Merge branch 'pk/test-avoid-pipe-hiding-exit-status'

Test cleanup.

* pk/test-avoid-pipe-hiding-exit-status:
  test: avoid pipes in git related commands for test

15 files changed, 179 insertions, 159 deletions

diff --git a/t/t5300-pack-object.sh b/t/t5300-pack-object.sh
index 3bac1f20e0..65ff60f2ee 100755
--- a/t/t5300-pack-object.sh
+++ b/t/t5300-pack-object.sh
@@ -311,8 +311,8 @@ test_expect_success 'unpacking with --strict' '
 	rm -f .git/index &&
 	tail -n 10 LIST | git update-index --index-info &&
 	ST=$(git write-tree) &&
-	PACK5=$( git rev-list --objects "$LIST" "$LI" "$ST" | \
-		git pack-objects test-5 ) &&
+	git rev-list --objects "$LIST" "$LI" "$ST" >actual &&
+	PACK5=$( git pack-objects test-5 <actual ) &&
 	PACK6=$( (
 			echo "$LIST"
 			echo "$LI"
@@ -358,8 +358,8 @@ test_expect_success 'index-pack with --strict' '
 	rm -f .git/index &&
 	tail -n 10 LIST | git update-index --index-info &&
 	ST=$(git write-tree) &&
-	PACK5=$( git rev-list --objects "$LIST" "$LI" "$ST" | \
-		git pack-objects test-5 ) &&
+	git rev-list --objects "$LIST" "$LI" "$ST" >actual &&
+	PACK5=$( git pack-objects test-5 <actual ) &&
 	PACK6=$( (
 			echo "$LIST"
 			echo "$LI"
diff --git a/t/t5510-fetch.sh b/t/t5510-fetch.sh
index da9ac00557..ae5a530a2d 100755
--- a/t/t5510-fetch.sh
+++ b/t/t5510-fetch.sh
@@ -840,8 +840,8 @@ test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'fetch aligned output' '
 	test_commit looooooooooooong-tag &&
 	(
 		cd full-output &&
-		git -c fetch.output=full fetch origin 2>&1 | \
-			grep -e "->" | cut -c 22- >../actual
+		git -c fetch.output=full fetch origin >actual 2>&1 &&
+		grep -e "->" actual | cut -c 22- >../actual
 	) &&
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
 	master               -> origin/master
@@ -855,8 +855,8 @@ test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'fetch compact output' '
 	test_commit extraaa &&
 	(
 		cd compact &&
-		git -c fetch.output=compact fetch origin 2>&1 | \
-			grep -e "->" | cut -c 22- >../actual
+		git -c fetch.output=compact fetch origin >actual 2>&1 &&
+		grep -e "->" actual | cut -c 22- >../actual
 	) &&
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
 	master     -> origin/*
diff --git a/t/t7001-mv.sh b/t/t7001-mv.sh
index d4e6485a26..e96cbdb105 100755
--- a/t/t7001-mv.sh
+++ b/t/t7001-mv.sh
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ test_expect_success \
 
 test_expect_success \
     'checking the commit' \
-    'git diff-tree -r -M --name-status  HEAD^ HEAD | \
-    grep "^R100..*path0/COPYING..*path1/COPYING"'
+    'git diff-tree -r -M --name-status  HEAD^ HEAD >actual &&
+    grep "^R100..*path0/COPYING..*path1/COPYING" actual'
 
 test_expect_success \
     'moving the file back into subdirectory' \
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ test_expect_success \
 
 test_expect_success \
     'checking the commit' \
-    'git diff-tree -r -M --name-status  HEAD^ HEAD | \
-    grep "^R100..*path1/COPYING..*path0/COPYING"'
+    'git diff-tree -r -M --name-status  HEAD^ HEAD >actual &&
+    grep "^R100..*path1/COPYING..*path0/COPYING" actual'
 
 test_expect_success \
     'mv --dry-run does not move file' \
@@ -122,10 +122,9 @@ test_expect_success \
 
 test_expect_success \
     'checking the commit' \
-    'git diff-tree -r -M --name-status  HEAD^ HEAD | \
-     grep "^R100..*path0/COPYING..*path2/COPYING" &&
-     git diff-tree -r -M --name-status  HEAD^ HEAD | \
-     grep "^R100..*path0/README..*path2/README"'
+    'git diff-tree -r -M --name-status  HEAD^ HEAD >actual &&
+     grep "^R100..*path0/COPYING..*path2/COPYING" actual &&
+     grep "^R100..*path0/README..*path2/README" actual'
 
 test_expect_success \
     'succeed when source is a prefix of destination' \
@@ -141,10 +140,9 @@ test_expect_success \
 
 test_expect_success \
     'checking the commit' \
-    'git diff-tree -r -M --name-status  HEAD^ HEAD | \
-     grep "^R100..*path2/COPYING..*path1/path2/COPYING" &&
-     git diff-tree -r -M --name-status  HEAD^ HEAD | \
-     grep "^R100..*path2/README..*path1/path2/README"'
+    'git diff-tree -r -M --name-status  HEAD^ HEAD >actual &&
+     grep "^R100..*path2/COPYING..*path1/path2/COPYING" actual &&
+     grep "^R100..*path2/README..*path1/path2/README" actual'
 
 test_expect_success \
     'do not move directory over existing directory' \
diff --git a/t/t7003-filter-branch.sh b/t/t7003-filter-branch.sh
index 04f79f32b4..ec4b160ddb 100755
--- a/t/t7003-filter-branch.sh
+++ b/t/t7003-filter-branch.sh
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ test_expect_success 'author information is preserved' '
 			test \$GIT_COMMIT != $(git rev-parse master) || \
 			echo Hallo" \
 		preserved-author) &&
-	test 1 = $(git rev-list --author="B V Uips" preserved-author | wc -l)
+	git rev-list --author="B V Uips" preserved-author >actual &&
+	test_line_count = 1 actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success "remove a certain author's commits" '
@@ -205,7 +206,8 @@ test_expect_success "remove a certain author's commits" '
 	cnt1=$(git rev-list master | wc -l) &&
 	cnt2=$(git rev-list removed-author | wc -l) &&
 	test $cnt1 -eq $(($cnt2 + 1)) &&
-	test 0 = $(git rev-list --author="B V Uips" removed-author | wc -l)
+	git rev-list --author="B V Uips" removed-author >actual &&
+	test_line_count = 0 actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'barf on invalid name' '
@@ -258,7 +260,8 @@ test_expect_success 'Subdirectory filter with disappearing trees' '
 	git commit -m "Re-adding foo" &&
 
 	git filter-branch -f --subdirectory-filter foo &&
-	test $(git rev-list master | wc -l) = 3
+	git rev-list master >actual &&
+	test_line_count = 3 actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'Tag name filtering retains tag message' '
diff --git a/t/t9104-git-svn-follow-parent.sh b/t/t9104-git-svn-follow-parent.sh
index cd480edf16..a735fa3717 100755
--- a/t/t9104-git-svn-follow-parent.sh
+++ b/t/t9104-git-svn-follow-parent.sh
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ test_expect_success 'init and fetch a moved directory' '
 	git svn fetch -i thunk &&
 	test "$(git rev-parse --verify refs/remotes/thunk@2)" \
 	   = "$(git rev-parse --verify refs/remotes/thunk~1)" &&
-	test "$(git cat-file blob refs/remotes/thunk:readme |\
-		 sed -n -e "3p")" = goodbye &&
+	git cat-file blob refs/remotes/thunk:readme >actual &&
+	test "$(sed -n -e "3p" actual)" = goodbye &&
 	test -z "$(git config --get svn-remote.svn.fetch \
 		 "^trunk:refs/remotes/thunk@2$")"
 	'
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ test_expect_success 'init and fetch from one svn-remote' '
         git svn fetch -i svn/thunk &&
 	test "$(git rev-parse --verify refs/remotes/svn/trunk)" \
 	   = "$(git rev-parse --verify refs/remotes/svn/thunk~1)" &&
-	test "$(git cat-file blob refs/remotes/svn/thunk:readme |\
-		 sed -n -e "3p")" = goodbye
+	git cat-file blob refs/remotes/svn/thunk:readme >actual &&
+	test "$(sed -n -e "3p" actual)" = goodbye
         '
 
 test_expect_success 'follow deleted parent' '
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ test_expect_success 'follow deleted directory' '
 	git svn init --minimize-url -i glob "$svnrepo"/glob &&
 	git svn fetch -i glob &&
 	test "$(git cat-file blob refs/remotes/glob:blob/bye)" = hi &&
-	test "$(git ls-tree refs/remotes/glob | wc -l )" -eq 1
+	git ls-tree refs/remotes/glob >actual &&
+	test_line_count = 1 actual
 	'
 
 # ref: r9270 of the Subversion repository: (http://svn.collab.net/repos/svn)
@@ -204,8 +205,9 @@ test_expect_success "follow-parent is atomic" '
 test_expect_success "track multi-parent paths" '
 	svn_cmd cp -m "resurrect /glob" "$svnrepo"/r9270 "$svnrepo"/glob &&
 	git svn multi-fetch &&
-	test $(git cat-file commit refs/remotes/glob | \
-	       grep "^parent " | wc -l) -eq 2
+	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/glob >actual &&
+	grep "^parent " actual >actual2 &&
+	test_line_count = 2 actual2
 	'
 
 test_expect_success "multi-fetch continues to work" "
diff --git a/t/t9108-git-svn-glob.sh b/t/t9108-git-svn-glob.sh
index a94286c8ec..6990f64364 100755
--- a/t/t9108-git-svn-glob.sh
+++ b/t/t9108-git-svn-glob.sh
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ test_expect_success 'test refspec globbing' '
 	git config --add svn-remote.svn.tags\
 	                 "tags/*/src/a:refs/remotes/tags/*" &&
 	git svn multi-fetch &&
-	git log --pretty=oneline refs/remotes/tags/end | \
-	    sed -e "s/^.\{41\}//" > output.end &&
+	git log --pretty=oneline refs/remotes/tags/end >actual &&
+	sed -e "s/^.\{41\}//" actual >output.end &&
 	test_cmp expect.end output.end &&
 	test "$(git rev-parse refs/remotes/tags/end~1)" = \
 		"$(git rev-parse refs/remotes/branches/start)" &&
@@ -75,14 +75,16 @@ test_expect_success 'test left-hand-side only globbing' '
 		svn_cmd commit -m "try to try"
 	) &&
 	git svn fetch two &&
-	test $(git rev-list refs/remotes/two/tags/end | wc -l) -eq 6 &&
-	test $(git rev-list refs/remotes/two/branches/start | wc -l) -eq 3 &&
+	git rev-list refs/remotes/two/tags/end >actual &&
+	test_line_count = 6 actual &&
+	git rev-list refs/remotes/two/branches/start >actual &&
+	test_line_count = 3 actual &&
 	test $(git rev-parse refs/remotes/two/branches/start~2) = \
 	     $(git rev-parse refs/remotes/two/trunk) &&
 	test $(git rev-parse refs/remotes/two/tags/end~3) = \
 	     $(git rev-parse refs/remotes/two/branches/start) &&
-	git log --pretty=oneline refs/remotes/two/tags/end | \
-	    sed -e "s/^.\{41\}//" > output.two &&
+	git log --pretty=oneline refs/remotes/two/tags/end >actual &&
+	sed -e "s/^.\{41\}//" actual >output.two &&
 	test_cmp expect.two output.two
 	'
 
diff --git a/t/t9109-git-svn-multi-glob.sh b/t/t9109-git-svn-multi-glob.sh
index 8d99e848d4..c1e7542a37 100755
--- a/t/t9109-git-svn-multi-glob.sh
+++ b/t/t9109-git-svn-multi-glob.sh
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ test_expect_success 'test refspec globbing' '
 	git config --add svn-remote.svn.tags\
 	                 "tags/*/src/a:refs/remotes/tags/*" &&
 	git svn multi-fetch &&
-	git log --pretty=oneline refs/remotes/tags/end | \
-	    sed -e "s/^.\{41\}//" > output.end &&
+	git log --pretty=oneline refs/remotes/tags/end >actual &&
+	sed -e "s/^.\{41\}//" actual >output.end &&
 	test_cmp expect.end output.end &&
 	test "$(git rev-parse refs/remotes/tags/end~1)" = \
 		"$(git rev-parse refs/remotes/branches/v1/start)" &&
@@ -75,14 +75,16 @@ test_expect_success 'test left-hand-side only globbing' '
 		svn_cmd commit -m "try to try"
 	) &&
 	git svn fetch two &&
-	test $(git rev-list refs/remotes/two/tags/end | wc -l) -eq 6 &&
-	test $(git rev-list refs/remotes/two/branches/v1/start | wc -l) -eq 3 &&
+	git rev-list refs/remotes/two/tags/end >actual &&
+	test_line_count = 6 actual &&
+	git rev-list refs/remotes/two/branches/v1/start >actual &&
+	test_line_count = 3 actual &&
 	test $(git rev-parse refs/remotes/two/branches/v1/start~2) = \
 	     $(git rev-parse refs/remotes/two/trunk) &&
 	test $(git rev-parse refs/remotes/two/tags/end~3) = \
 	     $(git rev-parse refs/remotes/two/branches/v1/start) &&
-	git log --pretty=oneline refs/remotes/two/tags/end | \
-	    sed -e "s/^.\{41\}//" > output.two &&
+	git log --pretty=oneline refs/remotes/two/tags/end >actual &&
+	sed -e "s/^.\{41\}//" actual >output.two &&
 	test_cmp expect.two output.two
 	'
 cat > expect.four <<EOF
@@ -124,14 +126,16 @@ test_expect_success 'test another branch' '
 	git config --add svn-remote.four.tags \
 	                 "tags/*:refs/remotes/four/tags/*" &&
 	git svn fetch four &&
-	test $(git rev-list refs/remotes/four/tags/next | wc -l) -eq 5 &&
-	test $(git rev-list refs/remotes/four/branches/v2/start | wc -l) -eq 3 &&
+	git rev-list refs/remotes/four/tags/next >actual &&
+	test_line_count = 5 actual &&
+	git rev-list refs/remotes/four/branches/v2/start >actual &&
+	test_line_count = 3 actual &&
 	test $(git rev-parse refs/remotes/four/branches/v2/start~2) = \
 	     $(git rev-parse refs/remotes/four/trunk) &&
 	test $(git rev-parse refs/remotes/four/tags/next~2) = \
 	     $(git rev-parse refs/remotes/four/branches/v2/start) &&
-	git log --pretty=oneline refs/remotes/four/tags/next | \
-	    sed -e "s/^.\{41\}//" > output.four &&
+	git log --pretty=oneline refs/remotes/four/tags/next >actual &&
+	sed -e "s/^.\{41\}//" actual >output.four &&
 	test_cmp expect.four output.four
 	'
 
diff --git a/t/t9110-git-svn-use-svm-props.sh b/t/t9110-git-svn-use-svm-props.sh
index dde0a3c222..ad37d980c9 100755
--- a/t/t9110-git-svn-use-svm-props.sh
+++ b/t/t9110-git-svn-use-svm-props.sh
@@ -21,37 +21,37 @@ uuid=161ce429-a9dd-4828-af4a-52023f968c89
 
 bar_url=http://mayonaise/svnrepo/bar
 test_expect_success 'verify metadata for /bar' "
-	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/bar | \
-	   grep '^git-svn-id: $bar_url@12 $uuid$' &&
-	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/bar~1 | \
-	   grep '^git-svn-id: $bar_url@11 $uuid$' &&
-	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/bar~2 | \
-	   grep '^git-svn-id: $bar_url@10 $uuid$' &&
-	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/bar~3 | \
-	   grep '^git-svn-id: $bar_url@9 $uuid$' &&
-	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/bar~4 | \
-	   grep '^git-svn-id: $bar_url@6 $uuid$' &&
-	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/bar~5 | \
-	   grep '^git-svn-id: $bar_url@1 $uuid$'
+	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/bar >actual &&
+	grep '^git-svn-id: $bar_url@12 $uuid$' actual &&
+	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/bar~1 >actual &&
+	grep '^git-svn-id: $bar_url@11 $uuid$' actual &&
+	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/bar~2 >actual &&
+	grep '^git-svn-id: $bar_url@10 $uuid$' actual &&
+	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/bar~3 >actual &&
+	grep '^git-svn-id: $bar_url@9 $uuid$' actual &&
+	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/bar~4 >actual &&
+	grep '^git-svn-id: $bar_url@6 $uuid$' actual &&
+	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/bar~5 >actual &&
+	grep '^git-svn-id: $bar_url@1 $uuid$' actual
 	"
 
 e_url=http://mayonaise/svnrepo/dir/a/b/c/d/e
 test_expect_success 'verify metadata for /dir/a/b/c/d/e' "
-	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/e | \
-	   grep '^git-svn-id: $e_url@1 $uuid$'
+	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/e >actual &&
+	grep '^git-svn-id: $e_url@1 $uuid$' actual
 	"
 
 dir_url=http://mayonaise/svnrepo/dir
 test_expect_success 'verify metadata for /dir' "
-	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/dir | \
-	   grep '^git-svn-id: $dir_url@2 $uuid$' &&
-	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/dir~1 | \
-	   grep '^git-svn-id: $dir_url@1 $uuid$'
+	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/dir >actual &&
+	grep '^git-svn-id: $dir_url@2 $uuid$' actual &&
+	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/dir~1 >actual &&
+	grep '^git-svn-id: $dir_url@1 $uuid$' actual
 	"
 
 test_expect_success 'find commit based on SVN revision number' "
-        git svn find-rev r12 |
-	    grep $(git rev-parse HEAD)
+	git svn find-rev r12 >actual &&
+	grep $(git rev-parse HEAD) actual
         "
 
 test_expect_success 'empty rebase' "
diff --git a/t/t9111-git-svn-use-svnsync-props.sh b/t/t9111-git-svn-use-svnsync-props.sh
index 22b6e5ee7d..6c93073551 100755
--- a/t/t9111-git-svn-use-svnsync-props.sh
+++ b/t/t9111-git-svn-use-svnsync-props.sh
@@ -20,32 +20,32 @@ uuid=161ce429-a9dd-4828-af4a-52023f968c89
 
 bar_url=http://mayonaise/svnrepo/bar
 test_expect_success 'verify metadata for /bar' "
-	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/bar | \
-	   grep '^git-svn-id: $bar_url@12 $uuid$' &&
-	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/bar~1 | \
-	   grep '^git-svn-id: $bar_url@11 $uuid$' &&
-	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/bar~2 | \
-	   grep '^git-svn-id: $bar_url@10 $uuid$' &&
-	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/bar~3 | \
-	   grep '^git-svn-id: $bar_url@9 $uuid$' &&
-	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/bar~4 | \
-	   grep '^git-svn-id: $bar_url@6 $uuid$' &&
-	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/bar~5 | \
-	   grep '^git-svn-id: $bar_url@1 $uuid$'
+	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/bar >actual &&
+	grep '^git-svn-id: $bar_url@12 $uuid$' actual &&
+	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/bar~1 >actual &&
+	grep '^git-svn-id: $bar_url@11 $uuid$' actual &&
+	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/bar~2 >actual &&
+	grep '^git-svn-id: $bar_url@10 $uuid$' actual &&
+	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/bar~3 >actual &&
+	grep '^git-svn-id: $bar_url@9 $uuid$' actual &&
+	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/bar~4 >actual &&
+	grep '^git-svn-id: $bar_url@6 $uuid$' actual &&
+	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/bar~5 >actual &&
+	grep '^git-svn-id: $bar_url@1 $uuid$' actual
 	"
 
 e_url=http://mayonaise/svnrepo/dir/a/b/c/d/e
 test_expect_success 'verify metadata for /dir/a/b/c/d/e' "
-	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/e | \
-	   grep '^git-svn-id: $e_url@1 $uuid$'
+	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/e >actual &&
+	grep '^git-svn-id: $e_url@1 $uuid$' actual
 	"
 
 dir_url=http://mayonaise/svnrepo/dir
 test_expect_success 'verify metadata for /dir' "
-	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/dir | \
-	   grep '^git-svn-id: $dir_url@2 $uuid$' &&
-	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/dir~1 | \
-	   grep '^git-svn-id: $dir_url@1 $uuid$'
+	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/dir >actual &&
+	grep '^git-svn-id: $dir_url@2 $uuid$' actual &&
+	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/dir~1 >actual &&
+	grep '^git-svn-id: $dir_url@1 $uuid$' actual
 	"
 
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9114-git-svn-dcommit-merge.sh b/t/t9114-git-svn-dcommit-merge.sh
index 50bca62def..32317d6bca 100755
--- a/t/t9114-git-svn-dcommit-merge.sh
+++ b/t/t9114-git-svn-dcommit-merge.sh
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ test_debug 'gitk --all & sleep 1'
 test_expect_success 'verify pre-merge ancestry' "
 	test x\$(git rev-parse --verify refs/heads/svn^2) = \
 	     x\$(git rev-parse --verify refs/heads/merge) &&
-	git cat-file commit refs/heads/svn^ | grep '^friend$'
+	git cat-file commit refs/heads/svn^ >actual &&
+	grep '^friend$' actual
 	"
 
 test_expect_success 'git svn dcommit merges' "
@@ -82,12 +83,13 @@ test_expect_success 'verify post-merge ancestry' "
 	     x\$(git rev-parse --verify refs/remotes/origin/trunk) &&
 	test x\$(git rev-parse --verify refs/heads/svn^2) = \
 	     x\$(git rev-parse --verify refs/heads/merge) &&
-	git cat-file commit refs/heads/svn^ | grep '^friend$'
+	git cat-file commit refs/heads/svn^ >actual &&
+	grep '^friend$' actual
 	"
 
 test_expect_success 'verify merge commit message' "
-	git rev-list --pretty=raw -1 refs/heads/svn | \
-	  grep \"    Merge branch 'merge' into svn\"
+	git rev-list --pretty=raw -1 refs/heads/svn >actual &&
+	grep \"    Merge branch 'merge' into svn\" actual
 	"
 
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9130-git-svn-authors-file.sh b/t/t9130-git-svn-authors-file.sh
index 41264818cc..7752a1faeb 100755
--- a/t/t9130-git-svn-authors-file.sh
+++ b/t/t9130-git-svn-authors-file.sh
@@ -26,11 +26,12 @@ test_expect_success 'start import with incomplete authors file' '
 test_expect_success 'imported 2 revisions successfully' '
 	(
 		cd x
-		test "$(git rev-list refs/remotes/git-svn | wc -l)" -eq 2 &&
-		git rev-list -1 --pretty=raw refs/remotes/git-svn | \
-		  grep "^author BBBBBBB BBBBBBB <bb@example\.com> " &&
-		git rev-list -1 --pretty=raw refs/remotes/git-svn~1 | \
-		  grep "^author AAAAAAA AAAAAAA <aa@example\.com> "
+		git rev-list refs/remotes/git-svn >actual &&
+		test_line_count = 2 actual &&
+		git rev-list -1 --pretty=raw refs/remotes/git-svn >actual &&
+		grep "^author BBBBBBB BBBBBBB <bb@example\.com> " actual &&
+		git rev-list -1 --pretty=raw refs/remotes/git-svn~1 >actual &&
+		grep "^author AAAAAAA AAAAAAA <aa@example\.com> " actual
 	)
 	'
 
@@ -43,11 +44,12 @@ test_expect_success 'continues to import once authors have been added' '
 	(
 		cd x
 		git svn fetch --authors-file=../svn-authors &&
-		test "$(git rev-list refs/remotes/git-svn | wc -l)" -eq 4 &&
-		git rev-list -1 --pretty=raw refs/remotes/git-svn | \
-		  grep "^author DDDDDDD DDDDDDD <dd@example\.com> " &&
-		git rev-list -1 --pretty=raw refs/remotes/git-svn~1 | \
-		  grep "^author CCCCCCC CCCCCCC <cc@example\.com> "
+		git rev-list refs/remotes/git-svn >actual &&
+		test_line_count = 4 actual &&
+		git rev-list -1 --pretty=raw refs/remotes/git-svn >actual &&
+		grep "^author DDDDDDD DDDDDDD <dd@example\.com> " actual &&
+		git rev-list -1 --pretty=raw refs/remotes/git-svn~1 >actual &&
+		grep "^author CCCCCCC CCCCCCC <cc@example\.com> " actual
 	)
 	'
 
@@ -102,8 +104,10 @@ test_expect_success !MINGW 'fresh clone with svn.authors-file in config' '
 		test x"$HOME"/svn-authors = x"$(git config svn.authorsfile)" &&
 		git svn clone "$svnrepo" gitconfig.clone &&
 		cd gitconfig.clone &&
-		nr_ex=$(git log | grep "^Author:.*example.com" | wc -l) &&
-		nr_rev=$(git rev-list HEAD | wc -l) &&
+		git log >actual &&
+		nr_ex=$(grep "^Author:.*example.com" actual | wc -l) &&
+		git rev-list HEAD >actual &&
+		nr_rev=$(wc -l <actual) &&
 		test $nr_rev -eq $nr_ex
 	)
 '
diff --git a/t/t9138-git-svn-authors-prog.sh b/t/t9138-git-svn-authors-prog.sh
index 7d7e9d46bc..48109f949f 100755
--- a/t/t9138-git-svn-authors-prog.sh
+++ b/t/t9138-git-svn-authors-prog.sh
@@ -37,31 +37,32 @@ test_expect_success 'import authors with prog and file' '
 test_expect_success 'imported 6 revisions successfully' '
 	(
 		cd x
-		test "$(git rev-list refs/remotes/git-svn | wc -l)" -eq 6
+		git rev-list refs/remotes/git-svn >actual &&
+		test_line_count = 6 actual
 	)
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'authors-prog ran correctly' '
 	(
 		cd x
-		git rev-list -1 --pretty=raw refs/remotes/git-svn~1 | \
-		  grep "^author ee-foo <ee-foo@example\.com> " &&
-		git rev-list -1 --pretty=raw refs/remotes/git-svn~2 | \
-		  grep "^author dd <dd@sub\.example\.com> " &&
-		git rev-list -1 --pretty=raw refs/remotes/git-svn~3 | \
-		  grep "^author cc <cc@sub\.example\.com> " &&
-		git rev-list -1 --pretty=raw refs/remotes/git-svn~4 | \
-		  grep "^author bb <bb@example\.com> " &&
-		git rev-list -1 --pretty=raw refs/remotes/git-svn~5 | \
-		  grep "^author aa <aa@example\.com> "
+		git rev-list -1 --pretty=raw refs/remotes/git-svn~1 >actual &&
+		grep "^author ee-foo <ee-foo@example\.com> " actual &&
+		git rev-list -1 --pretty=raw refs/remotes/git-svn~2 >actual &&
+		grep "^author dd <dd@sub\.example\.com> " actual &&
+		git rev-list -1 --pretty=raw refs/remotes/git-svn~3 >actual &&
+		grep "^author cc <cc@sub\.example\.com> " actual &&
+		git rev-list -1 --pretty=raw refs/remotes/git-svn~4 >actual &&
+		grep "^author bb <bb@example\.com> " actual &&
+		git rev-list -1 --pretty=raw refs/remotes/git-svn~5 >actual &&
+		grep "^author aa <aa@example\.com> " actual
 	)
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'authors-file overrode authors-prog' '
 	(
 		cd x
-		git rev-list -1 --pretty=raw refs/remotes/git-svn | \
-		  grep "^author FFFFFFF FFFFFFF <fFf@other\.example\.com> "
+		git rev-list -1 --pretty=raw refs/remotes/git-svn >actual &&
+		grep "^author FFFFFFF FFFFFFF <fFf@other\.example\.com> " actual
 	)
 '
 
@@ -73,8 +74,8 @@ test_expect_success 'authors-prog handled special characters in username' '
 	(
 		cd x &&
 		git svn --authors-prog=../svn-authors-prog fetch &&
-		git rev-list -1 --pretty=raw refs/remotes/git-svn |
-		grep "^author xyz; touch evil <xyz; touch evil@example\.com> " &&
+		git rev-list -1 --pretty=raw refs/remotes/git-svn >actual &&
+		grep "^author xyz; touch evil <xyz; touch evil@example\.com> " actual &&
 		! test -f evil
 	)
 '
diff --git a/t/t9153-git-svn-rewrite-uuid.sh b/t/t9153-git-svn-rewrite-uuid.sh
index 372ef15685..8cb2b5c69c 100755
--- a/t/t9153-git-svn-rewrite-uuid.sh
+++ b/t/t9153-git-svn-rewrite-uuid.sh
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ test_expect_success 'load svn repo' "
 	"
 
 test_expect_success 'verify uuid' "
-	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/git-svn~0 | \
-	   grep '^git-svn-id: .*@2 $uuid$' &&
-	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/git-svn~1 | \
-	   grep '^git-svn-id: .*@1 $uuid$'
+	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/git-svn~0 >actual &&
+	grep '^git-svn-id: .*@2 $uuid$' actual &&
+	git cat-file commit refs/remotes/git-svn~1 >actual &&
+	grep '^git-svn-id: .*@1 $uuid$' actual
 	"
 
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9168-git-svn-partially-globbed-names.sh b/t/t9168-git-svn-partially-globbed-names.sh
index 8b22f2272c..bdf6e84999 100755
--- a/t/t9168-git-svn-partially-globbed-names.sh
+++ b/t/t9168-git-svn-partially-globbed-names.sh
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ test_expect_success 'test refspec prefixed globbing' '
 	git config --add svn-remote.svn.tags\
 			 "tags/t_*/src/a:refs/remotes/tags/t_*" &&
 	git svn multi-fetch &&
-	git log --pretty=oneline refs/remotes/tags/t_end | \
-	    sed -e "s/^.\{41\}//" >output.end &&
+	git log --pretty=oneline refs/remotes/tags/t_end >actual &&
+	sed -e "s/^.\{41\}//" actual >output.end &&
 	test_cmp expect.end output.end &&
 	test "$(git rev-parse refs/remotes/tags/t_end~1)" = \
 		"$(git rev-parse refs/remotes/branches/b_start)" &&
@@ -78,14 +78,16 @@ test_expect_success 'test left-hand-side only prefixed globbing' '
 		svn_cmd commit -m "try to try"
 	) &&
 	git svn fetch two &&
-	test $(git rev-list refs/remotes/two/tags/t_end | wc -l) -eq 6 &&
-	test $(git rev-list refs/remotes/two/branches/b_start | wc -l) -eq 3 &&
+	git rev-list refs/remotes/two/tags/t_end >actual &&
+	test_line_count = 6 actual &&
+	git rev-list refs/remotes/two/branches/b_start >actual &&
+	test_line_count = 3 actual &&
 	test $(git rev-parse refs/remotes/two/branches/b_start~2) = \
 	     $(git rev-parse refs/remotes/two/trunk) &&
 	test $(git rev-parse refs/remotes/two/tags/t_end~3) = \
 	     $(git rev-parse refs/remotes/two/branches/b_start) &&
-	git log --pretty=oneline refs/remotes/two/tags/t_end | \
-	    sed -e "s/^.\{41\}//" >output.two &&
+	git log --pretty=oneline refs/remotes/two/tags/t_end >actual &&
+	sed -e "s/^.\{41\}//" actual >output.two &&
 	test_cmp expect.two output.two
 	'
 
@@ -118,14 +120,16 @@ test_expect_success 'test prefixed globs match just prefix' '
 		svn_cmd up
 	) &&
 	git svn fetch three &&
-	test $(git rev-list refs/remotes/three/branches/b_ | wc -l) -eq 2 &&
-	test $(git rev-list refs/remotes/three/tags/t_ | wc -l) -eq 3 &&
+	git rev-list refs/remotes/three/branches/b_ >actual &&
+	test_line_count = 2 actual &&
+	git rev-list refs/remotes/three/tags/t_ >actual &&
+	test_line_count = 3 actual &&
 	test $(git rev-parse refs/remotes/three/branches/b_~1) = \
 	     $(git rev-parse refs/remotes/three/trunk) &&
 	test $(git rev-parse refs/remotes/three/tags/t_~1) = \
 	     $(git rev-parse refs/remotes/three/branches/b_) &&
-	git log --pretty=oneline refs/remotes/three/tags/t_ | \
-	    sed -e "s/^.\{41\}//" >output.three &&
+	git log --pretty=oneline refs/remotes/three/tags/t_ >actual &&
+	sed -e "s/^.\{41\}//" actual >output.three &&
 	test_cmp expect.three output.three
 	'
 
@@ -186,14 +190,16 @@ test_expect_success 'test globbing in the middle of the word' '
 		svn_cmd up
 	) &&
 	git svn fetch five &&
-	test $(git rev-list refs/remotes/five/branches/abcde | wc -l) -eq 2 &&
-	test $(git rev-list refs/remotes/five/tags/fghij | wc -l) -eq 3 &&
+	git rev-list refs/remotes/five/branches/abcde >actual &&
+	test_line_count = 2 actual &&
+	git rev-list refs/remotes/five/tags/fghij >actual &&
+	test_line_count = 3 actual &&
 	test $(git rev-parse refs/remotes/five/branches/abcde~1) = \
 	     $(git rev-parse refs/remotes/five/trunk) &&
 	test $(git rev-parse refs/remotes/five/tags/fghij~1) = \
 	     $(git rev-parse refs/remotes/five/branches/abcde) &&
-	git log --pretty=oneline refs/remotes/five/tags/fghij | \
-	    sed -e "s/^.\{41\}//" >output.five &&
+	git log --pretty=oneline refs/remotes/five/tags/fghij >actual &&
+	sed -e "s/^.\{41\}//" actual >output.five &&
 	test_cmp expect.five output.five
 	'
 
diff --git a/t/t9350-fast-export.sh b/t/t9350-fast-export.sh
index 866ddf6058..d5679ffb87 100755
--- a/t/t9350-fast-export.sh
+++ b/t/t9350-fast-export.sh
@@ -43,20 +43,20 @@ test_expect_success 'fast-export | fast-import' '
 	MUSS=$(git rev-parse --verify muss) &&
 	mkdir new &&
 	git --git-dir=new/.git init &&
-	git fast-export --all |
+	git fast-export --all >actual &&
 	(cd new &&
 	 git fast-import &&
 	 test $MASTER = $(git rev-parse --verify refs/heads/master) &&
 	 test $REIN = $(git rev-parse --verify refs/tags/rein) &&
 	 test $WER = $(git rev-parse --verify refs/heads/wer) &&
-	 test $MUSS = $(git rev-parse --verify refs/tags/muss))
+	 test $MUSS = $(git rev-parse --verify refs/tags/muss)) <actual
 
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'fast-export master~2..master' '
 
-	git fast-export master~2..master |
-		sed "s/master/partial/" |
+	git fast-export master~2..master >actual &&
+	sed "s/master/partial/" actual |
 		(cd new &&
 		 git fast-import &&
 		 test $MASTER != $(git rev-parse --verify refs/heads/partial) &&
@@ -74,11 +74,12 @@ test_expect_success 'iso-8859-1' '
 	test_tick &&
 	echo rosten >file &&
 	git commit -s -m den file &&
-	git fast-export wer^..wer |
-		sed "s/wer/i18n/" |
+	git fast-export wer^..wer >iso8859-1.fi &&
+	sed "s/wer/i18n/" iso8859-1.fi |
 		(cd new &&
 		 git fast-import &&
-		 git cat-file commit i18n | grep "Áéí óú")
+		 git cat-file commit i18n >actual &&
+		 grep "Áéí óú" actual)
 
 '
 test_expect_success 'import/export-marks' '
@@ -87,20 +88,14 @@ test_expect_success 'import/export-marks' '
 	git fast-export --export-marks=tmp-marks HEAD &&
 	test -s tmp-marks &&
 	test_line_count = 3 tmp-marks &&
-	test $(
-		git fast-export --import-marks=tmp-marks\
-		--export-marks=tmp-marks HEAD |
-		grep ^commit |
-		wc -l) \
-	-eq 0 &&
+	git fast-export --import-marks=tmp-marks \
+		--export-marks=tmp-marks HEAD >actual &&
+	test $(grep ^commit actual | wc -l) -eq 0 &&
 	echo change > file &&
 	git commit -m "last commit" file &&
-	test $(
-		git fast-export --import-marks=tmp-marks \
-		--export-marks=tmp-marks HEAD |
-		grep ^commit\  |
-		wc -l) \
-	-eq 1 &&
+	git fast-export --import-marks=tmp-marks \
+		--export-marks=tmp-marks HEAD >actual &&
+	test $(grep ^commit\  actual | wc -l) -eq 1 &&
 	test_line_count = 4 tmp-marks
 
 '
@@ -184,7 +179,7 @@ test_expect_success 'submodule fast-export | fast-import' '
 	rm -rf new &&
 	mkdir new &&
 	git --git-dir=new/.git init &&
-	git fast-export --signed-tags=strip --all |
+	git fast-export --signed-tags=strip --all >actual &&
 	(cd new &&
 	 git fast-import &&
 	 test "$SUBENT1" = "$(git ls-tree refs/heads/master^ sub)" &&
@@ -192,7 +187,7 @@ test_expect_success 'submodule fast-export | fast-import' '
 	 git checkout master &&
 	 git submodule init &&
 	 git submodule update &&
-	 cmp sub/file ../sub/file)
+	 cmp sub/file ../sub/file) <actual
 
 '
 
@@ -367,12 +362,14 @@ test_expect_success 'path limiting with import-marks does not lose unmodified fi
 	echo more content >> file &&
 	test_tick &&
 	git commit -mnext file &&
-	git fast-export --import-marks=marks simple -- file file0 | grep file0
+	git fast-export --import-marks=marks simple -- file file0 >actual &&
+	grep file0 actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'full-tree re-shows unmodified files'        '
 	git checkout -f simple &&
-	test $(git fast-export --full-tree simple | grep -c file0) -eq 3
+	git fast-export --full-tree simple >actual &&
+	test $(grep -c file0 actual) -eq 3
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'set-up a few more tags for tag export tests' '
@@ -505,8 +502,8 @@ test_expect_success 'refs are updated even if no commits need to be exported' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'use refspec' '
-	git fast-export --refspec refs/heads/master:refs/heads/foobar master | \
-		grep "^commit " | sort | uniq > actual &&
+	git fast-export --refspec refs/heads/master:refs/heads/foobar master >actual2 &&
+	grep "^commit " actual2 | sort | uniq >actual &&
 	echo "commit refs/heads/foobar" > expected &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 '
@@ -534,7 +531,8 @@ test_expect_success 'when using -C, do not declare copy when source of copy is a
 	git -C src commit -m 2nd_commit &&
 
 	test_create_repo dst &&
-	git -C src fast-export --all -C | git -C dst fast-import &&
+	git -C src fast-export --all -C >actual &&
+	git -C dst fast-import <actual &&
 	git -C src show >expected &&
 	git -C dst show >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual