolute pathspec should fail gracefully' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'make_relative_path handles double slashes in GIT_DIR' '
-	>dummy_file
+	>dummy_file &&
 	echo git --git-dir="$(pwd)//repo.git" --work-tree="$(pwd)" add dummy_file &&
 	git --git-dir="$(pwd)//repo.git" --work-tree="$(pwd)" add dummy_file
 '
diff --git a/t/t1510-repo-setup.sh b/t/t1510-repo-setup.sh
index ec50a9ad70..80aedfca8c 100755
--- a/t/t1510-repo-setup.sh
+++ b/t/t1510-repo-setup.sh
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ test_expect_success '#22a: core.worktree = GIT_DIR = .git dir' '
 	# like case #6.
 
 	setup_repo 22a "$here/22a/.git" "" unset &&
-	setup_repo 22ab . "" unset
+	setup_repo 22ab . "" unset &&
 	mkdir -p 22a/.git/sub 22a/sub &&
 	mkdir -p 22ab/.git/sub 22ab/sub &&
 	try_case 22a/.git unset . \
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ test_expect_success '#28: core.worktree and core.bare conflict (gitfile case)' '
 # Case #29: GIT_WORK_TREE(+core.worktree) overrides core.bare (gitfile case).
 test_expect_success '#29: setup' '
 	setup_repo 29 non-existent gitfile true &&
-	mkdir -p 29/sub/sub 29/wt/sub
+	mkdir -p 29/sub/sub 29/wt/sub &&
 	(
 		cd 29 &&
 		GIT_WORK_TREE="$here/29" &&
diff --git a/t/t1511-rev-parse-caret.sh b/t/t1511-rev-parse-caret.sh
index e043cb7c64..eaefc777bd 100755
--- a/t/t1511-rev-parse-caret.sh
+++ b/t/t1511-rev-parse-caret.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ test_description='tests for ref^{stuff}'
 
 test_expect_success 'setup' '
 	echo blob >a-blob &&
-	git tag -a -m blob blob-tag `git hash-object -w a-blob`
+	git tag -a -m blob blob-tag `git hash-object -w a-blob` &&
 	mkdir a-tree &&
 	echo moreblobs >a-tree/another-blob &&
 	git add . &&
diff --git a/t/t3030-merge-recursive.sh b/t/t3030-merge-recursive.sh
index 55ef1895d7..a5e3da7e41 100755
--- a/t/t3030-merge-recursive.sh
+++ b/t/t3030-merge-recursive.sh
@@ -285,17 +285,7 @@ test_expect_success 'merge-recursive simple' '
 	rm -fr [abcd] &&
 	git checkout -f "$c2" &&
 
-	git merge-recursive "$c0" -- "$c2" "$c1"
-	status=$?
-	case "$status" in
-	1)
-		: happy
-		;;
-	*)
-		echo >&2 "why status $status!!!"
-		false
-		;;
-	esac
+	test_expect_code 1 git merge-recursive "$c0" -- "$c2" "$c1"
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'merge-recursive result' '
@@ -334,17 +324,7 @@ test_expect_success 'merge-recursive remove conflict' '
 	rm -fr [abcd] &&
 	git checkout -f "$c1" &&
 
-	git merge-recursive "$c0" -- "$c1" "$c5"
-	status=$?
-	case "$status" in
-	1)
-		: happy
-		;;
-	*)
-		echo >&2 "why status $status!!!"
-		false
-		;;
-	esac
+	test_expect_code 1 git merge-recursive "$c0" -- "$c1" "$c5"
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'merge-recursive remove conflict' '
@@ -388,17 +368,7 @@ test_expect_success 'merge-recursive d/f conflict' '
 	git reset --hard &&
 	git checkout -f "$c1" &&
 
-	git merge-recursive "$c0" -- "$c1" "$c4"
-	status=$?
-	case "$status" in
-	1)
-		: happy
-		;;
-	*)
-		echo >&2 "why status $status!!!"
-		false
-		;;
-	esac
+	test_expect_code 1 git merge-recursive "$c0" -- "$c1" "$c4"
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'merge-recursive d/f conflict result' '
@@ -422,17 +392,7 @@ test_expect_success 'merge-recursive d/f conflict the other way' '
 	git reset --hard &&
 	git checkout -f "$c4" &&
 
-	git merge-recursive "$c0" -- "$c4" "$c1"
-	status=$?
-	case "$status" in
-	1)
-		: happy
-		;;
-	*)
-		echo >&2 "why status $status!!!"
-		false
-		;;
-	esac
+	test_expect_code 1 git merge-recursive "$c0" -- "$c4" "$c1"
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'merge-recursive d/f conflict result the other way' '
@@ -456,17 +416,7 @@ test_expect_success 'merge-recursive d/f conflict' '
 	git reset --hard &&
 	git checkout -f "$c1" &&
 
-	git merge-recursive "$c0" -- "$c1" "$c6"
-	status=$?
-	case "$status" in
-	1)
-		: happy
-		;;
-	*)
-		echo >&2 "why status $status!!!"
-		false
-		;;
-	esac
+	test_expect_code 1 git merge-recursive "$c0" -- "$c1" "$c6"
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'merge-recursive d/f conflict result' '
@@ -490,17 +440,7 @@ test_expect_success 'merge-recursive d/f conflict' '
 	git reset --hard &&
 	git checkout -f "$c6" &&
 
-	git merge-recursive "$c0" -- "$c6" "$c1"
-	status=$?
-	case "$status" in
-	1)
-		: happy
-		;;
-	*)
-		echo >&2 "why status $status!!!"
-		false
-		;;
-	esac
+	test_expect_code 1 git merge-recursive "$c0" -- "$c6" "$c1"
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'merge-recursive d/f conflict result' '
diff --git a/t/t3040-subprojects-basic.sh b/t/t3040-subprojects-basic.sh
index f6973e96a5..0a4ff6d824 100755
--- a/t/t3040-subprojects-basic.sh
+++ b/t/t3040-subprojects-basic.sh
@@ -3,81 +3,81 @@
 test_description='Basic subproject functionality'
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
-test_expect_success 'Super project creation' \
-    ': >Makefile &&
-    git add Makefile &&
-    git commit -m "Superproject created"'
+test_expect_success 'setup: create superproject' '
+	: >Makefile &&
+	git add Makefile &&
+	git commit -m "Superproject created"
+'
 
+test_expect_success 'setup: create subprojects' '
+	mkdir sub1 &&
+	( cd sub1 && git init && : >Makefile && git add * &&
+	git commit -q -m "subproject 1" ) &&
+	mkdir sub2 &&
+	( cd sub2 && git init && : >Makefile && git add * &&
+	git commit -q -m "subproject 2" ) &&
+	git update-index --add sub1 &&
+	git add sub2 &&
+	git commit -q -m "subprojects added" &&
+	git diff-tree --abbrev=5 HEAD^ HEAD |cut -d" " -f-3,5- >current &&
+	git branch save HEAD &&
+	cat >expected <<-\EOF &&
+	:000000 160000 00000... A	sub1
+	:000000 160000 00000... A	sub2
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expected current
+'
 
-cat >expected <<EOF
-:000000 160000 00000... A	sub1
-:000000 160000 00000... A	sub2
-EOF
-test_expect_success 'create subprojects' \
-    'mkdir sub1 &&
-    ( cd sub1 && git init && : >Makefile && git add * &&
-    git commit -q -m "subproject 1" ) &&
-    mkdir sub2 &&
-    ( cd sub2 && git init && : >Makefile && git add * &&
-    git commit -q -m "subproject 2" ) &&
-    git update-index --add sub1 &&
-    git add sub2 &&
-    git commit -q -m "subprojects added" &&
-    git diff-tree --abbrev=5 HEAD^ HEAD |cut -d" " -f-3,5- >current &&
-    test_cmp expected current'
+test_expect_success 'check if fsck ignores the subprojects' '
+	git fsck --full
+'
 
-git branch save HEAD
+test_expect_success 'check if commit in a subproject detected' '
+	( cd sub1 &&
+	echo "all:" >>Makefile &&
+	echo "	true" >>Makefile &&
+	git commit -q -a -m "make all" ) &&
+	test_expect_code 1 git diff-files --exit-code
+'
 
-test_expect_success 'check if fsck ignores the subprojects' \
-    'git fsck --full'
+test_expect_success 'check if a changed subproject HEAD can be committed' '
+	git commit -q -a -m "sub1 changed" &&
+	test_expect_code 1 git diff-tree --exit-code HEAD^ HEAD
+'
 
-test_expect_success 'check if commit in a subproject detected' \
-    '( cd sub1 &&
-    echo "all:" >>Makefile &&
-    echo "	true" >>Makefile &&
-    git commit -q -a -m "make all" ) && {
-        git diff-files --exit-code
-	test $? = 1
-    }'
+test_expect_success 'check if diff-index works for subproject elements' '
+	test_expect_code 1 git diff-index --exit-code --cached save -- sub1
+'
 
-test_expect_success 'check if a changed subproject HEAD can be committed' \
-    'git commit -q -a -m "sub1 changed" && {
-	git diff-tree --exit-code HEAD^ HEAD
-	test $? = 1
-    }'
+test_expect_success 'check if diff-tree works for subproject elements' '
+	test_expect_code 1 git diff-tree --exit-code HEAD^ HEAD -- sub1
+'
 
-test_expect_success 'check if diff-index works for subproject elements' \
-    'git diff-index --exit-code --cached save -- sub1
-    test $? = 1'
+test_expect_success 'check if git diff works for subproject elements' '
+	test_expect_code 1 git diff --exit-code HEAD^ HEAD
+'
 
-test_expect_success 'check if diff-tree works for subproject elements' \
-    'git diff-tree --exit-code HEAD^ HEAD -- sub1
-    test $? = 1'
+test_expect_success 'check if clone works' '
+	git ls-files -s >expected &&
+	git clone -l -s . cloned &&
+	( cd cloned && git ls-files -s ) >current &&
+	test_cmp expected current
+'
 
-test_expect_success 'check if git diff works for subproject elements' \
-    'git diff --exit-code HEAD^ HEAD
-    test $? = 1'
-
-test_expect_success 'check if clone works' \
-    'git ls-files -s >expected &&
-    git clone -l -s . cloned &&
-    ( cd cloned && git ls-files -s ) >current &&
-    test_cmp expected current'
-
-test_expect_success 'removing and adding subproject' \
-    'git update-index --force-remove -- sub2 &&
-    mv sub2 sub3 &&
-    git add sub3 &&
-    git commit -q -m "renaming a subproject" && {
-	git diff -M --name-status --exit-code HEAD^ HEAD
-	test $? = 1
-    }'
+test_expect_success 'removing and adding subproject' '
+	git update-index --force-remove -- sub2 &&
+	mv sub2 sub3 &&
+	git add sub3 &&
+	git commit -q -m "renaming a subproject" &&
+	test_expect_code 1 git diff -M --name-status --exit-code HEAD^ HEAD
+'
 
 # the index must contain the object name the HEAD of the
 # subproject sub1 was at the point "save"
-test_expect_success 'checkout in superproject' \
-    'git checkout save &&
-    git diff-index --exit-code --raw --cached save -- sub1'
+test_expect_success 'checkout in superproject' '
+	git checkout save &&
+	git diff-index --exit-code --raw --cached save -- sub1
+'
 
 # just interesting what happened...
 # git diff --name-status -M save master
diff --git a/t/t3200-branch.sh b/t/t3200-branch.sh
index 76903323af..ea82424e47 100755
--- a/t/t3200-branch.sh
+++ b/t/t3200-branch.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ test_expect_success \
 
 test_expect_success \
     'git branch --help should not have created a bogus branch' '
-     git branch --help </dev/null >/dev/null 2>/dev/null;
+     test_might_fail git branch --help </dev/null >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &&
      test_path_is_missing .git/refs/heads/--help
 '
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ test_expect_success \
 test_expect_success \
     'git branch -m n/n n should work' \
        'git branch -l n/n &&
-        git branch -m n/n n
+	git branch -m n/n n &&
 	test_path_is_file .git/logs/refs/heads/n'
 
 test_expect_success 'git branch -m o/o o should fail when o/p exists' '
diff --git a/t/t3310-notes-merge-manual-resolve.sh b/t/t3310-notes-merge-manual-resolve.sh
index 4ec4d11450..4367197953 100755
--- a/t/t3310-notes-merge-manual-resolve.sh
+++ b/t/t3310-notes-merge-manual-resolve.sh
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ test_expect_success 'abort notes merge' '
 	test_must_fail ls .git/NOTES_MERGE_* >output 2>/dev/null &&
 	test_cmp /dev/null output &&
 	# m has not moved (still == y)
-	test "$(git rev-parse refs/notes/m)" = "$(cat pre_merge_y)"
+	test "$(git rev-parse refs/notes/m)" = "$(cat pre_merge_y)" &&
 	# Verify that other notes refs has not changed (w, x, y and z)
 	verify_notes w &&
 	verify_notes x &&
@@ -525,9 +525,9 @@ EOF
 	test -f .git/NOTES_MERGE_WORKTREE/$commit_sha3 &&
 	test -f .git/NOTES_MERGE_WORKTREE/$commit_sha4 &&
 	# Refs are unchanged
-	test "$(git rev-parse refs/notes/m)" = "$(git rev-parse refs/notes/w)"
-	test "$(git rev-parse refs/notes/y)" = "$(git rev-parse NOTES_MERGE_PARTIAL^1)"
-	test "$(git rev-parse refs/notes/m)" != "$(git rev-parse NOTES_MERGE_PARTIAL^1)"
+	test "$(git rev-parse refs/notes/m)" = "$(git rev-parse refs/notes/w)" &&
+	test "$(git rev-parse refs/notes/y)" = "$(git rev-parse NOTES_MERGE_PARTIAL^1)" &&
+	test "$(git rev-parse refs/notes/m)" != "$(git rev-parse NOTES_MERGE_PARTIAL^1)" &&
 	# Mention refs/notes/m, and its current and expected value in output
 	grep -q "refs/notes/m" output &&
 	grep -q "$(git rev-parse refs/notes/m)" output &&
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ test_expect_success 'resolve situation by aborting the notes merge' '
 	test_must_fail ls .git/NOTES_MERGE_* >output 2>/dev/null &&
 	test_cmp /dev/null output &&
 	# m has not moved (still == w)
-	test "$(git rev-parse refs/notes/m)" = "$(git rev-parse refs/notes/w)"
+	test "$(git rev-parse refs/notes/m)" = "$(git rev-parse refs/notes/w)" &&
 	# Verify that other notes refs has not changed (w, x, y and z)
 	verify_notes w &&
 	verify_notes x &&
diff --git a/t/t3400-rebase.sh b/t/t3400-rebase.sh
index 6eaecec906..c355533236 100755
--- a/t/t3400-rebase.sh
+++ b/t/t3400-rebase.sh
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ test_expect_success 'fail when upstream arg is missing and not configured' '
 
 test_expect_success 'default to @{upstream} when upstream arg is missing' '
 	git checkout -b default topic &&
-	git config branch.default.remote .
-	git config branch.default.merge refs/heads/master
+	git config branch.default.remote . &&
+	git config branch.default.merge refs/heads/master &&
 	git rebase &&
 	test "$(git rev-parse default~1)" = "$(git rev-parse master)"
 '
diff --git a/t/t3401-rebase-partial.sh b/t/t3401-rebase-partial.sh
index aea6685984..7ba17974c5 100755
--- a/t/t3401-rebase-partial.sh
+++ b/t/t3401-rebase-partial.sh
@@ -11,51 +11,35 @@ local branch.
 '
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
-test_expect_success \
-    'prepare repository with topic branch' \
-    'echo First > A &&
-     git update-index --add A &&
-     git commit -m "Add A." &&
-
-     git checkout -b my-topic-branch &&
-
-     echo Second > B &&
-     git update-index --add B &&
-     git commit -m "Add B." &&
-
-     echo AnotherSecond > C &&
-     git update-index --add C &&
-     git commit -m "Add C." &&
-
-     git checkout -f master &&
-
-     echo Third >> A &&
-     git update-index A &&
-     git commit -m "Modify A."
+test_expect_success 'prepare repository with topic branch' '
+	test_commit A &&
+	git checkout -b my-topic-branch &&
+	test_commit B &&
+	test_commit C &&
+	git checkout -f master &&
+	test_commit A2 A.t
 '
 
-test_expect_success \
-    'pick top patch from topic branch into master' \
-    'git cherry-pick my-topic-branch^0 &&
-     git checkout -f my-topic-branch &&
-     git branch master-merge master &&
-     git branch my-topic-branch-merge my-topic-branch
+test_expect_success 'pick top patch from topic branch into master' '
+	git cherry-pick C &&
+	git checkout -f my-topic-branch
 '
 
-test_debug \
-    'git cherry master &&
-     git format-patch -k --stdout --full-index master >/dev/null &&
-     gitk --all & sleep 1
+test_debug '
+	git cherry master &&
+	git format-patch -k --stdout --full-index master >/dev/null &&
+	gitk --all & sleep 1
 '
 
-test_expect_success \
-    'rebase topic branch against new master and check git am did not get halted' \
-    'git rebase master && test ! -d .git/rebase-apply'
+test_expect_success 'rebase topic branch against new master and check git am did not get halted' '
+	git rebase master &&
+	test_path_is_missing .git/rebase-apply
+'
 
-test_expect_success \
-	'rebase --merge topic branch that was partially merged upstream' \
-	'git checkout -f my-topic-branch-merge &&
-	 git rebase --merge master-merge &&
-	 test ! -d .git/rebase-merge'
+test_expect_success 'rebase --merge topic branch that was partially merged upstream' '
+	git reset --hard C &&
+	git rebase --merge master &&
+	test_path_is_missing .git/rebase-merge
+'
 
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t3418-rebase-continue.sh b/t/t3418-rebase-continue.sh
index 1e855cdae5..2680375628 100755
--- a/t/t3418-rebase-continue.sh
+++ b/t/t3418-rebase-continue.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ test_expect_success 'rebase --continue remembers merge strategy and options' '
 	test_commit "commit-new-file-F3-on-topic-branch" F3 32 &&
 	test_when_finished "rm -fr test-bin funny.was.run" &&
 	mkdir test-bin &&
-	cat >test-bin/git-merge-funny <<-EOF
+	cat >test-bin/git-merge-funny <<-EOF &&
 	#!$SHELL_PATH
 	case "\$1" in --opt) ;; *) exit 2 ;; esac
 	shift &&
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ test_expect_success 'rebase --continue remembers merge strategy and options' '
 test_expect_success 'rebase --continue remembers --rerere-autoupdate' '
 	rm -fr .git/rebase-* &&
 	git reset --hard commit-new-file-F3-on-topic-branch &&
-	git checkout master
+	git checkout master &&
 	test_commit "commit-new-file-F3" F3 3 &&
 	git config rerere.enabled true &&
 	test_must_fail git rebase -m master topic &&
diff --git a/t/t3419-rebase-patch-id.sh b/t/t3419-rebase-patch-id.sh
index bd8efaf005..e70ac10a0c 100755
--- a/t/t3419-rebase-patch-id.sh
+++ b/t/t3419-rebase-patch-id.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ run()
 }
 
 test_expect_success 'setup' '
-	git commit --allow-empty -m initial
+	git commit --allow-empty -m initial &&
 	git tag root
 '