diff --git a/t/t5520-pull.sh b/t/t5520-pull.sh
index 7efd45bc2..af31f04c2 100755
--- a/t/t5520-pull.sh
+++ b/t/t5520-pull.sh
@@ -86,16 +86,19 @@ test_expect_success 'pulling into void must not create an octopus' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'test . as a remote' '
-
 	git branch copy master &&
 	git config branch.copy.remote . &&
 	git config branch.copy.merge refs/heads/master &&
 	echo updated >file &&
 	git commit -a -m updated &&
 	git checkout copy &&
-	test `cat file` = file &&
+	test "$(cat file)" = file &&
 	git pull &&
-	test `cat file` = updated
+	test "$(cat file)" = updated &&
+	git reflog -1 >reflog.actual &&
+	sed "s/^[0-9a-f][0-9a-f]*/OBJID/" reflog.actual >reflog.fuzzy &&
+	echo "OBJID HEAD@{0}: pull: Fast-forward" >reflog.expected &&
+	test_cmp reflog.expected reflog.fuzzy
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'the default remote . should not break explicit pull' '
@@ -104,9 +107,108 @@ test_expect_success 'the default remote . should not break explicit pull' '
 	git commit -a -m modified &&
 	git checkout copy &&
 	git reset --hard HEAD^ &&
-	test `cat file` = file &&
+	test "$(cat file)" = file &&
 	git pull . second &&
-	test `cat file` = modified
+	test "$(cat file)" = modified &&
+	git reflog -1 >reflog.actual &&
+	sed "s/^[0-9a-f][0-9a-f]*/OBJID/" reflog.actual >reflog.fuzzy &&
+	echo "OBJID HEAD@{0}: pull . second: Fast-forward" >reflog.expected &&
+	test_cmp reflog.expected reflog.fuzzy
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'fail if wildcard spec does not match any refs' '
+	git checkout -b test copy^ &&
+	test_when_finished "git checkout -f copy && git branch -D test" &&
+	test "$(cat file)" = file &&
+	test_must_fail git pull . "refs/nonexisting1/*:refs/nonexisting2/*" 2>err &&
+	test_i18ngrep "no candidates for merging" err &&
+	test "$(cat file)" = file
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'fail if no branches specified with non-default remote' '
+	git remote add test_remote . &&
+	test_when_finished "git remote remove test_remote" &&
+	git checkout -b test copy^ &&
+	test_when_finished "git checkout -f copy && git branch -D test" &&
+	test "$(cat file)" = file &&
+	test_config branch.test.remote origin &&
+	test_must_fail git pull test_remote 2>err &&
+	test_i18ngrep "specify a branch on the command line" err &&
+	test "$(cat file)" = file
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'fail if not on a branch' '
+	git remote add origin . &&
+	test_when_finished "git remote remove origin" &&
+	git checkout HEAD^ &&
+	test_when_finished "git checkout -f copy" &&
+	test "$(cat file)" = file &&
+	test_must_fail git pull 2>err &&
+	test_i18ngrep "not currently on a branch" err &&
+	test "$(cat file)" = file
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'fail if no configuration for current branch' '
+	git remote add test_remote . &&
+	test_when_finished "git remote remove test_remote" &&
+	git checkout -b test copy^ &&
+	test_when_finished "git checkout -f copy && git branch -D test" &&
+	test_config branch.test.remote test_remote &&
+	test "$(cat file)" = file &&
+	test_must_fail git pull 2>err &&
+	test_i18ngrep "no tracking information" err &&
+	test "$(cat file)" = file
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'fail if upstream branch does not exist' '
+	git checkout -b test copy^ &&
+	test_when_finished "git checkout -f copy && git branch -D test" &&
+	test_config branch.test.remote . &&
+	test_config branch.test.merge refs/heads/nonexisting &&
+	test "$(cat file)" = file &&
+	test_must_fail git pull 2>err &&
+	test_i18ngrep "no such ref was fetched" err &&
+	test "$(cat file)" = file
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'fail if the index has unresolved entries' '
+	git checkout -b third second^ &&
+	test_when_finished "git checkout -f copy && git branch -D third" &&
+	test "$(cat file)" = file &&
+	test_commit modified2 file &&
+	test -z "$(git ls-files -u)" &&
+	test_must_fail git pull . second &&
+	test -n "$(git ls-files -u)" &&
+	cp file expected &&
+	test_must_fail git pull . second 2>err &&
+	test_i18ngrep "Pull is not possible because you have unmerged files" err &&
+	test_cmp expected file &&
+	git add file &&
+	test -z "$(git ls-files -u)" &&
+	test_must_fail git pull . second 2>err &&
+	test_i18ngrep "You have not concluded your merge" err &&
+	test_cmp expected file
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'fast-forwards working tree if branch head is updated' '
+	git checkout -b third second^ &&
+	test_when_finished "git checkout -f copy && git branch -D third" &&
+	test "$(cat file)" = file &&
+	git pull . second:third 2>err &&
+	test_i18ngrep "fetch updated the current branch head" err &&
+	test "$(cat file)" = modified &&
+	test "$(git rev-parse third)" = "$(git rev-parse second)"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'fast-forward fails with conflicting work tree' '
+	git checkout -b third second^ &&
+	test_when_finished "git checkout -f copy && git branch -D third" &&
+	test "$(cat file)" = file &&
+	echo conflict >file &&
+	test_must_fail git pull . second:third 2>err &&
+	test_i18ngrep "Cannot fast-forward your working tree" err &&
+	test "$(cat file)" = conflict &&
+	test "$(git rev-parse third)" = "$(git rev-parse second)"
 '
 
 test_expect_success '--rebase' '
@@ -119,23 +221,32 @@ test_expect_success '--rebase' '
 	git commit -m "new file" &&
 	git tag before-rebase &&
 	git pull --rebase . copy &&
-	test $(git rev-parse HEAD^) = $(git rev-parse copy) &&
-	test new = $(git show HEAD:file2)
+	test "$(git rev-parse HEAD^)" = "$(git rev-parse copy)" &&
+	test new = "$(git show HEAD:file2)"
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--rebase fails with multiple branches' '
+	git reset --hard before-rebase &&
+	test_must_fail git pull --rebase . copy master 2>err &&
+	test "$(git rev-parse HEAD)" = "$(git rev-parse before-rebase)" &&
+	test_i18ngrep "Cannot rebase onto multiple branches" err &&
+	test modified = "$(git show HEAD:file)"
 '
+
 test_expect_success 'pull.rebase' '
 	git reset --hard before-rebase &&
 	test_config pull.rebase true &&
 	git pull . copy &&
-	test $(git rev-parse HEAD^) = $(git rev-parse copy) &&
-	test new = $(git show HEAD:file2)
+	test "$(git rev-parse HEAD^)" = "$(git rev-parse copy)" &&
+	test new = "$(git show HEAD:file2)"
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'branch.to-rebase.rebase' '
 	git reset --hard before-rebase &&
 	test_config branch.to-rebase.rebase true &&
 	git pull . copy &&
-	test $(git rev-parse HEAD^) = $(git rev-parse copy) &&
-	test new = $(git show HEAD:file2)
+	test "$(git rev-parse HEAD^)" = "$(git rev-parse copy)" &&
+	test new = "$(git show HEAD:file2)"
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'branch.to-rebase.rebase should override pull.rebase' '
@@ -143,8 +254,8 @@ test_expect_success 'branch.to-rebase.rebase should override pull.rebase' '
 	test_config pull.rebase true &&
 	test_config branch.to-rebase.rebase false &&
 	git pull . copy &&
-	test $(git rev-parse HEAD^) != $(git rev-parse copy) &&
-	test new = $(git show HEAD:file2)
+	test "$(git rev-parse HEAD^)" != "$(git rev-parse copy)" &&
+	test new = "$(git show HEAD:file2)"
 '
 
 # add a feature branch, keep-merge, that is merged into master, so the
@@ -163,33 +274,33 @@ test_expect_success 'pull.rebase=false create a new merge commit' '
 	git reset --hard before-preserve-rebase &&
 	test_config pull.rebase false &&
 	git pull . copy &&
-	test $(git rev-parse HEAD^1) = $(git rev-parse before-preserve-rebase) &&
-	test $(git rev-parse HEAD^2) = $(git rev-parse copy) &&
-	test file3 = $(git show HEAD:file3.t)
+	test "$(git rev-parse HEAD^1)" = "$(git rev-parse before-preserve-rebase)" &&
+	test "$(git rev-parse HEAD^2)" = "$(git rev-parse copy)" &&
+	test file3 = "$(git show HEAD:file3.t)"
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'pull.rebase=true flattens keep-merge' '
 	git reset --hard before-preserve-rebase &&
 	test_config pull.rebase true &&
 	git pull . copy &&
-	test $(git rev-parse HEAD^^) = $(git rev-parse copy) &&
-	test file3 = $(git show HEAD:file3.t)
+	test "$(git rev-parse HEAD^^)" = "$(git rev-parse copy)" &&
+	test file3 = "$(git show HEAD:file3.t)"
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'pull.rebase=1 is treated as true and flattens keep-merge' '
 	git reset --hard before-preserve-rebase &&
 	test_config pull.rebase 1 &&
 	git pull . copy &&
-	test $(git rev-parse HEAD^^) = $(git rev-parse copy) &&
-	test file3 = $(git show HEAD:file3.t)
+	test "$(git rev-parse HEAD^^)" = "$(git rev-parse copy)" &&
+	test file3 = "$(git show HEAD:file3.t)"
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'pull.rebase=preserve rebases and merges keep-merge' '
 	git reset --hard before-preserve-rebase &&
 	test_config pull.rebase preserve &&
 	git pull . copy &&
-	test $(git rev-parse HEAD^^) = $(git rev-parse copy) &&
-	test $(git rev-parse HEAD^2) = $(git rev-parse keep-merge)
+	test "$(git rev-parse HEAD^^)" = "$(git rev-parse copy)" &&
+	test "$(git rev-parse HEAD^2)" = "$(git rev-parse keep-merge)"
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'pull.rebase=invalid fails' '
@@ -202,25 +313,25 @@ test_expect_success '--rebase=false create a new merge commit' '
 	git reset --hard before-preserve-rebase &&
 	test_config pull.rebase true &&
 	git pull --rebase=false . copy &&
-	test $(git rev-parse HEAD^1) = $(git rev-parse before-preserve-rebase) &&
-	test $(git rev-parse HEAD^2) = $(git rev-parse copy) &&
-	test file3 = $(git show HEAD:file3.t)
+	test "$(git rev-parse HEAD^1)" = "$(git rev-parse before-preserve-rebase)" &&
+	test "$(git rev-parse HEAD^2)" = "$(git rev-parse copy)" &&
+	test file3 = "$(git show HEAD:file3.t)"
 '
 
 test_expect_success '--rebase=true rebases and flattens keep-merge' '
 	git reset --hard before-preserve-rebase &&
 	test_config pull.rebase preserve &&
 	git pull --rebase=true . copy &&
-	test $(git rev-parse HEAD^^) = $(git rev-parse copy) &&
-	test file3 = $(git show HEAD:file3.t)
+	test "$(git rev-parse HEAD^^)" = "$(git rev-parse copy)" &&
+	test file3 = "$(git show HEAD:file3.t)"
 '
 
 test_expect_success '--rebase=preserve rebases and merges keep-merge' '
 	git reset --hard before-preserve-rebase &&
 	test_config pull.rebase true &&
 	git pull --rebase=preserve . copy &&
-	test $(git rev-parse HEAD^^) = $(git rev-parse copy) &&
-	test $(git rev-parse HEAD^2) = $(git rev-parse keep-merge)
+	test "$(git rev-parse HEAD^^)" = "$(git rev-parse copy)" &&
+	test "$(git rev-parse HEAD^2)" = "$(git rev-parse keep-merge)"
 '
 
 test_expect_success '--rebase=invalid fails' '
@@ -232,8 +343,8 @@ test_expect_success '--rebase overrides pull.rebase=preserve and flattens keep-m
 	git reset --hard before-preserve-rebase &&
 	test_config pull.rebase preserve &&
 	git pull --rebase . copy &&
-	test $(git rev-parse HEAD^^) = $(git rev-parse copy) &&
-	test file3 = $(git show HEAD:file3.t)
+	test "$(git rev-parse HEAD^^)" = "$(git rev-parse copy)" &&
+	test file3 = "$(git show HEAD:file3.t)"
 '
 
 test_expect_success '--rebase with rebased upstream' '
@@ -250,7 +361,7 @@ test_expect_success '--rebase with rebased upstream' '
 	git tag to-rebase-orig &&
 	git pull --rebase me copy &&
 	test "conflicting modification" = "$(cat file)" &&
-	test file = $(cat file2)
+	test file = "$(cat file2)"
 
 '
 
@@ -261,7 +372,7 @@ test_expect_success '--rebase with rebased default upstream' '
 	git reset --hard to-rebase-orig &&
 	git pull --rebase &&
 	test "conflicting modification" = "$(cat file)" &&
-	test file = $(cat file2)
+	test file = "$(cat file2)"
 
 '
 
@@ -282,7 +393,7 @@ test_expect_success 'pull --rebase dies early with dirty working directory' '
 
 	git checkout to-rebase &&
 	git update-ref refs/remotes/me/copy copy^ &&
-	COPY=$(git rev-parse --verify me/copy) &&
+	COPY="$(git rev-parse --verify me/copy)" &&
 	git rebase --onto $COPY copy &&
 	test_config branch.to-rebase.remote me &&
 	test_config branch.to-rebase.merge refs/heads/copy &&
@@ -290,10 +401,10 @@ test_expect_success 'pull --rebase dies early with dirty working directory' '
 	echo dirty >> file &&
 	git add file &&
 	test_must_fail git pull &&
-	test $COPY = $(git rev-parse --verify me/copy) &&
+	test "$COPY" = "$(git rev-parse --verify me/copy)" &&
 	git checkout HEAD -- file &&
 	git pull &&
-	test $COPY != $(git rev-parse --verify me/copy)
+	test "$COPY" != "$(git rev-parse --verify me/copy)"
 
 '
 
@@ -308,6 +419,21 @@ test_expect_success 'pull --rebase works on branch yet to be born' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'pull --rebase fails on unborn branch with staged changes' '
+	test_when_finished "rm -rf empty_repo2" &&
+	git init empty_repo2 &&
+	(
+		cd empty_repo2 &&
+		echo staged-file >staged-file &&
+		git add staged-file &&
+		test "$(git ls-files)" = staged-file &&
+		test_must_fail git pull --rebase .. master 2>err &&
+		test "$(git ls-files)" = staged-file &&
+		test "$(git show :staged-file)" = staged-file &&
+		test_i18ngrep "unborn branch with changes added to the index" err
+	)
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'setup for detecting upstreamed changes' '
 	mkdir src &&
 	(cd src &&
diff --git a/t/t5521-pull-options.sh b/t/t5521-pull-options.sh
index 453aba53f..56e737718 100755
--- a/t/t5521-pull-options.sh
+++ b/t/t5521-pull-options.sh
@@ -117,4 +117,17 @@ test_expect_success 'git pull --all' '
 	)
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'git pull --dry-run' '
+	test_when_finished "rm -rf clonedry" &&
+	git init clonedry &&
+	(
+		cd clonedry &&
+		git pull --dry-run ../parent &&
+		test_path_is_missing .git/FETCH_HEAD &&
+		test_path_is_missing .git/refs/heads/master &&
+		test_path_is_missing .git/index &&
+		test_path_is_missing file
+	)
+'
+
 test_done