Merge branch 'tr/doc-note-rewrite' into maint-1.7.6

* tr/doc-note-rewrite:
  Documentation: basic configuration of notes.rewriteRef
diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.6.2.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.6.2.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67ae414
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.6.2.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Git v1.7.6.2 Release Notes
+==========================
+
+Fixes since v1.7.6.1
+--------------------
+
+ * v1.7.6.1 broke "git push --quiet"; it used to be a no-op against an old
+   version of Git running on the other end, but v1.7.6.1 made it abort.
diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.6.3.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.6.3.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9597183
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.6.3.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+Git v1.7.6.3 Release Notes
+==========================
+
+Fixes since v1.7.6.2
+--------------------
+
+ * "git -c var=value subcmd" misparsed the custom configuration when
+   value contained an equal sign.
+
+ * "git fetch" had a major performance regression, wasting many
+   needless cycles in a repository where there is no submodules
+   present. This was especially bad, when there were many refs.
+
+ * "git reflog $refname" did not default to the "show" subcommand as
+   the documentation advertised the command to do.
+
+ * "git reset" did not leave meaningful log message in the reflog.
+
+ * "git status --ignored" did not show ignored items when there is no
+   untracked items.
+
+ * "git tag --contains $commit" was unnecessarily inefficient.
+
+Also contains minor fixes and documentation updates.
diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.6.4.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.6.4.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e19acac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.6.4.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+Git v1.7.6.4 Release Notes
+==========================
+
+Fixes since v1.7.6.3
+--------------------
+
+ * The error reporting logic of "git am" when the command is fed a file
+   whose mail-storage format is unknown was fixed.
+
+ * "git branch --set-upstream @{-1} foo" did not expand @{-1} correctly.
+
+ * "git check-ref-format --print" used to parrot a candidate string that
+   began with a slash (e.g. /refs/heads/master) without stripping it, to make
+   the result a suitably normalized string the caller can append to "$GIT_DIR/".
+
+ * "git clone" failed to clone locally from a ".git" file that itself
+   is not a directory but is a pointer to one.
+
+ * "git clone" from a local repository that borrows from another
+   object store using a relative path in its objects/info/alternates
+   file did not adjust the alternates in the resulting repository.
+
+ * "git describe --dirty" did not refresh the index before checking the
+   state of the working tree files.
+
+ * "git ls-files ../$path" that is run from a subdirectory reported errors
+   incorrectly when there is no such path that matches the given pathspec.
+
+ * "git mergetool" could loop forever prompting when nothing can be read
+   from the standard input.
+
+Also contains minor fixes and documentation updates.
diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
index 938eccf..0dbf2c9 100644
--- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
+++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
@@ -134,8 +134,7 @@
 
 (2) Generate your patch using git tools out of your commits.
 
-git based diff tools (git, Cogito, and StGIT included) generate
-unidiff which is the preferred format.
+git based diff tools generate unidiff which is the preferred format.
 
 You do not have to be afraid to use -M option to "git diff" or
 "git format-patch", if your patch involves file renames.  The
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index cc39f86..8764388 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@
 browser.<tool>.cmd::
 	Specify the command to invoke the specified browser. The
 	specified command is evaluated in shell with the URLs passed
-	as arguments. (See linkgit:git-web--browse[1].)
+	as arguments. (See linkgit:git-web{litdd}browse[1].)
 
 browser.<tool>.path::
 	Override the path for the given tool that may be used to
diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index 7951cb7..5cc84a1 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
 your working tree are temporarily stored to a staging area
 called the "index" with 'git add'.  A file can be
 reverted back, only in the index but not in the working tree,
-to that of the last commit with `git reset HEAD -- <file>`,
+to that of the last commit with `git reset HEAD \-- <file>`,
 which effectively reverts 'git add' and prevents the changes to
 this file from participating in the next commit.  After building
 the state to be committed incrementally with these commands,
diff --git a/Documentation/git-mergetool--lib.txt b/Documentation/git-mergetool--lib.txt
index 8c5be67..f98a41b 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-mergetool--lib.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-mergetool--lib.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'TOOL_MODE=(diff|merge) . "$(git --exec-path)/git-mergetool--lib"'
+'TOOL_MODE=(diff|merge) . "$(git --exec-path)/git-mergetool{litdd}lib"'
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt
index c45d53c..5375549 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 -i::
 	Usually a merge requires the index file as well as the
-	files in the working tree are up to date with the
+	files in the working tree to be up to date with the
 	current head commit, in order not to lose local
 	changes.  This flag disables the check with the working
 	tree and is meant to be used when creating a merge of
@@ -71,21 +71,21 @@
 --aggressive::
 	Usually a three-way merge by 'git read-tree' resolves
 	the merge for really trivial cases and leaves other
-	cases unresolved in the index, so that Porcelains can
+	cases unresolved in the index, so that porcelains can
 	implement different merge policies.  This flag makes the
-	command to resolve a few more cases internally:
+	command resolve a few more cases internally:
 +
 * when one side removes a path and the other side leaves the path
   unmodified.  The resolution is to remove that path.
 * when both sides remove a path.  The resolution is to remove that path.
-* when both sides adds a path identically.  The resolution
+* when both sides add a path identically.  The resolution
   is to add that path.
 
 --prefix=<prefix>/::
 	Keep the current index contents, and read the contents
-	of named tree-ish under directory at `<prefix>`.  The
+	of the named tree-ish under the directory at `<prefix>`. The
 	original index file cannot have anything at the path
-	`<prefix>` itself, and have nothing in `<prefix>/`
+	`<prefix>` itself, nor anything in the `<prefix>/`
 	directory.  Note that the `<prefix>/` value must end
 	with a slash.
 
@@ -379,45 +379,45 @@
 Sparse checkout
 ---------------
 
-"Sparse checkout" allows to sparsely populate working directory.
-It uses skip-worktree bit (see linkgit:git-update-index[1]) to tell
-Git whether a file on working directory is worth looking at.
+"Sparse checkout" allows populating the working directory sparsely.
+It uses the skip-worktree bit (see linkgit:git-update-index[1]) to tell
+Git whether a file in the working directory is worth looking at.
 
-"git read-tree" and other merge-based commands ("git merge", "git
-checkout"...) can help maintaining skip-worktree bitmap and working
+'git read-tree' and other merge-based commands ('git merge', 'git
+checkout'...) can help maintaining the skip-worktree bitmap and working
 directory update. `$GIT_DIR/info/sparse-checkout` is used to
-define the skip-worktree reference bitmap. When "git read-tree" needs
-to update working directory, it will reset skip-worktree bit in index
+define the skip-worktree reference bitmap. When 'git read-tree' needs
+to update the working directory, it resets the skip-worktree bit in the index
 based on this file, which uses the same syntax as .gitignore files.
-If an entry matches a pattern in this file, skip-worktree will be
-set on that entry. Otherwise, skip-worktree will be unset.
+If an entry matches a pattern in this file, skip-worktree will not be
+set on that entry. Otherwise, skip-worktree will be set.
 
 Then it compares the new skip-worktree value with the previous one. If
-skip-worktree turns from unset to set, it will add the corresponding
-file back. If it turns from set to unset, that file will be removed.
+skip-worktree turns from set to unset, it will add the corresponding
+file back. If it turns from unset to set, that file will be removed.
 
 While `$GIT_DIR/info/sparse-checkout` is usually used to specify what
-files are in. You can also specify what files are _not_ in, using
-negate patterns. For example, to remove file "unwanted":
+files are in, you can also specify what files are _not_ in, using
+negate patterns. For example, to remove the file `unwanted`:
 
 ----------------
-*
+/*
 !unwanted
 ----------------
 
-Another tricky thing is fully repopulating working directory when you
+Another tricky thing is fully repopulating the working directory when you
 no longer want sparse checkout. You cannot just disable "sparse
-checkout" because skip-worktree are still in the index and you working
-directory is still sparsely populated. You should re-populate working
+checkout" because skip-worktree bits are still in the index and your working
+directory is still sparsely populated. You should re-populate the working
 directory with the `$GIT_DIR/info/sparse-checkout` file content as
 follows:
 
 ----------------
-*
+/*
 ----------------
 
-Then you can disable sparse checkout. Sparse checkout support in "git
-read-tree" and similar commands is disabled by default. You need to
+Then you can disable sparse checkout. Sparse checkout support in 'git
+read-tree' and similar commands is disabled by default. You need to
 turn `core.sparseCheckout` on in order to have sparse checkout
 support.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git-receive-pack.txt b/Documentation/git-receive-pack.txt
index d7b68af..459c085 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-receive-pack.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-receive-pack.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git-receive-pack' [--quiet] <directory>
+'git-receive-pack' <directory>
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@
 
 OPTIONS
 -------
---quiet::
-	Print only error messages.
-
 <directory>::
 	The repository to sync into.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git-revert.txt b/Documentation/git-revert.txt
index e4b46cf..3d0a7d1 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-revert.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-revert.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 should see linkgit:git-reset[1], particularly the '--hard' option.  If
 you want to extract specific files as they were in another commit, you
 should see linkgit:git-checkout[1], specifically the `git checkout
-<commit> -- <filename>` syntax.  Take care with these alternatives as
+<commit> \-- <filename>` syntax.  Take care with these alternatives as
 both will discard uncommitted changes in your working directory.
 
 OPTIONS
diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt b/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt
index bed9e1f..bd3eaa6 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git send-pack' [--all] [--dry-run] [--force] [--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>] [--quiet] [--verbose] [--thin] [<host>:]<directory> [<ref>...]
+'git send-pack' [--all] [--dry-run] [--force] [--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>] [--verbose] [--thin] [<host>:]<directory> [<ref>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@
 	the remote repository can lose commits; use it with
 	care.
 
---quiet::
-	Print only error messages.
-
 --verbose::
 	Run verbosely.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git-sh-i18n--envsubst.txt b/Documentation/git-sh-i18n--envsubst.txt
index 61e4c08..5c3ec32 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-sh-i18n--envsubst.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-sh-i18n--envsubst.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-git-sh-i18n--envsubst(1)
-========================
+git-sh-i18n{litdd}envsubst(1)
+=============================
 
 NAME
 ----
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 [verse]
 eval_gettext () {
 	printf "%s" "$1" | (
-		export PATH $('git sh-i18n--envsubst' --variables "$1");
-		'git sh-i18n--envsubst' "$1"
+		export PATH $('git sh-i18n{litdd}envsubst' --variables "$1");
+		'git sh-i18n{litdd}envsubst' "$1"
 	)
 }
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 This documentation is meant for people who are studying the
 plumbing scripts and/or are writing new ones.
 
-git-sh-i18n--envsubst is Git's stripped-down copy of the GNU
+'git sh-i18n{litdd}envsubst' is Git's stripped-down copy of the GNU
 `envsubst(1)` program that comes with the GNU gettext package. It's
 used internally by linkgit:git-sh-i18n[1] to interpolate the variables
 passed to the the `eval_gettext` function.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-sh-i18n.txt b/Documentation/git-sh-i18n.txt
index eafa55a..60cf49c 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-sh-i18n.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-sh-i18n.txt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 eval_gettext::
 	Currently a dummy fall-through function implemented as a wrapper
 	around `printf(1)` with variables expanded by the
-	linkgit:git-sh-i18n--envsubst[1] helper. Will be replaced by a
+	linkgit:git-sh-i18n{litdd}envsubst[1] helper. Will be replaced by a
 	real gettext implementation in a later version.
 
 GIT
diff --git a/Documentation/git-status.txt b/Documentation/git-status.txt
index 4fca13d..3d51717 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-status.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-status.txt
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@
 	(and suppresses the output of submodule summaries when the config option
 	`status.submodulesummary` is set).
 
+--ignored::
+	Show ignored files as well.
+
 -z::
 	Terminate entries with NUL, instead of LF.  This implies
 	the `--porcelain` output format if no other format is given.
@@ -120,7 +123,8 @@
 * 'C' = copied
 * 'U' = updated but unmerged
 
-Ignored files are not listed.
+Ignored files are not listed, unless `--ignored` option is in effect,
+in which case `XY` are `!!`.
 
     X          Y     Meaning
     -------------------------------------------------
@@ -143,6 +147,7 @@
     U           U    unmerged, both modified
     -------------------------------------------------
     ?           ?    untracked
+    !           !    ignored
     -------------------------------------------------
 
 If -b is used the short-format status is preceded by a line
diff --git a/Documentation/git-submodule.txt b/Documentation/git-submodule.txt
index 585f036..0ec8574 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-submodule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-submodule.txt
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
 	repositories accordingly.
 +
 "git submodule sync" synchronizes all submodules while
-"git submodule sync -- A" synchronizes submodule "A" only.
+"git submodule sync \-- A" synchronizes submodule "A" only.
 
 OPTIONS
 -------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-update-index.txt b/Documentation/git-update-index.txt
index d393129..a3081f4 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-update-index.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-update-index.txt
@@ -264,7 +264,9 @@
 "assume unchanged" bit, either before or after you modify them.
 
 In order to set "assume unchanged" bit, use `--assume-unchanged`
-option.  To unset, use `--no-assume-unchanged`.
+option.  To unset, use `--no-assume-unchanged`. To see which files
+have the "assume unchanged" bit set, use `git ls-files -v`
+(see linkgit:git-ls-files[1]).
 
 The command looks at `core.ignorestat` configuration variable.  When
 this is true, paths updated with `git update-index paths...` and
@@ -363,7 +365,8 @@
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkgit:git-config[1],
-linkgit:git-add[1]
+linkgit:git-add[1],
+linkgit:git-ls-files[1]
 
 GIT
 ---
diff --git a/Documentation/git-web--browse.txt b/Documentation/git-web--browse.txt
index 8b4f65a..c2bc87b 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-web--browse.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-web--browse.txt
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 You can explicitly provide a full path to your preferred browser by
 setting the configuration variable 'browser.<tool>.path'. For example,
 you can configure the absolute path to firefox by setting
-'browser.firefox.path'. Otherwise, 'git web--browse' assumes the tool
+'browser.firefox.path'. Otherwise, 'git web{litdd}browse' assumes the tool
 is available in PATH.
 
 browser.<tool>.cmd
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index b4ff5be..d148135 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -44,10 +44,13 @@
 branch of the `git.git` repository.
 Documentation for older releases are available here:
 
-* link:v1.7.6.1/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.6.1]
+* link:v1.7.6.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.6.4]
 
 * release notes for
-  link:RelNotes/1.7.6.1.txt[1.7.6.1].
+  link:RelNotes/1.7.6.4.txt[1.7.6.4],
+  link:RelNotes/1.7.6.3.txt[1.7.6.3],
+  link:RelNotes/1.7.6.2.txt[1.7.6.2],
+  link:RelNotes/1.7.6.1.txt[1.7.6.1],
   link:RelNotes/1.7.6.txt[1.7.6].
 
 * link:v1.7.5.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.5.4]
diff --git a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
index 62340a5..39e6207 100644
--- a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@
 	 \   /   /   /   /
 	  `-------------'
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-The horizontal line of history A--P is taken to be the first parent of
+The horizontal line of history A---P is taken to be the first parent of
 each merge.  The commits are:
 
 * `I` is the initial commit, in which `foo` exists with contents
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index 01bcb38..b42c77c 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v1.7.6.1
+DEF_VER=v1.7.6.4
 
 LF='
 '
diff --git a/RelNotes b/RelNotes
index 5a33236..2b3ea81 120000
--- a/RelNotes
+++ b/RelNotes
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.6.1.txt
\ No newline at end of file
+Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.6.4.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/branch.c b/branch.c
index c0c865a..d62cc01 100644
--- a/branch.c
+++ b/branch.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
 			 start_name);
 
 	if (real_ref && track)
-		setup_tracking(name, real_ref, track);
+		setup_tracking(ref.buf+11, real_ref, track);
 
 	if (!dont_change_ref)
 		if (write_ref_sha1(lock, sha1, msg) < 0)
diff --git a/builtin/check-ref-format.c b/builtin/check-ref-format.c
index ae3f281..0723cf2 100644
--- a/builtin/check-ref-format.c
+++ b/builtin/check-ref-format.c
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 "   or: git check-ref-format --branch <branchname-shorthand>";
 
 /*
- * Replace each run of adjacent slashes in src with a single slash,
- * and write the result to dst.
+ * Remove leading slashes and replace each run of adjacent slashes in
+ * src with a single slash, and write the result to dst.
  *
  * This function is similar to normalize_path_copy(), but stripped down
  * to meet check_ref_format's simpler needs.
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 static void collapse_slashes(char *dst, const char *src)
 {
 	char ch;
-	char prev = '\0';
+	char prev = '/';
 
 	while ((ch = *src++) != '\0') {
 		if (prev == '/' && ch == prev)
diff --git a/builtin/checkout.c b/builtin/checkout.c
index ca855d7..4c20dae 100644
--- a/builtin/checkout.c
+++ b/builtin/checkout.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
 }
 
 static int checkout_paths(struct tree *source_tree, const char **pathspec,
-			  struct checkout_opts *opts)
+			  const char *prefix, struct checkout_opts *opts)
 {
 	int pos;
 	struct checkout state;
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
 		match_pathspec(pathspec, ce->name, ce_namelen(ce), 0, ps_matched);
 	}
 
-	if (report_path_error(ps_matched, pathspec, 0))
+	if (report_path_error(ps_matched, pathspec, prefix))
 		return 1;
 
 	/* "checkout -m path" to recreate conflicted state */
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@
 		if (1 < !!opts.writeout_stage + !!opts.force + !!opts.merge)
 			die(_("git checkout: --ours/--theirs, --force and --merge are incompatible when\nchecking out of the index."));
 
-		return checkout_paths(source_tree, pathspec, &opts);
+		return checkout_paths(source_tree, pathspec, prefix, &opts);
 	}
 
 	if (patch_mode)
diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c
index f579794..5f20082 100644
--- a/builtin/clone.c
+++ b/builtin/clone.c
@@ -39,13 +39,23 @@
 
 static int option_no_checkout, option_bare, option_mirror;
 static int option_local, option_no_hardlinks, option_shared, option_recursive;
-static char *option_template, *option_reference, *option_depth;
+static char *option_template, *option_depth;
 static char *option_origin = NULL;
 static char *option_branch = NULL;
 static const char *real_git_dir;
 static char *option_upload_pack = "git-upload-pack";
 static int option_verbosity;
 static int option_progress;
+static struct string_list option_reference;
+
+static int opt_parse_reference(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
+{
+	struct string_list *option_reference = opt->value;
+	if (!arg)
+		return -1;
+	string_list_append(option_reference, arg);
+	return 0;
+}
 
 static struct option builtin_clone_options[] = {
 	OPT__VERBOSITY(&option_verbosity),
@@ -71,8 +81,8 @@
 		    "initialize submodules in the clone"),
 	OPT_STRING(0, "template", &option_template, "template-directory",
 		   "directory from which templates will be used"),
-	OPT_STRING(0, "reference", &option_reference, "repo",
-		   "reference repository"),
+	OPT_CALLBACK(0 , "reference", &option_reference, "repo",
+		     "reference repository", &opt_parse_reference),
 	OPT_STRING('o', "origin", &option_origin, "branch",
 		   "use <branch> instead of 'origin' to track upstream"),
 	OPT_STRING('b', "branch", &option_branch, "branch",
@@ -101,9 +111,26 @@
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(suffix); i++) {
 		const char *path;
 		path = mkpath("%s%s", repo, suffix[i]);
-		if (is_directory(path)) {
+		if (stat(path, &st))
+			continue;
+		if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
 			*is_bundle = 0;
 			return xstrdup(absolute_path(path));
+		} else if (S_ISREG(st.st_mode) && st.st_size > 8) {
+			/* Is it a "gitfile"? */
+			char signature[8];
+			int len, fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
+			if (fd < 0)
+				continue;
+			len = read_in_full(fd, signature, 8);
+			close(fd);
+			if (len != 8 || strncmp(signature, "gitdir: ", 8))
+				continue;
+			path = read_gitfile(path);
+			if (path) {
+				*is_bundle = 0;
+				return xstrdup(absolute_path(path));
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -197,39 +224,80 @@
 	*end = '\0';
 }
 
-static void setup_reference(const char *repo)
+static int add_one_reference(struct string_list_item *item, void *cb_data)
 {
-	const char *ref_git;
-	char *ref_git_copy;
-
+	char *ref_git;
+	struct strbuf alternate = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct remote *remote;
 	struct transport *transport;
 	const struct ref *extra;
 
-	ref_git = real_path(option_reference);
-
-	if (is_directory(mkpath("%s/.git/objects", ref_git)))
-		ref_git = mkpath("%s/.git", ref_git);
-	else if (!is_directory(mkpath("%s/objects", ref_git)))
+	/* Beware: real_path() and mkpath() return static buffer */
+	ref_git = xstrdup(real_path(item->string));
+	if (is_directory(mkpath("%s/.git/objects", ref_git))) {
+		char *ref_git_git = xstrdup(mkpath("%s/.git", ref_git));
+		free(ref_git);
+		ref_git = ref_git_git;
+	} else if (!is_directory(mkpath("%s/objects", ref_git)))
 		die(_("reference repository '%s' is not a local directory."),
-		    option_reference);
+		    item->string);
 
-	ref_git_copy = xstrdup(ref_git);
+	strbuf_addf(&alternate, "%s/objects", ref_git);
+	add_to_alternates_file(alternate.buf);
+	strbuf_release(&alternate);
 
-	add_to_alternates_file(ref_git_copy);
-
-	remote = remote_get(ref_git_copy);
-	transport = transport_get(remote, ref_git_copy);
+	remote = remote_get(ref_git);
+	transport = transport_get(remote, ref_git);
 	for (extra = transport_get_remote_refs(transport); extra;
 	     extra = extra->next)
 		add_extra_ref(extra->name, extra->old_sha1, 0);
 
 	transport_disconnect(transport);
-
-	free(ref_git_copy);
+	free(ref_git);
+	return 0;
 }
 
-static void copy_or_link_directory(struct strbuf *src, struct strbuf *dest)
+static void setup_reference(void)
+{
+	for_each_string_list(&option_reference, add_one_reference, NULL);
+}
+
+static void copy_alternates(struct strbuf *src, struct strbuf *dst,
+			    const char *src_repo)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Read from the source objects/info/alternates file
+	 * and copy the entries to corresponding file in the
+	 * destination repository with add_to_alternates_file().
+	 * Both src and dst have "$path/objects/info/alternates".
+	 *
+	 * Instead of copying bit-for-bit from the original,
+	 * we need to append to existing one so that the already
+	 * created entry via "clone -s" is not lost, and also
+	 * to turn entries with paths relative to the original
+	 * absolute, so that they can be used in the new repository.
+	 */
+	FILE *in = fopen(src->buf, "r");
+	struct strbuf line = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+	while (strbuf_getline(&line, in, '\n') != EOF) {
+		char *abs_path, abs_buf[PATH_MAX];
+		if (!line.len || line.buf[0] == '#')
+			continue;
+		if (is_absolute_path(line.buf)) {
+			add_to_alternates_file(line.buf);
+			continue;
+		}
+		abs_path = mkpath("%s/objects/%s", src_repo, line.buf);
+		normalize_path_copy(abs_buf, abs_path);
+		add_to_alternates_file(abs_buf);
+	}
+	strbuf_release(&line);
+	fclose(in);
+}
+
+static void copy_or_link_directory(struct strbuf *src, struct strbuf *dest,
+				   const char *src_repo, int src_baselen)
 {
 	struct dirent *de;
 	struct stat buf;
@@ -265,7 +333,14 @@
 		}
 		if (S_ISDIR(buf.st_mode)) {
 			if (de->d_name[0] != '.')
-				copy_or_link_directory(src, dest);
+				copy_or_link_directory(src, dest,
+						       src_repo, src_baselen);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/* Files that cannot be copied bit-for-bit... */
+		if (!strcmp(src->buf + src_baselen, "/info/alternates")) {
+			copy_alternates(src, dest, src_repo);
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -288,17 +363,20 @@
 				     const char *dest_repo)
 {
 	const struct ref *ret;
-	struct strbuf src = STRBUF_INIT;
-	struct strbuf dest = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct remote *remote;
 	struct transport *transport;
 
-	if (option_shared)
-		add_to_alternates_file(src_repo);
-	else {
+	if (option_shared) {
+		struct strbuf alt = STRBUF_INIT;
+		strbuf_addf(&alt, "%s/objects", src_repo);
+		add_to_alternates_file(alt.buf);
+		strbuf_release(&alt);
+	} else {
+		struct strbuf src = STRBUF_INIT;
+		struct strbuf dest = STRBUF_INIT;
 		strbuf_addf(&src, "%s/objects", src_repo);
 		strbuf_addf(&dest, "%s/objects", dest_repo);
-		copy_or_link_directory(&src, &dest);
+		copy_or_link_directory(&src, &dest, src_repo, src.len);
 		strbuf_release(&src);
 		strbuf_release(&dest);
 	}
@@ -521,8 +599,8 @@
 	git_config_set(key.buf, repo);
 	strbuf_reset(&key);
 
-	if (option_reference)
-		setup_reference(git_dir);
+	if (option_reference.nr)
+		setup_reference();
 
 	fetch_pattern = value.buf;
 	refspec = parse_fetch_refspec(1, &fetch_pattern);
diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index e1af9b1..9679a99 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@
 			item->util = item; /* better a valid pointer than a fake one */
 	}
 
-	return report_path_error(m, pattern, prefix ? strlen(prefix) : 0);
+	return report_path_error(m, pattern, prefix);
 }
 
 static void add_remove_files(struct string_list *list)
diff --git a/builtin/describe.c b/builtin/describe.c
index 66fc291..9f63067 100644
--- a/builtin/describe.c
+++ b/builtin/describe.c
@@ -462,8 +462,21 @@
 		die(_("No names found, cannot describe anything."));
 
 	if (argc == 0) {
-		if (dirty && !cmd_diff_index(ARRAY_SIZE(diff_index_args) - 1, diff_index_args, prefix))
-			dirty = NULL;
+		if (dirty) {
+			static struct lock_file index_lock;
+			int fd;
+
+			read_cache_preload(NULL);
+			refresh_index(&the_index, REFRESH_QUIET|REFRESH_UNMERGED,
+				      NULL, NULL, NULL);
+			fd = hold_locked_index(&index_lock, 0);
+			if (0 <= fd)
+				update_index_if_able(&the_index, &index_lock);
+
+			if (!cmd_diff_index(ARRAY_SIZE(diff_index_args) - 1,
+					    diff_index_args, prefix))
+				dirty = NULL;
+		}
 		describe("HEAD", 1);
 	} else if (dirty) {
 		die(_("--dirty is incompatible with committishes"));
diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index 93c9938..e422ced 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -941,6 +941,15 @@
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix,
 			     builtin_fetch_options, builtin_fetch_usage, 0);
 
+	if (recurse_submodules != RECURSE_SUBMODULES_OFF) {
+		if (recurse_submodules_default) {
+			int arg = parse_fetch_recurse_submodules_arg("--recurse-submodules-default", recurse_submodules_default);
+			set_config_fetch_recurse_submodules(arg);
+		}
+		gitmodules_config();
+		git_config(submodule_config, NULL);
+	}
+
 	if (all) {
 		if (argc == 1)
 			die(_("fetch --all does not take a repository argument"));
@@ -976,12 +985,6 @@
 	if (!result && (recurse_submodules != RECURSE_SUBMODULES_OFF)) {
 		const char *options[10];
 		int num_options = 0;
-		if (recurse_submodules_default) {
-			int arg = parse_fetch_recurse_submodules_arg("--recurse-submodules-default", recurse_submodules_default);
-			set_config_fetch_recurse_submodules(arg);
-		}
-		gitmodules_config();
-		git_config(submodule_config, NULL);
 		add_options_to_argv(&num_options, options);
 		result = fetch_populated_submodules(num_options, options,
 						    submodule_prefix,
diff --git a/builtin/init-db.c b/builtin/init-db.c
index 025aa47..d07554c 100644
--- a/builtin/init-db.c
+++ b/builtin/init-db.c
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
 		const char *src;
 
 		if (S_ISREG(st.st_mode))
-			src = read_gitfile_gently(git_link);
+			src = read_gitfile(git_link);
 		else if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode))
 			src = git_link;
 		else
diff --git a/builtin/ls-files.c b/builtin/ls-files.c
index 1570123..468bb13 100644
--- a/builtin/ls-files.c
+++ b/builtin/ls-files.c
@@ -388,11 +388,13 @@
 	}
 }
 
-int report_path_error(const char *ps_matched, const char **pathspec, int prefix_len)
+int report_path_error(const char *ps_matched, const char **pathspec, const char *prefix)
 {
 	/*
 	 * Make sure all pathspec matched; otherwise it is an error.
 	 */
+	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
+	const char *name;
 	int num, errors = 0;
 	for (num = 0; pathspec[num]; num++) {
 		int other, found_dup;
@@ -417,10 +419,12 @@
 		if (found_dup)
 			continue;
 
+		name = quote_path_relative(pathspec[num], -1, &sb, prefix);
 		error("pathspec '%s' did not match any file(s) known to git.",
-		      pathspec[num] + prefix_len);
+		      name);
 		errors++;
 	}
+	strbuf_release(&sb);
 	return errors;
 }
 
@@ -611,7 +615,7 @@
 
 	if (ps_matched) {
 		int bad;
-		bad = report_path_error(ps_matched, pathspec, prefix_len);
+		bad = report_path_error(ps_matched, pathspec, prefix);
 		if (bad)
 			fprintf(stderr, "Did you forget to 'git add'?\n");
 
diff --git a/builtin/receive-pack.c b/builtin/receive-pack.c
index 0d51bfb..e1a687a 100644
--- a/builtin/receive-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/receive-pack.c
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@
 
 static const char *pack_lockfile;
 
-static const char *unpack(int quiet)
+static const char *unpack(void)
 {
 	struct pack_header hdr;
 	const char *hdr_err;
@@ -651,10 +651,8 @@
 
 	if (ntohl(hdr.hdr_entries) < unpack_limit) {
 		int code, i = 0;
-		const char *unpacker[5];
+		const char *unpacker[4];
 		unpacker[i++] = "unpack-objects";
-		if (quiet)
-			unpacker[i++] = "-q";
 		if (receive_fsck_objects)
 			unpacker[i++] = "--strict";
 		unpacker[i++] = hdr_arg;
@@ -755,7 +753,6 @@
 
 int cmd_receive_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
-	int quiet = 0;
 	int advertise_refs = 0;
 	int stateless_rpc = 0;
 	int i;
@@ -769,11 +766,6 @@
 		const char *arg = *argv++;
 
 		if (*arg == '-') {
-			if (!strcmp(arg, "--quiet")) {
-				quiet = 1;
-				continue;
-			}
-
 			if (!strcmp(arg, "--advertise-refs")) {
 				advertise_refs = 1;
 				continue;
@@ -822,7 +814,7 @@
 		const char *unpack_status = NULL;
 
 		if (!delete_only(commands))
-			unpack_status = unpack(quiet);
+			unpack_status = unpack();
 		execute_commands(commands, unpack_status);
 		if (pack_lockfile)
 			unlink_or_warn(pack_lockfile);
diff --git a/builtin/reflog.c b/builtin/reflog.c
index ebf610e..3a9c80f 100644
--- a/builtin/reflog.c
+++ b/builtin/reflog.c
@@ -777,6 +777,5 @@
 	if (!strcmp(argv[1], "delete"))
 		return cmd_reflog_delete(argc - 1, argv + 1, prefix);
 
-	/* Not a recognized reflog command..*/
-	usage(reflog_usage);
+	return cmd_log_reflog(argc, argv, prefix);
 }
diff --git a/builtin/reset.c b/builtin/reset.c
index 777e7c6..811e8e2 100644
--- a/builtin/reset.c
+++ b/builtin/reset.c
@@ -33,25 +33,6 @@
 	N_("mixed"), N_("soft"), N_("hard"), N_("merge"), N_("keep"), NULL
 };
 
-static char *args_to_str(const char **argv)
-{
-	char *buf = NULL;
-	unsigned long len, space = 0, nr = 0;
-
-	for (; *argv; argv++) {
-		len = strlen(*argv);
-		ALLOC_GROW(buf, nr + 1 + len, space);
-		if (nr)
-			buf[nr++] = ' ';
-		memcpy(buf + nr, *argv, len);
-		nr += len;
-	}
-	ALLOC_GROW(buf, nr + 1, space);
-	buf[nr] = '\0';
-
-	return buf;
-}
-
 static inline int is_merge(void)
 {
 	return !access(git_path("MERGE_HEAD"), F_OK);
@@ -215,14 +196,18 @@
 	return update_index_refresh(index_fd, lock, refresh_flags);
 }
 
-static void prepend_reflog_action(const char *action, char *buf, size_t size)
+static void set_reflog_message(struct strbuf *sb, const char *action,
+			       const char *rev)
 {
-	const char *sep = ": ";
 	const char *rla = getenv("GIT_REFLOG_ACTION");
-	if (!rla)
-		rla = sep = "";
-	if (snprintf(buf, size, "%s%s%s", rla, sep, action) >= size)
-		warning(_("Reflog action message too long: %.*s..."), 50, buf);
+
+	strbuf_reset(sb);
+	if (rla)
+		strbuf_addf(sb, "%s: %s", rla, action);
+	else if (rev)
+		strbuf_addf(sb, "reset: moving to %s", rev);
+	else
+		strbuf_addf(sb, "reset: %s", action);
 }
 
 static void die_if_unmerged_cache(int reset_type)
@@ -241,7 +226,7 @@
 	unsigned char sha1[20], *orig = NULL, sha1_orig[20],
 				*old_orig = NULL, sha1_old_orig[20];
 	struct commit *commit;
-	char *reflog_action, msg[1024];
+	struct strbuf msg = STRBUF_INIT;
 	const struct option options[] = {
 		OPT__QUIET(&quiet, "be quiet, only report errors"),
 		OPT_SET_INT(0, "mixed", &reset_type,
@@ -261,8 +246,6 @@
 
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options, git_reset_usage,
 						PARSE_OPT_KEEP_DASHDASH);
-	reflog_action = args_to_str(argv);
-	setenv("GIT_REFLOG_ACTION", reflog_action, 0);
 
 	/*
 	 * Possible arguments are:
@@ -357,13 +340,13 @@
 		old_orig = sha1_old_orig;
 	if (!get_sha1("HEAD", sha1_orig)) {
 		orig = sha1_orig;
-		prepend_reflog_action("updating ORIG_HEAD", msg, sizeof(msg));
-		update_ref(msg, "ORIG_HEAD", orig, old_orig, 0, MSG_ON_ERR);
+		set_reflog_message(&msg, "updating ORIG_HEAD", NULL);
+		update_ref(msg.buf, "ORIG_HEAD", orig, old_orig, 0, MSG_ON_ERR);
 	}
 	else if (old_orig)
 		delete_ref("ORIG_HEAD", old_orig, 0);
-	prepend_reflog_action("updating HEAD", msg, sizeof(msg));
-	update_ref_status = update_ref(msg, "HEAD", sha1, orig, 0, MSG_ON_ERR);
+	set_reflog_message(&msg, "updating HEAD", rev);
+	update_ref_status = update_ref(msg.buf, "HEAD", sha1, orig, 0, MSG_ON_ERR);
 
 	switch (reset_type) {
 	case HARD:
@@ -380,7 +363,7 @@
 
 	remove_branch_state();
 
-	free(reflog_action);
+	strbuf_release(&msg);
 
 	return update_ref_status;
 }
diff --git a/builtin/send-pack.c b/builtin/send-pack.c
index 40a1675..c1f6ddd 100644
--- a/builtin/send-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/send-pack.c
@@ -439,10 +439,6 @@
 				args.force_update = 1;
 				continue;
 			}
-			if (!strcmp(arg, "--quiet")) {
-				args.quiet = 1;
-				continue;
-			}
 			if (!strcmp(arg, "--verbose")) {
 				args.verbose = 1;
 				continue;
@@ -492,13 +488,8 @@
 		fd[0] = 0;
 		fd[1] = 1;
 	} else {
-		struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
-		strbuf_addstr(&sb, receivepack);
-		if (args.quiet)
-			strbuf_addstr(&sb, " --quiet");
-		conn = git_connect(fd, dest, sb.buf,
+		conn = git_connect(fd, dest, receivepack,
 			args.verbose ? CONNECT_VERBOSE : 0);
-		strbuf_release(&sb);
 	}
 
 	memset(&extra_have, 0, sizeof(extra_have));
diff --git a/builtin/tag.c b/builtin/tag.c
index cef2726..667515e 100644
--- a/builtin/tag.c
+++ b/builtin/tag.c
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #include "tag.h"
 #include "run-command.h"
 #include "parse-options.h"
+#include "diff.h"
+#include "revision.h"
 
 static const char * const git_tag_usage[] = {
 	"git tag [-a|-s|-u <key-id>] [-f] [-m <msg>|-F <file>] <tagname> [<head>]",
@@ -40,6 +42,48 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int in_commit_list(const struct commit_list *want, struct commit *c)
+{
+	for (; want; want = want->next)
+		if (!hashcmp(want->item->object.sha1, c->object.sha1))
+			return 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int contains_recurse(struct commit *candidate,
+			    const struct commit_list *want)
+{
+	struct commit_list *p;
+
+	/* was it previously marked as containing a want commit? */
+	if (candidate->object.flags & TMP_MARK)
+		return 1;
+	/* or marked as not possibly containing a want commit? */
+	if (candidate->object.flags & UNINTERESTING)
+		return 0;
+	/* or are we it? */
+	if (in_commit_list(want, candidate))
+		return 1;
+
+	if (parse_commit(candidate) < 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* Otherwise recurse and mark ourselves for future traversals. */
+	for (p = candidate->parents; p; p = p->next) {
+		if (contains_recurse(p->item, want)) {
+			candidate->object.flags |= TMP_MARK;
+			return 1;
+		}
+	}
+	candidate->object.flags |= UNINTERESTING;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int contains(struct commit *candidate, const struct commit_list *want)
+{
+	return contains_recurse(candidate, want);
+}
+
 static int show_reference(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1,
 			  int flag, void *cb_data)
 {
@@ -58,7 +102,7 @@
 			commit = lookup_commit_reference_gently(sha1, 1);
 			if (!commit)
 				return 0;
-			if (!is_descendant_of(commit, filter->with_commit))
+			if (!contains(commit, filter->with_commit))
 				return 0;
 		}
 
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index be50618..6b24c25 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@
 extern char *get_graft_file(void);
 extern int set_git_dir(const char *path);
 extern const char *get_git_work_tree(void);
-extern const char *read_gitfile_gently(const char *path);
+extern const char *read_gitfile(const char *path);
 extern void set_git_work_tree(const char *tree);
 
 #define ALTERNATE_DB_ENVIRONMENT "GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES"
@@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@
 #define ws_tab_width(rule)     ((rule) & WS_TAB_WIDTH_MASK)
 
 /* ls-files */
-int report_path_error(const char *ps_matched, const char **pathspec, int prefix_offset);
+int report_path_error(const char *ps_matched, const char **pathspec, const char *prefix);
 void overlay_tree_on_cache(const char *tree_name, const char *prefix);
 
 char *alias_lookup(const char *alias);
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 113723b..49e5250 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@
 static int git_config_parse_parameter(const char *text,
 				      config_fn_t fn, void *data)
 {
-	struct strbuf tmp = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf **pair;
-	strbuf_addstr(&tmp, text);
-	pair = strbuf_split(&tmp, '=');
+	pair = strbuf_split_str(text, '=', 2);
+	if (!pair[0])
+		return error("bogus config parameter: %s", text);
 	if (pair[0]->len && pair[0]->buf[pair[0]->len - 1] == '=')
 		strbuf_setlen(pair[0], pair[0]->len - 1);
 	strbuf_trim(pair[0]);
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@
 
 	switch (git_config_from_parameters(fn, data)) {
 	case -1: /* error */
-		ret--;
+		die("unable to parse command-line config");
 		break;
 	case 0: /* found nothing */
 		break;
diff --git a/connect.c b/connect.c
index b3585ab..d2ce57f 100644
--- a/connect.c
+++ b/connect.c
@@ -192,7 +192,8 @@
  */
 static int git_tcp_connect_sock(char *host, int flags)
 {
-	int sockfd = -1, saved_errno = 0;
+	struct strbuf error_message = STRBUF_INIT;
+	int sockfd = -1;
 	const char *port = STR(DEFAULT_GIT_PORT);
 	struct addrinfo hints, *ai0, *ai;
 	int gai;
@@ -219,18 +220,12 @@
 	for (ai0 = ai; ai; ai = ai->ai_next, cnt++) {
 		sockfd = socket(ai->ai_family,
 				ai->ai_socktype, ai->ai_protocol);
-		if (sockfd < 0) {
-			saved_errno = errno;
-			continue;
-		}
-		if (connect(sockfd, ai->ai_addr, ai->ai_addrlen) < 0) {
-			saved_errno = errno;
-			fprintf(stderr, "%s[%d: %s]: errno=%s\n",
-				host,
-				cnt,
-				ai_name(ai),
-				strerror(saved_errno));
-			close(sockfd);
+		if ((sockfd < 0) ||
+		    (connect(sockfd, ai->ai_addr, ai->ai_addrlen) < 0)) {
+			strbuf_addf(&error_message, "%s[%d: %s]: errno=%s\n",
+				    host, cnt, ai_name(ai), strerror(errno));
+			if (0 <= sockfd)
+				close(sockfd);
 			sockfd = -1;
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -242,11 +237,13 @@
 	freeaddrinfo(ai0);
 
 	if (sockfd < 0)
-		die("unable to connect a socket (%s)", strerror(saved_errno));
+		die("unable to connect to %s:\n%s", host, error_message.buf);
 
 	if (flags & CONNECT_VERBOSE)
 		fprintf(stderr, "done.\n");
 
+	strbuf_release(&error_message);
+
 	return sockfd;
 }
 
diff --git a/environment.c b/environment.c
index 94d58fd..2228c4e 100644
--- a/environment.c
+++ b/environment.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 	git_dir = getenv(GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT);
 	git_dir = git_dir ? xstrdup(git_dir) : NULL;
 	if (!git_dir) {
-		git_dir = read_gitfile_gently(DEFAULT_GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT);
+		git_dir = read_gitfile(DEFAULT_GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT);
 		git_dir = git_dir ? xstrdup(git_dir) : NULL;
 	}
 	if (!git_dir)
diff --git a/git-am.sh b/git-am.sh
index f1a03c9..f5afe15 100755
--- a/git-am.sh
+++ b/git-am.sh
@@ -305,7 +305,8 @@
 		msgnum=
 		;;
 	*)
-		if test -n "$parse_patch" ; then
+		if test -n "$patch_format"
+		then
 			clean_abort "Patch format $patch_format is not supported."
 		else
 			clean_abort "Patch format detection failed."
diff --git a/git-mergetool--lib.sh b/git-mergetool--lib.sh
index 4db9212..a79a2ec 100644
--- a/git-mergetool--lib.sh
+++ b/git-mergetool--lib.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 		while true; do
 			echo "$MERGED seems unchanged."
 			printf "Was the merge successful? [y/n] "
-			read answer
+			read answer || return 1
 			case "$answer" in
 			y*|Y*) status=0; break ;;
 			n*|N*) status=1; break ;;
diff --git a/git-mergetool.sh b/git-mergetool.sh
index 3aab5aa..b6d463f 100755
--- a/git-mergetool.sh
+++ b/git-mergetool.sh
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 resolve_symlink_merge () {
     while true; do
 	printf "Use (l)ocal or (r)emote, or (a)bort? "
-	read ans
+	read ans || return 1
 	case "$ans" in
 	    [lL]*)
 		git checkout-index -f --stage=2 -- "$MERGED"
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 	else
 	    printf "Use (c)reated or (d)eleted file, or (a)bort? "
 	fi
-	read ans
+	read ans || return 1
 	case "$ans" in
 	    [mMcC]*)
 		git add -- "$MERGED"
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 resolve_submodule_merge () {
     while true; do
 	printf "Use (l)ocal or (r)emote, or (a)bort? "
-	read ans
+	read ans || return 1
 	case "$ans" in
 	    [lL]*)
 		if ! local_present; then
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
     describe_file "$remote_mode" "remote" "$REMOTE"
     if "$prompt" = true; then
 	printf "Hit return to start merge resolution tool (%s): " "$merge_tool"
-	read ans
+	read ans || return 1
     fi
 
     if base_present; then
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@
 prompt_after_failed_merge() {
     while true; do
 	printf "Continue merging other unresolved paths (y/n) ? "
-	read ans
+	read ans || return 1
 	case "$ans" in
 
 	    [yY]*)
diff --git a/path.c b/path.c
index 4d73cc9..6f3f5d5 100644
--- a/path.c
+++ b/path.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 		strbuf_addch(&buf, '/');
 	strbuf_addstr(&buf, ".git");
 
-	git_dir = read_gitfile_gently(buf.buf);
+	git_dir = read_gitfile(buf.buf);
 	if (git_dir) {
 		strbuf_reset(&buf);
 		strbuf_addstr(&buf, git_dir);
diff --git a/quote.c b/quote.c
index 63d3b01..532fd3b 100644
--- a/quote.c
+++ b/quote.c
@@ -325,8 +325,12 @@
 
 	if (len < 0)
 		len = strlen(in);
-	if (prefix && prefix_len < 0)
-		prefix_len = strlen(prefix);
+	if (prefix_len < 0) {
+		if (prefix)
+			prefix_len = strlen(prefix);
+		else
+			prefix_len = 0;
+	}
 
 	off = 0;
 	i = 0;
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 3a8789d..4c1fd47 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@
 	memcpy(gitdir + len, "/.git", 6);
 	len += 5;
 
-	tmp = read_gitfile_gently(gitdir);
+	tmp = read_gitfile(gitdir);
 	if (tmp) {
 		free(gitdir);
 		len = strlen(tmp);
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@
 
 static inline int bad_ref_char(int ch)
 {
-	if (((unsigned) ch) <= ' ' ||
+	if (((unsigned) ch) <= ' ' || ch == 0x7f ||
 	    ch == '~' || ch == '^' || ch == ':' || ch == '\\')
 		return 1;
 	/* 2.13 Pattern Matching Notation */
diff --git a/remote-curl.c b/remote-curl.c
index 6d3aff6..69831e9 100644
--- a/remote-curl.c
+++ b/remote-curl.c
@@ -762,9 +762,7 @@
 		argv[argc++] = "--thin";
 	if (options.dry_run)
 		argv[argc++] = "--dry-run";
-	if (options.verbosity < 0)
-		argv[argc++] = "--quiet";
-	else if (options.verbosity > 1)
+	if (options.verbosity > 1)
 		argv[argc++] = "--verbose";
 	argv[argc++] = url;
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_spec; i++)
diff --git a/setup.c b/setup.c
index ce87900..1b06db5 100644
--- a/setup.c
+++ b/setup.c
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@
  * Try to read the location of the git directory from the .git file,
  * return path to git directory if found.
  */
-const char *read_gitfile_gently(const char *path)
+const char *read_gitfile(const char *path)
 {
 	char *buf;
 	char *dir;
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@
 	if (PATH_MAX - 40 < strlen(gitdirenv))
 		die("'$%s' too big", GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT);
 
-	gitfile = (char*)read_gitfile_gently(gitdirenv);
+	gitfile = (char*)read_gitfile(gitdirenv);
 	if (gitfile) {
 		gitfile = xstrdup(gitfile);
 		gitdirenv = gitfile;
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@
 	if (one_filesystem)
 		current_device = get_device_or_die(".", NULL);
 	for (;;) {
-		gitfile = (char*)read_gitfile_gently(DEFAULT_GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT);
+		gitfile = (char*)read_gitfile(DEFAULT_GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT);
 		if (gitfile)
 			gitdirenv = gitfile = xstrdup(gitfile);
 		else {
diff --git a/sha1_file.c b/sha1_file.c
index 92e87ee..32268d1 100644
--- a/sha1_file.c
+++ b/sha1_file.c
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@
 {
 	struct lock_file *lock = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct lock_file));
 	int fd = hold_lock_file_for_append(lock, git_path("objects/info/alternates"), LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR);
-	char *alt = mkpath("%s/objects\n", reference);
+	char *alt = mkpath("%s\n", reference);
 	write_or_die(fd, alt, strlen(alt));
 	if (commit_lock_file(lock))
 		die("could not close alternates file");
diff --git a/strbuf.c b/strbuf.c
index 09c43ae..1a7df12 100644
--- a/strbuf.c
+++ b/strbuf.c
@@ -103,24 +103,27 @@
 	sb->buf[sb->len] = '\0';
 }
 
-struct strbuf **strbuf_split(const struct strbuf *sb, int delim)
+struct strbuf **strbuf_split_buf(const char *str, size_t slen, int delim, int max)
 {
 	int alloc = 2, pos = 0;
-	char *n, *p;
+	const char *n, *p;
 	struct strbuf **ret;
 	struct strbuf *t;
 
 	ret = xcalloc(alloc, sizeof(struct strbuf *));
-	p = n = sb->buf;
-	while (n < sb->buf + sb->len) {
+	p = n = str;
+	while (n < str + slen) {
 		int len;
-		n = memchr(n, delim, sb->len - (n - sb->buf));
+		if (max <= 0 || pos + 1 < max)
+			n = memchr(n, delim, slen - (n - str));
+		else
+			n = NULL;
 		if (pos + 1 >= alloc) {
 			alloc = alloc * 2;
 			ret = xrealloc(ret, sizeof(struct strbuf *) * alloc);
 		}
 		if (!n)
-			n = sb->buf + sb->len - 1;
+			n = str + slen - 1;
 		len = n - p + 1;
 		t = xmalloc(sizeof(struct strbuf));
 		strbuf_init(t, len);
diff --git a/strbuf.h b/strbuf.h
index 9e6d9fa..46a33f8 100644
--- a/strbuf.h
+++ b/strbuf.h
@@ -44,7 +44,22 @@
 extern void strbuf_ltrim(struct strbuf *);
 extern int strbuf_cmp(const struct strbuf *, const struct strbuf *);
 
-extern struct strbuf **strbuf_split(const struct strbuf *, int delim);
+extern struct strbuf **strbuf_split_buf(const char *, size_t,
+					int delim, int max);
+static inline struct strbuf **strbuf_split_str(const char *str,
+					       int delim, int max)
+{
+	return strbuf_split_buf(str, strlen(str), delim, max);
+}
+static inline struct strbuf **strbuf_split_max(const struct strbuf *sb,
+						int delim, int max)
+{
+	return strbuf_split_buf(sb->buf, sb->len, delim, max);
+}
+static inline struct strbuf **strbuf_split(const struct strbuf *sb, int delim)
+{
+	return strbuf_split_max(sb, delim, 0);
+}
 extern void strbuf_list_free(struct strbuf **);
 
 /*----- add data in your buffer -----*/
diff --git a/submodule.c b/submodule.c
index 1ba9646..11de09a 100644
--- a/submodule.c
+++ b/submodule.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 	const char *git_dir;
 
 	strbuf_addf(&objects_directory, "%s/.git", path);
-	git_dir = read_gitfile_gently(objects_directory.buf);
+	git_dir = read_gitfile(objects_directory.buf);
 	if (git_dir) {
 		strbuf_reset(&objects_directory);
 		strbuf_addstr(&objects_directory, git_dir);
@@ -373,6 +373,10 @@
 	const char *argv[] = {NULL, NULL, "--not", "--all", NULL};
 	int argc = ARRAY_SIZE(argv) - 1;
 
+	/* No need to check if there are no submodules configured */
+	if (!config_name_for_path.nr)
+		return;
+
 	init_revisions(&rev, NULL);
 	argv[1] = xstrdup(sha1_to_hex(new_sha1));
 	setup_revisions(argc, argv, &rev, NULL);
@@ -479,7 +483,7 @@
 		strbuf_addf(&submodule_path, "%s/%s", work_tree, ce->name);
 		strbuf_addf(&submodule_git_dir, "%s/.git", submodule_path.buf);
 		strbuf_addf(&submodule_prefix, "%s%s/", prefix, ce->name);
-		git_dir = read_gitfile_gently(submodule_git_dir.buf);
+		git_dir = read_gitfile(submodule_git_dir.buf);
 		if (!git_dir)
 			git_dir = submodule_git_dir.buf;
 		if (is_directory(git_dir)) {
@@ -517,7 +521,7 @@
 	const char *git_dir;
 
 	strbuf_addf(&buf, "%s/.git", path);
-	git_dir = read_gitfile_gently(buf.buf);
+	git_dir = read_gitfile(buf.buf);
 	if (!git_dir)
 		git_dir = buf.buf;
 	if (!is_directory(git_dir)) {
diff --git a/t/t1300-repo-config.sh b/t/t1300-repo-config.sh
index 3db5626..3e140c1 100755
--- a/t/t1300-repo-config.sh
+++ b/t/t1300-repo-config.sh
@@ -904,4 +904,22 @@
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'git -c does not split values on equals' '
+	echo "value with = in it" >expect &&
+	git -c core.foo="value with = in it" config core.foo >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'git -c dies on bogus config' '
+	test_must_fail git -c core.bare=foo rev-parse
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'git -c complains about empty key' '
+	test_must_fail git -c "=foo" rev-parse
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'git -c complains about empty key and value' '
+	test_must_fail git -c "" rev-parse
+'
+
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t1402-check-ref-format.sh b/t/t1402-check-ref-format.sh
index 1b0f82f..ed4275a 100755
--- a/t/t1402-check-ref-format.sh
+++ b/t/t1402-check-ref-format.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 valid_ref 'foo/bar/baz'
 valid_ref 'refs///heads/foo'
 invalid_ref 'heads/foo/'
+valid_ref '/heads/foo'
+valid_ref '///heads/foo'
+invalid_ref '/foo'
 invalid_ref './foo'
 invalid_ref '.refs/foo'
 invalid_ref 'heads/foo..bar'
@@ -27,6 +30,9 @@
 valid_ref 'heads/foo@bar'
 invalid_ref 'heads/v@{ation'
 invalid_ref 'heads/foo\bar'
+invalid_ref "$(printf 'heads/foo\t')"
+invalid_ref "$(printf 'heads/foo\177')"
+valid_ref "$(printf 'heads/fu\303\237')"
 
 test_expect_success "check-ref-format --branch @{-1}" '
 	T=$(git write-tree) &&
@@ -70,7 +76,10 @@
 
 valid_ref_normalized 'heads/foo' 'heads/foo'
 valid_ref_normalized 'refs///heads/foo' 'refs/heads/foo'
+valid_ref_normalized '/heads/foo' 'heads/foo'
+valid_ref_normalized '///heads/foo' 'heads/foo'
 invalid_ref_normalized 'foo'
+invalid_ref_normalized '/foo'
 invalid_ref_normalized 'heads/foo/../bar'
 invalid_ref_normalized 'heads/./foo'
 invalid_ref_normalized 'heads\foo'
diff --git a/t/t1412-reflog-loop.sh b/t/t1412-reflog-loop.sh
index 7f519e5..647d888 100755
--- a/t/t1412-reflog-loop.sh
+++ b/t/t1412-reflog-loop.sh
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
 
 test_expect_success 'reflog shows all entries' '
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF
-		topic@{0} two: updating HEAD
-		topic@{1} one: updating HEAD
-		topic@{2} two: updating HEAD
-		topic@{3} one: updating HEAD
+		topic@{0} reset: moving to two
+		topic@{1} reset: moving to one
+		topic@{2} reset: moving to two
+		topic@{3} reset: moving to one
 		topic@{4} branch: Created from HEAD
 	EOF
 	git log -g --format="%gd %gs" topic >actual &&
diff --git a/t/t3005-ls-files-relative.sh b/t/t3005-ls-files-relative.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3778694
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t3005-ls-files-relative.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='ls-files tests with relative paths
+
+This test runs git ls-files with various relative path arguments.
+'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+new_line='
+'
+sq=\'
+
+test_expect_success 'prepare' '
+	: >never-mind-me &&
+	git add never-mind-me &&
+	mkdir top &&
+	(
+		cd top &&
+		mkdir sub &&
+		x="x xa xbc xdef xghij xklmno" &&
+		y=$(echo "$x" | tr x y) &&
+		touch $x &&
+		touch $y &&
+		cd sub &&
+		git add ../x*
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'ls-files with mixed levels' '
+	(
+		cd top/sub &&
+		cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+		../../never-mind-me
+		../x
+		EOF
+		git ls-files $(cat expect) >actual &&
+		test_cmp expect actual
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'ls-files -c' '
+	(
+		cd top/sub &&
+		for f in ../y*
+		do
+			echo "error: pathspec $sq$f$sq did not match any file(s) known to git."
+		done >expect.err &&
+		echo "Did you forget to ${sq}git add${sq}?" >>expect.err &&
+		ls ../x* >expect.out &&
+		test_must_fail git ls-files -c --error-unmatch ../[xy]* >actual.out 2>actual.err &&
+		test_cmp expect.out actual.out &&
+		test_cmp expect.err actual.err
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'ls-files -o' '
+	(
+		cd top/sub &&
+		for f in ../x*
+		do
+			echo "error: pathspec $sq$f$sq did not match any file(s) known to git."
+		done >expect.err &&
+		echo "Did you forget to ${sq}git add${sq}?" >>expect.err &&
+		ls ../y* >expect.out &&
+		test_must_fail git ls-files -o --error-unmatch ../[xy]* >actual.out 2>actual.err &&
+		test_cmp expect.out actual.out &&
+		test_cmp expect.err actual.err
+	)
+'
+
+test_done
diff --git a/t/t3307-notes-man.sh b/t/t3307-notes-man.sh
index 2ea3be6..1aa366a 100755
--- a/t/t3307-notes-man.sh
+++ b/t/t3307-notes-man.sh
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'example 2: binary notes' '
-	cp "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/test4012.png . &&
+	cp "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/test-binary-1.png . &&
 	git checkout B &&
-	blob=$(git hash-object -w test4012.png) &&
+	blob=$(git hash-object -w test-binary-1.png) &&
 	git notes --ref=logo add -C "$blob" &&
 	git notes --ref=logo copy B C &&
 	git notes --ref=logo show C >actual &&
-	test_cmp test4012.png actual
+	test_cmp test-binary-1.png actual
 '
 
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t4012-diff-binary.sh b/t/t4012-diff-binary.sh
index 05ec062..2d9f9a0 100755
--- a/t/t4012-diff-binary.sh
+++ b/t/t4012-diff-binary.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	'echo AIT >a && echo BIT >b && echo CIT >c && echo DIT >d &&
 	 git update-index --add a b c d &&
 	 echo git >a &&
-	 cat "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/test4012.png >b &&
+	 cat "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/test-binary-1.png >b &&
 	 echo git >c &&
 	 cat b b >d'
 
diff --git a/t/t5601-clone.sh b/t/t5601-clone.sh
index 151ea53..e810314 100755
--- a/t/t5601-clone.sh
+++ b/t/t5601-clone.sh
@@ -202,9 +202,36 @@
 	test_cmp expected dst/.git
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'clone from .git file' '
+	git clone dst/.git dst2
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'clone separate gitdir where target already exists' '
 	rm -rf dst &&
 	test_must_fail git clone --separate-git-dir realgitdir src dst
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'clone --reference from original' '
+	git clone --shared --bare src src-1 &&
+	git clone --bare src src-2 &&
+	git clone --reference=src-2 --bare src-1 target-8 &&
+	grep /src-2/ target-8/objects/info/alternates
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'clone with more than one --reference' '
+	git clone --bare src src-3 &&
+	git clone --bare src src-4 &&
+	git clone --reference=src-3 --reference=src-4 src target-9 &&
+	grep /src-3/ target-9/.git/objects/info/alternates &&
+	grep /src-4/ target-9/.git/objects/info/alternates
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'clone from original with relative alternate' '
+	mkdir nest &&
+	git clone --bare src nest/src-5 &&
+	echo ../../../src/.git/objects >nest/src-5/objects/info/alternates &&
+	git clone --bare nest/src-5 target-10 &&
+	grep /src/\\.git/objects target-10/objects/info/alternates
+'
+
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t6023-merge-file.sh b/t/t6023-merge-file.sh
index d9f3439..432f086 100755
--- a/t/t6023-merge-file.sh
+++ b/t/t6023-merge-file.sh
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 
 test_expect_success 'binary files cannot be merged' '
 	test_must_fail git merge-file -p \
-		orig.txt "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/test4012.png new1.txt 2> merge.err &&
+		orig.txt "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/test-binary-1.png new1.txt 2> merge.err &&
 	grep "Cannot merge binary files" merge.err
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t6027-merge-binary.sh b/t/t6027-merge-binary.sh
index b519626..0773541 100755
--- a/t/t6027-merge-binary.sh
+++ b/t/t6027-merge-binary.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 test_expect_success setup '
 
-	cat "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/test4012.png >m &&
+	cat "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/test-binary-1.png >m &&
 	git add m &&
 	git ls-files -s | sed -e "s/ 0	/ 1	/" >E1 &&
 	test_tick &&
diff --git a/t/t6040-tracking-info.sh b/t/t6040-tracking-info.sh
index a9b0ac1..19de5b1 100755
--- a/t/t6040-tracking-info.sh
+++ b/t/t6040-tracking-info.sh
@@ -110,4 +110,18 @@
 	grep -q "^refs/heads/master$" actual &&
 	cmp expect2 actual2
 '
+
+test_expect_success '--set-upstream @{-1}' '
+	git checkout from-master &&
+	git checkout from-master2 &&
+	git config branch.from-master2.merge > expect2 &&
+	git branch --set-upstream @{-1} follower &&
+	git config branch.from-master.merge > actual &&
+	git config branch.from-master2.merge > actual2 &&
+	git branch --set-upstream from-master follower &&
+	git config branch.from-master.merge > expect &&
+	test_cmp expect2 actual2 &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t7508-status.sh b/t/t7508-status.sh
index 1fdfbd3..905255a 100755
--- a/t/t7508-status.sh
+++ b/t/t7508-status.sh
@@ -131,6 +131,127 @@
 
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'status with gitignore' '
+	{
+		echo ".gitignore" &&
+		echo "expect" &&
+		echo "output" &&
+		echo "untracked"
+	} >.gitignore &&
+
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	 M dir1/modified
+	A  dir2/added
+	?? dir2/modified
+	EOF
+	git status -s >output &&
+	test_cmp expect output &&
+
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	 M dir1/modified
+	A  dir2/added
+	?? dir2/modified
+	!! .gitignore
+	!! dir1/untracked
+	!! dir2/untracked
+	!! expect
+	!! output
+	!! untracked
+	EOF
+	git status -s --ignored >output &&
+	test_cmp expect output &&
+
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	# On branch master
+	# Changes to be committed:
+	#   (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
+	#
+	#	new file:   dir2/added
+	#
+	# Changes not staged for commit:
+	#   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
+	#   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
+	#
+	#	modified:   dir1/modified
+	#
+	# Untracked files:
+	#   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
+	#
+	#	dir2/modified
+	# Ignored files:
+	#   (use "git add -f <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
+	#
+	#	.gitignore
+	#	dir1/untracked
+	#	dir2/untracked
+	#	expect
+	#	output
+	#	untracked
+	EOF
+	git status --ignored >output &&
+	test_cmp expect output
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'status with gitignore (nothing untracked)' '
+	{
+		echo ".gitignore" &&
+		echo "expect" &&
+		echo "dir2/modified" &&
+		echo "output" &&
+		echo "untracked"
+	} >.gitignore &&
+
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	 M dir1/modified
+	A  dir2/added
+	EOF
+	git status -s >output &&
+	test_cmp expect output &&
+
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	 M dir1/modified
+	A  dir2/added
+	!! .gitignore
+	!! dir1/untracked
+	!! dir2/modified
+	!! dir2/untracked
+	!! expect
+	!! output
+	!! untracked
+	EOF
+	git status -s --ignored >output &&
+	test_cmp expect output &&
+
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	# On branch master
+	# Changes to be committed:
+	#   (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
+	#
+	#	new file:   dir2/added
+	#
+	# Changes not staged for commit:
+	#   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
+	#   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
+	#
+	#	modified:   dir1/modified
+	#
+	# Ignored files:
+	#   (use "git add -f <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
+	#
+	#	.gitignore
+	#	dir1/untracked
+	#	dir2/modified
+	#	dir2/untracked
+	#	expect
+	#	output
+	#	untracked
+	EOF
+	git status --ignored >output &&
+	test_cmp expect output
+'
+
+rm -f .gitignore
+
 cat >expect <<\EOF
 ## master
  M dir1/modified
diff --git a/t/t7607-merge-overwrite.sh b/t/t7607-merge-overwrite.sh
index 72a8731..aa74184 100755
--- a/t/t7607-merge-overwrite.sh
+++ b/t/t7607-merge-overwrite.sh
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
 	sub
 	sub2
 Please move or remove them before you can merge.
+Aborting
 EOF
 
 test_expect_success 'will not overwrite untracked file in leading path' '
diff --git a/t/t7609-merge-co-error-msgs.sh b/t/t7609-merge-co-error-msgs.sh
index c994836..0e4a682 100755
--- a/t/t7609-merge-co-error-msgs.sh
+++ b/t/t7609-merge-co-error-msgs.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 	three
 	two
 Please move or remove them before you can merge.
+Aborting
 EOF
 
 test_expect_success 'untracked files overwritten by merge (fast and non-fast forward)' '
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@
 error: The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten by merge:
 	five
 Please move or remove them before you can merge.
+Aborting
 EOF
 
 test_expect_success 'untracked files or local changes ovewritten by merge' '
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@
 	rep/one
 	rep/two
 Please, commit your changes or stash them before you can switch branches.
+Aborting
 EOF
 
 test_expect_success 'cannot switch branches because of local changes' '
@@ -92,6 +95,7 @@
 	rep/one
 	rep/two
 Please, commit your changes or stash them before you can switch branches.
+Aborting
 EOF
 
 test_expect_success 'not uptodate file porcelain checkout error' '
@@ -105,6 +109,7 @@
 	rep
 	rep2
 
+Aborting
 EOF
 
 test_expect_success 'not_uptodate_dir porcelain checkout error' '
diff --git a/t/t9200-git-cvsexportcommit.sh b/t/t9200-git-cvsexportcommit.sh
index e5da65b..41db05c 100755
--- a/t/t9200-git-cvsexportcommit.sh
+++ b/t/t9200-git-cvsexportcommit.sh
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
     'mkdir A B C D E F &&
      echo hello1 >A/newfile1.txt &&
      echo hello2 >B/newfile2.txt &&
-     cp "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/test9200a.png C/newfile3.png &&
-     cp "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/test9200a.png D/newfile4.png &&
+     cp "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/test-binary-1.png C/newfile3.png &&
+     cp "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/test-binary-1.png D/newfile4.png &&
      git add A/newfile1.txt &&
      git add B/newfile2.txt &&
      git add C/newfile3.png &&
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@
      rm -f B/newfile2.txt &&
      rm -f C/newfile3.png &&
      echo Hello5  >E/newfile5.txt &&
-     cp "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/test9200b.png D/newfile4.png &&
-     cp "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/test9200a.png F/newfile6.png &&
+     cp "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/test-binary-2.png D/newfile4.png &&
+     cp "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/test-binary-1.png F/newfile6.png &&
      git add E/newfile5.txt &&
      git add F/newfile6.png &&
      git commit -a -m "Test: Remove, add and update" &&
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
      'mkdir "G g" &&
       echo ok then >"G g/with spaces.txt" &&
       git add "G g/with spaces.txt" && \
-      cp "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/test9200a.png "G g/with spaces.png" && \
+      cp "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/test-binary-1.png "G g/with spaces.png" && \
       git add "G g/with spaces.png" &&
       git commit -a -m "With spaces" &&
       id=$(git rev-list --max-count=1 HEAD) &&
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
 test_expect_success \
      'Update file with spaces in file name' \
      'echo Ok then >>"G g/with spaces.txt" &&
-      cat "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/test9200a.png >>"G g/with spaces.png" && \
+      cat "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/test-binary-1.png >>"G g/with spaces.png" && \
       git add "G g/with spaces.png" &&
       git commit -a -m "Update with spaces" &&
       id=$(git rev-list --max-count=1 HEAD) &&
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
      'mkdir -p Å/goo/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/i/j/k/l/m/n/o/p/q/r/s/t/u/v/w/x/y/z/å/ä/ö &&
       echo Foo >Å/goo/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/i/j/k/l/m/n/o/p/q/r/s/t/u/v/w/x/y/z/å/ä/ö/gårdetsågårdet.txt &&
       git add Å/goo/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/i/j/k/l/m/n/o/p/q/r/s/t/u/v/w/x/y/z/å/ä/ö/gårdetsågårdet.txt &&
-      cp "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/test9200a.png Å/goo/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/i/j/k/l/m/n/o/p/q/r/s/t/u/v/w/x/y/z/å/ä/ö/gårdetsågårdet.png &&
+      cp "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/test-binary-1.png Å/goo/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/i/j/k/l/m/n/o/p/q/r/s/t/u/v/w/x/y/z/å/ä/ö/gårdetsågårdet.png &&
       git add Å/goo/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/i/j/k/l/m/n/o/p/q/r/s/t/u/v/w/x/y/z/å/ä/ö/gårdetsågårdet.png &&
       git commit -a -m "Går det så går det" && \
       id=$(git rev-list --max-count=1 HEAD) &&
diff --git a/t/test4012.png b/t/test-binary-1.png
similarity index 100%
rename from t/test4012.png
rename to t/test-binary-1.png
Binary files differ
diff --git a/t/test9200b.png b/t/test-binary-2.png
similarity index 100%
rename from t/test9200b.png
rename to t/test-binary-2.png
Binary files differ
diff --git a/t/test9200a.png b/t/test9200a.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b181d1..0000000
--- a/t/test9200a.png
+++ /dev/null
Binary files differ
diff --git a/templates/hooks--pre-commit.sample b/templates/hooks--pre-commit.sample
index b187c4b..18c4829 100755
--- a/templates/hooks--pre-commit.sample
+++ b/templates/hooks--pre-commit.sample
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 # If you want to allow non-ascii filenames set this variable to true.
 allownonascii=$(git config hooks.allownonascii)
 
+# Redirect output to stderr.
+exec 1>&2
+
 # Cross platform projects tend to avoid non-ascii filenames; prevent
 # them from being added to the repository. We exploit the fact that the
 # printable range starts at the space character and ends with tilde.
@@ -25,8 +28,8 @@
 	# Note that the use of brackets around a tr range is ok here, (it's
 	# even required, for portability to Solaris 10's /usr/bin/tr), since
 	# the square bracket bytes happen to fall in the designated range.
-	test "$(git diff --cached --name-only --diff-filter=A -z $against |
-	  LC_ALL=C tr -d '[ -~]\0')"
+	test $(git diff --cached --name-only --diff-filter=A -z $against |
+	  LC_ALL=C tr -d '[ -~]\0' | wc -c) != 0
 then
 	echo "Error: Attempt to add a non-ascii file name."
 	echo
@@ -43,4 +46,5 @@
 	exit 1
 fi
 
+# If there are whitespace errors, print the offending file names and fail.
 exec git diff-index --check --cached $against --
diff --git a/transport.c b/transport.c
index 98c5778..c9c8056 100644
--- a/transport.c
+++ b/transport.c
@@ -482,18 +482,14 @@
 static int connect_setup(struct transport *transport, int for_push, int verbose)
 {
 	struct git_transport_data *data = transport->data;
-	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 	if (data->conn)
 		return 0;
 
-	strbuf_addstr(&sb, for_push ? data->options.receivepack :
-				 data->options.uploadpack);
-	if (for_push && transport->verbose < 0)
-		strbuf_addstr(&sb, " --quiet");
-	data->conn = git_connect(data->fd, transport->url, sb.buf,
+	data->conn = git_connect(data->fd, transport->url,
+				 for_push ? data->options.receivepack :
+				 data->options.uploadpack,
 				 verbose ? CONNECT_VERBOSE : 0);
-	strbuf_release(&sb);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/unpack-trees.c b/unpack-trees.c
index cc616c3..c3d3436 100644
--- a/unpack-trees.c
+++ b/unpack-trees.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 		string_list_clear(rejects, 0);
 	}
 	if (something_displayed)
-		printf("Aborting\n");
+		fprintf(stderr, "Aborting\n");
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/wt-status.c b/wt-status.c
index 9f4e0ba..c01838c 100644
--- a/wt-status.c
+++ b/wt-status.c
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@
 	if (s->ignore_submodule_arg) {
 		DIFF_OPT_SET(&rev.diffopt, OVERRIDE_SUBMODULE_CONFIG);
 		handle_ignore_submodules_arg(&rev.diffopt, s->ignore_submodule_arg);
-    }
+	}
 	rev.diffopt.format_callback = wt_status_collect_changed_cb;
 	rev.diffopt.format_callback_data = s;
 	init_pathspec(&rev.prune_data, s->pathspec);
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@
 	int i;
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-	if (!s->untracked.nr)
+	if (!l->nr)
 		return;
 
 	wt_status_print_other_header(s, what, how);