diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING
index 6ff87c4664..536e55524d 100644
--- a/COPYING
+++ b/COPYING
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 		    GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
 		       Version 2, June 1991
 
- Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-                       59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
  Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
  of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ software--to make sure the software is free for all its users.  This
 General Public License applies to most of the Free Software
 Foundation's software and to any other program whose authors commit to
 using it.  (Some other Free Software Foundation software is covered by
-the GNU Library General Public License instead.)  You can apply it to
+the GNU Lesser General Public License instead.)  You can apply it to
 your programs, too.
 
   When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ patent must be licensed for everyone's free use or not licensed at all.
 
   The precise terms and conditions for copying, distribution and
 modification follow.
-
+
 		    GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
    TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ above, provided that you also meet all of these conditions:
     License.  (Exception: if the Program itself is interactive but
     does not normally print such an announcement, your work based on
     the Program is not required to print an announcement.)
-
+
 These requirements apply to the modified work as a whole.  If
 identifiable sections of that work are not derived from the Program,
 and can be reasonably considered independent and separate works in
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ access to copy from a designated place, then offering equivalent
 access to copy the source code from the same place counts as
 distribution of the source code, even though third parties are not
 compelled to copy the source along with the object code.
-
+
   4. You may not copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute the Program
 except as expressly provided under this License.  Any attempt
 otherwise to copy, modify, sublicense or distribute the Program is
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ impose that choice.
 
 This section is intended to make thoroughly clear what is believed to
 be a consequence of the rest of this License.
-
+
   8. If the distribution and/or use of the Program is restricted in
 certain countries either by patents or by copyrighted interfaces, the
 original copyright holder who places the Program under this License
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
 POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
 
 		     END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
-
+
 	    How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
 
   If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest
@@ -324,10 +324,9 @@ the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
     GNU General Public License for more details.
 
-    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-    Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
-
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+    with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+    51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 
 Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
 
@@ -357,5 +356,5 @@ necessary.  Here is a sample; alter the names:
 This General Public License does not permit incorporating your program into
 proprietary programs.  If your program is a subroutine library, you may
 consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary applications with the
-library.  If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Library General
+library.  If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Lesser General
 Public License instead of this License.
diff --git a/Documentation/Makefile b/Documentation/Makefile
index 4797b2dc35..8a8a3954dc 100644
--- a/Documentation/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/Makefile
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ install-pdf: pdf
 install-html: html
 	'$(SHELL_PATH_SQ)' ./install-webdoc.sh $(DESTDIR)$(htmldir)
 
-../GIT-VERSION-FILE: .FORCE-GIT-VERSION-FILE
+../GIT-VERSION-FILE: FORCE
 	$(QUIET_SUBDIR0)../ $(QUIET_SUBDIR1) GIT-VERSION-FILE
 
 -include ../GIT-VERSION-FILE
@@ -337,4 +337,4 @@ quick-install-man:
 quick-install-html:
 	'$(SHELL_PATH_SQ)' ./install-doc-quick.sh $(HTML_REF) $(DESTDIR)$(htmldir)
 
-.PHONY: .FORCE-GIT-VERSION-FILE
+.PHONY: FORCE
diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes-1.7.0.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.7.0.txt
index d66a9732c3..321ae973b7 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes-1.7.0.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.7.0.txt
@@ -44,18 +44,55 @@ Updates since v1.6.6
 
 (subsystems)
 
+ * "git fast-import" updates; adds "option" and "feature" to detect the
+   mismatch between fast-import and the frontends that produce the input
+   stream.
+
 (portability)
 
 (performance)
 
 (usability, bells and whistles)
 
+ * More commands learned "--quiet" and "--[no-]progress" options.
+
+ * Various commands given by the end user (e.g. diff.type.textconv,
+   and GIT_EDITOR) can be specified with command line arguments.  E.g. it
+   is now possible to say "[diff "utf8doc"] textconv = nkf -w".
+
+ * "sparse checkout" feature allows only part of the work tree to be
+   checked out.
+
+ * HTTP transfer can use authentication scheme other than basic
+   (i.e./e.g. digest).
+
+ * "git checkout A...B" is a way to detach HEAD at the merge base between
+   A and B.
+
  * "git commit --date='<date>'" can be used to override the author date
    just like "git commit --author='<name> <email>'" can be used to
    override the author identity.
 
+ * "git commit --no-status" can be used to omit the listing of the index
+   and the work tree status in the editor used to prepare the log message.
+
+ * "git fetch --all" can now be used in place of "git remote update".
+
+ * "git push" learned "git push origin --delete branch", a syntactic sugar
+   for "git push origin :branch".
+
+ * "git rebase --onto A...B" means the history is replayed on top of the
+   merge base between A and B.
+
+ * Use of "git reset --merge" has become easier when resetting away a
+   conflicted mess left in the work tree.
+
  * "git status" learned "-s(hort)" output format.
 
+(developers)
+
+ * The infrastructure to build foreign SCM interface has been updated.
+
 
 Fixes since v1.6.6
 ------------------
@@ -65,6 +102,6 @@ release, unless otherwise noted.
 
 --
 exec >/var/tmp/1
-O=v1.6.6-101-gf012d27
+O=v1.6.6-242-gf287c65
 echo O=$(git describe master)
 git shortlog --no-merges $O..master ^maint
diff --git a/Documentation/blame-options.txt b/Documentation/blame-options.txt
index 1625ffce6a..4833cac4b9 100644
--- a/Documentation/blame-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/blame-options.txt
@@ -98,8 +98,10 @@ commit.
 	files that were modified in the same commit.  This is
 	useful when you reorganize your program and move code
 	around across files.  When this option is given twice,
-	the command additionally looks for copies from all other
-	files in the parent for the commit that creates the file.
+	the command additionally looks for copies from other
+	files in the commit that creates the file. When this
+	option is given three times, the command additionally
+	looks for copies from other files in any commit.
 +
 <num> is optional but it is the lower bound on the number of
 alphanumeric characters that git must detect as moving
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 8acb613ec3..2d6775c135 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -716,6 +716,11 @@ color.ui::
 	terminal. When more specific variables of color.* are set, they always
 	take precedence over this setting. Defaults to false.
 
+commit.status
+	A boolean to enable/disable inclusion of status information in the
+	commit message template when using an editor to prepare the commit
+	message.  Defaults to true.
+
 commit.template::
 	Specify a file to use as the template for new commit messages.
 	"{tilde}/" is expanded to the value of `$HOME` and "{tilde}user/" to the
diff --git a/Documentation/git-blame.txt b/Documentation/git-blame.txt
index 8c7b7b0838..b786471dd8 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-blame.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-blame.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
 'git blame' [-c] [-b] [-l] [--root] [-t] [-f] [-n] [-s] [-p] [-w] [--incremental] [-L n,m]
-            [-S <revs-file>] [-M] [-C] [-C] [--since=<date>]
+	    [-S <revs-file>] [-M] [-C] [-C] [-C] [--since=<date>]
 	    [<rev> | --contents <file> | --reverse <rev>] [--] <file>
 
 DESCRIPTION
diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
index 7ccd742a87..f43c8b2c08 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
@@ -96,13 +96,19 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
 
 --quiet::
 -q::
-	Operate quietly.  This flag is also passed to the `rsync'
+	Operate quietly.  Progress is not reported to the standard
+	error stream. This flag is also passed to the `rsync'
 	command when given.
 
 --verbose::
 -v::
-	Display the progress bar, even in case the standard output is not
-	a terminal.
+	Run verbosely.
+
+--progress::
+	Progress status is reported on the standard error stream
+	by default when it is attached to a terminal, unless -q
+	is specified. This flag forces progress status even if the
+	standard error stream is not directed to a terminal.
 
 --no-checkout::
 -n::
diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index 5fb43f9320..d3a2dec21e 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ SYNOPSIS
 'git commit' [-a | --interactive] [-s] [-v] [-u<mode>] [--amend] [--dry-run]
 	   [(-c | -C) <commit>] [-F <file> | -m <msg>] [--reset-author]
 	   [--allow-empty] [--no-verify] [-e] [--author=<author>]
-	   [--date=<date>] [--cleanup=<mode>] [--] [[-i | -o ]<file>...]
+	   [--date=<date>] [--cleanup=<mode>] [--status | --no-status] [--]
+	   [[-i | -o ]<file>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -224,6 +225,17 @@ specified.
 	to be committed, paths with local changes that will be left
 	uncommitted and paths that are untracked.
 
+--status::
+	Include the output of linkgit:git-status[1] in the commit
+	message template when using an editor to prepare the commit
+	message.  Defaults to on, but can be used to override
+	configuration variable commit.status.
+
+--no-status::
+	Do not include the output of linkgit:git-status[1] in the
+	commit message template when using an editor to prepare the
+	default commit message.
+
 \--::
 	Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt b/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt
index e6d364f53c..ae87f09227 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt
@@ -75,6 +75,20 @@ OPTIONS
 	set of marks.  If a mark is defined to different values,
 	the last file wins.
 
+--relative-marks::
+	After specifying --relative-marks= the paths specified
+	with --import-marks= and --export-marks= are relative
+	to an internal directory in the current repository.
+	In git-fast-import this means that the paths are relative
+	to the .git/info/fast-import directory. However, other
+	importers may use a different location.
+
+--no-relative-marks::
+	Negates a previous --relative-marks. Allows for combining
+	relative and non-relative marks by interweaving
+	--(no-)-relative-marks= with the --(import|export)-marks=
+	options.
+
 --export-pack-edges=<file>::
 	After creating a packfile, print a line of data to
 	<file> listing the filename of the packfile and the last
@@ -303,6 +317,15 @@ and control the current import process.  More detailed discussion
 	standard output.  This command is optional and is not needed
 	to perform an import.
 
+`feature`::
+	Require that fast-import supports the specified feature, or
+	abort if it does not.
+
+`option`::
+	Specify any of the options listed under OPTIONS that do not
+	change stream semantic to suit the frontend's needs. This
+	command is optional and is not needed to perform an import.
+
 `commit`
 ~~~~~~~~
 Create or update a branch with a new commit, recording one logical
@@ -846,6 +869,62 @@ Placing a `progress` command immediately after a `checkpoint` will
 inform the reader when the `checkpoint` has been completed and it
 can safely access the refs that fast-import updated.
 
+`feature`
+~~~~~~~~~
+Require that fast-import supports the specified feature, or abort if
+it does not.
+
+....
+	'feature' SP <feature> LF
+....
+
+The <feature> part of the command may be any string matching
+^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z-]*$ and should be understood by fast-import.
+
+Feature work identical as their option counterparts with the
+exception of the import-marks feature, see below.
+
+The following features are currently supported:
+
+* date-format
+* import-marks
+* export-marks
+* relative-marks
+* no-relative-marks
+* force
+
+The import-marks behaves differently from when it is specified as
+commandline option in that only one "feature import-marks" is allowed
+per stream. Also, any --import-marks= specified on the commandline
+will override those from the stream (if any).
+
+`option`
+~~~~~~~~
+Processes the specified option so that git fast-import behaves in a
+way that suits the frontend's needs.
+Note that options specified by the frontend are overridden by any
+options the user may specify to git fast-import itself.
+
+....
+    'option' SP <option> LF
+....
+
+The `<option>` part of the command may contain any of the options
+listed in the OPTIONS section that do not change import semantics,
+without the leading '--' and is treated in the same way.
+
+Option commands must be the first commands on the input (not counting
+feature commands), to give an option command after any non-option
+command is an error.
+
+The following commandline options change import semantics and may therefore
+not be passed as option:
+
+* date-format
+* import-marks
+* export-marks
+* force
+
 Crash Reports
 -------------
 If fast-import is supplied invalid input it will terminate with a
diff --git a/Documentation/git-http-backend.txt b/Documentation/git-http-backend.txt
index 67aec067c8..c8fe08a0c4 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-http-backend.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-http-backend.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ The program supports clients fetching using both the smart HTTP protcol
 and the backwards-compatible dumb HTTP protocol, as well as clients
 pushing using the smart HTTP protocol.
 
+It verifies that the directory has the magic file
+"git-daemon-export-ok", and it will refuse to export any git directory
+that hasn't explicitly been marked for export this way (unless the
+GIT_HTTP_EXPORT_ALL environmental variable is set).
+
 By default, only the `upload-pack` service is enabled, which serves
 'git-fetch-pack' and 'git-ls-remote' clients, which are invoked from
 'git-fetch', 'git-pull', and 'git-clone'.  If the client is authenticated,
@@ -70,6 +75,7 @@ Apache 2.x::
 +
 ----------------------------------------------------------------
 SetEnv GIT_PROJECT_ROOT /var/www/git
+SetEnv GIT_HTTP_EXPORT_ALL
 ScriptAlias /git/ /usr/libexec/git-core/git-http-backend/
 ----------------------------------------------------------------
 +
@@ -157,6 +163,10 @@ by the invoking web server, including:
 * QUERY_STRING
 * REQUEST_METHOD
 
+The GIT_HTTP_EXPORT_ALL environmental variable may be passed to
+'git-http-backend' to bypass the check for the "git-daemon-export-ok"
+file in each repository before allowing export of that repository.
+
 The backend process sets GIT_COMMITTER_NAME to '$REMOTE_USER' and
 GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL to '$\{REMOTE_USER}@http.$\{REMOTE_ADDR\}',
 ensuring that any reflogs created by 'git-receive-pack' contain some
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 57045dee89..7632db77e7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ all::
 #   DEFAULT_EDITOR='$GIT_FALLBACK_EDITOR',
 #   DEFAULT_EDITOR='"C:\Program Files\Vim\gvim.exe" --nofork'
 
-GIT-VERSION-FILE: .FORCE-GIT-VERSION-FILE
+GIT-VERSION-FILE: FORCE
 	@$(SHELL_PATH) ./GIT-VERSION-GEN
 -include GIT-VERSION-FILE
 
@@ -1486,20 +1486,19 @@ shell_compatibility_test: please_set_SHELL_PATH_to_a_more_modern_shell
 strip: $(PROGRAMS) git$X
 	$(STRIP) $(STRIP_OPTS) $(PROGRAMS) git$X
 
-git.o: git.c common-cmds.h GIT-CFLAGS
-	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -DGIT_VERSION='"$(GIT_VERSION)"' \
-		'-DGIT_HTML_PATH="$(htmldir_SQ)"' \
-		$(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ -c $(filter %.c,$^)
+git.o: common-cmds.h
+git.s git.o: ALL_CFLAGS += -DGIT_VERSION='"$(GIT_VERSION)"' \
+	'-DGIT_HTML_PATH="$(htmldir_SQ)"'
 
 git$X: git.o $(BUILTIN_OBJS) $(GITLIBS)
 	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ git.o \
 		$(BUILTIN_OBJS) $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
 
-builtin-help.o: builtin-help.c common-cmds.h GIT-CFLAGS
-	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $*.o -c $(ALL_CFLAGS) \
-		'-DGIT_HTML_PATH="$(htmldir_SQ)"' \
-		'-DGIT_MAN_PATH="$(mandir_SQ)"' \
-		'-DGIT_INFO_PATH="$(infodir_SQ)"' $<
+builtin-help.o: common-cmds.h
+builtin-help.s builtin-help.o: ALL_CFLAGS += \
+	'-DGIT_HTML_PATH="$(htmldir_SQ)"' \
+	'-DGIT_MAN_PATH="$(mandir_SQ)"' \
+	'-DGIT_INFO_PATH="$(infodir_SQ)"'
 
 $(BUILT_INS): git$X
 	$(QUIET_BUILT_IN)$(RM) $@ && \
@@ -1652,30 +1651,26 @@ git.o git.spec \
 
 %.o: %.c GIT-CFLAGS
 	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $*.o -c $(ALL_CFLAGS) $<
-%.s: %.c GIT-CFLAGS
+%.s: %.c GIT-CFLAGS FORCE
 	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -S $(ALL_CFLAGS) $<
 %.o: %.S GIT-CFLAGS
 	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $*.o -c $(ALL_CFLAGS) $<
 
-exec_cmd.o: exec_cmd.c GIT-CFLAGS
-	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $*.o -c $(ALL_CFLAGS) \
-		'-DGIT_EXEC_PATH="$(gitexecdir_SQ)"' \
-		'-DBINDIR="$(bindir_relative_SQ)"' \
-		'-DPREFIX="$(prefix_SQ)"' \
-		$<
+exec_cmd.s exec_cmd.o: ALL_CFLAGS += \
+	'-DGIT_EXEC_PATH="$(gitexecdir_SQ)"' \
+	'-DBINDIR="$(bindir_relative_SQ)"' \
+	'-DPREFIX="$(prefix_SQ)"'
 
-builtin-init-db.o: builtin-init-db.c GIT-CFLAGS
-	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $*.o -c $(ALL_CFLAGS) -DDEFAULT_GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR='"$(template_dir_SQ)"' $<
+builtin-init-db.s builtin-init-db.o: ALL_CFLAGS += \
+	-DDEFAULT_GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR='"$(template_dir_SQ)"'
 
-config.o: config.c GIT-CFLAGS
-	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $*.o -c $(ALL_CFLAGS) -DETC_GITCONFIG='"$(ETC_GITCONFIG_SQ)"' $<
+config.s config.o: ALL_CFLAGS += -DETC_GITCONFIG='"$(ETC_GITCONFIG_SQ)"'
 
-http.o: http.c GIT-CFLAGS
-	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $*.o -c $(ALL_CFLAGS) -DGIT_USER_AGENT='"git/$(GIT_VERSION)"' $<
+http.s http.o: ALL_CFLAGS += -DGIT_USER_AGENT='"git/$(GIT_VERSION)"'
 
 ifdef NO_EXPAT
-http-walker.o: http-walker.c http.h GIT-CFLAGS
-	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $*.o -c $(ALL_CFLAGS) -DNO_EXPAT $<
+http-walker.o: http.h
+http-walker.s http-walker.o: ALL_CFLAGS += -DNO_EXPAT
 endif
 
 git-%$X: %.o $(GITLIBS)
@@ -1753,7 +1748,7 @@ cscope:
 TRACK_CFLAGS = $(subst ','\'',$(ALL_CFLAGS)):\
              $(bindir_SQ):$(gitexecdir_SQ):$(template_dir_SQ):$(prefix_SQ)
 
-GIT-CFLAGS: .FORCE-GIT-CFLAGS
+GIT-CFLAGS: FORCE
 	@FLAGS='$(TRACK_CFLAGS)'; \
 	    if test x"$$FLAGS" != x"`cat GIT-CFLAGS 2>/dev/null`" ; then \
 		echo 1>&2 "    * new build flags or prefix"; \
@@ -1763,7 +1758,7 @@ GIT-CFLAGS: .FORCE-GIT-CFLAGS
 # We need to apply sq twice, once to protect from the shell
 # that runs GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS, and then again to protect it
 # and the first level quoting from the shell that runs "echo".
-GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS: .FORCE-GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS
+GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS: FORCE
 	@echo SHELL_PATH=\''$(subst ','\'',$(SHELL_PATH_SQ))'\' >$@
 	@echo PERL_PATH=\''$(subst ','\'',$(PERL_PATH_SQ))'\' >>$@
 	@echo TAR=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(TAR)))'\' >>$@
@@ -1775,14 +1770,12 @@ GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS: .FORCE-GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS
 ifndef NO_TCLTK
 TRACK_VARS = $(subst ','\'',-DTCLTK_PATH='$(TCLTK_PATH_SQ)')
 
-GIT-GUI-VARS: .FORCE-GIT-GUI-VARS
+GIT-GUI-VARS: FORCE
 	@VARS='$(TRACK_VARS)'; \
 	    if test x"$$VARS" != x"`cat $@ 2>/dev/null`" ; then \
 		echo 1>&2 "    * new Tcl/Tk interpreter location"; \
 		echo "$$VARS" >$@; \
             fi
-
-.PHONY: .FORCE-GIT-GUI-VARS
 endif
 
 ### Testing rules
@@ -2024,8 +2017,7 @@ endif
 
 .PHONY: all install clean strip
 .PHONY: shell_compatibility_test please_set_SHELL_PATH_to_a_more_modern_shell
-.PHONY: .FORCE-GIT-VERSION-FILE TAGS tags cscope .FORCE-GIT-CFLAGS
-.PHONY: .FORCE-GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS
+.PHONY: FORCE TAGS tags cscope
 
 ### Check documentation
 #
diff --git a/builtin-checkout.c b/builtin-checkout.c
index 793542eb06..e44e238c39 100644
--- a/builtin-checkout.c
+++ b/builtin-checkout.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static int checkout_merged(int pos, struct checkout *state)
 	fill_mm(active_cache[pos+2]->sha1, &theirs);
 
 	status = ll_merge(&result_buf, path, &ancestor,
-			  &ours, "ours", &theirs, "theirs", 1);
+			  &ours, "ours", &theirs, "theirs", 0);
 	free(ancestor.ptr);
 	free(ours.ptr);
 	free(theirs.ptr);
diff --git a/builtin-clone.c b/builtin-clone.c
index 5df8b0f72c..58bacbd552 100644
--- a/builtin-clone.c
+++ b/builtin-clone.c
@@ -44,10 +44,13 @@ static char *option_origin = NULL;
 static char *option_branch = NULL;
 static char *option_upload_pack = "git-upload-pack";
 static int option_verbose;
+static int option_progress;
 
 static struct option builtin_clone_options[] = {
 	OPT__QUIET(&option_quiet),
 	OPT__VERBOSE(&option_verbose),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "progress", &option_progress,
+			"force progress reporting"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('n', "no-checkout", &option_no_checkout,
 		    "don't create a checkout"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "bare", &option_bare, "create a bare repository"),
@@ -526,6 +529,9 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		if (option_quiet)
 			transport->verbose = -1;
 		else if (option_verbose)
+			transport->verbose = 1;
+
+		if (option_progress)
 			transport->progress = 1;
 
 		if (option_upload_pack)
diff --git a/builtin-commit.c b/builtin-commit.c
index 592b10396d..e644871210 100644
--- a/builtin-commit.c
+++ b/builtin-commit.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static enum {
 } cleanup_mode;
 static char *cleanup_arg;
 
-static int use_editor = 1, initial_commit, in_merge;
+static int use_editor = 1, initial_commit, in_merge, include_status = 1;
 static const char *only_include_assumed;
 static struct strbuf message;
 
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ static struct option builtin_commit_options[] = {
 	OPT_FILENAME('t', "template", &template_file, "use specified template file"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('e', "edit", &edit_flag, "force edit of commit"),
 	OPT_STRING(0, "cleanup", &cleanup_arg, "default", "how to strip spaces and #comments from message"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "status", &include_status, "include status in commit message template"),
 	/* end commit message options */
 
 	OPT_GROUP("Commit contents options"),
@@ -590,7 +591,7 @@ static int prepare_to_commit(const char *index_file, const char *prefix,
 
 	/* This checks if committer ident is explicitly given */
 	git_committer_info(0);
-	if (use_editor) {
+	if (use_editor && include_status) {
 		char *author_ident;
 		const char *committer_ident;
 
@@ -1105,6 +1106,10 @@ static int git_commit_config(const char *k, const char *v, void *cb)
 
 	if (!strcmp(k, "commit.template"))
 		return git_config_pathname(&template_file, k, v);
+	if (!strcmp(k, "commit.status")) {
+		include_status = git_config_bool(k, v);
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 	return git_status_config(k, v, s);
 }
diff --git a/convert.c b/convert.c
index 491e7141b4..950b1f9840 100644
--- a/convert.c
+++ b/convert.c
@@ -249,10 +249,11 @@ static int filter_buffer(int fd, void *data)
 	struct child_process child_process;
 	struct filter_params *params = (struct filter_params *)data;
 	int write_err, status;
-	const char *argv[] = { "sh", "-c", params->cmd, NULL };
+	const char *argv[] = { params->cmd, NULL };
 
 	memset(&child_process, 0, sizeof(child_process));
 	child_process.argv = argv;
+	child_process.use_shell = 1;
 	child_process.in = -1;
 	child_process.out = fd;
 
diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index 04beb26a6a..5d71314587 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -2294,7 +2294,7 @@ static void run_external_diff(const char *pgm,
 	}
 	*arg = NULL;
 	fflush(NULL);
-	retval = run_command_v_opt(spawn_arg, 0);
+	retval = run_command_v_opt(spawn_arg, RUN_USING_SHELL);
 	remove_tempfile();
 	if (retval) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "external diff died, stopping at %s.\n", name);
@@ -3818,6 +3818,7 @@ static char *run_textconv(const char *pgm, struct diff_filespec *spec,
 	*arg = NULL;
 
 	memset(&child, 0, sizeof(child));
+	child.use_shell = 1;
 	child.argv = argv;
 	child.out = -1;
 	if (start_command(&child) != 0 ||
diff --git a/editor.c b/editor.c
index 615f5754d6..d8340031d2 100644
--- a/editor.c
+++ b/editor.c
@@ -36,26 +36,9 @@ int launch_editor(const char *path, struct strbuf *buffer, const char *const *en
 		return error("Terminal is dumb, but EDITOR unset");
 
 	if (strcmp(editor, ":")) {
-		size_t len = strlen(editor);
-		int i = 0;
-		int failed;
-		const char *args[6];
-		struct strbuf arg0 = STRBUF_INIT;
+		const char *args[] = { editor, path, NULL };
 
-		if (strcspn(editor, "|&;<>()$`\\\"' \t\n*?[#~=%") != len) {
-			/* there are specials */
-			strbuf_addf(&arg0, "%s \"$@\"", editor);
-			args[i++] = "sh";
-			args[i++] = "-c";
-			args[i++] = arg0.buf;
-		}
-		args[i++] = editor;
-		args[i++] = path;
-		args[i] = NULL;
-
-		failed = run_command_v_opt_cd_env(args, 0, NULL, env);
-		strbuf_release(&arg0);
-		if (failed)
+		if (run_command_v_opt_cd_env(args, RUN_USING_SHELL, NULL, env))
 			return error("There was a problem with the editor '%s'.",
 					editor);
 	}
diff --git a/fast-import.c b/fast-import.c
index cd87049871..52d33bcba8 100644
--- a/fast-import.c
+++ b/fast-import.c
@@ -295,6 +295,9 @@ static unsigned long branch_count;
 static unsigned long branch_load_count;
 static int failure;
 static FILE *pack_edges;
+static unsigned int show_stats = 1;
+static int global_argc;
+static const char **global_argv;
 
 /* Memory pools */
 static size_t mem_pool_alloc = 2*1024*1024 - sizeof(struct mem_pool);
@@ -317,7 +320,10 @@ static unsigned int object_entry_alloc = 5000;
 static struct object_entry_pool *blocks;
 static struct object_entry *object_table[1 << 16];
 static struct mark_set *marks;
-static const char *mark_file;
+static const char *export_marks_file;
+static const char *import_marks_file;
+static int import_marks_file_from_stream;
+static int relative_marks_paths;
 
 /* Our last blob */
 static struct last_object last_blob = { STRBUF_INIT, 0, 0, 0 };
@@ -351,6 +357,9 @@ static struct recent_command *rc_free;
 static unsigned int cmd_save = 100;
 static uintmax_t next_mark;
 static struct strbuf new_data = STRBUF_INIT;
+static int seen_data_command;
+
+static void parse_argv(void);
 
 static void write_branch_report(FILE *rpt, struct branch *b)
 {
@@ -454,8 +463,8 @@ static void write_crash_report(const char *err)
 	fputc('\n', rpt);
 	fputs("Marks\n", rpt);
 	fputs("-----\n", rpt);
-	if (mark_file)
-		fprintf(rpt, "  exported to %s\n", mark_file);
+	if (export_marks_file)
+		fprintf(rpt, "  exported to %s\n", export_marks_file);
 	else
 		dump_marks_helper(rpt, 0, marks);
 
@@ -1602,13 +1611,13 @@ static void dump_marks(void)
 	int mark_fd;
 	FILE *f;
 
-	if (!mark_file)
+	if (!export_marks_file)
 		return;
 
-	mark_fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(&mark_lock, mark_file, 0);
+	mark_fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(&mark_lock, export_marks_file, 0);
 	if (mark_fd < 0) {
 		failure |= error("Unable to write marks file %s: %s",
-			mark_file, strerror(errno));
+			export_marks_file, strerror(errno));
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1617,7 +1626,7 @@ static void dump_marks(void)
 		int saved_errno = errno;
 		rollback_lock_file(&mark_lock);
 		failure |= error("Unable to write marks file %s: %s",
-			mark_file, strerror(saved_errno));
+			export_marks_file, strerror(saved_errno));
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1633,7 +1642,7 @@ static void dump_marks(void)
 		int saved_errno = errno;
 		rollback_lock_file(&mark_lock);
 		failure |= error("Unable to write marks file %s: %s",
-			mark_file, strerror(saved_errno));
+			export_marks_file, strerror(saved_errno));
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1641,11 +1650,47 @@ static void dump_marks(void)
 		int saved_errno = errno;
 		rollback_lock_file(&mark_lock);
 		failure |= error("Unable to commit marks file %s: %s",
-			mark_file, strerror(saved_errno));
+			export_marks_file, strerror(saved_errno));
 		return;
 	}
 }
 
+static void read_marks(void)
+{
+	char line[512];
+	FILE *f = fopen(import_marks_file, "r");
+	if (!f)
+		die_errno("cannot read '%s'", import_marks_file);
+	while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), f)) {
+		uintmax_t mark;
+		char *end;
+		unsigned char sha1[20];
+		struct object_entry *e;
+
+		end = strchr(line, '\n');
+		if (line[0] != ':' || !end)
+			die("corrupt mark line: %s", line);
+		*end = 0;
+		mark = strtoumax(line + 1, &end, 10);
+		if (!mark || end == line + 1
+			|| *end != ' ' || get_sha1(end + 1, sha1))
+			die("corrupt mark line: %s", line);
+		e = find_object(sha1);
+		if (!e) {
+			enum object_type type = sha1_object_info(sha1, NULL);
+			if (type < 0)
+				die("object not found: %s", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+			e = insert_object(sha1);
+			e->type = type;
+			e->pack_id = MAX_PACK_ID;
+			e->offset = 1; /* just not zero! */
+		}
+		insert_mark(mark, e);
+	}
+	fclose(f);
+}
+
+
 static int read_next_command(void)
 {
 	static int stdin_eof = 0;
@@ -1666,6 +1711,12 @@ static int read_next_command(void)
 			if (stdin_eof)
 				return EOF;
 
+			if (!seen_data_command
+				&& prefixcmp(command_buf.buf, "feature ")
+				&& prefixcmp(command_buf.buf, "option ")) {
+				parse_argv();
+			}
+
 			rc = rc_free;
 			if (rc)
 				rc_free = rc->next;
@@ -2420,39 +2471,140 @@ static void parse_progress(void)
 	skip_optional_lf();
 }
 
-static void import_marks(const char *input_file)
+static char* make_fast_import_path(const char *path)
 {
-	char line[512];
-	FILE *f = fopen(input_file, "r");
-	if (!f)
-		die_errno("cannot read '%s'", input_file);
-	while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), f)) {
-		uintmax_t mark;
-		char *end;
-		unsigned char sha1[20];
-		struct object_entry *e;
+	struct strbuf abs_path = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-		end = strchr(line, '\n');
-		if (line[0] != ':' || !end)
-			die("corrupt mark line: %s", line);
-		*end = 0;
-		mark = strtoumax(line + 1, &end, 10);
-		if (!mark || end == line + 1
-			|| *end != ' ' || get_sha1(end + 1, sha1))
-			die("corrupt mark line: %s", line);
-		e = find_object(sha1);
-		if (!e) {
-			enum object_type type = sha1_object_info(sha1, NULL);
-			if (type < 0)
-				die("object not found: %s", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
-			e = insert_object(sha1);
-			e->type = type;
-			e->pack_id = MAX_PACK_ID;
-			e->offset = 1; /* just not zero! */
-		}
-		insert_mark(mark, e);
+	if (!relative_marks_paths || is_absolute_path(path))
+		return xstrdup(path);
+	strbuf_addf(&abs_path, "%s/info/fast-import/%s", get_git_dir(), path);
+	return strbuf_detach(&abs_path, NULL);
+}
+
+static void option_import_marks(const char *marks, int from_stream)
+{
+	if (import_marks_file) {
+		if (from_stream)
+			die("Only one import-marks command allowed per stream");
+
+		/* read previous mark file */
+		if(!import_marks_file_from_stream)
+			read_marks();
 	}
-	fclose(f);
+
+	import_marks_file = make_fast_import_path(marks);
+	import_marks_file_from_stream = from_stream;
+}
+
+static void option_date_format(const char *fmt)
+{
+	if (!strcmp(fmt, "raw"))
+		whenspec = WHENSPEC_RAW;
+	else if (!strcmp(fmt, "rfc2822"))
+		whenspec = WHENSPEC_RFC2822;
+	else if (!strcmp(fmt, "now"))
+		whenspec = WHENSPEC_NOW;
+	else
+		die("unknown --date-format argument %s", fmt);
+}
+
+static void option_max_pack_size(const char *packsize)
+{
+	max_packsize = strtoumax(packsize, NULL, 0) * 1024 * 1024;
+}
+
+static void option_depth(const char *depth)
+{
+	max_depth = strtoul(depth, NULL, 0);
+	if (max_depth > MAX_DEPTH)
+		die("--depth cannot exceed %u", MAX_DEPTH);
+}
+
+static void option_active_branches(const char *branches)
+{
+	max_active_branches = strtoul(branches, NULL, 0);
+}
+
+static void option_export_marks(const char *marks)
+{
+	export_marks_file = make_fast_import_path(marks);
+}
+
+static void option_export_pack_edges(const char *edges)
+{
+	if (pack_edges)
+		fclose(pack_edges);
+	pack_edges = fopen(edges, "a");
+	if (!pack_edges)
+		die_errno("Cannot open '%s'", edges);
+}
+
+static int parse_one_option(const char *option)
+{
+	if (!prefixcmp(option, "max-pack-size=")) {
+		option_max_pack_size(option + 14);
+	} else if (!prefixcmp(option, "depth=")) {
+		option_depth(option + 6);
+	} else if (!prefixcmp(option, "active-branches=")) {
+		option_active_branches(option + 16);
+	} else if (!prefixcmp(option, "export-pack-edges=")) {
+		option_export_pack_edges(option + 18);
+	} else if (!prefixcmp(option, "quiet")) {
+		show_stats = 0;
+	} else if (!prefixcmp(option, "stats")) {
+		show_stats = 1;
+	} else {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static int parse_one_feature(const char *feature, int from_stream)
+{
+	if (!prefixcmp(feature, "date-format=")) {
+		option_date_format(feature + 12);
+	} else if (!prefixcmp(feature, "import-marks=")) {
+		option_import_marks(feature + 13, from_stream);
+	} else if (!prefixcmp(feature, "export-marks=")) {
+		option_export_marks(feature + 13);
+	} else if (!prefixcmp(feature, "relative-marks")) {
+		relative_marks_paths = 1;
+	} else if (!prefixcmp(feature, "no-relative-marks")) {
+		relative_marks_paths = 0;
+	} else if (!prefixcmp(feature, "force")) {
+		force_update = 1;
+	} else {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static void parse_feature(void)
+{
+	char *feature = command_buf.buf + 8;
+
+	if (seen_data_command)
+		die("Got feature command '%s' after data command", feature);
+
+	if (parse_one_feature(feature, 1))
+		return;
+
+	die("This version of fast-import does not support feature %s.", feature);
+}
+
+static void parse_option(void)
+{
+	char *option = command_buf.buf + 11;
+
+	if (seen_data_command)
+		die("Got option command '%s' after data command", option);
+
+	if (parse_one_option(option))
+		return;
+
+	die("This version of fast-import does not support option: %s", option);
 }
 
 static int git_pack_config(const char *k, const char *v, void *cb)
@@ -2479,9 +2631,35 @@ static int git_pack_config(const char *k, const char *v, void *cb)
 static const char fast_import_usage[] =
 "git fast-import [--date-format=f] [--max-pack-size=n] [--depth=n] [--active-branches=n] [--export-marks=marks.file]";
 
+static void parse_argv(void)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 1; i < global_argc; i++) {
+		const char *a = global_argv[i];
+
+		if (*a != '-' || !strcmp(a, "--"))
+			break;
+
+		if (parse_one_option(a + 2))
+			continue;
+
+		if (parse_one_feature(a + 2, 0))
+			continue;
+
+		die("unknown option %s", a);
+	}
+	if (i != global_argc)
+		usage(fast_import_usage);
+
+	seen_data_command = 1;
+	if (import_marks_file)
+		read_marks();
+}
+
 int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 {
-	unsigned int i, show_stats = 1;
+	unsigned int i;
 
 	git_extract_argv0_path(argv[0]);
 
@@ -2500,52 +2678,8 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 	avail_tree_table = xcalloc(avail_tree_table_sz, sizeof(struct avail_tree_content*));
 	marks = pool_calloc(1, sizeof(struct mark_set));
 
-	for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
-		const char *a = argv[i];
-
-		if (*a != '-' || !strcmp(a, "--"))
-			break;
-		else if (!prefixcmp(a, "--date-format=")) {
-			const char *fmt = a + 14;
-			if (!strcmp(fmt, "raw"))
-				whenspec = WHENSPEC_RAW;
-			else if (!strcmp(fmt, "rfc2822"))
-				whenspec = WHENSPEC_RFC2822;
-			else if (!strcmp(fmt, "now"))
-				whenspec = WHENSPEC_NOW;
-			else
-				die("unknown --date-format argument %s", fmt);
-		}
-		else if (!prefixcmp(a, "--max-pack-size="))
-			max_packsize = strtoumax(a + 16, NULL, 0) * 1024 * 1024;
-		else if (!prefixcmp(a, "--depth=")) {
-			max_depth = strtoul(a + 8, NULL, 0);
-			if (max_depth > MAX_DEPTH)
-				die("--depth cannot exceed %u", MAX_DEPTH);
-		}
-		else if (!prefixcmp(a, "--active-branches="))
-			max_active_branches = strtoul(a + 18, NULL, 0);
-		else if (!prefixcmp(a, "--import-marks="))
-			import_marks(a + 15);
-		else if (!prefixcmp(a, "--export-marks="))
-			mark_file = a + 15;
-		else if (!prefixcmp(a, "--export-pack-edges=")) {
-			if (pack_edges)
-				fclose(pack_edges);
-			pack_edges = fopen(a + 20, "a");
-			if (!pack_edges)
-				die_errno("Cannot open '%s'", a + 20);
-		} else if (!strcmp(a, "--force"))
-			force_update = 1;
-		else if (!strcmp(a, "--quiet"))
-			show_stats = 0;
-		else if (!strcmp(a, "--stats"))
-			show_stats = 1;
-		else
-			die("unknown option %s", a);
-	}
-	if (i != argc)
-		usage(fast_import_usage);
+	global_argc = argc;
+	global_argv = argv;
 
 	rc_free = pool_alloc(cmd_save * sizeof(*rc_free));
 	for (i = 0; i < (cmd_save - 1); i++)
@@ -2568,9 +2702,20 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 			parse_checkpoint();
 		else if (!prefixcmp(command_buf.buf, "progress "))
 			parse_progress();
+		else if (!prefixcmp(command_buf.buf, "feature "))
+			parse_feature();
+		else if (!prefixcmp(command_buf.buf, "option git "))
+			parse_option();
+		else if (!prefixcmp(command_buf.buf, "option "))
+			/* ignore non-git options*/;
 		else
 			die("Unsupported command: %s", command_buf.buf);
 	}
+
+	/* argv hasn't been parsed yet, do so */
+	if (!seen_data_command)
+		parse_argv();
+
 	end_packfile();
 
 	dump_branches();
diff --git a/http-backend.c b/http-backend.c
index f729488fc5..345c12b790 100644
--- a/http-backend.c
+++ b/http-backend.c
@@ -648,6 +648,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	setup_path();
 	if (!enter_repo(dir, 0))
 		not_found("Not a git repository: '%s'", dir);
+	if (!getenv("GIT_HTTP_EXPORT_ALL") &&
+	    access("git-daemon-export-ok", F_OK) )
+		not_found("Repository not exported: '%s'", dir);
 
 	git_config(http_config, NULL);
 	cmd->imp(cmd_arg);
diff --git a/imap-send.c b/imap-send.c
index de8114bac0..51f371ba9f 100644
--- a/imap-send.c
+++ b/imap-send.c
@@ -965,17 +965,13 @@ static struct store *imap_open_store(struct imap_server_conf *srvc)
 	/* open connection to IMAP server */
 
 	if (srvc->tunnel) {
-		const char *argv[4];
+		const char *argv[] = { srvc->tunnel, NULL };
 		struct child_process tunnel = {0};
 
 		imap_info("Starting tunnel '%s'... ", srvc->tunnel);
 
-		argv[0] = "sh";
-		argv[1] = "-c";
-		argv[2] = srvc->tunnel;
-		argv[3] = NULL;
-
 		tunnel.argv = argv;
+		tunnel.use_shell = 1;
 		tunnel.in = -1;
 		tunnel.out = -1;
 		if (start_command(&tunnel))
diff --git a/ll-merge.c b/ll-merge.c
index 2d6b6d6cb1..18511e281f 100644
--- a/ll-merge.c
+++ b/ll-merge.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static int ll_ext_merge(const struct ll_merge_driver *fn,
 		{ "B", temp[2] },
 		{ NULL }
 	};
-	const char *args[] = { "sh", "-c", NULL, NULL };
+	const char *args[] = { NULL, NULL };
 	int status, fd, i;
 	struct stat st;
 
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ static int ll_ext_merge(const struct ll_merge_driver *fn,
 
 	strbuf_expand(&cmd, fn->cmdline, strbuf_expand_dict_cb, &dict);
 
-	args[2] = cmd.buf;
-	status = run_command_v_opt(args, 0);
+	args[0] = cmd.buf;
+	status = run_command_v_opt(args, RUN_USING_SHELL);
 	fd = open(temp[1], O_RDONLY);
 	if (fd < 0)
 		goto bad;
diff --git a/pager.c b/pager.c
index 92c03f654a..2c7e8ecb3c 100644
--- a/pager.c
+++ b/pager.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static void pager_preexec(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-static const char *pager_argv[] = { "sh", "-c", NULL, NULL };
+static const char *pager_argv[] = { NULL, NULL };
 static struct child_process pager_process;
 
 static void wait_for_pager(void)
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ void setup_pager(void)
 	spawned_pager = 1; /* means we are emitting to terminal */
 
 	/* spawn the pager */
-	pager_argv[2] = pager;
+	pager_argv[0] = pager;
+	pager_process.use_shell = 1;
 	pager_process.argv = pager_argv;
 	pager_process.in = -1;
 	if (!getenv("LESS")) {
diff --git a/run-command.c b/run-command.c
index cf2d8f7fae..47ced570bd 100644
--- a/run-command.c
+++ b/run-command.c
@@ -15,6 +15,50 @@ static inline void dup_devnull(int to)
 	close(fd);
 }
 
+static const char **prepare_shell_cmd(const char **argv)
+{
+	int argc, nargc = 0;
+	const char **nargv;
+
+	for (argc = 0; argv[argc]; argc++)
+		; /* just counting */
+	/* +1 for NULL, +3 for "sh -c" plus extra $0 */
+	nargv = xmalloc(sizeof(*nargv) * (argc + 1 + 3));
+
+	if (argc < 1)
+		die("BUG: shell command is empty");
+
+	if (strcspn(argv[0], "|&;<>()$`\\\"' \t\n*?[#~=%") != strlen(argv[0])) {
+		nargv[nargc++] = "sh";
+		nargv[nargc++] = "-c";
+
+		if (argc < 2)
+			nargv[nargc++] = argv[0];
+		else {
+			struct strbuf arg0 = STRBUF_INIT;
+			strbuf_addf(&arg0, "%s \"$@\"", argv[0]);
+			nargv[nargc++] = strbuf_detach(&arg0, NULL);
+		}
+	}
+
+	for (argc = 0; argv[argc]; argc++)
+		nargv[nargc++] = argv[argc];
+	nargv[nargc] = NULL;
+
+	return nargv;
+}
+
+#ifndef WIN32
+static int execv_shell_cmd(const char **argv)
+{
+	const char **nargv = prepare_shell_cmd(argv);
+	trace_argv_printf(nargv, "trace: exec:");
+	execvp(nargv[0], (char **)nargv);
+	free(nargv);
+	return -1;
+}
+#endif
+
 int start_command(struct child_process *cmd)
 {
 	int need_in, need_out, need_err;
@@ -123,6 +167,8 @@ fail_pipe:
 			cmd->preexec_cb();
 		if (cmd->git_cmd) {
 			execv_git_cmd(cmd->argv);
+		} else if (cmd->use_shell) {
+			execv_shell_cmd(cmd->argv);
 		} else {
 			execvp(cmd->argv[0], (char *const*) cmd->argv);
 		}
@@ -179,6 +225,8 @@ fail_pipe:
 
 	if (cmd->git_cmd) {
 		cmd->argv = prepare_git_cmd(cmd->argv);
+	} else if (cmd->use_shell) {
+		cmd->argv = prepare_shell_cmd(cmd->argv);
 	}
 
 	cmd->pid = mingw_spawnvpe(cmd->argv[0], cmd->argv, env);
@@ -297,6 +345,7 @@ static void prepare_run_command_v_opt(struct child_process *cmd,
 	cmd->git_cmd = opt & RUN_GIT_CMD ? 1 : 0;
 	cmd->stdout_to_stderr = opt & RUN_COMMAND_STDOUT_TO_STDERR ? 1 : 0;
 	cmd->silent_exec_failure = opt & RUN_SILENT_EXEC_FAILURE ? 1 : 0;
+	cmd->use_shell = opt & RUN_USING_SHELL ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
 int run_command_v_opt(const char **argv, int opt)
diff --git a/run-command.h b/run-command.h
index fb342090e3..967ba8cc09 100644
--- a/run-command.h
+++ b/run-command.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ struct child_process {
 	unsigned git_cmd:1; /* if this is to be git sub-command */
 	unsigned silent_exec_failure:1;
 	unsigned stdout_to_stderr:1;
+	unsigned use_shell:1;
 	void (*preexec_cb)(void);
 };
 
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ extern int run_hook(const char *index_file, const char *name, ...);
 #define RUN_GIT_CMD	     2	/*If this is to be git sub-command */
 #define RUN_COMMAND_STDOUT_TO_STDERR 4
 #define RUN_SILENT_EXEC_FAILURE 8
+#define RUN_USING_SHELL 16
 int run_command_v_opt(const char **argv, int opt);
 
 /*
diff --git a/t/lib-httpd.sh b/t/lib-httpd.sh
index 6765b08065..28aff887b5 100644
--- a/t/lib-httpd.sh
+++ b/t/lib-httpd.sh
@@ -12,16 +12,29 @@ fi
 
 HTTPD_PARA=""
 
+for DEFAULT_HTTPD_PATH in '/usr/sbin/httpd' '/usr/sbin/apache2'
+do
+	if test -x "$DEFAULT_HTTPD_PATH"
+	then
+		break
+	fi
+done
+
+for DEFAULT_HTTPD_MODULE_PATH in '/usr/libexec/apache2' \
+				 '/usr/lib/apache2/modules' \
+				 '/usr/lib64/httpd/modules' \
+				 '/usr/lib/httpd/modules'
+do
+	if test -d "$DEFAULT_HTTPD_MODULE_PATH"
+	then
+		break
+	fi
+done
+
 case $(uname) in
 	Darwin)
-		DEFAULT_HTTPD_PATH='/usr/sbin/httpd'
-		DEFAULT_HTTPD_MODULE_PATH='/usr/libexec/apache2'
 		HTTPD_PARA="$HTTPD_PARA -DDarwin"
 	;;
-	*)
-		DEFAULT_HTTPD_PATH='/usr/sbin/apache2'
-		DEFAULT_HTTPD_MODULE_PATH='/usr/lib/apache2/modules'
-	;;
 esac
 
 LIB_HTTPD_PATH=${LIB_HTTPD_PATH-"$DEFAULT_HTTPD_PATH"}
@@ -49,6 +62,11 @@ then
 			say "skipping test, at least Apache version 2 is required"
 			test_done
 		fi
+		if ! test -d "$DEFAULT_HTTPD_MODULE_PATH"
+		then
+			say "Apache module directory not found.  Skipping tests."
+			test_done
+		fi
 
 		LIB_HTTPD_MODULE_PATH="$DEFAULT_HTTPD_MODULE_PATH"
 	fi
diff --git a/t/lib-httpd/apache.conf b/t/lib-httpd/apache.conf
index 0fe3fd0d01..4961505d1d 100644
--- a/t/lib-httpd/apache.conf
+++ b/t/lib-httpd/apache.conf
@@ -22,8 +22,13 @@ Alias /dumb/ www/
 
 <Location /smart/>
 	SetEnv GIT_EXEC_PATH ${GIT_EXEC_PATH}
+	SetEnv GIT_HTTP_EXPORT_ALL
+</Location>
+<Location /smart_noexport/>
+	SetEnv GIT_EXEC_PATH ${GIT_EXEC_PATH}
 </Location>
 ScriptAlias /smart/ ${GIT_EXEC_PATH}/git-http-backend/
+ScriptAlias /smart_noexport/ ${GIT_EXEC_PATH}/git-http-backend/
 <Directory ${GIT_EXEC_PATH}>
 	Options None
 </Directory>
diff --git a/t/t0021-conversion.sh b/t/t0021-conversion.sh
index 8fc39d77ce..6cb8d60ea2 100755
--- a/t/t0021-conversion.sh
+++ b/t/t0021-conversion.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ test_description='blob conversion via gitattributes'
 
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
-cat <<\EOF >rot13.sh
+cat <<EOF >rot13.sh
+#!$SHELL_PATH
 tr \
   'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ' \
   'nopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmNOPQRSTUVWXYZABCDEFGHIJKLM'
diff --git a/t/t4030-diff-textconv.sh b/t/t4030-diff-textconv.sh
index a3f0897a52..88c5619ae7 100755
--- a/t/t4030-diff-textconv.sh
+++ b/t/t4030-diff-textconv.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ test_expect_success 'file is considered binary by plumbing' '
 
 test_expect_success 'setup textconv filters' '
 	echo file diff=foo >.gitattributes &&
-	git config diff.foo.textconv "$PWD"/hexdump &&
+	git config diff.foo.textconv "\"$(pwd)\""/hexdump &&
 	git config diff.fail.textconv false
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t4031-diff-rewrite-binary.sh b/t/t4031-diff-rewrite-binary.sh
index a894c60622..7e7b307a24 100755
--- a/t/t4031-diff-rewrite-binary.sh
+++ b/t/t4031-diff-rewrite-binary.sh
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ chmod +x dump
 
 test_expect_success 'setup textconv' '
 	echo file diff=foo >.gitattributes &&
-	git config diff.foo.textconv "$PWD"/dump
+	git config diff.foo.textconv "\"$(pwd)\""/dump
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'rewrite diff respects textconv' '
diff --git a/t/t5560-http-backend-noserver.sh b/t/t5560-http-backend-noserver.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..44885b850c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t5560-http-backend-noserver.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='test git-http-backend-noserver'
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH="$TRASH_DIRECTORY"
+
+run_backend() {
+	echo "$2" |
+	QUERY_STRING="${1#*\?}" \
+	GIT_PROJECT_ROOT="$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH" \
+	PATH_INFO="${1%%\?*}" \
+	git http-backend >act.out 2>act.err
+}
+
+GET() {
+	export REQUEST_METHOD="GET" &&
+	run_backend "/repo.git/$1" &&
+	unset REQUEST_METHOD &&
+	if ! grep "Status" act.out >act
+	then
+		printf "Status: 200 OK\r\n" >act
+	fi
+	printf "Status: $2\r\n" >exp &&
+	test_cmp exp act
+}
+
+POST() {
+	export REQUEST_METHOD="POST" &&
+	export CONTENT_TYPE="application/x-$1-request" &&
+	run_backend "/repo.git/$1" "$2" &&
+	unset REQUEST_METHOD &&
+	unset CONTENT_TYPE &&
+	if ! grep "Status" act.out >act
+	then
+		printf "Status: 200 OK\r\n" >act
+	fi
+	printf "Status: $3\r\n" >exp &&
+	test_cmp exp act
+}
+
+log_div() {
+	return 0
+}
+
+. "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/t556x_common
+
+expect_aliased() {
+	export REQUEST_METHOD="GET" &&
+	if test $1 = 0; then
+		run_backend "$2"
+	else
+		run_backend "$2" &&
+		echo "fatal: '$2': aliased" >exp.err &&
+		test_cmp exp.err act.err
+	fi
+	unset REQUEST_METHOD
+}
+
+test_expect_success 'http-backend blocks bad PATH_INFO' '
+	config http.getanyfile true &&
+
+	expect_aliased 0 /repo.git/HEAD &&
+
+	expect_aliased 1 /repo.git/../HEAD &&
+	expect_aliased 1 /../etc/passwd &&
+	expect_aliased 1 ../etc/passwd &&
+	expect_aliased 1 /etc//passwd &&
+	expect_aliased 1 /etc/./passwd &&
+	expect_aliased 1 //domain/data.txt
+'
+
+test_done
diff --git a/t/t5560-http-backend.sh b/t/t5560-http-backend.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index ed034bc980..0000000000
--- a/t/t5560-http-backend.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,260 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-test_description='test git-http-backend'
-. ./test-lib.sh
-
-if test -n "$NO_CURL"; then
-	say 'skipping test, git built without http support'
-	test_done
-fi
-
-LIB_HTTPD_PORT=${LIB_HTTPD_PORT-'5560'}
-. "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-httpd.sh
-start_httpd
-
-find_file() {
-	cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/repo.git" &&
-	find $1 -type f |
-	sed -e 1q
-}
-
-config() {
-	git --git-dir="$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/repo.git" config $1 $2
-}
-
-GET() {
-	curl --include "$HTTPD_URL/smart/repo.git/$1" >out 2>/dev/null &&
-	tr '\015' Q <out |
-	sed '
-		s/Q$//
-		1q
-	' >act &&
-	echo "HTTP/1.1 $2" >exp &&
-	test_cmp exp act
-}
-
-POST() {
-	curl --include --data "$2" \
-	--header "Content-Type: application/x-$1-request" \
-	"$HTTPD_URL/smart/repo.git/$1" >out 2>/dev/null &&
-	tr '\015' Q <out |
-	sed '
-		s/Q$//
-		1q
-	' >act &&
-	echo "HTTP/1.1 $3" >exp &&
-	test_cmp exp act
-}
-
-log_div() {
-	echo >>"$HTTPD_ROOT_PATH"/access.log
-	echo "###  $1" >>"$HTTPD_ROOT_PATH"/access.log
-	echo "###" >>"$HTTPD_ROOT_PATH"/access.log
-}
-
-test_expect_success 'setup repository' '
-	echo content >file &&
-	git add file &&
-	git commit -m one &&
-
-	mkdir "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/repo.git" &&
-	(cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/repo.git" &&
-	 git --bare init &&
-	 : >objects/info/alternates &&
-	 : >objects/info/http-alternates
-	) &&
-	git remote add public "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/repo.git" &&
-	git push public master:master &&
-
-	(cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/repo.git" &&
-	 git repack -a -d
-	) &&
-
-	echo other >file &&
-	git add file &&
-	git commit -m two &&
-	git push public master:master &&
-
-	LOOSE_URL=$(find_file objects/??) &&
-	PACK_URL=$(find_file objects/pack/*.pack) &&
-	IDX_URL=$(find_file objects/pack/*.idx)
-'
-
-get_static_files() {
-	GET HEAD "$1" &&
-	GET info/refs "$1" &&
-	GET objects/info/packs "$1" &&
-	GET objects/info/alternates "$1" &&
-	GET objects/info/http-alternates "$1" &&
-	GET $LOOSE_URL "$1" &&
-	GET $PACK_URL "$1" &&
-	GET $IDX_URL "$1"
-}
-
-test_expect_success 'direct refs/heads/master not found' '
-	log_div "refs/heads/master"
-	GET refs/heads/master "404 Not Found"
-'
-test_expect_success 'static file is ok' '
-	log_div "getanyfile default"
-	get_static_files "200 OK"
-'
-test_expect_success 'static file if http.getanyfile true is ok' '
-	log_div "getanyfile true"
-	config http.getanyfile true &&
-	get_static_files "200 OK"
-'
-test_expect_success 'static file if http.getanyfile false fails' '
-	log_div "getanyfile false"
-	config http.getanyfile false &&
-	get_static_files "403 Forbidden"
-'
-
-test_expect_success 'http.uploadpack default enabled' '
-	log_div "uploadpack default"
-	GET info/refs?service=git-upload-pack "200 OK"  &&
-	POST git-upload-pack 0000 "200 OK"
-'
-test_expect_success 'http.uploadpack true' '
-	log_div "uploadpack true"
-	config http.uploadpack true &&
-	GET info/refs?service=git-upload-pack "200 OK" &&
-	POST git-upload-pack 0000 "200 OK"
-'
-test_expect_success 'http.uploadpack false' '
-	log_div "uploadpack false"
-	config http.uploadpack false &&
-	GET info/refs?service=git-upload-pack "403 Forbidden" &&
-	POST git-upload-pack 0000 "403 Forbidden"
-'
-
-test_expect_success 'http.receivepack default disabled' '
-	log_div "receivepack default"
-	GET info/refs?service=git-receive-pack "403 Forbidden"  &&
-	POST git-receive-pack 0000 "403 Forbidden"
-'
-test_expect_success 'http.receivepack true' '
-	log_div "receivepack true"
-	config http.receivepack true &&
-	GET info/refs?service=git-receive-pack "200 OK" &&
-	POST git-receive-pack 0000 "200 OK"
-'
-test_expect_success 'http.receivepack false' '
-	log_div "receivepack false"
-	config http.receivepack false &&
-	GET info/refs?service=git-receive-pack "403 Forbidden" &&
-	POST git-receive-pack 0000 "403 Forbidden"
-'
-
-run_backend() {
-	REQUEST_METHOD=GET \
-	GIT_PROJECT_ROOT="$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH" \
-	PATH_INFO="$2" \
-	git http-backend >act.out 2>act.err
-}
-
-path_info() {
-	if test $1 = 0; then
-		run_backend "$2"
-	else
-		test_must_fail run_backend "$2" &&
-		echo "fatal: '$2': aliased" >exp.err &&
-		test_cmp exp.err act.err
-	fi
-}
-
-test_expect_success 'http-backend blocks bad PATH_INFO' '
-	config http.getanyfile true &&
-
-	run_backend 0 /repo.git/HEAD &&
-
-	run_backend 1 /repo.git/../HEAD &&
-	run_backend 1 /../etc/passwd &&
-	run_backend 1 ../etc/passwd &&
-	run_backend 1 /etc//passwd &&
-	run_backend 1 /etc/./passwd &&
-	run_backend 1 /etc/.../passwd &&
-	run_backend 1 //domain/data.txt
-'
-
-cat >exp <<EOF
-
-###  refs/heads/master
-###
-GET  /smart/repo.git/refs/heads/master HTTP/1.1 404 -
-
-###  getanyfile default
-###
-GET  /smart/repo.git/HEAD HTTP/1.1 200
-GET  /smart/repo.git/info/refs HTTP/1.1 200
-GET  /smart/repo.git/objects/info/packs HTTP/1.1 200
-GET  /smart/repo.git/objects/info/alternates HTTP/1.1 200 -
-GET  /smart/repo.git/objects/info/http-alternates HTTP/1.1 200 -
-GET  /smart/repo.git/$LOOSE_URL HTTP/1.1 200
-GET  /smart/repo.git/$PACK_URL HTTP/1.1 200
-GET  /smart/repo.git/$IDX_URL HTTP/1.1 200
-
-###  getanyfile true
-###
-GET  /smart/repo.git/HEAD HTTP/1.1 200
-GET  /smart/repo.git/info/refs HTTP/1.1 200
-GET  /smart/repo.git/objects/info/packs HTTP/1.1 200
-GET  /smart/repo.git/objects/info/alternates HTTP/1.1 200 -
-GET  /smart/repo.git/objects/info/http-alternates HTTP/1.1 200 -
-GET  /smart/repo.git/$LOOSE_URL HTTP/1.1 200
-GET  /smart/repo.git/$PACK_URL HTTP/1.1 200
-GET  /smart/repo.git/$IDX_URL HTTP/1.1 200
-
-###  getanyfile false
-###
-GET  /smart/repo.git/HEAD HTTP/1.1 403 -
-GET  /smart/repo.git/info/refs HTTP/1.1 403 -
-GET  /smart/repo.git/objects/info/packs HTTP/1.1 403 -
-GET  /smart/repo.git/objects/info/alternates HTTP/1.1 403 -
-GET  /smart/repo.git/objects/info/http-alternates HTTP/1.1 403 -
-GET  /smart/repo.git/$LOOSE_URL HTTP/1.1 403 -
-GET  /smart/repo.git/$PACK_URL HTTP/1.1 403 -
-GET  /smart/repo.git/$IDX_URL HTTP/1.1 403 -
-
-###  uploadpack default
-###
-GET  /smart/repo.git/info/refs?service=git-upload-pack HTTP/1.1 200
-POST /smart/repo.git/git-upload-pack HTTP/1.1 200 -
-
-###  uploadpack true
-###
-GET  /smart/repo.git/info/refs?service=git-upload-pack HTTP/1.1 200
-POST /smart/repo.git/git-upload-pack HTTP/1.1 200 -
-
-###  uploadpack false
-###
-GET  /smart/repo.git/info/refs?service=git-upload-pack HTTP/1.1 403 -
-POST /smart/repo.git/git-upload-pack HTTP/1.1 403 -
-
-###  receivepack default
-###
-GET  /smart/repo.git/info/refs?service=git-receive-pack HTTP/1.1 403 -
-POST /smart/repo.git/git-receive-pack HTTP/1.1 403 -
-
-###  receivepack true
-###
-GET  /smart/repo.git/info/refs?service=git-receive-pack HTTP/1.1 200
-POST /smart/repo.git/git-receive-pack HTTP/1.1 200 -
-
-###  receivepack false
-###
-GET  /smart/repo.git/info/refs?service=git-receive-pack HTTP/1.1 403 -
-POST /smart/repo.git/git-receive-pack HTTP/1.1 403 -
-EOF
-test_expect_success 'server request log matches test results' '
-	sed -e "
-		s/^.* \"//
-		s/\"//
-		s/ [1-9][0-9]*\$//
-		s/^GET /GET  /
-	" >act <"$HTTPD_ROOT_PATH"/access.log &&
-	test_cmp exp act
-'
-
-stop_httpd
-test_done
diff --git a/t/t5561-http-backend.sh b/t/t5561-http-backend.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..8c6d0b2f20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t5561-http-backend.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='test git-http-backend'
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+if test -n "$NO_CURL"; then
+	say 'skipping test, git built without http support'
+	test_done
+fi
+
+LIB_HTTPD_PORT=${LIB_HTTPD_PORT-'5561'}
+. "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-httpd.sh
+start_httpd
+
+GET() {
+	curl --include "$HTTPD_URL/$SMART/repo.git/$1" >out 2>/dev/null &&
+	tr '\015' Q <out |
+	sed '
+		s/Q$//
+		1q
+	' >act &&
+	echo "HTTP/1.1 $2" >exp &&
+	test_cmp exp act
+}
+
+POST() {
+	curl --include --data "$2" \
+	--header "Content-Type: application/x-$1-request" \
+	"$HTTPD_URL/smart/repo.git/$1" >out 2>/dev/null &&
+	tr '\015' Q <out |
+	sed '
+		s/Q$//
+		1q
+	' >act &&
+	echo "HTTP/1.1 $3" >exp &&
+	test_cmp exp act
+}
+
+log_div() {
+	echo >>"$HTTPD_ROOT_PATH"/access.log
+	echo "###  $1" >>"$HTTPD_ROOT_PATH"/access.log
+	echo "###" >>"$HTTPD_ROOT_PATH"/access.log
+}
+
+. "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/t556x_common
+
+cat >exp <<EOF
+
+###  refs/heads/master
+###
+GET  /smart/repo.git/refs/heads/master HTTP/1.1 404 -
+
+###  getanyfile default
+###
+GET  /smart/repo.git/HEAD HTTP/1.1 200
+GET  /smart/repo.git/info/refs HTTP/1.1 200
+GET  /smart/repo.git/objects/info/packs HTTP/1.1 200
+GET  /smart/repo.git/objects/info/alternates HTTP/1.1 200 -
+GET  /smart/repo.git/objects/info/http-alternates HTTP/1.1 200 -
+GET  /smart/repo.git/$LOOSE_URL HTTP/1.1 200
+GET  /smart/repo.git/$PACK_URL HTTP/1.1 200
+GET  /smart/repo.git/$IDX_URL HTTP/1.1 200
+
+###  no git-daemon-export-ok
+###
+GET  /smart_noexport/repo.git/HEAD HTTP/1.1 404 -
+GET  /smart_noexport/repo.git/info/refs HTTP/1.1 404 -
+GET  /smart_noexport/repo.git/objects/info/packs HTTP/1.1 404 -
+GET  /smart_noexport/repo.git/objects/info/alternates HTTP/1.1 404 -
+GET  /smart_noexport/repo.git/objects/info/http-alternates HTTP/1.1 404 -
+GET  /smart_noexport/repo.git/$LOOSE_URL HTTP/1.1 404 -
+GET  /smart_noexport/repo.git/$PACK_URL HTTP/1.1 404 -
+GET  /smart_noexport/repo.git/$IDX_URL HTTP/1.1 404 -
+
+###  git-daemon-export-ok
+###
+GET  /smart_noexport/repo.git/HEAD HTTP/1.1 200
+GET  /smart_noexport/repo.git/info/refs HTTP/1.1 200
+GET  /smart_noexport/repo.git/objects/info/packs HTTP/1.1 200
+GET  /smart_noexport/repo.git/objects/info/alternates HTTP/1.1 200 -
+GET  /smart_noexport/repo.git/objects/info/http-alternates HTTP/1.1 200 -
+GET  /smart_noexport/repo.git/$LOOSE_URL HTTP/1.1 200
+GET  /smart_noexport/repo.git/$PACK_URL HTTP/1.1 200
+GET  /smart_noexport/repo.git/$IDX_URL HTTP/1.1 200
+
+###  getanyfile true
+###
+GET  /smart/repo.git/HEAD HTTP/1.1 200
+GET  /smart/repo.git/info/refs HTTP/1.1 200
+GET  /smart/repo.git/objects/info/packs HTTP/1.1 200
+GET  /smart/repo.git/objects/info/alternates HTTP/1.1 200 -
+GET  /smart/repo.git/objects/info/http-alternates HTTP/1.1 200 -
+GET  /smart/repo.git/$LOOSE_URL HTTP/1.1 200
+GET  /smart/repo.git/$PACK_URL HTTP/1.1 200
+GET  /smart/repo.git/$IDX_URL HTTP/1.1 200
+
+###  getanyfile false
+###
+GET  /smart/repo.git/HEAD HTTP/1.1 403 -
+GET  /smart/repo.git/info/refs HTTP/1.1 403 -
+GET  /smart/repo.git/objects/info/packs HTTP/1.1 403 -
+GET  /smart/repo.git/objects/info/alternates HTTP/1.1 403 -
+GET  /smart/repo.git/objects/info/http-alternates HTTP/1.1 403 -
+GET  /smart/repo.git/$LOOSE_URL HTTP/1.1 403 -
+GET  /smart/repo.git/$PACK_URL HTTP/1.1 403 -
+GET  /smart/repo.git/$IDX_URL HTTP/1.1 403 -
+
+###  uploadpack default
+###
+GET  /smart/repo.git/info/refs?service=git-upload-pack HTTP/1.1 200
+POST /smart/repo.git/git-upload-pack HTTP/1.1 200 -
+
+###  uploadpack true
+###
+GET  /smart/repo.git/info/refs?service=git-upload-pack HTTP/1.1 200
+POST /smart/repo.git/git-upload-pack HTTP/1.1 200 -
+
+###  uploadpack false
+###
+GET  /smart/repo.git/info/refs?service=git-upload-pack HTTP/1.1 403 -
+POST /smart/repo.git/git-upload-pack HTTP/1.1 403 -
+
+###  receivepack default
+###
+GET  /smart/repo.git/info/refs?service=git-receive-pack HTTP/1.1 403 -
+POST /smart/repo.git/git-receive-pack HTTP/1.1 403 -
+
+###  receivepack true
+###
+GET  /smart/repo.git/info/refs?service=git-receive-pack HTTP/1.1 200
+POST /smart/repo.git/git-receive-pack HTTP/1.1 200 -
+
+###  receivepack false
+###
+GET  /smart/repo.git/info/refs?service=git-receive-pack HTTP/1.1 403 -
+POST /smart/repo.git/git-receive-pack HTTP/1.1 403 -
+EOF
+test_expect_success 'server request log matches test results' '
+	sed -e "
+		s/^.* \"//
+		s/\"//
+		s/ [1-9][0-9]*\$//
+		s/^GET /GET  /
+	" >act <"$HTTPD_ROOT_PATH"/access.log &&
+	test_cmp exp act
+'
+
+stop_httpd
+test_done
diff --git a/t/t556x_common b/t/t556x_common
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..be024e551c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t556x_common
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+find_file() {
+	cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/repo.git" &&
+	find $1 -type f |
+	sed -e 1q
+}
+
+config() {
+	git --git-dir="$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/repo.git" config $1 $2
+}
+
+test_expect_success 'setup repository' '
+	echo content >file &&
+	git add file &&
+	git commit -m one &&
+
+	mkdir "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/repo.git" &&
+	(cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/repo.git" &&
+	 git --bare init &&
+	 : >objects/info/alternates &&
+	 : >objects/info/http-alternates
+	) &&
+	git remote add public "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/repo.git" &&
+	git push public master:master &&
+
+	(cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/repo.git" &&
+	 git repack -a -d
+	) &&
+
+	echo other >file &&
+	git add file &&
+	git commit -m two &&
+	git push public master:master &&
+
+	LOOSE_URL=$(find_file objects/??) &&
+	PACK_URL=$(find_file objects/pack/*.pack) &&
+	IDX_URL=$(find_file objects/pack/*.idx)
+'
+
+get_static_files() {
+	GET HEAD "$1" &&
+	GET info/refs "$1" &&
+	GET objects/info/packs "$1" &&
+	GET objects/info/alternates "$1" &&
+	GET objects/info/http-alternates "$1" &&
+	GET $LOOSE_URL "$1" &&
+	GET $PACK_URL "$1" &&
+	GET $IDX_URL "$1"
+}
+
+SMART=smart
+export GIT_HTTP_EXPORT_ALL=1
+test_expect_success 'direct refs/heads/master not found' '
+	log_div "refs/heads/master"
+	GET refs/heads/master "404 Not Found"
+'
+test_expect_success 'static file is ok' '
+	log_div "getanyfile default"
+	get_static_files "200 OK"
+'
+SMART=smart_noexport
+unset GIT_HTTP_EXPORT_ALL
+test_expect_success 'no export by default' '
+	log_div "no git-daemon-export-ok"
+	get_static_files "404 Not Found"
+'
+test_expect_success 'export if git-daemon-export-ok' '
+	log_div "git-daemon-export-ok"
+        (cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/repo.git" &&
+	 touch git-daemon-export-ok
+	) &&
+        get_static_files "200 OK"
+'
+SMART=smart
+export GIT_HTTP_EXPORT_ALL=1
+test_expect_success 'static file if http.getanyfile true is ok' '
+	log_div "getanyfile true"
+	config http.getanyfile true &&
+	get_static_files "200 OK"
+'
+test_expect_success 'static file if http.getanyfile false fails' '
+	log_div "getanyfile false"
+	config http.getanyfile false &&
+	get_static_files "403 Forbidden"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'http.uploadpack default enabled' '
+	log_div "uploadpack default"
+	GET info/refs?service=git-upload-pack "200 OK"  &&
+	POST git-upload-pack 0000 "200 OK"
+'
+test_expect_success 'http.uploadpack true' '
+	log_div "uploadpack true"
+	config http.uploadpack true &&
+	GET info/refs?service=git-upload-pack "200 OK" &&
+	POST git-upload-pack 0000 "200 OK"
+'
+test_expect_success 'http.uploadpack false' '
+	log_div "uploadpack false"
+	config http.uploadpack false &&
+	GET info/refs?service=git-upload-pack "403 Forbidden" &&
+	POST git-upload-pack 0000 "403 Forbidden"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'http.receivepack default disabled' '
+	log_div "receivepack default"
+	GET info/refs?service=git-receive-pack "403 Forbidden"  &&
+	POST git-receive-pack 0000 "403 Forbidden"
+'
+test_expect_success 'http.receivepack true' '
+	log_div "receivepack true"
+	config http.receivepack true &&
+	GET info/refs?service=git-receive-pack "200 OK" &&
+	POST git-receive-pack 0000 "200 OK"
+'
+test_expect_success 'http.receivepack false' '
+	log_div "receivepack false"
+	config http.receivepack false &&
+	GET info/refs?service=git-receive-pack "403 Forbidden" &&
+	POST git-receive-pack 0000 "403 Forbidden"
+'
diff --git a/t/t5702-clone-options.sh b/t/t5702-clone-options.sh
index 27825f5f31..02cb024723 100755
--- a/t/t5702-clone-options.sh
+++ b/t/t5702-clone-options.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ test_expect_success 'redirected clone' '
 '
 test_expect_success 'redirected clone -v' '
 
-	git clone -v "file://$(pwd)/parent" clone-redirected-v >out 2>err &&
+	git clone --progress "file://$(pwd)/parent" clone-redirected-progress \
+		>out 2>err &&
 	test -s err
 
 '
diff --git a/t/t7111-reset-table.sh b/t/t7111-reset-table.sh
index 0a362a12bf..de896c948d 100755
--- a/t/t7111-reset-table.sh
+++ b/t/t7111-reset-table.sh
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ test_expect_success 'setting up branches to test with unmerged entries' '
     git checkout branch1 &&
     test_commit B1 file1 &&
     git checkout branch2 &&
-    test_commit B2 file1
+    test_commit B file1
 '
 
 while read W1 I1 H1 T opt W2 I2 H2
 do
     test_expect_success "check: $W1 $I1 $H1 $T --$opt $W2 $I2 $H2" '
-	git reset --hard B2 &&
+	git reset --hard B &&
 	test_must_fail git merge branch1 &&
 	cat file1 >X_file1 &&
 	if test "$W2" != "XXXXX"
@@ -100,14 +100,14 @@ do
 	fi
     '
 done <<\EOF
-X U C D soft   XXXXX
-X U C D mixed  X D D
-X U C D hard   D D D
-X U C D merge  D D D
-X U C C soft   XXXXX
-X U C C mixed  X C C
-X U C C hard   C C C
-X U C C merge  C C C
+X U B C soft   XXXXX
+X U B C mixed  X C C
+X U B C hard   C C C
+X U B C merge  C C C
+X U B B soft   XXXXX
+X U B B mixed  X B B
+X U B B hard   B B B
+X U B B merge  B B B
 EOF
 
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t7201-co.sh b/t/t7201-co.sh
index ebfd34df36..6442f710be 100755
--- a/t/t7201-co.sh
+++ b/t/t7201-co.sh
@@ -542,4 +542,61 @@ test_expect_success 'switch out of non-branch' '
 	! grep "^Previous HEAD" error.log
 '
 
+(
+ echo "#!$SHELL_PATH"
+ cat <<\EOF
+O=$1 A=$2 B=$3
+cat "$A" >.tmp
+exec >"$A"
+echo '<<<<<<< filfre-theirs'
+cat "$B"
+echo '||||||| filfre-common'
+cat "$O"
+echo '======='
+cat ".tmp"
+echo '>>>>>>> filfre-ours'
+rm -f .tmp
+exit 1
+EOF
+) >filfre.sh
+chmod +x filfre.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'custom merge driver with checkout -m' '
+	git reset --hard &&
+
+	git config merge.filfre.driver "./filfre.sh %O %A %B" &&
+	git config merge.filfre.name "Feel-free merge driver" &&
+	git config merge.filfre.recursive binary &&
+	echo "arm merge=filfre" >.gitattributes &&
+
+	git checkout -b left &&
+	echo neutral >arm &&
+	git add arm .gitattributes &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -m neutral &&
+	git branch right &&
+
+	echo left >arm &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -a -m left &&
+	git checkout right &&
+
+	echo right >arm &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -a -m right &&
+
+	test_must_fail git merge left &&
+	(
+		for t in filfre-common left right
+		do
+			grep $t arm || exit 1
+		done
+		exit 0
+	) &&
+
+	mv arm expect &&
+	git checkout -m arm &&
+	test_cmp expect arm
+'
+
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t7502-commit.sh b/t/t7502-commit.sh
index fe94552296..844fb43c6d 100755
--- a/t/t7502-commit.sh
+++ b/t/t7502-commit.sh
@@ -267,4 +267,113 @@ test_expect_success 'A single-liner subject with a token plus colon is not a foo
 
 '
 
+cat >.git/FAKE_EDITOR <<EOF
+#!$SHELL_PATH
+mv "\$1" "\$1.orig"
+(
+	echo message
+	cat "\$1.orig"
+) >"\$1"
+EOF
+
+echo '## Custom template' >template
+
+clear_config () {
+	(
+		git config --unset-all "$1"
+		case $? in
+		0|5)	exit 0 ;;
+		*)	exit 1 ;;
+		esac
+	)
+}
+
+try_commit () {
+	git reset --hard &&
+	echo >>negative &&
+	GIT_EDITOR=.git/FAKE_EDITOR git commit -a $* $use_template &&
+	case "$use_template" in
+	'')
+		! grep "^## Custom template" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG ;;
+	*)
+		grep "^## Custom template" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG ;;
+	esac
+}
+
+try_commit_status_combo () {
+
+	test_expect_success 'commit' '
+		clear_config commit.status &&
+		try_commit "" &&
+		grep "^# Changes to be committed:" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
+	'
+
+	test_expect_success 'commit' '
+		clear_config commit.status &&
+		try_commit "" &&
+		grep "^# Changes to be committed:" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
+	'
+
+	test_expect_success 'commit --status' '
+		clear_config commit.status &&
+		try_commit --status &&
+		grep "^# Changes to be committed:" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
+	'
+
+	test_expect_success 'commit --no-status' '
+		clear_config commit.status &&
+		try_commit --no-status
+		! grep "^# Changes to be committed:" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
+	'
+
+	test_expect_success 'commit with commit.status = yes' '
+		clear_config commit.status &&
+		git config commit.status yes &&
+		try_commit "" &&
+		grep "^# Changes to be committed:" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
+	'
+
+	test_expect_success 'commit with commit.status = no' '
+		clear_config commit.status &&
+		git config commit.status no &&
+		try_commit "" &&
+		! grep "^# Changes to be committed:" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
+	'
+
+	test_expect_success 'commit --status with commit.status = yes' '
+		clear_config commit.status &&
+		git config commit.status yes &&
+		try_commit --status &&
+		grep "^# Changes to be committed:" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
+	'
+
+	test_expect_success 'commit --no-status with commit.status = yes' '
+		clear_config commit.status &&
+		git config commit.status yes &&
+		try_commit --no-status &&
+		! grep "^# Changes to be committed:" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
+	'
+
+	test_expect_success 'commit --status with commit.status = no' '
+		clear_config commit.status &&
+		git config commit.status no &&
+		try_commit --status &&
+		grep "^# Changes to be committed:" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
+	'
+
+	test_expect_success 'commit --no-status with commit.status = no' '
+		clear_config commit.status &&
+		git config commit.status no &&
+		try_commit --no-status &&
+		! grep "^# Changes to be committed:" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
+	'
+
+}
+
+try_commit_status_combo
+
+use_template="-t template"
+
+try_commit_status_combo
+
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9300-fast-import.sh b/t/t9300-fast-import.sh
index b49815d108..a1b8c2bb93 100755
--- a/t/t9300-fast-import.sh
+++ b/t/t9300-fast-import.sh
@@ -1254,4 +1254,156 @@ test_expect_success \
 	'Q: verify note for third commit' \
 	'git cat-file blob refs/notes/foobar:$commit3 >actual && test_cmp expect actual'
 
+###
+### series R (feature and option)
+###
+
+cat >input <<EOF
+feature no-such-feature-exists
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'R: abort on unsupported feature' '
+	test_must_fail git fast-import <input
+'
+
+cat >input <<EOF
+feature date-format=now
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'R: supported feature is accepted' '
+	git fast-import <input
+'
+
+cat >input << EOF
+blob
+data 3
+hi
+feature date-format=now
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'R: abort on receiving feature after data command' '
+	test_must_fail git fast-import <input
+'
+
+cat >input << EOF
+feature import-marks=git.marks
+feature import-marks=git2.marks
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'R: only one import-marks feature allowed per stream' '
+	test_must_fail git fast-import <input
+'
+
+cat >input << EOF
+feature export-marks=git.marks
+blob
+mark :1
+data 3
+hi
+
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success \
+    'R: export-marks feature results in a marks file being created' \
+    'cat input | git fast-import &&
+    grep :1 git.marks'
+
+test_expect_success \
+    'R: export-marks options can be overriden by commandline options' \
+    'cat input | git fast-import --export-marks=other.marks &&
+    grep :1 other.marks'
+
+cat >input << EOF
+feature import-marks=marks.out
+feature export-marks=marks.new
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success \
+    'R: import to output marks works without any content' \
+    'cat input | git fast-import &&
+    test_cmp marks.out marks.new'
+
+cat >input <<EOF
+feature import-marks=nonexistant.marks
+feature export-marks=marks.new
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success \
+    'R: import marks prefers commandline marks file over the stream' \
+    'cat input | git fast-import --import-marks=marks.out &&
+    test_cmp marks.out marks.new'
+
+
+cat >input <<EOF
+feature import-marks=nonexistant.marks
+feature export-marks=combined.marks
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'R: multiple --import-marks= should be honoured' '
+    head -n2 marks.out > one.marks &&
+    tail -n +3 marks.out > two.marks &&
+    git fast-import --import-marks=one.marks --import-marks=two.marks <input &&
+    test_cmp marks.out combined.marks
+'
+
+cat >input <<EOF
+feature relative-marks
+feature import-marks=relative.in
+feature export-marks=relative.out
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'R: feature relative-marks should be honoured' '
+    mkdir -p .git/info/fast-import/ &&
+    cp marks.new .git/info/fast-import/relative.in &&
+    git fast-import <input &&
+    test_cmp marks.new .git/info/fast-import/relative.out
+'
+
+cat >input <<EOF
+feature relative-marks
+feature import-marks=relative.in
+feature no-relative-marks
+feature export-marks=non-relative.out
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'R: feature no-relative-marks should be honoured' '
+    git fast-import <input &&
+    test_cmp marks.new non-relative.out
+'
+
+cat >input << EOF
+option git quiet
+blob
+data 3
+hi
+
+EOF
+
+touch empty
+
+test_expect_success 'R: quiet option results in no stats being output' '
+    cat input | git fast-import 2> output &&
+    test_cmp empty output
+'
+
+cat >input <<EOF
+option git non-existing-option
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'R: die on unknown option' '
+    test_must_fail git fast-import <input
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'R: unknown commandline options are rejected' '\
+    test_must_fail git fast-import --non-existing-option < /dev/null
+'
+
+cat >input <<EOF
+option non-existing-vcs non-existing-option
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'R: ignore non-git options' '
+    git fast-import <input
+'
+
 test_done
diff --git a/transport-helper.c b/transport-helper.c
index 6ece0d9875..ca8fa92e63 100644
--- a/transport-helper.c
+++ b/transport-helper.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ static void standard_options(struct transport *t)
 	char buf[16];
 	int n;
 	int v = t->verbose;
-	int no_progress = v < 0 || (!t->progress && !isatty(1));
+	int no_progress = v < 0 || (!t->progress && !isatty(2));
 
 	set_helper_option(t, "progress", !no_progress ? "true" : "false");
 
diff --git a/transport.c b/transport.c
index b5332c018b..c3f156ea04 100644
--- a/transport.c
+++ b/transport.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static const char *rsync_url(const char *url)
 static struct ref *get_refs_via_rsync(struct transport *transport, int for_push)
 {
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT, temp_dir = STRBUF_INIT;
-	struct ref dummy, *tail = &dummy;
+	struct ref dummy = {0}, *tail = &dummy;
 	struct child_process rsync;
 	const char *args[5];
 	int temp_dir_len;
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ static int fetch_refs_via_pack(struct transport *transport,
 	args.include_tag = data->options.followtags;
 	args.verbose = (transport->verbose > 0);
 	args.quiet = (transport->verbose < 0);
-	args.no_progress = args.quiet || (!transport->progress && !isatty(1));
+	args.no_progress = args.quiet || (!transport->progress && !isatty(2));
 	args.depth = data->options.depth;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_heads; i++)
diff --git a/transport.h b/transport.h
index 97ba2519dd..7a242fe3bd 100644
--- a/transport.h
+++ b/transport.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ struct transport {
 	int (*disconnect)(struct transport *connection);
 	char *pack_lockfile;
 	signed verbose : 3;
-	/* Force progress even if the output is not a tty */
+	/* Force progress even if stderr is not a tty */
 	unsigned progress : 1;
 	/*
 	 * If transport is at least potentially smart, this points to