diff --git a/builtin/apply.c b/builtin/apply.c
index 12ef9ea8a..f38c1f7b8 100644
--- a/builtin/apply.c
+++ b/builtin/apply.c
@@ -2979,8 +2979,7 @@ static void build_fake_ancestor(struct patch *list, const char *filename)
 		else if (get_sha1(patch->old_sha1_prefix, sha1))
 			/* git diff has no index line for mode/type changes */
 			if (!patch->lines_added && !patch->lines_deleted) {
-				if (get_current_sha1(patch->new_name, sha1) ||
-				    get_current_sha1(patch->old_name, sha1))
+				if (get_current_sha1(patch->old_name, sha1))
 					die("mode change for %s, which is not "
 						"in current HEAD", name);
 				sha1_ptr = sha1;
diff --git a/git-rebase.sh b/git-rebase.sh
index 1d38afdb1..1b9ea48cd 100755
--- a/git-rebase.sh
+++ b/git-rebase.sh
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ fi
 if test -z "$do_merge"
 then
 	git format-patch -k --stdout --full-index --ignore-if-in-upstream \
-		$root_flag "$revisions" |
+		--no-renames $root_flag "$revisions" |
 	git am $git_am_opt --rebasing --resolvemsg="$RESOLVEMSG" &&
 	move_to_original_branch
 	ret=$?
diff --git a/t/t3400-rebase.sh b/t/t3400-rebase.sh
index d98c7b557..a19aeb644 100755
--- a/t/t3400-rebase.sh
+++ b/t/t3400-rebase.sh
@@ -14,140 +14,164 @@ GIT_AUTHOR_NAME=author@name
 GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL=bogus@email@address
 export GIT_AUTHOR_NAME GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL
 
-test_expect_success \
-    'prepare repository with topic branches' \
-    'git config core.logAllRefUpdates true &&
-     echo First > A &&
-     git update-index --add A &&
-     git commit -m "Add A." &&
-     git checkout -b my-topic-branch &&
-     echo Second > B &&
-     git update-index --add B &&
-     git commit -m "Add B." &&
-     git checkout -f master &&
-     echo Third >> A &&
-     git update-index A &&
-     git commit -m "Modify A." &&
-     git checkout -b side my-topic-branch &&
-     echo Side >> C &&
-     git add C &&
-     git commit -m "Add C" &&
-     git checkout -b nonlinear my-topic-branch &&
-     echo Edit >> B &&
-     git add B &&
-     git commit -m "Modify B" &&
-     git merge side &&
-     git checkout -b upstream-merged-nonlinear &&
-     git merge master &&
-     git checkout -f my-topic-branch &&
-     git tag topic
+test_expect_success 'prepare repository with topic branches' '
+	git config core.logAllRefUpdates true &&
+	echo First >A &&
+	git update-index --add A &&
+	git commit -m "Add A." &&
+	git checkout -b force-3way &&
+	echo Dummy >Y &&
+	git update-index --add Y &&
+	git commit -m "Add Y." &&
+	git checkout -b filemove &&
+	git reset --soft master &&
+	mkdir D &&
+	git mv A D/A &&
+	git commit -m "Move A." &&
+	git checkout -b my-topic-branch master &&
+	echo Second >B &&
+	git update-index --add B &&
+	git commit -m "Add B." &&
+	git checkout -f master &&
+	echo Third >>A &&
+	git update-index A &&
+	git commit -m "Modify A." &&
+	git checkout -b side my-topic-branch &&
+	echo Side >>C &&
+	git add C &&
+	git commit -m "Add C" &&
+	git checkout -b nonlinear my-topic-branch &&
+	echo Edit >>B &&
+	git add B &&
+	git commit -m "Modify B" &&
+	git merge side &&
+	git checkout -b upstream-merged-nonlinear &&
+	git merge master &&
+	git checkout -f my-topic-branch &&
+	git tag topic
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'rebase on dirty worktree' '
-     echo dirty >> A &&
-     test_must_fail git rebase master'
+	echo dirty >>A &&
+	test_must_fail git rebase master
+'
 
 test_expect_success 'rebase on dirty cache' '
-     git add A &&
-     test_must_fail git rebase master'
+	git add A &&
+	test_must_fail git rebase master
+'
 
 test_expect_success 'rebase against master' '
-     git reset --hard HEAD &&
-     git rebase master'
+	git reset --hard HEAD &&
+	git rebase master
+'
 
 test_expect_success 'rebase against master twice' '
-     git rebase master >out &&
-     grep "Current branch my-topic-branch is up to date" out
+	git rebase master >out &&
+	grep "Current branch my-topic-branch is up to date" out
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'rebase against master twice with --force' '
-     git rebase --force-rebase master >out &&
-     grep "Current branch my-topic-branch is up to date, rebase forced" out
+	git rebase --force-rebase master >out &&
+	grep "Current branch my-topic-branch is up to date, rebase forced" out
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'rebase against master twice from another branch' '
-     git checkout my-topic-branch^ &&
-     git rebase master my-topic-branch >out &&
-     grep "Current branch my-topic-branch is up to date" out
+	git checkout my-topic-branch^ &&
+	git rebase master my-topic-branch >out &&
+	grep "Current branch my-topic-branch is up to date" out
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'rebase fast-forward to master' '
-     git checkout my-topic-branch^ &&
-     git rebase my-topic-branch >out &&
-     grep "Fast-forwarded HEAD to my-topic-branch" out
+	git checkout my-topic-branch^ &&
+	git rebase my-topic-branch >out &&
+	grep "Fast-forwarded HEAD to my-topic-branch" out
 '
 
-test_expect_success \
-    'the rebase operation should not have destroyed author information' \
-    '! (git log | grep "Author:" | grep "<>")'
+test_expect_success 'the rebase operation should not have destroyed author information' '
+	! (git log | grep "Author:" | grep "<>")
+'
 
-test_expect_success \
-    'the rebase operation should not have destroyed author information (2)' \
-    "git log -1 | grep 'Author: $GIT_AUTHOR_NAME <$GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL>'"
+test_expect_success 'the rebase operation should not have destroyed author information (2)' "
+	git log -1 |
+	grep 'Author: $GIT_AUTHOR_NAME <$GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL>'
+"
 
 test_expect_success 'HEAD was detached during rebase' '
-     test $(git rev-parse HEAD@{1}) != $(git rev-parse my-topic-branch@{1})
+	test $(git rev-parse HEAD@{1}) != $(git rev-parse my-topic-branch@{1})
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'rebase after merge master' '
-     git reset --hard topic &&
-     git merge master &&
-     git rebase master &&
-     ! (git show | grep "^Merge:")
+	git reset --hard topic &&
+	git merge master &&
+	git rebase master &&
+	! (git show | grep "^Merge:")
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'rebase of history with merges is linearized' '
-     git checkout nonlinear &&
-     test 4 = $(git rev-list master.. | wc -l) &&
-     git rebase master &&
-     test 3 = $(git rev-list master.. | wc -l)
+	git checkout nonlinear &&
+	test 4 = $(git rev-list master.. | wc -l) &&
+	git rebase master &&
+	test 3 = $(git rev-list master.. | wc -l)
 '
 
-test_expect_success \
-    'rebase of history with merges after upstream merge is linearized' '
-     git checkout upstream-merged-nonlinear &&
-     test 5 = $(git rev-list master.. | wc -l) &&
-     git rebase master &&
-     test 3 = $(git rev-list master.. | wc -l)
+test_expect_success 'rebase of history with merges after upstream merge is linearized' '
+	git checkout upstream-merged-nonlinear &&
+	test 5 = $(git rev-list master.. | wc -l) &&
+	git rebase master &&
+	test 3 = $(git rev-list master.. | wc -l)
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'rebase a single mode change' '
-     git checkout master &&
-     echo 1 > X &&
-     git add X &&
-     test_tick &&
-     git commit -m prepare &&
-     git checkout -b modechange HEAD^ &&
-     echo 1 > X &&
-     git add X &&
-     test_chmod +x A &&
-     test_tick &&
-     git commit -m modechange &&
-     GIT_TRACE=1 git rebase master
+	git checkout master &&
+	echo 1 >X &&
+	git add X &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -m prepare &&
+	git checkout -b modechange HEAD^ &&
+	echo 1 >X &&
+	git add X &&
+	test_chmod +x A &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -m modechange &&
+	GIT_TRACE=1 git rebase master
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'rebase is not broken by diff.renames' '
+	git config diff.renames copies &&
+	test_when_finished "git config --unset diff.renames" &&
+	git checkout filemove &&
+	GIT_TRACE=1 git rebase force-3way
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'setup: recover' '
+	test_might_fail git rebase --abort &&
+	git reset --hard &&
+	git checkout modechange
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'Show verbose error when HEAD could not be detached' '
-     : > B &&
-     test_must_fail git rebase topic 2> output.err > output.out &&
-     grep "Untracked working tree file .B. would be overwritten" output.err
+	>B &&
+	test_must_fail git rebase topic 2>output.err >output.out &&
+	grep "Untracked working tree file .B. would be overwritten" output.err
 '
 rm -f B
 
 test_expect_success 'dump usage when upstream arg is missing' '
-     git checkout -b usage topic &&
-     test_must_fail git rebase 2>error1 &&
-     grep "[Uu]sage" error1 &&
-     test_must_fail git rebase --abort 2>error2 &&
-     grep "No rebase in progress" error2 &&
-     test_must_fail git rebase --onto master 2>error3 &&
-     grep "[Uu]sage" error3 &&
-     ! grep "can.t shift" error3
+	git checkout -b usage topic &&
+	test_must_fail git rebase 2>error1 &&
+	grep "[Uu]sage" error1 &&
+	test_must_fail git rebase --abort 2>error2 &&
+	grep "No rebase in progress" error2 &&
+	test_must_fail git rebase --onto master 2>error3 &&
+	grep "[Uu]sage" error3 &&
+	! grep "can.t shift" error3
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'rebase -q is quiet' '
-     git checkout -b quiet topic &&
-     git rebase -q master > output.out 2>&1 &&
-     test ! -s output.out
+	git checkout -b quiet topic &&
+	git rebase -q master >output.out 2>&1 &&
+	test ! -s output.out
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'Rebase a commit that sprinkles CRs in' '
diff --git a/t/t4150-am.sh b/t/t4150-am.sh
index 810b04b81..1c3d8ed54 100755
--- a/t/t4150-am.sh
+++ b/t/t4150-am.sh
@@ -4,66 +4,71 @@ test_description='git am running'
 
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
-cat >msg <<EOF
-second
-
-Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy
-eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam
-voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita
-kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Lorem
-ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod
-tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At
-vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum.
-
-	Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit
-	esse molestie consequat, vel illum dolore eu feugiat nulla facilisis
-	at vero eros et accumsan et iusto odio dignissim qui blandit
-	praesent luptatum zzril delenit augue duis dolore te feugait nulla
-	facilisi.
-
-
-Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
-consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut
-laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat.
-
-  git
-  ---
-  +++
-
-Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper suscipit
-lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis autem vel eum iriure
-dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit esse molestie consequat, vel illum
-dolore eu feugiat nulla facilisis at vero eros et accumsan et iusto odio
-dignissim qui blandit praesent luptatum zzril delenit augue duis dolore te
-feugait nulla facilisi.
-EOF
-
-cat >failmail <<EOF
-From foo@example.com Fri May 23 10:43:49 2008
-From:	foo@example.com
-To:	bar@example.com
-Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCH] git-foo.sh
-Date:	Fri, 23 May 2008 05:23:42 +0200
-
-Sometimes we have to find out that there's nothing left.
-
-EOF
-
-cat >pine <<EOF
-From MAILER-DAEMON Fri May 23 10:43:49 2008
-Date: 23 May 2008 05:23:42 +0200
-From: Mail System Internal Data <MAILER-DAEMON@example.com>
-Subject: DON'T DELETE THIS MESSAGE -- FOLDER INTERNAL DATA
-Message-ID: <foo-0001@example.com>
-
-This text is part of the internal format of your mail folder, and is not
-a real message.  It is created automatically by the mail system software.
-If deleted, important folder data will be lost, and it will be re-created
-with the data reset to initial values.
-
-EOF
-
-echo "Signed-off-by: $GIT_COMMITTER_NAME <$GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL>" >expected
+test_expect_success 'setup: messages' '
+	cat >msg <<-\EOF &&
+	second
+
+	Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy
+	eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam
+	voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita
+	kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Lorem
+	ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod
+	tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At
+	vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum.
+
+	EOF
+	q_to_tab <<-\EOF >>msg &&
+	QDuis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit
+	Qesse molestie consequat, vel illum dolore eu feugiat nulla facilisis
+	Qat vero eros et accumsan et iusto odio dignissim qui blandit
+	Qpraesent luptatum zzril delenit augue duis dolore te feugait nulla
+	Qfacilisi.
+	EOF
+	cat >>msg <<-\EOF &&
+
+	Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
+	consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut
+	laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat.
+
+	  git
+	  ---
+	  +++
+
+	Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper suscipit
+	lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis autem vel eum iriure
+	dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit esse molestie consequat, vel illum
+	dolore eu feugiat nulla facilisis at vero eros et accumsan et iusto odio
+	dignissim qui blandit praesent luptatum zzril delenit augue duis dolore te
+	feugait nulla facilisi.
+	EOF
+
+	cat >failmail <<-\EOF &&
+	From foo@example.com Fri May 23 10:43:49 2008
+	From:	foo@example.com
+	To:	bar@example.com
+	Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCH] git-foo.sh
+	Date:	Fri, 23 May 2008 05:23:42 +0200
+
+	Sometimes we have to find out that there'\''s nothing left.
+
+	EOF
+
+	cat >pine <<-\EOF &&
+	From MAILER-DAEMON Fri May 23 10:43:49 2008
+	Date: 23 May 2008 05:23:42 +0200
+	From: Mail System Internal Data <MAILER-DAEMON@example.com>
+	Subject: DON'\''T DELETE THIS MESSAGE -- FOLDER INTERNAL DATA
+	Message-ID: <foo-0001@example.com>
+
+	This text is part of the internal format of your mail folder, and is not
+	a real message.  It is created automatically by the mail system software.
+	If deleted, important folder data will be lost, and it will be re-created
+	with the data reset to initial values.
+
+	EOF
+
+	signoff="Signed-off-by: $GIT_COMMITTER_NAME <$GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL>"
+'
 
 test_expect_success setup '
 	echo hello >file &&
@@ -71,11 +76,13 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 	test_tick &&
 	git commit -m first &&
 	git tag first &&
+
 	echo world >>file &&
 	git add file &&
 	test_tick &&
 	git commit -s -F msg &&
 	git tag second &&
+
 	git format-patch --stdout first >patch1 &&
 	{
 		echo "X-Fake-Field: Line One" &&
@@ -89,74 +96,101 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 		echo "X-Fake-Field: Line Three" &&
 		git format-patch --stdout first | sed -e "1d"
 	} | append_cr >patch1-crlf.eml &&
+
 	sed -n -e "3,\$p" msg >file &&
 	git add file &&
 	test_tick &&
 	git commit -m third &&
+
 	git format-patch --stdout first >patch2	&&
+
 	git checkout -b lorem &&
 	sed -n -e "11,\$p" msg >file &&
 	head -n 9 msg >>file &&
 	test_tick &&
 	git commit -a -m "moved stuff" &&
+
 	echo goodbye >another &&
 	git add another &&
 	test_tick &&
 	git commit -m "added another file" &&
-	git format-patch --stdout master >lorem-move.patch
-'
 
-# reset time
-unset test_tick
-test_tick
+	git format-patch --stdout master >lorem-move.patch &&
+
+	git checkout -b rename &&
+	git mv file renamed &&
+	git commit -m "renamed a file" &&
+
+	git format-patch -M --stdout lorem >rename.patch &&
+
+	git reset --soft lorem^ &&
+	git commit -m "renamed a file and added another" &&
+
+	git format-patch -M --stdout lorem^ >rename-add.patch &&
+
+	# reset time
+	unset test_tick &&
+	test_tick
+'
 
 test_expect_success 'am applies patch correctly' '
+	rm -fr .git/rebase-apply &&
+	git reset --hard &&
 	git checkout first &&
 	test_tick &&
 	git am <patch1 &&
 	! test -d .git/rebase-apply &&
-	test -z "$(git diff second)" &&
+	git diff --exit-code second &&
 	test "$(git rev-parse second)" = "$(git rev-parse HEAD)" &&
 	test "$(git rev-parse second^)" = "$(git rev-parse HEAD^)"
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'am applies patch e-mail not in a mbox' '
+	rm -fr .git/rebase-apply &&
+	git reset --hard &&
 	git checkout first &&
 	git am patch1.eml &&
 	! test -d .git/rebase-apply &&
-	test -z "$(git diff second)" &&
+	git diff --exit-code second &&
 	test "$(git rev-parse second)" = "$(git rev-parse HEAD)" &&
 	test "$(git rev-parse second^)" = "$(git rev-parse HEAD^)"
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'am applies patch e-mail not in a mbox with CRLF' '
+	rm -fr .git/rebase-apply &&
+	git reset --hard &&
 	git checkout first &&
 	git am patch1-crlf.eml &&
 	! test -d .git/rebase-apply &&
-	test -z "$(git diff second)" &&
+	git diff --exit-code second &&
 	test "$(git rev-parse second)" = "$(git rev-parse HEAD)" &&
 	test "$(git rev-parse second^)" = "$(git rev-parse HEAD^)"
 '
 
-GIT_AUTHOR_NAME="Another Thor"
-GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL="a.thor@example.com"
-GIT_COMMITTER_NAME="Co M Miter"
-GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL="c.miter@example.com"
-export GIT_AUTHOR_NAME GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL GIT_COMMITTER_NAME GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL
+test_expect_success 'setup: new author and committer' '
+	GIT_AUTHOR_NAME="Another Thor" &&
+	GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL="a.thor@example.com" &&
+	GIT_COMMITTER_NAME="Co M Miter" &&
+	GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL="c.miter@example.com" &&
+	export GIT_AUTHOR_NAME GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL GIT_COMMITTER_NAME GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL
+'
 
 compare () {
-	test "$(git cat-file commit "$2" | grep "^$1 ")" = \
-	     "$(git cat-file commit "$3" | grep "^$1 ")"
+	a=$(git cat-file commit "$2" | grep "^$1 ") &&
+	b=$(git cat-file commit "$3" | grep "^$1 ") &&
+	test "$a" = "$b"
 }
 
 test_expect_success 'am changes committer and keeps author' '
 	test_tick &&
+	rm -fr .git/rebase-apply &&
+	git reset --hard &&
 	git checkout first &&
 	git am patch2 &&
 	! test -d .git/rebase-apply &&
 	test "$(git rev-parse master^^)" = "$(git rev-parse HEAD^^)" &&
-	test -z "$(git diff master..HEAD)" &&
-	test -z "$(git diff master^..HEAD^)" &&
+	git diff --exit-code master..HEAD &&
+	git diff --exit-code master^..HEAD^ &&
 	compare author master HEAD &&
 	compare author master^ HEAD^ &&
 	test "$GIT_COMMITTER_NAME <$GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL>" = \
@@ -164,41 +198,55 @@ test_expect_success 'am changes committer and keeps author' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'am --signoff adds Signed-off-by: line' '
+	rm -fr .git/rebase-apply &&
+	git reset --hard &&
 	git checkout -b master2 first &&
 	git am --signoff <patch2 &&
+	printf "%s\n" "$signoff" >expected &&
 	echo "Signed-off-by: $GIT_COMMITTER_NAME <$GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL>" >>expected &&
 	git cat-file commit HEAD^ | grep "Signed-off-by:" >actual &&
-	test_cmp actual expected &&
+	test_cmp expected actual &&
 	echo "Signed-off-by: $GIT_COMMITTER_NAME <$GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL>" >expected &&
 	git cat-file commit HEAD | grep "Signed-off-by:" >actual &&
-	test_cmp actual expected
+	test_cmp expected actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'am stays in branch' '
-	test "refs/heads/master2" = "$(git symbolic-ref HEAD)"
+	echo refs/heads/master2 >expected &&
+	git symbolic-ref HEAD >actual &&
+	test_cmp expected actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'am --signoff does not add Signed-off-by: line if already there' '
 	git format-patch --stdout HEAD^ >patch3 &&
 	sed -e "/^Subject/ s,\[PATCH,Re: Re: Re: & 1/5 v2," patch3 >patch4
+	rm -fr .git/rebase-apply &&
+	git reset --hard &&
 	git checkout HEAD^ &&
 	git am --signoff patch4 &&
-	test "$(git cat-file commit HEAD | grep -c "^Signed-off-by:")" -eq 1
+	git cat-file commit HEAD >actual &&
+	test $(grep -c "^Signed-off-by:" actual) -eq 1
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'am without --keep removes Re: and [PATCH] stuff' '
-	test "$(git rev-parse HEAD)" = "$(git rev-parse master2)"
+	git rev-parse HEAD >expected &&
+	git rev-parse master2 >actual &&
+	test_cmp expected actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'am --keep really keeps the subject' '
+	rm -fr .git/rebase-apply &&
+	git reset --hard &&
 	git checkout HEAD^ &&
 	git am --keep patch4 &&
 	! test -d .git/rebase-apply &&
-	git cat-file commit HEAD |
-		fgrep "Re: Re: Re: [PATCH 1/5 v2] third"
+	git cat-file commit HEAD >actual &&
+	grep "Re: Re: Re: \[PATCH 1/5 v2\] third" actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'am -3 falls back to 3-way merge' '
+	rm -fr .git/rebase-apply &&
+	git reset --hard &&
 	git checkout -b lorem2 master2 &&
 	sed -n -e "3,\$p" msg >file &&
 	head -n 9 msg >>file &&
@@ -207,34 +255,75 @@ test_expect_success 'am -3 falls back to 3-way merge' '
 	git commit -m "copied stuff" &&
 	git am -3 lorem-move.patch &&
 	! test -d .git/rebase-apply &&
-	test -z "$(git diff lorem)"
+	git diff --exit-code lorem
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'am can rename a file' '
+	grep "^rename from" rename.patch &&
+	rm -fr .git/rebase-apply &&
+	git reset --hard &&
+	git checkout lorem^0 &&
+	git am rename.patch &&
+	! test -d .git/rebase-apply &&
+	git update-index --refresh &&
+	git diff --exit-code rename
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'am -3 can rename a file' '
+	grep "^rename from" rename.patch &&
+	rm -fr .git/rebase-apply &&
+	git reset --hard &&
+	git checkout lorem^0 &&
+	git am -3 rename.patch &&
+	! test -d .git/rebase-apply &&
+	git update-index --refresh &&
+	git diff --exit-code rename
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'am -3 can rename a file after falling back to 3-way merge' '
+	grep "^rename from" rename-add.patch &&
+	rm -fr .git/rebase-apply &&
+	git reset --hard &&
+	git checkout lorem^0 &&
+	git am -3 rename-add.patch &&
+	! test -d .git/rebase-apply &&
+	git update-index --refresh &&
+	git diff --exit-code rename
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'am -3 -q is quiet' '
+	rm -fr .git/rebase-apply &&
+	git checkout -f lorem2 &&
 	git reset master2 --hard &&
 	sed -n -e "3,\$p" msg >file &&
 	head -n 9 msg >>file &&
 	git add file &&
 	test_tick &&
 	git commit -m "copied stuff" &&
-	git am -3 -q lorem-move.patch > output.out 2>&1 &&
+	git am -3 -q lorem-move.patch >output.out 2>&1 &&
 	! test -s output.out
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'am pauses on conflict' '
+	rm -fr .git/rebase-apply &&
+	git reset --hard &&
 	git checkout lorem2^^ &&
 	test_must_fail git am lorem-move.patch &&
 	test -d .git/rebase-apply
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'am --skip works' '
+	echo goodbye >expected &&
 	git am --skip &&
 	! test -d .git/rebase-apply &&
-	test -z "$(git diff lorem2^^ -- file)" &&
-	test goodbye = "$(cat another)"
+	git diff --exit-code lorem2^^ -- file &&
+	test_cmp expected another
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'am --resolved works' '
+	echo goodbye >expected &&
+	rm -fr .git/rebase-apply &&
+	git reset --hard &&
 	git checkout lorem2^^ &&
 	test_must_fail git am lorem-move.patch &&
 	test -d .git/rebase-apply &&
@@ -242,22 +331,29 @@ test_expect_success 'am --resolved works' '
 	git add file &&
 	git am --resolved &&
 	! test -d .git/rebase-apply &&
-	test goodbye = "$(cat another)"
+	test_cmp expected another
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'am takes patches from a Pine mailbox' '
+	rm -fr .git/rebase-apply &&
+	git reset --hard &&
 	git checkout first &&
 	cat pine patch1 | git am &&
 	! test -d .git/rebase-apply &&
-	test -z "$(git diff master^..HEAD)"
+	git diff --exit-code master^..HEAD
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'am fails on mail without patch' '
+	rm -fr .git/rebase-apply &&
+	git reset --hard &&
 	test_must_fail git am <failmail &&
-	rm -r .git/rebase-apply/
+	git am --abort &&
+	! test -d .git/rebase-apply
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'am fails on empty patch' '
+	rm -fr .git/rebase-apply &&
+	git reset --hard &&
 	echo "---" >>failmail &&
 	test_must_fail git am <failmail &&
 	git am --skip &&
@@ -266,28 +362,34 @@ test_expect_success 'am fails on empty patch' '
 
 test_expect_success 'am works from stdin in subdirectory' '
 	rm -fr subdir &&
+	rm -fr .git/rebase-apply &&
+	git reset --hard &&
 	git checkout first &&
 	(
 		mkdir -p subdir &&
 		cd subdir &&
 		git am <../patch1
 	) &&
-	test -z "$(git diff second)"
+	git diff --exit-code second
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'am works from file (relative path given) in subdirectory' '
 	rm -fr subdir &&
+	rm -fr .git/rebase-apply &&
+	git reset --hard &&
 	git checkout first &&
 	(
 		mkdir -p subdir &&
 		cd subdir &&
 		git am ../patch1
 	) &&
-	test -z "$(git diff second)"
+	git diff --exit-code second
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'am works from file (absolute path given) in subdirectory' '
 	rm -fr subdir &&
+	rm -fr .git/rebase-apply &&
+	git reset --hard &&
 	git checkout first &&
 	P=$(pwd) &&
 	(
@@ -295,27 +397,31 @@ test_expect_success 'am works from file (absolute path given) in subdirectory' '
 		cd subdir &&
 		git am "$P/patch1"
 	) &&
-	test -z "$(git diff second)"
+	git diff --exit-code second
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'am --committer-date-is-author-date' '
+	rm -fr .git/rebase-apply &&
+	git reset --hard &&
 	git checkout first &&
 	test_tick &&
 	git am --committer-date-is-author-date patch1 &&
 	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "/^\$/q" >head1 &&
-	at=$(sed -ne "/^author /s/.*> //p" head1) &&
-	ct=$(sed -ne "/^committer /s/.*> //p" head1) &&
-	test "$at" = "$ct"
+	sed -ne "/^author /s/.*> //p" head1 >at &&
+	sed -ne "/^committer /s/.*> //p" head1 >ct &&
+	test_cmp at ct
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'am without --committer-date-is-author-date' '
+	rm -fr .git/rebase-apply &&
+	git reset --hard &&
 	git checkout first &&
 	test_tick &&
 	git am patch1 &&
 	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "/^\$/q" >head1 &&
-	at=$(sed -ne "/^author /s/.*> //p" head1) &&
-	ct=$(sed -ne "/^committer /s/.*> //p" head1) &&
-	test "$at" != "$ct"
+	sed -ne "/^author /s/.*> //p" head1 >at &&
+	sed -ne "/^committer /s/.*> //p" head1 >ct &&
+	! test_cmp at ct
 '
 
 # This checks for +0000 because TZ is set to UTC and that should
@@ -323,41 +429,51 @@ test_expect_success 'am without --committer-date-is-author-date' '
 # by test_tick that uses -0700 timezone; if this feature does not
 # work, we will see that instead of +0000.
 test_expect_success 'am --ignore-date' '
+	rm -fr .git/rebase-apply &&
+	git reset --hard &&
 	git checkout first &&
 	test_tick &&
 	git am --ignore-date patch1 &&
 	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "/^\$/q" >head1 &&
-	at=$(sed -ne "/^author /s/.*> //p" head1) &&
-	echo "$at" | grep "+0000"
+	sed -ne "/^author /s/.*> //p" head1 >at &&
+	grep "+0000" at
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'am into an unborn branch' '
+	git rev-parse first^{tree} >expected &&
+	rm -fr .git/rebase-apply &&
+	git reset --hard &&
 	rm -fr subdir &&
-	mkdir -p subdir &&
+	mkdir subdir &&
 	git format-patch --numbered-files -o subdir -1 first &&
 	(
 		cd subdir &&
 		git init &&
 		git am 1
 	) &&
-	result=$(
-		cd subdir && git rev-parse HEAD^{tree}
+	(
+		cd subdir &&
+		git rev-parse HEAD^{tree} >../actual
 	) &&
-	test "z$result" = "z$(git rev-parse first^{tree})"
+	test_cmp expected actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'am newline in subject' '
+	rm -fr .git/rebase-apply &&
+	git reset --hard &&
 	git checkout first &&
 	test_tick &&
-	sed -e "s/second/second \\\n foo/" patch1 > patchnl &&
-	git am < patchnl > output.out 2>&1 &&
+	sed -e "s/second/second \\\n foo/" patch1 >patchnl &&
+	git am <patchnl >output.out 2>&1 &&
 	grep "^Applying: second \\\n foo$" output.out
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'am -q is quiet' '
+	rm -fr .git/rebase-apply &&
+	git reset --hard &&
 	git checkout first &&
 	test_tick &&
-	git am -q < patch1 > output.out 2>&1 &&
+	git am -q <patch1 >output.out 2>&1 &&
 	! test -s output.out
 '
 
diff --git a/t/test-lib.sh b/t/test-lib.sh
index e8f21d577..29fd7209c 100644
--- a/t/test-lib.sh
+++ b/t/test-lib.sh
@@ -256,6 +256,10 @@ q_to_cr () {
 	tr Q '\015'
 }
 
+q_to_tab () {
+	tr Q '\011'
+}
+
 append_cr () {
 	sed -e 's/$/Q/' | tr Q '\015'
 }