diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 83e7bba872..1f9ae7e787 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -429,6 +429,8 @@ include::config/reset.txt[]
 
 include::config/sendemail.txt[]
 
+include::config/sendpack.txt[]
+
 include::config/sequencer.txt[]
 
 include::config/showbranch.txt[]
diff --git a/Documentation/config/sendpack.txt b/Documentation/config/sendpack.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e306f657fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/config/sendpack.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+sendpack.sideband::
+	Allows to disable the side-band-64k capability for send-pack even
+	when it is advertised by the server. Makes it possible to work
+	around a limitation in the git for windows implementation together
+	with the dump git protocol. Defaults to true.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-reset.txt b/Documentation/git-reset.txt
index 932080c55d..398c709486 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-reset.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-reset.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 'git reset' [-q] [--pathspec-from-file=<file> [--pathspec-file-nul]] [<tree-ish>]
 'git reset' (--patch | -p) [<tree-ish>] [--] [<pathspec>...]
 'git reset' [--soft | --mixed [-N] | --hard | --merge | --keep] [-q] [<commit>]
+DEPRECATED: 'git reset' [-q] [--stdin [-z]] [<tree-ish>]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -124,6 +125,16 @@ OPTIONS
 +
 For more details, see the 'pathspec' entry in linkgit:gitglossary[7].
 
+--stdin::
+	DEPRECATED (use `--pathspec-from-file=-` instead): Instead of taking
+	list of paths from the command line, read list of paths from the
+	standard input. Paths are separated by LF (i.e. one path per line) by
+	default.
+
+-z::
+	DEPRECATED (use `--pathspec-file-nul` instead): Only meaningful with
+	`--stdin`; paths are separated with NUL character instead of LF.
+
 EXAMPLES
 --------
 
diff --git a/add-interactive.c b/add-interactive.c
index 6a5048c83e..39c3896494 100644
--- a/add-interactive.c
+++ b/add-interactive.c
@@ -52,6 +52,24 @@ void init_add_i_state(struct add_i_state *s, struct repository *r)
 		diff_get_color(s->use_color, DIFF_FILE_OLD));
 	init_color(r, s, "new", s->file_new_color,
 		diff_get_color(s->use_color, DIFF_FILE_NEW));
+
+	FREE_AND_NULL(s->interactive_diff_filter);
+	git_config_get_string("interactive.difffilter",
+			      &s->interactive_diff_filter);
+
+	FREE_AND_NULL(s->interactive_diff_algorithm);
+	git_config_get_string("diff.algorithm",
+			      &s->interactive_diff_algorithm);
+
+	git_config_get_bool("interactive.singlekey", &s->use_single_key);
+}
+
+void clear_add_i_state(struct add_i_state *s)
+{
+	FREE_AND_NULL(s->interactive_diff_filter);
+	FREE_AND_NULL(s->interactive_diff_algorithm);
+	memset(s, 0, sizeof(*s));
+	s->use_color = -1;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -924,7 +942,7 @@ static int run_patch(struct add_i_state *s, const struct pathspec *ps,
 		parse_pathspec(&ps_selected,
 			       PATHSPEC_ALL_MAGIC & ~PATHSPEC_LITERAL,
 			       PATHSPEC_LITERAL_PATH, "", args.argv);
-		res = run_add_p(s->r, &ps_selected);
+		res = run_add_p(s->r, ADD_P_ADD, NULL, &ps_selected);
 		argv_array_clear(&args);
 		clear_pathspec(&ps_selected);
 	}
@@ -1149,6 +1167,7 @@ int run_add_i(struct repository *r, const struct pathspec *ps)
 	strbuf_release(&print_file_item_data.worktree);
 	strbuf_release(&header);
 	prefix_item_list_clear(&commands);
+	clear_add_i_state(&s);
 
 	return res;
 }
diff --git a/add-interactive.h b/add-interactive.h
index 062dc3646c..693f125e8e 100644
--- a/add-interactive.h
+++ b/add-interactive.h
@@ -15,13 +15,27 @@ struct add_i_state {
 	char context_color[COLOR_MAXLEN];
 	char file_old_color[COLOR_MAXLEN];
 	char file_new_color[COLOR_MAXLEN];
+
+	int use_single_key;
+	char *interactive_diff_filter, *interactive_diff_algorithm;
 };
 
 void init_add_i_state(struct add_i_state *s, struct repository *r);
+void clear_add_i_state(struct add_i_state *s);
 
 struct repository;
 struct pathspec;
 int run_add_i(struct repository *r, const struct pathspec *ps);
-int run_add_p(struct repository *r, const struct pathspec *ps);
+
+enum add_p_mode {
+	ADD_P_ADD,
+	ADD_P_STASH,
+	ADD_P_RESET,
+	ADD_P_CHECKOUT,
+	ADD_P_WORKTREE,
+};
+
+int run_add_p(struct repository *r, enum add_p_mode mode,
+	      const char *revision, const struct pathspec *ps);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/add-patch.c b/add-patch.c
index 2c46fe5b33..d8dafa8168 100644
--- a/add-patch.c
+++ b/add-patch.c
@@ -6,15 +6,218 @@
 #include "pathspec.h"
 #include "color.h"
 #include "diff.h"
+#include "compat/terminal.h"
 
 enum prompt_mode_type {
-	PROMPT_MODE_CHANGE = 0, PROMPT_DELETION, PROMPT_HUNK
+	PROMPT_MODE_CHANGE = 0, PROMPT_DELETION, PROMPT_HUNK,
+	PROMPT_MODE_MAX, /* must be last */
 };
 
-static const char *prompt_mode[] = {
-	N_("Stage mode change [y,n,a,q,d%s,?]? "),
-	N_("Stage deletion [y,n,a,q,d%s,?]? "),
-	N_("Stage this hunk [y,n,a,q,d%s,?]? ")
+struct patch_mode {
+	/*
+	 * The magic constant 4 is chosen such that all patch modes
+	 * provide enough space for three command-line arguments followed by a
+	 * trailing `NULL`.
+	 */
+	const char *diff_cmd[4], *apply_args[4], *apply_check_args[4];
+	unsigned is_reverse:1, index_only:1, apply_for_checkout:1;
+	const char *prompt_mode[PROMPT_MODE_MAX];
+	const char *edit_hunk_hint, *help_patch_text;
+};
+
+static struct patch_mode patch_mode_add = {
+	.diff_cmd = { "diff-files", NULL },
+	.apply_args = { "--cached", NULL },
+	.apply_check_args = { "--cached", NULL },
+	.prompt_mode = {
+		N_("Stage mode change [y,n,q,a,d%s,?]? "),
+		N_("Stage deletion [y,n,q,a,d%s,?]? "),
+		N_("Stage this hunk [y,n,q,a,d%s,?]? ")
+	},
+	.edit_hunk_hint = N_("If the patch applies cleanly, the edited hunk "
+			     "will immediately be marked for staging."),
+	.help_patch_text =
+		N_("y - stage this hunk\n"
+		   "n - do not stage this hunk\n"
+		   "q - quit; do not stage this hunk or any of the remaining "
+			"ones\n"
+		   "a - stage this hunk and all later hunks in the file\n"
+		   "d - do not stage this hunk or any of the later hunks in "
+			"the file\n")
+};
+
+static struct patch_mode patch_mode_stash = {
+	.diff_cmd = { "diff-index", "HEAD", NULL },
+	.apply_args = { "--cached", NULL },
+	.apply_check_args = { "--cached", NULL },
+	.prompt_mode = {
+		N_("Stash mode change [y,n,q,a,d%s,?]? "),
+		N_("Stash deletion [y,n,q,a,d%s,?]? "),
+		N_("Stash this hunk [y,n,q,a,d%s,?]? "),
+	},
+	.edit_hunk_hint = N_("If the patch applies cleanly, the edited hunk "
+			     "will immediately be marked for stashing."),
+	.help_patch_text =
+		N_("y - stash this hunk\n"
+		   "n - do not stash this hunk\n"
+		   "q - quit; do not stash this hunk or any of the remaining "
+			"ones\n"
+		   "a - stash this hunk and all later hunks in the file\n"
+		   "d - do not stash this hunk or any of the later hunks in "
+			"the file\n"),
+};
+
+static struct patch_mode patch_mode_reset_head = {
+	.diff_cmd = { "diff-index", "--cached", NULL },
+	.apply_args = { "-R", "--cached", NULL },
+	.apply_check_args = { "-R", "--cached", NULL },
+	.is_reverse = 1,
+	.index_only = 1,
+	.prompt_mode = {
+		N_("Unstage mode change [y,n,q,a,d%s,?]? "),
+		N_("Unstage deletion [y,n,q,a,d%s,?]? "),
+		N_("Unstage this hunk [y,n,q,a,d%s,?]? "),
+	},
+	.edit_hunk_hint = N_("If the patch applies cleanly, the edited hunk "
+			     "will immediately be marked for unstaging."),
+	.help_patch_text =
+		N_("y - unstage this hunk\n"
+		   "n - do not unstage this hunk\n"
+		   "q - quit; do not unstage this hunk or any of the remaining "
+			"ones\n"
+		   "a - unstage this hunk and all later hunks in the file\n"
+		   "d - do not unstage this hunk or any of the later hunks in "
+			"the file\n"),
+};
+
+static struct patch_mode patch_mode_reset_nothead = {
+	.diff_cmd = { "diff-index", "-R", "--cached", NULL },
+	.apply_args = { "--cached", NULL },
+	.apply_check_args = { "--cached", NULL },
+	.index_only = 1,
+	.prompt_mode = {
+		N_("Apply mode change to index [y,n,q,a,d%s,?]? "),
+		N_("Apply deletion to index [y,n,q,a,d%s,?]? "),
+		N_("Apply this hunk to index [y,n,q,a,d%s,?]? "),
+	},
+	.edit_hunk_hint = N_("If the patch applies cleanly, the edited hunk "
+			     "will immediately be marked for applying."),
+	.help_patch_text =
+		N_("y - apply this hunk to index\n"
+		   "n - do not apply this hunk to index\n"
+		   "q - quit; do not apply this hunk or any of the remaining "
+			"ones\n"
+		   "a - apply this hunk and all later hunks in the file\n"
+		   "d - do not apply this hunk or any of the later hunks in "
+			"the file\n"),
+};
+
+static struct patch_mode patch_mode_checkout_index = {
+	.diff_cmd = { "diff-files", NULL },
+	.apply_args = { "-R", NULL },
+	.apply_check_args = { "-R", NULL },
+	.is_reverse = 1,
+	.prompt_mode = {
+		N_("Discard mode change from worktree [y,n,q,a,d%s,?]? "),
+		N_("Discard deletion from worktree [y,n,q,a,d%s,?]? "),
+		N_("Discard this hunk from worktree [y,n,q,a,d%s,?]? "),
+	},
+	.edit_hunk_hint = N_("If the patch applies cleanly, the edited hunk "
+			     "will immediately be marked for discarding."),
+	.help_patch_text =
+		N_("y - discard this hunk from worktree\n"
+		   "n - do not discard this hunk from worktree\n"
+		   "q - quit; do not discard this hunk or any of the remaining "
+			"ones\n"
+		   "a - discard this hunk and all later hunks in the file\n"
+		   "d - do not discard this hunk or any of the later hunks in "
+			"the file\n"),
+};
+
+static struct patch_mode patch_mode_checkout_head = {
+	.diff_cmd = { "diff-index", NULL },
+	.apply_for_checkout = 1,
+	.apply_check_args = { "-R", NULL },
+	.is_reverse = 1,
+	.prompt_mode = {
+		N_("Discard mode change from index and worktree [y,n,q,a,d%s,?]? "),
+		N_("Discard deletion from index and worktree [y,n,q,a,d%s,?]? "),
+		N_("Discard this hunk from index and worktree [y,n,q,a,d%s,?]? "),
+	},
+	.edit_hunk_hint = N_("If the patch applies cleanly, the edited hunk "
+			     "will immediately be marked for discarding."),
+	.help_patch_text =
+		N_("y - discard this hunk from index and worktree\n"
+		   "n - do not discard this hunk from index and worktree\n"
+		   "q - quit; do not discard this hunk or any of the remaining "
+			"ones\n"
+		   "a - discard this hunk and all later hunks in the file\n"
+		   "d - do not discard this hunk or any of the later hunks in "
+			"the file\n"),
+};
+
+static struct patch_mode patch_mode_checkout_nothead = {
+	.diff_cmd = { "diff-index", "-R", NULL },
+	.apply_for_checkout = 1,
+	.apply_check_args = { NULL },
+	.prompt_mode = {
+		N_("Apply mode change to index and worktree [y,n,q,a,d%s,?]? "),
+		N_("Apply deletion to index and worktree [y,n,q,a,d%s,?]? "),
+		N_("Apply this hunk to index and worktree [y,n,q,a,d%s,?]? "),
+	},
+	.edit_hunk_hint = N_("If the patch applies cleanly, the edited hunk "
+			     "will immediately be marked for applying."),
+	.help_patch_text =
+		N_("y - apply this hunk to index and worktree\n"
+		   "n - do not apply this hunk to index and worktree\n"
+		   "q - quit; do not apply this hunk or any of the remaining "
+			"ones\n"
+		   "a - apply this hunk and all later hunks in the file\n"
+		   "d - do not apply this hunk or any of the later hunks in "
+			"the file\n"),
+};
+
+static struct patch_mode patch_mode_worktree_head = {
+	.diff_cmd = { "diff-index", NULL },
+	.apply_args = { "-R", NULL },
+	.apply_check_args = { "-R", NULL },
+	.is_reverse = 1,
+	.prompt_mode = {
+		N_("Discard mode change from index and worktree [y,n,q,a,d%s,?]? "),
+		N_("Discard deletion from index and worktree [y,n,q,a,d%s,?]? "),
+		N_("Discard this hunk from index and worktree [y,n,q,a,d%s,?]? "),
+	},
+	.edit_hunk_hint = N_("If the patch applies cleanly, the edited hunk "
+			     "will immediately be marked for discarding."),
+	.help_patch_text =
+		N_("y - discard this hunk from worktree\n"
+		   "n - do not discard this hunk from worktree\n"
+		   "q - quit; do not discard this hunk or any of the remaining "
+			"ones\n"
+		   "a - discard this hunk and all later hunks in the file\n"
+		   "d - do not discard this hunk or any of the later hunks in "
+			"the file\n"),
+};
+
+static struct patch_mode patch_mode_worktree_nothead = {
+	.diff_cmd = { "diff-index", "-R", NULL },
+	.apply_args = { NULL },
+	.apply_check_args = { NULL },
+	.prompt_mode = {
+		N_("Apply mode change to index and worktree [y,n,q,a,d%s,?]? "),
+		N_("Apply deletion to index and worktree [y,n,q,a,d%s,?]? "),
+		N_("Apply this hunk to index and worktree [y,n,q,a,d%s,?]? "),
+	},
+	.edit_hunk_hint = N_("If the patch applies cleanly, the edited hunk "
+			     "will immediately be marked for applying."),
+	.help_patch_text =
+		N_("y - apply this hunk to worktree\n"
+		   "n - do not apply this hunk to worktree\n"
+		   "q - quit; do not apply this hunk or any of the remaining "
+			"ones\n"
+		   "a - apply this hunk and all later hunks in the file\n"
+		   "d - do not apply this hunk or any of the later hunks in "
+			"the file\n"),
 };
 
 struct hunk_header {
@@ -47,6 +250,10 @@ struct add_p_state {
 		unsigned deleted:1, mode_change:1,binary:1;
 	} *file_diff;
 	size_t file_diff_nr;
+
+	/* patch mode */
+	struct patch_mode *mode;
+	const char *revision;
 };
 
 static void err(struct add_p_state *s, const char *fmt, ...)
@@ -154,6 +361,7 @@ static int is_octal(const char *p, size_t len)
 static int parse_diff(struct add_p_state *s, const struct pathspec *ps)
 {
 	struct argv_array args = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
+	const char *diff_algorithm = s->s.interactive_diff_algorithm;
 	struct strbuf *plain = &s->plain, *colored = NULL;
 	struct child_process cp = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
 	char *p, *pend, *colored_p = NULL, *colored_pend = NULL, marker = '\0';
@@ -162,9 +370,20 @@ static int parse_diff(struct add_p_state *s, const struct pathspec *ps)
 	struct hunk *hunk = NULL;
 	int res;
 
+	argv_array_pushv(&args, s->mode->diff_cmd);
+	if (diff_algorithm)
+		argv_array_pushf(&args, "--diff-algorithm=%s", diff_algorithm);
+	if (s->revision) {
+		struct object_id oid;
+		argv_array_push(&args,
+				/* could be on an unborn branch */
+				!strcmp("HEAD", s->revision) &&
+				get_oid("HEAD", &oid) ?
+				empty_tree_oid_hex() : s->revision);
+	}
+	color_arg_index = args.argc;
 	/* Use `--no-color` explicitly, just in case `diff.color = always`. */
-	argv_array_pushl(&args, "diff-files", "-p", "--no-color", "--", NULL);
-	color_arg_index = args.argc - 2;
+	argv_array_pushl(&args, "--no-color", "-p", "--", NULL);
 	for (i = 0; i < ps->nr; i++)
 		argv_array_push(&args, ps->items[i].original);
 
@@ -183,6 +402,7 @@ static int parse_diff(struct add_p_state *s, const struct pathspec *ps)
 
 	if (want_color_fd(1, -1)) {
 		struct child_process colored_cp = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+		const char *diff_filter = s->s.interactive_diff_filter;
 
 		setup_child_process(s, &colored_cp, NULL);
 		xsnprintf((char *)args.argv[color_arg_index], 8, "--color");
@@ -192,6 +412,24 @@ static int parse_diff(struct add_p_state *s, const struct pathspec *ps)
 		argv_array_clear(&args);
 		if (res)
 			return error(_("could not parse colored diff"));
+
+		if (diff_filter) {
+			struct child_process filter_cp = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+
+			setup_child_process(s, &filter_cp,
+					    diff_filter, NULL);
+			filter_cp.git_cmd = 0;
+			filter_cp.use_shell = 1;
+			strbuf_reset(&s->buf);
+			if (pipe_command(&filter_cp,
+					 colored->buf, colored->len,
+					 &s->buf, colored->len,
+					 NULL, 0) < 0)
+				return error(_("failed to run '%s'"),
+					     diff_filter);
+			strbuf_swap(colored, &s->buf);
+		}
+
 		strbuf_complete_line(colored);
 		colored_p = colored->buf;
 		colored_pend = colored_p + colored->len;
@@ -316,6 +554,9 @@ static int parse_diff(struct add_p_state *s, const struct pathspec *ps)
 						   colored_pend - colored_p);
 			if (colored_eol)
 				colored_p = colored_eol + 1;
+			else if (p != pend)
+				/* colored shorter than non-colored? */
+				goto mismatched_output;
 			else
 				colored_p = colored_pend;
 
@@ -340,6 +581,15 @@ static int parse_diff(struct add_p_state *s, const struct pathspec *ps)
 		 */
 		hunk->splittable_into++;
 
+	/* non-colored shorter than colored? */
+	if (colored_p != colored_pend) {
+mismatched_output:
+		error(_("mismatched output from interactive.diffFilter"));
+		advise(_("Your filter must maintain a one-to-one correspondence\n"
+			 "between its input and output lines."));
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -382,7 +632,10 @@ static void render_hunk(struct add_p_state *s, struct hunk *hunk,
 				- header->colored_extra_start;
 		}
 
-		new_offset += delta;
+		if (s->mode->is_reverse)
+			old_offset -= delta;
+		else
+			new_offset += delta;
 
 		strbuf_addf(out, "@@ -%lu,%lu +%lu,%lu @@",
 			    old_offset, header->old_count,
@@ -805,11 +1058,10 @@ static int edit_hunk_manually(struct add_p_state *s, struct hunk *hunk)
 				"(context).\n"
 				"To remove '%c' lines, delete them.\n"
 				"Lines starting with %c will be removed.\n"),
-			      '-', '+', comment_line_char);
-	strbuf_commented_addf(&s->buf,
-			      _("If the patch applies cleanly, the edited hunk "
-				"will immediately be\n"
-				"marked for staging.\n"));
+			      s->mode->is_reverse ? '+' : '-',
+			      s->mode->is_reverse ? '-' : '+',
+			      comment_line_char);
+	strbuf_commented_addf(&s->buf, "%s", _(s->mode->edit_hunk_hint));
 	/*
 	 * TRANSLATORS: 'it' refers to the patch mentioned in the previous
 	 * messages.
@@ -890,21 +1142,35 @@ static int run_apply_check(struct add_p_state *s,
 	reassemble_patch(s, file_diff, 1, &s->buf);
 
 	setup_child_process(s, &cp,
-			    "apply", "--cached", "--check", NULL);
+			    "apply", "--check", NULL);
+	argv_array_pushv(&cp.args, s->mode->apply_check_args);
 	if (pipe_command(&cp, s->buf.buf, s->buf.len, NULL, 0, NULL, 0))
 		return error(_("'git apply --cached' failed"));
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int read_single_character(struct add_p_state *s)
+{
+	if (s->s.use_single_key) {
+		int res = read_key_without_echo(&s->answer);
+		printf("%s\n", res == EOF ? "" : s->answer.buf);
+		return res;
+	}
+
+	if (strbuf_getline(&s->answer, stdin) == EOF)
+		return EOF;
+	strbuf_trim_trailing_newline(&s->answer);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int prompt_yesno(struct add_p_state *s, const char *prompt)
 {
 	for (;;) {
 		color_fprintf(stdout, s->s.prompt_color, "%s", _(prompt));
 		fflush(stdout);
-		if (strbuf_getline(&s->answer, stdin) == EOF)
+		if (read_single_character(s) == EOF)
 			return -1;
-		strbuf_trim_trailing_newline(&s->answer);
 		switch (tolower(s->answer.buf[0])) {
 		case 'n': return 0;
 		case 'y': return 1;
@@ -957,6 +1223,57 @@ static int edit_hunk_loop(struct add_p_state *s,
 	}
 }
 
+static int apply_for_checkout(struct add_p_state *s, struct strbuf *diff,
+			      int is_reverse)
+{
+	const char *reverse = is_reverse ? "-R" : NULL;
+	struct child_process check_index = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+	struct child_process check_worktree = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+	struct child_process apply_index = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+	struct child_process apply_worktree = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+	int applies_index, applies_worktree;
+
+	setup_child_process(s, &check_index,
+			    "apply", "--cached", "--check", reverse, NULL);
+	applies_index = !pipe_command(&check_index, diff->buf, diff->len,
+				      NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
+
+	setup_child_process(s, &check_worktree,
+			    "apply", "--check", reverse, NULL);
+	applies_worktree = !pipe_command(&check_worktree, diff->buf, diff->len,
+					 NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
+
+	if (applies_worktree && applies_index) {
+		setup_child_process(s, &apply_index,
+				    "apply", "--cached", reverse, NULL);
+		pipe_command(&apply_index, diff->buf, diff->len,
+			     NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
+
+		setup_child_process(s, &apply_worktree,
+				    "apply", reverse, NULL);
+		pipe_command(&apply_worktree, diff->buf, diff->len,
+			     NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
+
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (!applies_index) {
+		err(s, _("The selected hunks do not apply to the index!"));
+		if (prompt_yesno(s, _("Apply them to the worktree "
+					  "anyway? ")) > 0) {
+			setup_child_process(s, &apply_worktree,
+					    "apply", reverse, NULL);
+			return pipe_command(&apply_worktree, diff->buf,
+					    diff->len, NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
+		}
+		err(s, _("Nothing was applied.\n"));
+	} else
+		/* As a last resort, show the diff to the user */
+		fwrite(diff->buf, diff->len, 1, stderr);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #define SUMMARY_HEADER_WIDTH 20
 #define SUMMARY_LINE_WIDTH 80
 static void summarize_hunk(struct add_p_state *s, struct hunk *hunk,
@@ -1005,13 +1322,6 @@ static size_t display_hunks(struct add_p_state *s,
 	return end_index;
 }
 
-static const char help_patch_text[] =
-N_("y - stage this hunk\n"
-   "n - do not stage this hunk\n"
-   "q - quit; do not stage this hunk or any of the remaining ones\n"
-   "a - stage this and all the remaining hunks\n"
-   "d - do not stage this hunk nor any of the remaining hunks\n");
-
 static const char help_patch_remainder[] =
 N_("j - leave this hunk undecided, see next undecided hunk\n"
    "J - leave this hunk undecided, see next hunk\n"
@@ -1097,11 +1407,11 @@ static int patch_update_file(struct add_p_state *s,
 			      (uintmax_t)hunk_index + 1,
 			      (uintmax_t)file_diff->hunk_nr);
 		color_fprintf(stdout, s->s.prompt_color,
-			      _(prompt_mode[prompt_mode_type]), s->buf.buf);
+			      _(s->mode->prompt_mode[prompt_mode_type]),
+			      s->buf.buf);
 		fflush(stdout);
-		if (strbuf_getline(&s->answer, stdin) == EOF)
+		if (read_single_character(s) == EOF)
 			break;
-		strbuf_trim_trailing_newline(&s->answer);
 
 		if (!s->answer.len)
 			continue;
@@ -1254,7 +1564,7 @@ soft_increment:
 			const char *p = _(help_patch_remainder), *eol = p;
 
 			color_fprintf(stdout, s->s.help_color, "%s",
-				      _(help_patch_text));
+				      _(s->mode->help_patch_text));
 
 			/*
 			 * Show only those lines of the remainder that are
@@ -1288,10 +1598,16 @@ soft_increment:
 		reassemble_patch(s, file_diff, 0, &s->buf);
 
 		discard_index(s->s.r->index);
-		setup_child_process(s, &cp, "apply", "--cached", NULL);
-		if (pipe_command(&cp, s->buf.buf, s->buf.len,
-				 NULL, 0, NULL, 0))
-			error(_("'git apply --cached' failed"));
+		if (s->mode->apply_for_checkout)
+			apply_for_checkout(s, &s->buf,
+					   s->mode->is_reverse);
+		else {
+			setup_child_process(s, &cp, "apply", NULL);
+			argv_array_pushv(&cp.args, s->mode->apply_args);
+			if (pipe_command(&cp, s->buf.buf, s->buf.len,
+					 NULL, 0, NULL, 0))
+				error(_("'git apply' failed"));
+		}
 		if (!repo_read_index(s->s.r))
 			repo_refresh_and_write_index(s->s.r, REFRESH_QUIET, 0,
 						     1, NULL, NULL, NULL);
@@ -1301,7 +1617,8 @@ soft_increment:
 	return quit;
 }
 
-int run_add_p(struct repository *r, const struct pathspec *ps)
+int run_add_p(struct repository *r, enum add_p_mode mode,
+	      const char *revision, const struct pathspec *ps)
 {
 	struct add_p_state s = {
 		{ r }, STRBUF_INIT, STRBUF_INIT, STRBUF_INIT, STRBUF_INIT
@@ -1310,12 +1627,39 @@ int run_add_p(struct repository *r, const struct pathspec *ps)
 
 	init_add_i_state(&s.s, r);
 
+	if (mode == ADD_P_STASH)
+		s.mode = &patch_mode_stash;
+	else if (mode == ADD_P_RESET) {
+		if (!revision || !strcmp(revision, "HEAD"))
+			s.mode = &patch_mode_reset_head;
+		else
+			s.mode = &patch_mode_reset_nothead;
+	} else if (mode == ADD_P_CHECKOUT) {
+		if (!revision)
+			s.mode = &patch_mode_checkout_index;
+		else if (!strcmp(revision, "HEAD"))
+			s.mode = &patch_mode_checkout_head;
+		else
+			s.mode = &patch_mode_checkout_nothead;
+	} else if (mode == ADD_P_WORKTREE) {
+		if (!revision)
+			s.mode = &patch_mode_checkout_index;
+		else if (!strcmp(revision, "HEAD"))
+			s.mode = &patch_mode_worktree_head;
+		else
+			s.mode = &patch_mode_worktree_nothead;
+	} else
+		s.mode = &patch_mode_add;
+	s.revision = revision;
+
 	if (discard_index(r->index) < 0 || repo_read_index(r) < 0 ||
-	    repo_refresh_and_write_index(r, REFRESH_QUIET, 0, 1,
-					 NULL, NULL, NULL) < 0 ||
+	    (!s.mode->index_only &&
+	     repo_refresh_and_write_index(r, REFRESH_QUIET, 0, 1,
+					  NULL, NULL, NULL) < 0) ||
 	    parse_diff(&s, ps) < 0) {
 		strbuf_release(&s.plain);
 		strbuf_release(&s.colored);
+		clear_add_i_state(&s.s);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -1334,5 +1678,6 @@ int run_add_p(struct repository *r, const struct pathspec *ps)
 	strbuf_release(&s.buf);
 	strbuf_release(&s.plain);
 	strbuf_release(&s.colored);
+	clear_add_i_state(&s.s);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/archive-tar.c b/archive-tar.c
index e16d3f756d..a8fafbec64 100644
--- a/archive-tar.c
+++ b/archive-tar.c
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ static unsigned long offset;
 
 static int tar_umask = 002;
 
+static gzFile gzip;
+
 static int write_tar_filter_archive(const struct archiver *ar,
 				    struct archiver_args *args);
 
@@ -38,11 +40,21 @@ static int write_tar_filter_archive(const struct archiver *ar,
 #define USTAR_MAX_MTIME 077777777777ULL
 #endif
 
+/* writes out the whole block, or dies if fails */
+static void write_block_or_die(const char *block) {
+	if (gzip) {
+		if (gzwrite(gzip, block, (unsigned) BLOCKSIZE) != BLOCKSIZE)
+			die(_("gzwrite failed"));
+	} else {
+		write_or_die(1, block, BLOCKSIZE);
+	}
+}
+
 /* writes out the whole block, but only if it is full */
 static void write_if_needed(void)
 {
 	if (offset == BLOCKSIZE) {
-		write_or_die(1, block, BLOCKSIZE);
+		write_block_or_die(block);
 		offset = 0;
 	}
 }
@@ -66,7 +78,7 @@ static void do_write_blocked(const void *data, unsigned long size)
 		write_if_needed();
 	}
 	while (size >= BLOCKSIZE) {
-		write_or_die(1, buf, BLOCKSIZE);
+		write_block_or_die(buf);
 		size -= BLOCKSIZE;
 		buf += BLOCKSIZE;
 	}
@@ -101,10 +113,10 @@ static void write_trailer(void)
 {
 	int tail = BLOCKSIZE - offset;
 	memset(block + offset, 0, tail);
-	write_or_die(1, block, BLOCKSIZE);
+	write_block_or_die(block);
 	if (tail < 2 * RECORDSIZE) {
 		memset(block, 0, offset);
-		write_or_die(1, block, BLOCKSIZE);
+		write_block_or_die(block);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -461,18 +473,34 @@ static int write_tar_filter_archive(const struct archiver *ar,
 	filter.use_shell = 1;
 	filter.in = -1;
 
-	if (start_command(&filter) < 0)
-		die_errno(_("unable to start '%s' filter"), argv[0]);
-	close(1);
-	if (dup2(filter.in, 1) < 0)
-		die_errno(_("unable to redirect descriptor"));
-	close(filter.in);
+	if (!strcmp("gzip -cn", ar->data)) {
+		char outmode[4] = "wb\0";
+
+		if (args->compression_level >= 0 && args->compression_level <= 9)
+			outmode[2] = '0' + args->compression_level;
+
+		gzip = gzdopen(fileno(stdout), outmode);
+		if (!gzip)
+			die(_("Could not gzdopen stdout"));
+	} else {
+		if (start_command(&filter) < 0)
+			die_errno(_("unable to start '%s' filter"), argv[0]);
+		close(1);
+		if (dup2(filter.in, 1) < 0)
+			die_errno(_("unable to redirect descriptor"));
+		close(filter.in);
+	}
 
 	r = write_tar_archive(ar, args);
 
-	close(1);
-	if (finish_command(&filter) != 0)
-		die(_("'%s' filter reported error"), argv[0]);
+	if (gzip) {
+		if (gzclose(gzip) != Z_OK)
+			die(_("gzclose failed"));
+	} else {
+		close(1);
+		if (finish_command(&filter) != 0)
+			die(_("'%s' filter reported error"), argv[0]);
+	}
 
 	strbuf_release(&cmd);
 	return r;
diff --git a/builtin/add.c b/builtin/add.c
index 4c38aff419..83c7c0f250 100644
--- a/builtin/add.c
+++ b/builtin/add.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ static int take_worktree_changes;
 static int add_renormalize;
 static int pathspec_file_nul;
 static const char *pathspec_from_file;
+static int legacy_stash_p; /* support for the scripted `git stash` */
 
 struct update_callback_data {
 	int flags;
@@ -196,12 +197,25 @@ int run_add_interactive(const char *revision, const char *patch_mode,
 				    &use_builtin_add_i);
 
 	if (use_builtin_add_i == 1) {
+		enum add_p_mode mode;
+
 		if (!patch_mode)
 			return !!run_add_i(the_repository, pathspec);
-		if (strcmp(patch_mode, "--patch"))
-			die("'%s' not yet supported in the built-in add -p",
-			    patch_mode);
-		return !!run_add_p(the_repository, pathspec);
+
+		if (!strcmp(patch_mode, "--patch"))
+			mode = ADD_P_ADD;
+		else if (!strcmp(patch_mode, "--patch=stash"))
+			mode = ADD_P_STASH;
+		else if (!strcmp(patch_mode, "--patch=reset"))
+			mode = ADD_P_RESET;
+		else if (!strcmp(patch_mode, "--patch=checkout"))
+			mode = ADD_P_CHECKOUT;
+		else if (!strcmp(patch_mode, "--patch=worktree"))
+			mode = ADD_P_WORKTREE;
+		else
+			die("'%s' not supported", patch_mode);
+
+		return !!run_add_p(the_repository, mode, revision, pathspec);
 	}
 
 	argv_array_push(&argv, "add--interactive");
@@ -329,6 +343,8 @@ static struct option builtin_add_options[] = {
 			N_("warn when adding an embedded repository")),
 	OPT_PATHSPEC_FROM_FILE(&pathspec_from_file),
 	OPT_PATHSPEC_FILE_NUL(&pathspec_file_nul),
+	OPT_HIDDEN_BOOL(0, "legacy-stash-p", &legacy_stash_p,
+			N_("backend for `git stash -p`")),
 	OPT_END(),
 };
 
@@ -429,6 +445,18 @@ int cmd_add(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		exit(interactive_add(argc - 1, argv + 1, prefix, patch_interactive));
 	}
 
+	if (legacy_stash_p) {
+		struct pathspec pathspec;
+
+		parse_pathspec(&pathspec, 0,
+			PATHSPEC_PREFER_FULL |
+			PATHSPEC_SYMLINK_LEADING_PATH |
+			PATHSPEC_PREFIX_ORIGIN,
+			prefix, argv);
+
+		return run_add_interactive(NULL, "--patch=stash", &pathspec);
+	}
+
 	if (edit_interactive) {
 		if (pathspec_from_file)
 			die(_("--pathspec-from-file is incompatible with --edit"));
diff --git a/builtin/clean.c b/builtin/clean.c
index 5abf087e7c..ae8051e945 100644
--- a/builtin/clean.c
+++ b/builtin/clean.c
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ static const char *msg_remove = N_("Removing %s\n");
 static const char *msg_would_remove = N_("Would remove %s\n");
 static const char *msg_skip_git_dir = N_("Skipping repository %s\n");
 static const char *msg_would_skip_git_dir = N_("Would skip repository %s\n");
+#ifndef CAN_UNLINK_MOUNT_POINTS
+static const char *msg_skip_mount_point = N_("Skipping mount point %s\n");
+static const char *msg_would_skip_mount_point = N_("Would skip mount point %s\n");
+#endif
 static const char *msg_warn_remove_failed = N_("failed to remove %s");
 static const char *msg_warn_lstat_failed = N_("could not lstat %s\n");
 
@@ -170,6 +174,29 @@ static int remove_dirs(struct strbuf *path, const char *prefix, int force_flag,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	if (is_mount_point(path)) {
+#ifndef CAN_UNLINK_MOUNT_POINTS
+		if (!quiet) {
+			quote_path_relative(path->buf, prefix, &quoted);
+			printf(dry_run ?
+			       _(msg_would_skip_mount_point) :
+			       _(msg_skip_mount_point), quoted.buf);
+		}
+		*dir_gone = 0;
+#else
+		if (!dry_run && unlink(path->buf)) {
+			int saved_errno = errno;
+			quote_path_relative(path->buf, prefix, &quoted);
+			errno = saved_errno;
+			warning_errno(_(msg_warn_remove_failed), quoted.buf);
+			*dir_gone = 0;
+			ret = -1;
+		}
+#endif
+
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	dir = opendir(path->buf);
 	if (!dir) {
 		/* an empty dir could be removed even if it is unreadble */
@@ -580,6 +607,7 @@ static int *list_and_choose(struct menu_opts *opts, struct menu_stuff *stuff)
 			       clean_get_color(CLEAN_COLOR_RESET));
 		}
 
+		fflush(stdout);
 		if (strbuf_getline_lf(&choice, stdin) != EOF) {
 			strbuf_trim(&choice);
 		} else {
@@ -662,6 +690,7 @@ static int filter_by_patterns_cmd(void)
 		clean_print_color(CLEAN_COLOR_PROMPT);
 		printf(_("Input ignore patterns>> "));
 		clean_print_color(CLEAN_COLOR_RESET);
+		fflush(stdout);
 		if (strbuf_getline_lf(&confirm, stdin) != EOF)
 			strbuf_trim(&confirm);
 		else
@@ -760,6 +789,7 @@ static int ask_each_cmd(void)
 			qname = quote_path_relative(item->string, NULL, &buf);
 			/* TRANSLATORS: Make sure to keep [y/N] as is */
 			printf(_("Remove %s [y/N]? "), qname);
+			fflush(stdout);
 			if (strbuf_getline_lf(&confirm, stdin) != EOF) {
 				strbuf_trim(&confirm);
 			} else {
diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c
index 0fc89ae2b9..fadde38159 100644
--- a/builtin/clone.c
+++ b/builtin/clone.c
@@ -1223,7 +1223,9 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			}
 
 		if (!is_local && !complete_refs_before_fetch)
-			transport_fetch_refs(transport, mapped_refs);
+			if (transport_fetch_refs(transport, mapped_refs))
+				die(_("could not fetch refs from %s"),
+				    transport->url);
 
 		remote_head = find_ref_by_name(refs, "HEAD");
 		remote_head_points_at =
diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index aa1332308a..8722461b9a 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ static const char *prepare_index(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix
 		die(_("index file corrupt"));
 
 	if (interactive) {
-		char *old_index_env = NULL;
+		char *old_index_env = NULL, *old_repo_index_file;
 		hold_locked_index(&index_lock, LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR);
 
 		refresh_cache_or_die(refresh_flags);
@@ -375,12 +375,16 @@ static const char *prepare_index(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix
 		if (write_locked_index(&the_index, &index_lock, 0))
 			die(_("unable to create temporary index"));
 
+		old_repo_index_file = the_repository->index_file;
+		the_repository->index_file =
+			(char *)get_lock_file_path(&index_lock);
 		old_index_env = xstrdup_or_null(getenv(INDEX_ENVIRONMENT));
-		setenv(INDEX_ENVIRONMENT, get_lock_file_path(&index_lock), 1);
+		setenv(INDEX_ENVIRONMENT, the_repository->index_file, 1);
 
 		if (interactive_add(argc, argv, prefix, patch_interactive) != 0)
 			die(_("interactive add failed"));
 
+		the_repository->index_file = old_repo_index_file;
 		if (old_index_env && *old_index_env)
 			setenv(INDEX_ENVIRONMENT, old_index_env, 1);
 		else
diff --git a/builtin/reset.c b/builtin/reset.c
index 18228c312e..e13519c9fe 100644
--- a/builtin/reset.c
+++ b/builtin/reset.c
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include "cache-tree.h"
 #include "submodule.h"
 #include "submodule-config.h"
+#include "strbuf.h"
+#include "quote.h"
 
 #define REFRESH_INDEX_DELAY_WARNING_IN_MS (2 * 1000)
 
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ static const char * const git_reset_usage[] = {
 	N_("git reset [-q] [<tree-ish>] [--] <pathspec>..."),
 	N_("git reset [-q] [--pathspec-from-file [--pathspec-file-nul]] [<tree-ish>]"),
 	N_("git reset --patch [<tree-ish>] [--] [<pathspec>...]"),
+	N_("DEPRECATED: git reset [-q] [--stdin [-z]] [<tree-ish>]"),
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -290,6 +293,7 @@ int cmd_reset(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	struct object_id oid;
 	struct pathspec pathspec;
 	int intent_to_add = 0;
+	int nul_term_line = 0, read_from_stdin = 0;
 	const struct option options[] = {
 		OPT__QUIET(&quiet, N_("be quiet, only report errors")),
 		OPT_SET_INT(0, "mixed", &reset_type,
@@ -309,6 +313,10 @@ int cmd_reset(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 				N_("record only the fact that removed paths will be added later")),
 		OPT_PATHSPEC_FROM_FILE(&pathspec_from_file),
 		OPT_PATHSPEC_FILE_NUL(&pathspec_file_nul),
+		OPT_BOOL('z', NULL, &nul_term_line,
+			N_("DEPRECATED (use --pathspec-file-nul instead): paths are separated with NUL character")),
+		OPT_BOOL(0, "stdin", &read_from_stdin,
+				N_("DEPRECATED (use --pathspec-from-file=- instead): read paths from <stdin>")),
 		OPT_END()
 	};
 
@@ -319,6 +327,12 @@ int cmd_reset(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 						PARSE_OPT_KEEP_DASHDASH);
 	parse_args(&pathspec, argv, prefix, patch_mode, &rev);
 
+	if (read_from_stdin) {
+		pathspec_from_file = "-";
+		if (nul_term_line)
+			pathspec_file_nul = 1;
+	}
+
 	if (pathspec_from_file) {
 		if (patch_mode)
 			die(_("--pathspec-from-file is incompatible with --patch"));
diff --git a/builtin/stash.c b/builtin/stash.c
index 4ad3adf4ba..daa3c70c18 100644
--- a/builtin/stash.c
+++ b/builtin/stash.c
@@ -998,9 +998,9 @@ static int stash_patch(struct stash_info *info, const struct pathspec *ps,
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct child_process cp_read_tree = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
-	struct child_process cp_add_i = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
 	struct child_process cp_diff_tree = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
 	struct index_state istate = { NULL };
+	char *old_index_env = NULL, *old_repo_index_file;
 
 	remove_path(stash_index_path.buf);
 
@@ -1014,16 +1014,19 @@ static int stash_patch(struct stash_info *info, const struct pathspec *ps,
 	}
 
 	/* Find out what the user wants. */
-	cp_add_i.git_cmd = 1;
-	argv_array_pushl(&cp_add_i.args, "add--interactive", "--patch=stash",
-			 "--", NULL);
-	add_pathspecs(&cp_add_i.args, ps);
-	argv_array_pushf(&cp_add_i.env_array, "GIT_INDEX_FILE=%s",
-			 stash_index_path.buf);
-	if (run_command(&cp_add_i)) {
-		ret = -1;
-		goto done;
-	}
+	old_repo_index_file = the_repository->index_file;
+	the_repository->index_file = stash_index_path.buf;
+	old_index_env = xstrdup_or_null(getenv(INDEX_ENVIRONMENT));
+	setenv(INDEX_ENVIRONMENT, the_repository->index_file, 1);
+
+	ret = run_add_interactive(NULL, "--patch=stash", ps);
+
+	the_repository->index_file = old_repo_index_file;
+	if (old_index_env && *old_index_env)
+		setenv(INDEX_ENVIRONMENT, old_index_env, 1);
+	else
+		unsetenv(INDEX_ENVIRONMENT);
+	FREE_AND_NULL(old_index_env);
 
 	/* State of the working tree. */
 	if (write_index_as_tree(&info->w_tree, &istate, stash_index_path.buf, 0,
@@ -1033,7 +1036,7 @@ static int stash_patch(struct stash_info *info, const struct pathspec *ps,
 	}
 
 	cp_diff_tree.git_cmd = 1;
-	argv_array_pushl(&cp_diff_tree.args, "diff-tree", "-p", "HEAD",
+	argv_array_pushl(&cp_diff_tree.args, "diff-tree", "-p", "-U1", "HEAD",
 			 oid_to_hex(&info->w_tree), "--", NULL);
 	if (pipe_command(&cp_diff_tree, NULL, 0, out_patch, 0, NULL, 0)) {
 		ret = -1;
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index cbfaead23a..6470693e91 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -1325,6 +1325,7 @@ int normalize_path_copy_len(char *dst, const char *src, int *prefix_len);
 int normalize_path_copy(char *dst, const char *src);
 int longest_ancestor_length(const char *path, struct string_list *prefixes);
 char *strip_path_suffix(const char *path, const char *suffix);
+int is_mount_point_via_stat(struct strbuf *path);
 int daemon_avoid_alias(const char *path);
 
 /*
diff --git a/ci/run-build-and-tests.sh b/ci/run-build-and-tests.sh
index ff0ef7f08e..4df54c4efe 100755
--- a/ci/run-build-and-tests.sh
+++ b/ci/run-build-and-tests.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ linux-gcc)
 	export GIT_TEST_OE_DELTA_SIZE=5
 	export GIT_TEST_COMMIT_GRAPH=1
 	export GIT_TEST_MULTI_PACK_INDEX=1
+	export GIT_TEST_ADD_I_USE_BUILTIN=1
 	make test
 	;;
 linux-gcc-4.8)
diff --git a/compat/mingw.c b/compat/mingw.c
index 402c1ad91c..2dc75d5523 100644
--- a/compat/mingw.c
+++ b/compat/mingw.c
@@ -13,6 +13,19 @@
 
 static const int delay[] = { 0, 1, 10, 20, 40 };
 
+void open_in_gdb(void)
+{
+	static struct child_process cp = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+	extern char *_pgmptr;
+
+	argv_array_pushl(&cp.args, "mintty", "gdb", NULL);
+	argv_array_pushf(&cp.args, "--pid=%d", getpid());
+	cp.clean_on_exit = 1;
+	if (start_command(&cp) < 0)
+		die_errno("Could not start gdb");
+	sleep(1);
+}
+
 int err_win_to_posix(DWORD winerr)
 {
 	int error = ENOSYS;
@@ -447,8 +460,19 @@ static int mingw_open_append(wchar_t const *wfilename, int oflags, ...)
 	handle = CreateFileW(wfilename, FILE_APPEND_DATA,
 			FILE_SHARE_WRITE | FILE_SHARE_READ,
 			NULL, create, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);
-	if (handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
-		return errno = err_win_to_posix(GetLastError()), -1;
+	if (handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
+		DWORD err = GetLastError();
+		/*
+		 * Some network storage solutions (e.g. Isilon) might return
+		 * ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER instead of expected error
+		 * ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND, which results in a unknow error. If
+		 * so, the error is now forced to be an ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND
+		 * error instead.
+		 */
+		if (err == ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER)
+			err = ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND;
+		return errno = err_win_to_posix(err), -1;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * No O_APPEND here, because the CRT uses it only to reset the
@@ -967,11 +991,19 @@ unsigned int sleep (unsigned int seconds)
 char *mingw_mktemp(char *template)
 {
 	wchar_t wtemplate[MAX_PATH];
+	int offset = 0;
+
 	if (xutftowcs_path(wtemplate, template) < 0)
 		return NULL;
+
+	if (is_dir_sep(template[0]) && !is_dir_sep(template[1]) &&
+	    iswalpha(wtemplate[0]) && wtemplate[1] == L':') {
+		/* We have an absolute path missing the drive prefix */
+		offset = 2;
+	}
 	if (!_wmktemp(wtemplate))
 		return NULL;
-	if (xwcstoutf(template, wtemplate, strlen(template) + 1) < 0)
+	if (xwcstoutf(template, wtemplate + offset, strlen(template) + 1) < 0)
 		return NULL;
 	return template;
 }
@@ -1038,18 +1070,16 @@ char *mingw_getcwd(char *pointer, int len)
 {
 	wchar_t cwd[MAX_PATH], wpointer[MAX_PATH];
 	DWORD ret = GetCurrentDirectoryW(ARRAY_SIZE(cwd), cwd);
+	HANDLE hnd;
 
 	if (!ret || ret >= ARRAY_SIZE(cwd)) {
 		errno = ret ? ENAMETOOLONG : err_win_to_posix(GetLastError());
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	ret = GetLongPathNameW(cwd, wpointer, ARRAY_SIZE(wpointer));
-	if (!ret && GetLastError() == ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED) {
-		HANDLE hnd = CreateFileW(cwd, 0,
-			FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE | FILE_SHARE_DELETE, NULL,
-			OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS, NULL);
-		if (hnd == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
-			return NULL;
+	hnd = CreateFileW(cwd, 0,
+			  FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE | FILE_SHARE_DELETE, NULL,
+			  OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS, NULL);
+	if (hnd != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
 		ret = GetFinalPathNameByHandleW(hnd, wpointer, ARRAY_SIZE(wpointer), 0);
 		CloseHandle(hnd);
 		if (!ret || ret >= ARRAY_SIZE(wpointer))
@@ -1058,9 +1088,7 @@ char *mingw_getcwd(char *pointer, int len)
 			return NULL;
 		return pointer;
 	}
-	if (!ret || ret >= ARRAY_SIZE(wpointer))
-		return NULL;
-	if (xwcstoutf(pointer, wpointer, len) < 0)
+	if (xwcstoutf(pointer, cwd, len) < 0)
 		return NULL;
 	convert_slashes(pointer);
 	return pointer;
@@ -1466,6 +1494,7 @@ static pid_t mingw_spawnve_fd(const char *cmd, const char **argv, char **deltaen
 	const char *(*quote_arg)(const char *arg) =
 		is_msys2_sh(cmd ? cmd : *argv) ?
 		quote_arg_msys2 : quote_arg_msvc;
+	const char *strace_env;
 
 	/* Make sure to override previous errors, if any */
 	errno = 0;
@@ -1549,6 +1578,31 @@ static pid_t mingw_spawnve_fd(const char *cmd, const char **argv, char **deltaen
 			free(quoted);
 	}
 
+	strace_env = getenv("GIT_STRACE_COMMANDS");
+	if (strace_env) {
+		char *p = path_lookup("strace.exe", 1);
+		if (!p)
+			return error("strace not found!");
+		if (xutftowcs_path(wcmd, p) < 0) {
+			free(p);
+			return -1;
+		}
+		free(p);
+		if (!strcmp("1", strace_env) ||
+		    !strcasecmp("yes", strace_env) ||
+		    !strcasecmp("true", strace_env))
+			strbuf_insert(&args, 0, "strace ", 7);
+		else {
+			const char *quoted = quote_arg(strace_env);
+			struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+			strbuf_addf(&buf, "strace -o %s ", quoted);
+			if (quoted != strace_env)
+				free((char *)quoted);
+			strbuf_insert(&args, 0, buf.buf, buf.len);
+			strbuf_release(&buf);
+		}
+	}
+
 	ALLOC_ARRAY(wargs, st_add(st_mult(2, args.len), 1));
 	xutftowcs(wargs, args.buf, 2 * args.len + 1);
 	strbuf_release(&args);
@@ -1907,18 +1961,150 @@ static void ensure_socket_initialization(void)
 	initialized = 1;
 }
 
+static int winsock_error_to_errno(DWORD err)
+{
+	switch (err) {
+	case WSAEINTR: return EINTR;
+	case WSAEBADF: return EBADF;
+	case WSAEACCES: return EACCES;
+	case WSAEFAULT: return EFAULT;
+	case WSAEINVAL: return EINVAL;
+	case WSAEMFILE: return EMFILE;
+	case WSAEWOULDBLOCK: return EWOULDBLOCK;
+	case WSAEINPROGRESS: return EINPROGRESS;
+	case WSAEALREADY: return EALREADY;
+	case WSAENOTSOCK: return ENOTSOCK;
+	case WSAEDESTADDRREQ: return EDESTADDRREQ;
+	case WSAEMSGSIZE: return EMSGSIZE;
+	case WSAEPROTOTYPE: return EPROTOTYPE;
+	case WSAENOPROTOOPT: return ENOPROTOOPT;
+	case WSAEPROTONOSUPPORT: return EPROTONOSUPPORT;
+	case WSAEOPNOTSUPP: return EOPNOTSUPP;
+	case WSAEAFNOSUPPORT: return EAFNOSUPPORT;
+	case WSAEADDRINUSE: return EADDRINUSE;
+	case WSAEADDRNOTAVAIL: return EADDRNOTAVAIL;
+	case WSAENETDOWN: return ENETDOWN;
+	case WSAENETUNREACH: return ENETUNREACH;
+	case WSAENETRESET: return ENETRESET;
+	case WSAECONNABORTED: return ECONNABORTED;
+	case WSAECONNRESET: return ECONNRESET;
+	case WSAENOBUFS: return ENOBUFS;
+	case WSAEISCONN: return EISCONN;
+	case WSAENOTCONN: return ENOTCONN;
+	case WSAETIMEDOUT: return ETIMEDOUT;
+	case WSAECONNREFUSED: return ECONNREFUSED;
+	case WSAELOOP: return ELOOP;
+	case WSAENAMETOOLONG: return ENAMETOOLONG;
+	case WSAEHOSTUNREACH: return EHOSTUNREACH;
+	case WSAENOTEMPTY: return ENOTEMPTY;
+	/* No errno equivalent; default to EIO */
+	case WSAESOCKTNOSUPPORT:
+	case WSAEPFNOSUPPORT:
+	case WSAESHUTDOWN:
+	case WSAETOOMANYREFS:
+	case WSAEHOSTDOWN:
+	case WSAEPROCLIM:
+	case WSAEUSERS:
+	case WSAEDQUOT:
+	case WSAESTALE:
+	case WSAEREMOTE:
+	case WSASYSNOTREADY:
+	case WSAVERNOTSUPPORTED:
+	case WSANOTINITIALISED:
+	case WSAEDISCON:
+	case WSAENOMORE:
+	case WSAECANCELLED:
+	case WSAEINVALIDPROCTABLE:
+	case WSAEINVALIDPROVIDER:
+	case WSAEPROVIDERFAILEDINIT:
+	case WSASYSCALLFAILURE:
+	case WSASERVICE_NOT_FOUND:
+	case WSATYPE_NOT_FOUND:
+	case WSA_E_NO_MORE:
+	case WSA_E_CANCELLED:
+	case WSAEREFUSED:
+	case WSAHOST_NOT_FOUND:
+	case WSATRY_AGAIN:
+	case WSANO_RECOVERY:
+	case WSANO_DATA:
+	case WSA_QOS_RECEIVERS:
+	case WSA_QOS_SENDERS:
+	case WSA_QOS_NO_SENDERS:
+	case WSA_QOS_NO_RECEIVERS:
+	case WSA_QOS_REQUEST_CONFIRMED:
+	case WSA_QOS_ADMISSION_FAILURE:
+	case WSA_QOS_POLICY_FAILURE:
+	case WSA_QOS_BAD_STYLE:
+	case WSA_QOS_BAD_OBJECT:
+	case WSA_QOS_TRAFFIC_CTRL_ERROR:
+	case WSA_QOS_GENERIC_ERROR:
+	case WSA_QOS_ESERVICETYPE:
+	case WSA_QOS_EFLOWSPEC:
+	case WSA_QOS_EPROVSPECBUF:
+	case WSA_QOS_EFILTERSTYLE:
+	case WSA_QOS_EFILTERTYPE:
+	case WSA_QOS_EFILTERCOUNT:
+	case WSA_QOS_EOBJLENGTH:
+	case WSA_QOS_EFLOWCOUNT:
+#ifndef _MSC_VER
+	case WSA_QOS_EUNKNOWNPSOBJ:
+#endif
+	case WSA_QOS_EPOLICYOBJ:
+	case WSA_QOS_EFLOWDESC:
+	case WSA_QOS_EPSFLOWSPEC:
+	case WSA_QOS_EPSFILTERSPEC:
+	case WSA_QOS_ESDMODEOBJ:
+	case WSA_QOS_ESHAPERATEOBJ:
+	case WSA_QOS_RESERVED_PETYPE:
+	default: return EIO;
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * On Windows, `errno` is a global macro to a function call.
+ * This makes it difficult to debug and single-step our mappings.
+ */
+static inline void set_wsa_errno(void)
+{
+	DWORD wsa = WSAGetLastError();
+	int e = winsock_error_to_errno(wsa);
+	errno = e;
+
+#ifdef DEBUG_WSA_ERRNO
+	fprintf(stderr, "winsock error: %d -> %d\n", wsa, e);
+	fflush(stderr);
+#endif
+}
+
+static inline int winsock_return(int ret)
+{
+	if (ret < 0)
+		set_wsa_errno();
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+#define WINSOCK_RETURN(x) do { return winsock_return(x); } while (0)
+
 #undef gethostname
 int mingw_gethostname(char *name, int namelen)
 {
-    ensure_socket_initialization();
-    return gethostname(name, namelen);
+	ensure_socket_initialization();
+	WINSOCK_RETURN(gethostname(name, namelen));
 }
 
 #undef gethostbyname
 struct hostent *mingw_gethostbyname(const char *host)
 {
+	struct hostent *ret;
+
 	ensure_socket_initialization();
-	return gethostbyname(host);
+
+	ret = gethostbyname(host);
+	if (!ret)
+		set_wsa_errno();
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 #undef getaddrinfo
@@ -1926,7 +2112,7 @@ int mingw_getaddrinfo(const char *node, const char *service,
 		      const struct addrinfo *hints, struct addrinfo **res)
 {
 	ensure_socket_initialization();
-	return getaddrinfo(node, service, hints, res);
+	WINSOCK_RETURN(getaddrinfo(node, service, hints, res));
 }
 
 int mingw_socket(int domain, int type, int protocol)
@@ -1946,7 +2132,7 @@ int mingw_socket(int domain, int type, int protocol)
 		 * in errno so that _if_ someone looks up the code somewhere,
 		 * then it is at least the number that are usually listed.
 		 */
-		errno = WSAGetLastError();
+		set_wsa_errno();
 		return -1;
 	}
 	/* convert into a file descriptor */
@@ -1962,35 +2148,35 @@ int mingw_socket(int domain, int type, int protocol)
 int mingw_connect(int sockfd, struct sockaddr *sa, size_t sz)
 {
 	SOCKET s = (SOCKET)_get_osfhandle(sockfd);
-	return connect(s, sa, sz);
+	WINSOCK_RETURN(connect(s, sa, sz));
 }
 
 #undef bind
 int mingw_bind(int sockfd, struct sockaddr *sa, size_t sz)
 {
 	SOCKET s = (SOCKET)_get_osfhandle(sockfd);
-	return bind(s, sa, sz);
+	WINSOCK_RETURN(bind(s, sa, sz));
 }
 
 #undef setsockopt
 int mingw_setsockopt(int sockfd, int lvl, int optname, void *optval, int optlen)
 {
 	SOCKET s = (SOCKET)_get_osfhandle(sockfd);
-	return setsockopt(s, lvl, optname, (const char*)optval, optlen);
+	WINSOCK_RETURN(setsockopt(s, lvl, optname, (const char*)optval, optlen));
 }
 
 #undef shutdown
 int mingw_shutdown(int sockfd, int how)
 {
 	SOCKET s = (SOCKET)_get_osfhandle(sockfd);
-	return shutdown(s, how);
+	WINSOCK_RETURN(shutdown(s, how));
 }
 
 #undef listen
 int mingw_listen(int sockfd, int backlog)
 {
 	SOCKET s = (SOCKET)_get_osfhandle(sockfd);
-	return listen(s, backlog);
+	WINSOCK_RETURN(listen(s, backlog));
 }
 
 #undef accept
@@ -2001,6 +2187,11 @@ int mingw_accept(int sockfd1, struct sockaddr *sa, socklen_t *sz)
 	SOCKET s1 = (SOCKET)_get_osfhandle(sockfd1);
 	SOCKET s2 = accept(s1, sa, sz);
 
+	if (s2 == INVALID_SOCKET) {
+		set_wsa_errno();
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	/* convert into a file descriptor */
 	if ((sockfd2 = _open_osfhandle(s2, O_RDWR|O_BINARY)) < 0) {
 		int err = errno;
@@ -2395,6 +2586,28 @@ pid_t waitpid(pid_t pid, int *status, int options)
 	return -1;
 }
 
+int mingw_is_mount_point(struct strbuf *path)
+{
+	WIN32_FIND_DATAW findbuf = { 0 };
+	HANDLE handle;
+	wchar_t wfilename[MAX_PATH];
+	int wlen = xutftowcs_path(wfilename, path->buf);
+	if (wlen < 0)
+		die(_("could not get long path for '%s'"), path->buf);
+
+	/* remove trailing slash, if any */
+	if (wlen > 0 && wfilename[wlen - 1] == L'/')
+		wfilename[--wlen] = L'\0';
+
+	handle = FindFirstFileW(wfilename, &findbuf);
+	if (handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+		return 0;
+	FindClose(handle);
+
+	return (findbuf.dwFileAttributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT) &&
+		(findbuf.dwReserved0 == IO_REPARSE_TAG_MOUNT_POINT);
+}
+
 int xutftowcsn(wchar_t *wcs, const char *utfs, size_t wcslen, int utflen)
 {
 	int upos = 0, wpos = 0;
@@ -2773,6 +2986,7 @@ int wmain(int argc, const wchar_t **wargv)
 #endif
 
 	maybe_redirect_std_handles();
+	fsync_object_files = 1;
 
 	/* determine size of argv and environ conversion buffer */
 	maxlen = wcslen(wargv[0]);
diff --git a/compat/mingw.h b/compat/mingw.h
index 714bc1d591..ba1a94f4bc 100644
--- a/compat/mingw.h
+++ b/compat/mingw.h
@@ -442,6 +442,10 @@ static inline void convert_slashes(char *path)
 		if (*path == '\\')
 			*path = '/';
 }
+struct strbuf;
+int mingw_is_mount_point(struct strbuf *path);
+#define is_mount_point mingw_is_mount_point
+#define CAN_UNLINK_MOUNT_POINTS 1
 #define PATH_SEP ';'
 char *mingw_query_user_email(void);
 #define query_user_email mingw_query_user_email
@@ -598,6 +602,16 @@ extern CRITICAL_SECTION pinfo_cs;
 int wmain(int argc, const wchar_t **w_argv);
 int main(int argc, const char **argv);
 
+/*
+ * For debugging: if a problem occurs, say, in a Git process that is spawned
+ * from another Git process which in turn is spawned from yet another Git
+ * process, it can be quite daunting to figure out what is going on.
+ *
+ * Call this function to open a new MinTTY (this assumes you are in Git for
+ * Windows' SDK) with a GDB that attaches to the current process right away.
+ */
+extern void open_in_gdb(void);
+
 /*
  * Used by Pthread API implementation for Windows
  */
diff --git a/compat/terminal.c b/compat/terminal.c
index fa13ee672d..35bca03d14 100644
--- a/compat/terminal.c
+++ b/compat/terminal.c
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 #include "compat/terminal.h"
 #include "sigchain.h"
 #include "strbuf.h"
+#include "run-command.h"
+#include "string-list.h"
+#include "hashmap.h"
 
 #if defined(HAVE_DEV_TTY) || defined(GIT_WINDOWS_NATIVE)
 
@@ -32,7 +35,7 @@ static void restore_term(void)
 	term_fd = -1;
 }
 
-static int disable_echo(void)
+static int disable_bits(tcflag_t bits)
 {
 	struct termios t;
 
@@ -43,7 +46,7 @@ static int disable_echo(void)
 	old_term = t;
 	sigchain_push_common(restore_term_on_signal);
 
-	t.c_lflag &= ~ECHO;
+	t.c_lflag &= ~bits;
 	if (!tcsetattr(term_fd, TCSAFLUSH, &t))
 		return 0;
 
@@ -53,17 +56,44 @@ error:
 	return -1;
 }
 
+static int disable_echo(void)
+{
+	return disable_bits(ECHO);
+}
+
+static int enable_non_canonical(void)
+{
+	return disable_bits(ICANON | ECHO);
+}
+
 #elif defined(GIT_WINDOWS_NATIVE)
 
 #define INPUT_PATH "CONIN$"
 #define OUTPUT_PATH "CONOUT$"
 #define FORCE_TEXT "t"
 
+static int use_stty = 1;
+static struct string_list stty_restore = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
 static HANDLE hconin = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
 static DWORD cmode;
 
 static void restore_term(void)
 {
+	if (use_stty) {
+		int i;
+		struct child_process cp = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+
+		if (stty_restore.nr == 0)
+			return;
+
+		argv_array_push(&cp.args, "stty");
+		for (i = 0; i < stty_restore.nr; i++)
+			argv_array_push(&cp.args, stty_restore.items[i].string);
+		run_command(&cp);
+		string_list_clear(&stty_restore, 0);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (hconin == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
 		return;
 
@@ -72,8 +102,39 @@ static void restore_term(void)
 	hconin = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
 }
 
-static int disable_echo(void)
+static int disable_bits(DWORD bits)
 {
+	if (use_stty) {
+		struct child_process cp = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+
+		argv_array_push(&cp.args, "stty");
+
+		if (bits & ENABLE_LINE_INPUT) {
+			string_list_append(&stty_restore, "icanon");
+			argv_array_push(&cp.args, "-icanon");
+		}
+
+		if (bits & ENABLE_ECHO_INPUT) {
+			string_list_append(&stty_restore, "echo");
+			argv_array_push(&cp.args, "-echo");
+		}
+
+		if (bits & ENABLE_PROCESSED_INPUT) {
+			string_list_append(&stty_restore, "-ignbrk");
+			string_list_append(&stty_restore, "intr");
+			string_list_append(&stty_restore, "^c");
+			argv_array_push(&cp.args, "ignbrk");
+			argv_array_push(&cp.args, "intr");
+			argv_array_push(&cp.args, "");
+		}
+
+		if (run_command(&cp) == 0)
+			return 0;
+
+		/* `stty` could not be executed; access the Console directly */
+		use_stty = 0;
+	}
+
 	hconin = CreateFile("CONIN$", GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE,
 	    FILE_SHARE_READ, NULL, OPEN_EXISTING,
 	    FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);
@@ -82,7 +143,7 @@ static int disable_echo(void)
 
 	GetConsoleMode(hconin, &cmode);
 	sigchain_push_common(restore_term_on_signal);
-	if (!SetConsoleMode(hconin, cmode & (~ENABLE_ECHO_INPUT))) {
+	if (!SetConsoleMode(hconin, cmode & ~bits)) {
 		CloseHandle(hconin);
 		hconin = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
 		return -1;
@@ -91,6 +152,47 @@ static int disable_echo(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int disable_echo(void)
+{
+	return disable_bits(ENABLE_ECHO_INPUT);
+}
+
+static int enable_non_canonical(void)
+{
+	return disable_bits(ENABLE_ECHO_INPUT | ENABLE_LINE_INPUT | ENABLE_PROCESSED_INPUT);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Override `getchar()`, as the default implementation does not use
+ * `ReadFile()`.
+ *
+ * This poses a problem when we want to see whether the standard
+ * input has more characters, as the default of Git for Windows is to start the
+ * Bash in a MinTTY, which uses a named pipe to emulate a pty, in which case
+ * our `poll()` emulation calls `PeekNamedPipe()`, which seems to require
+ * `ReadFile()` to be called first to work properly (it only reports 0
+ * available bytes, otherwise).
+ *
+ * So let's just override `getchar()` with a version backed by `ReadFile()` and
+ * go our merry ways from here.
+ */
+static int mingw_getchar(void)
+{
+	DWORD read = 0;
+	unsigned char ch;
+
+	if (!ReadFile(GetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE), &ch, 1, &read, NULL))
+		return EOF;
+
+	if (!read) {
+		error("Unexpected 0 read");
+		return EOF;
+	}
+
+	return ch;
+}
+#define getchar mingw_getchar
+
 #endif
 
 #ifndef FORCE_TEXT
@@ -137,6 +239,126 @@ char *git_terminal_prompt(const char *prompt, int echo)
 	return buf.buf;
 }
 
+/*
+ * The `is_known_escape_sequence()` function returns 1 if the passed string
+ * corresponds to an Escape sequence that the terminal capabilities contains.
+ *
+ * To avoid depending on ncurses or other platform-specific libraries, we rely
+ * on the presence of the `infocmp` executable to do the job for us (failing
+ * silently if the program is not available or refused to run).
+ */
+struct escape_sequence_entry {
+	struct hashmap_entry entry;
+	char sequence[FLEX_ARRAY];
+};
+
+static int sequence_entry_cmp(const void *hashmap_cmp_fn_data,
+			      const struct escape_sequence_entry *e1,
+			      const struct escape_sequence_entry *e2,
+			      const void *keydata)
+{
+	return strcmp(e1->sequence, keydata ? keydata : e2->sequence);
+}
+
+static int is_known_escape_sequence(const char *sequence)
+{
+	static struct hashmap sequences;
+	static int initialized;
+
+	if (!initialized) {
+		struct child_process cp = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+		struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+		char *p, *eol;
+
+		hashmap_init(&sequences, (hashmap_cmp_fn)sequence_entry_cmp,
+			     NULL, 0);
+
+		argv_array_pushl(&cp.args, "infocmp", "-L", "-1", NULL);
+		if (pipe_command(&cp, NULL, 0, &buf, 0, NULL, 0))
+			strbuf_setlen(&buf, 0);
+
+		for (eol = p = buf.buf; *p; p = eol + 1) {
+			p = strchr(p, '=');
+			if (!p)
+				break;
+			p++;
+			eol = strchrnul(p, '\n');
+
+			if (starts_with(p, "\\E")) {
+				char *comma = memchr(p, ',', eol - p);
+				struct escape_sequence_entry *e;
+
+				p[0] = '^';
+				p[1] = '[';
+				FLEX_ALLOC_MEM(e, sequence, p, comma - p);
+				hashmap_entry_init(&e->entry,
+						   strhash(e->sequence));
+				hashmap_add(&sequences, &e->entry);
+			}
+			if (!*eol)
+				break;
+		}
+		initialized = 1;
+	}
+
+	return !!hashmap_get_from_hash(&sequences, strhash(sequence), sequence);
+}
+
+int read_key_without_echo(struct strbuf *buf)
+{
+	static int warning_displayed;
+	int ch;
+
+	if (warning_displayed || enable_non_canonical() < 0) {
+		if (!warning_displayed) {
+			warning("reading single keystrokes not supported on "
+				"this platform; reading line instead");
+			warning_displayed = 1;
+		}
+
+		return strbuf_getline(buf, stdin);
+	}
+
+	strbuf_reset(buf);
+	ch = getchar();
+	if (ch == EOF) {
+		restore_term();
+		return EOF;
+	}
+	strbuf_addch(buf, ch);
+
+	if (ch == '\033' /* ESC */) {
+		/*
+		 * We are most likely looking at an Escape sequence. Let's try
+		 * to read more bytes, waiting at most half a second, assuming
+		 * that the sequence is complete if we did not receive any byte
+		 * within that time.
+		 *
+		 * Start by replacing the Escape byte with ^[ */
+		strbuf_splice(buf, buf->len - 1, 1, "^[", 2);
+
+		/*
+		 * Query the terminal capabilities once about all the Escape
+		 * sequences it knows about, so that we can avoid waiting for
+		 * half a second when we know that the sequence is complete.
+		 */
+		while (!is_known_escape_sequence(buf->buf)) {
+			struct pollfd pfd = { .fd = 0, .events = POLLIN };
+
+			if (poll(&pfd, 1, 500) < 1)
+				break;
+
+			ch = getchar();
+			if (ch == EOF)
+				return 0;
+			strbuf_addch(buf, ch);
+		}
+	}
+
+	restore_term();
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #else
 
 char *git_terminal_prompt(const char *prompt, int echo)
@@ -144,4 +366,23 @@ char *git_terminal_prompt(const char *prompt, int echo)
 	return getpass(prompt);
 }
 
+int read_key_without_echo(struct strbuf *buf)
+{
+	static int warning_displayed;
+	const char *res;
+
+	if (!warning_displayed) {
+		warning("reading single keystrokes not supported on this "
+			"platform; reading line instead");
+		warning_displayed = 1;
+	}
+
+	res = getpass("");
+	strbuf_reset(buf);
+	if (!res)
+		return EOF;
+	strbuf_addstr(buf, res);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/compat/terminal.h b/compat/terminal.h
index 97db7cd69d..a9d52b8464 100644
--- a/compat/terminal.h
+++ b/compat/terminal.h
@@ -3,4 +3,7 @@
 
 char *git_terminal_prompt(const char *prompt, int echo);
 
+/* Read a single keystroke, without echoing it to the terminal */
+int read_key_without_echo(struct strbuf *buf);
+
 #endif /* COMPAT_TERMINAL_H */
diff --git a/compat/vcbuild/vcpkg_install.bat b/compat/vcbuild/vcpkg_install.bat
index ebd0bad242..8330d8120f 100644
--- a/compat/vcbuild/vcpkg_install.bat
+++ b/compat/vcbuild/vcpkg_install.bat
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ REM ================================================================
 
 	dir vcpkg\vcpkg.exe >nul 2>nul && GOTO :install_libraries
 
+	git.exe version 2>nul
+	IF ERRORLEVEL 1 (
+	echo "***"
+	echo "Git not found. Please adjust your CMD path or Git install option."
+	echo "***"
+	EXIT /B 1 )
+
 	echo Fetching vcpkg in %cwd%vcpkg
 	git.exe clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg vcpkg
 	IF ERRORLEVEL 1 ( EXIT /B 1 )
@@ -73,6 +80,12 @@ REM ================================================================
 :sub__install_one
 	echo     Installing package %1...
 
+	REM vcpkg may not be reliable on slow, intermittent or proxy
+	REM connections, see e.g.
+	REM https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsdesktop/en-US/4a8f7be5-5e15-4213-a7bb-ddf424a954e6/winhttpsendrequest-ends-with-12002-errorhttptimeout-after-21-seconds-no-matter-what-timeout?forum=windowssdk
+	REM which explains the hidden 21 second timeout
+	REM (last post by Dave : Microsoft - Windows Networking team)
+
 	.\vcpkg.exe install %1:%arch%
 	IF ERRORLEVEL 1 ( EXIT /B 1 )
 
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index d75f88ca0c..65c19f953b 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -1662,9 +1662,11 @@ static int git_config_from_blob_ref(config_fn_t fn,
 
 const char *git_etc_gitconfig(void)
 {
-	static const char *system_wide;
-	if (!system_wide)
+	static char *system_wide;
+	if (!system_wide) {
 		system_wide = system_path(ETC_GITCONFIG);
+		normalize_path_copy(system_wide, system_wide);
+	}
 	return system_wide;
 }
 
diff --git a/config.mak.uname b/config.mak.uname
index 0ab8e00938..ed0a997832 100644
--- a/config.mak.uname
+++ b/config.mak.uname
@@ -424,6 +424,11 @@ ifeq ($(uname_S),Windows)
 	NO_POSIX_GOODIES = UnfortunatelyYes
 	NATIVE_CRLF = YesPlease
 	DEFAULT_HELP_FORMAT = html
+ifeq (/mingw64,$(subst 32,64,$(prefix)))
+	# Move system config into top-level /etc/
+	ETC_GITCONFIG = ../etc/gitconfig
+	ETC_GITATTRIBUTES = ../etc/gitattributes
+endif
 
 	CC = compat/vcbuild/scripts/clink.pl
 	AR = compat/vcbuild/scripts/lib.pl
@@ -665,10 +670,15 @@ else
 		HAVE_LIBCHARSET_H = YesPlease
 		NO_GETTEXT =
 		USE_GETTEXT_SCHEME = fallthrough
-		USE_LIBPCRE= YesPlease
-		NO_LIBPCRE1_JIT = UnfortunatelyYes
+		USE_LIBPCRE = YesPlease
 		NO_CURL =
 		USE_NED_ALLOCATOR = YesPlease
+		NO_PYTHON =
+		ifeq (/mingw64,$(subst 32,64,$(prefix)))
+			# Move system config into top-level /etc/
+			ETC_GITCONFIG = ../etc/gitconfig
+			ETC_GITATTRIBUTES = ../etc/gitattributes
+		endif
 	else
 		COMPAT_CFLAGS += -D__USE_MINGW_ANSI_STDIO
 		NO_CURL = YesPlease
diff --git a/diffcore-rename.c b/diffcore-rename.c
index 531d7adeaf..36c1883e49 100644
--- a/diffcore-rename.c
+++ b/diffcore-rename.c
@@ -82,6 +82,18 @@ static struct diff_rename_src *register_rename_src(struct diff_filepair *p)
 
 	first = 0;
 	last = rename_src_nr;
+
+	if (last > 0) {
+		struct diff_rename_src *src = &(rename_src[last-1]);
+		int cmp = strcmp(one->path, src->p->one->path);
+		if (!cmp)
+			return src;
+		if (cmp > 0) {
+			first = last;
+			goto append_it;
+		}
+	}
+
 	while (last > first) {
 		int next = first + ((last - first) >> 1);
 		struct diff_rename_src *src = &(rename_src[next]);
@@ -95,6 +107,7 @@ static struct diff_rename_src *register_rename_src(struct diff_filepair *p)
 		first = next+1;
 	}
 
+append_it:
 	/* insert to make it at "first" */
 	ALLOC_GROW(rename_src, rename_src_nr + 1, rename_src_alloc);
 	rename_src_nr++;
diff --git a/git-compat-util.h b/git-compat-util.h
index aed0b5d4f9..92b4a374c3 100644
--- a/git-compat-util.h
+++ b/git-compat-util.h
@@ -389,6 +389,10 @@ static inline char *git_find_last_dir_sep(const char *path)
 #define find_last_dir_sep git_find_last_dir_sep
 #endif
 
+#ifndef is_mount_point
+#define is_mount_point is_mount_point_via_stat
+#endif
+
 #ifndef query_user_email
 #define query_user_email() NULL
 #endif
diff --git a/git-legacy-stash.sh b/git-legacy-stash.sh
index 53fa574301..256d9badec 100755
--- a/git-legacy-stash.sh
+++ b/git-legacy-stash.sh
@@ -207,13 +207,13 @@ create_stash () {
 
 		# find out what the user wants
 		GIT_INDEX_FILE="$TMP-index" \
-			git add--interactive --patch=stash -- "$@" &&
+			git add --legacy-stash-p -- "$@" &&
 
 		# state of the working tree
 		w_tree=$(GIT_INDEX_FILE="$TMP-index" git write-tree) ||
 		die "$(gettext "Cannot save the current worktree state")"
 
-		git diff-tree -p HEAD $w_tree -- >"$TMP-patch" &&
+		git diff-tree -p -U1 HEAD $w_tree -- >"$TMP-patch" &&
 		test -s "$TMP-patch" ||
 		die "$(gettext "No changes selected")"
 
diff --git a/gitk-git/gitk b/gitk-git/gitk
index abe4805ade..7a4483566f 100755
--- a/gitk-git/gitk
+++ b/gitk-git/gitk
@@ -354,6 +354,16 @@ proc parseviewrevs {view revs} {
     return $ret
 }
 
+# Escapes a list of filter paths to be passed to git log via stdin. Note that
+# paths must not be quoted.
+proc escape_filter_paths {paths} {
+	set escaped [list]
+	foreach path $paths {
+		lappend escaped [string map {\\ \\\\ "\ " "\\\ "} $path]
+	}
+	return $escaped
+}
+
 # Start off a git log process and arrange to read its output
 proc start_rev_list {view} {
     global startmsecs commitidx viewcomplete curview
@@ -406,14 +416,17 @@ proc start_rev_list {view} {
 	if {$revs eq {}} {
 	    return 0
 	}
-	set args [concat $vflags($view) $revs]
+	set args $vflags($view)
     } else {
+	set revs {}
 	set args $vorigargs($view)
     }
 
     if {[catch {
 	set fd [open [concat | git log --no-color -z --pretty=raw $show_notes \
-			--parents --boundary $args "--" $files] r]
+			--parents --boundary $args --stdin \
+			"<<[join [concat $revs "--" \
+				[escape_filter_paths $files]] "\\n"]"] r]
     } err]} {
 	error_popup "[mc "Error executing git log:"] $err"
 	return 0
@@ -555,13 +568,20 @@ proc updatecommits {} {
 	    set revs $newrevs
 	    set vposids($view) [lsort -unique [concat $oldpos $vposids($view)]]
 	}
-	set args [concat $vflags($view) $revs --not $oldpos]
+	set args $vflags($view)
+	foreach r $oldpos {
+		lappend revs "^$r"
+	}
     } else {
+	set revs {}
 	set args $vorigargs($view)
     }
     if {[catch {
 	set fd [open [concat | git log --no-color -z --pretty=raw $show_notes \
-			--parents --boundary $args "--" $vfilelimit($view)] r]
+			--parents --boundary $args --stdin \
+			"<<[join [concat $revs "--" \
+				[escape_filter_paths \
+					$vfilelimit($view)]] "\\n"]"] r]
     } err]} {
 	error_popup "[mc "Error executing git log:"] $err"
 	return
@@ -10210,10 +10230,16 @@ proc getallcommits {} {
 	    foreach id $seeds {
 		lappend ids "^$id"
 	    }
+	    lappend ids "--"
 	}
     }
     if {$ids ne {}} {
-	set fd [open [concat $cmd $ids] r]
+	if {$ids eq "--all"} {
+	    set cmd [concat $cmd "--all"]
+	} else {
+	    set cmd [concat $cmd --stdin "<<[join $ids "\\n"]"]
+	}
+	set fd [open $cmd r]
 	fconfigure $fd -blocking 0
 	incr allcommits
 	nowbusy allcommits
diff --git a/path.c b/path.c
index a76eec8b96..c8ccb420a7 100644
--- a/path.c
+++ b/path.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "packfile.h"
 #include "object-store.h"
 #include "lockfile.h"
+#include "exec-cmd.h"
 
 static int get_st_mode_bits(const char *path, int *mode)
 {
@@ -732,6 +733,10 @@ char *expand_user_path(const char *path, int real_home)
 
 	if (path == NULL)
 		goto return_null;
+#ifdef __MINGW32__
+	if (path[0] == '/')
+		return system_path(path + 1);
+#endif
 	if (path[0] == '~') {
 		const char *first_slash = strchrnul(path, '/');
 		const char *username = path + 1;
@@ -1287,6 +1292,45 @@ char *strip_path_suffix(const char *path, const char *suffix)
 	return offset == -1 ? NULL : xstrndup(path, offset);
 }
 
+int is_mount_point_via_stat(struct strbuf *path)
+{
+	size_t len = path->len;
+	unsigned int current_dev;
+	struct stat st;
+
+	if (!strcmp("/", path->buf))
+		return 1;
+
+	strbuf_addstr(path, "/.");
+	if (lstat(path->buf, &st)) {
+		/*
+		 * If we cannot access the current directory, we cannot say
+		 * that it is a bind mount.
+		 */
+		strbuf_setlen(path, len);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	current_dev = st.st_dev;
+
+	/* Now look at the parent directory */
+	strbuf_addch(path, '.');
+	if (lstat(path->buf, &st)) {
+		/*
+		 * If we cannot access the parent directory, we cannot say
+		 * that it is a bind mount.
+		 */
+		strbuf_setlen(path, len);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	strbuf_setlen(path, len);
+
+	/*
+	 * If the device ID differs between current and parent directory,
+	 * then it is a bind mount.
+	 */
+	return current_dev != st.st_dev;
+}
+
 int daemon_avoid_alias(const char *p)
 {
 	int sl, ndot;
diff --git a/read-cache.c b/read-cache.c
index 737916ebd9..aa427c5c17 100644
--- a/read-cache.c
+++ b/read-cache.c
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ static int verify_dotfile(const char *rest, unsigned mode)
 
 int verify_path(const char *path, unsigned mode)
 {
-	char c;
+	char c = 0;
 
 	if (has_dos_drive_prefix(path))
 		return 0;
@@ -974,6 +974,7 @@ int verify_path(const char *path, unsigned mode)
 		if (is_dir_sep(c)) {
 inside:
 			if (protect_hfs) {
+
 				if (is_hfs_dotgit(path))
 					return 0;
 				if (S_ISLNK(mode)) {
@@ -982,6 +983,10 @@ inside:
 				}
 			}
 			if (protect_ntfs) {
+#ifdef GIT_WINDOWS_NATIVE
+				if (c == '\\')
+					return 0;
+#endif
 				if (is_ntfs_dotgit(path))
 					return 0;
 				if (S_ISLNK(mode)) {
@@ -1278,11 +1283,6 @@ static int add_index_entry_with_check(struct index_state *istate, struct cache_e
 	int skip_df_check = option & ADD_CACHE_SKIP_DFCHECK;
 	int new_only = option & ADD_CACHE_NEW_ONLY;
 
-#ifdef GIT_WINDOWS_NATIVE
-	if (protect_ntfs && strchr(ce->name, '\\'))
-		return error(_("filename in tree entry contains backslash: '%s'"), ce->name);
-#endif
-
 	if (!(option & ADD_CACHE_KEEP_CACHE_TREE))
 		cache_tree_invalidate_path(istate, ce->name);
 
diff --git a/send-pack.c b/send-pack.c
index 0407841ae8..0a2b7a4663 100644
--- a/send-pack.c
+++ b/send-pack.c
@@ -38,6 +38,16 @@ int option_parse_push_signed(const struct option *opt,
 	die("bad %s argument: %s", opt->long_name, arg);
 }
 
+static int config_use_sideband = 1;
+
+static int send_pack_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *unused)
+{
+	if (!strcmp("sendpack.sideband", var))
+		config_use_sideband = git_config_bool(var, value);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void feed_object(const struct object_id *oid, FILE *fh, int negative)
 {
 	if (negative &&
@@ -393,6 +403,8 @@ int send_pack(struct send_pack_args *args,
 	const char *push_cert_nonce = NULL;
 	struct packet_reader reader;
 
+	git_config(send_pack_config, NULL);
+
 	/* Does the other end support the reporting? */
 	if (server_supports("report-status"))
 		status_report = 1;
@@ -400,7 +412,7 @@ int send_pack(struct send_pack_args *args,
 		allow_deleting_refs = 1;
 	if (server_supports("ofs-delta"))
 		args->use_ofs_delta = 1;
-	if (server_supports("side-band-64k"))
+	if (config_use_sideband && server_supports("side-band-64k"))
 		use_sideband = 1;
 	if (server_supports("quiet"))
 		quiet_supported = 1;
diff --git a/t/t0001-init.sh b/t/t0001-init.sh
index 26f8206326..2456688b28 100755
--- a/t/t0001-init.sh
+++ b/t/t0001-init.sh
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ test_expect_success SYMLINKS 're-init to move gitdir symlink' '
 # Tests for the hidden file attribute on windows
 is_hidden () {
 	# Use the output of `attrib`, ignore the absolute path
-	case "$(attrib "$1")" in *H*?:*) return 0;; esac
+	case "$("$SYSTEMROOT"/system32/attrib "$1")" in *H*?:*) return 0;; esac
 	return 1
 }
 
diff --git a/t/t3904-stash-patch.sh b/t/t3904-stash-patch.sh
index 9546b6f8a4..accfe3845c 100755
--- a/t/t3904-stash-patch.sh
+++ b/t/t3904-stash-patch.sh
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ test_expect_success 'none of this moved HEAD' '
 	verify_saved_head
 '
 
-test_expect_failure 'stash -p with split hunk' '
+test_expect_success 'stash -p with split hunk' '
 	git reset --hard &&
 	cat >test <<-\EOF &&
 	aaa
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ test_expect_failure 'stash -p with split hunk' '
 	ccc
 	EOF
 	printf "%s\n" s n y q |
-	test_might_fail git stash -p 2>error &&
-	! test_must_be_empty error &&
+	git stash -p 2>error &&
+	test_must_be_empty error &&
 	grep "added line 1" test &&
 	! grep "added line 2" test
 '
diff --git a/t/t5580-clone-push-unc.sh b/t/t5580-unc-paths.sh
similarity index 71%
rename from t/t5580-clone-push-unc.sh
rename to t/t5580-unc-paths.sh
index 01b52c195a..efc4264903 100755
--- a/t/t5580-clone-push-unc.sh
+++ b/t/t5580-unc-paths.sh
@@ -17,14 +17,11 @@ fi
 UNCPATH="$(winpwd)"
 case "$UNCPATH" in
 [A-Z]:*)
+	WITHOUTDRIVE="${UNCPATH#?:}"
 	# Use administrative share e.g. \\localhost\C$\git-sdk-64\usr\src\git
 	# (we use forward slashes here because MSYS2 and Git accept them, and
 	# they are easier on the eyes)
-	UNCPATH="//localhost/${UNCPATH%%:*}\$/${UNCPATH#?:}"
-	test -d "$UNCPATH" || {
-		skip_all='could not access administrative share; skipping'
-		test_done
-	}
+	UNCPATH="//localhost/${UNCPATH%%:*}\$$WITHOUTDRIVE"
 	;;
 *)
 	skip_all='skipping UNC path tests, cannot determine current path as UNC'
@@ -32,6 +29,18 @@ case "$UNCPATH" in
 	;;
 esac
 
+test_expect_success 'clone into absolute path lacking a drive prefix' '
+	USINGBACKSLASHES="$(echo "$WITHOUTDRIVE"/without-drive-prefix |
+		tr / \\\\)" &&
+	git clone . "$USINGBACKSLASHES" &&
+	test -f without-drive-prefix/.git/HEAD
+'
+
+test -d "$UNCPATH" || {
+	skip_all='could not access administrative share; skipping'
+	test_done
+}
+
 test_expect_success setup '
 	test_commit initial
 '
@@ -40,11 +49,23 @@ test_expect_success clone '
 	git clone "file://$UNCPATH" clone
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'clone without file://' '
+	git clone "$UNCPATH" clone-without-file
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'clone with backslashed path' '
 	BACKSLASHED="$(echo "$UNCPATH" | tr / \\\\)" &&
 	git clone "$BACKSLASHED" backslashed
 '
 
+test_expect_success fetch '
+	git init to-fetch &&
+	(
+		cd to-fetch &&
+		git fetch "$UNCPATH" master
+	)
+'
+
 test_expect_success push '
 	(
 		cd clone &&
diff --git a/t/t5611-clone-config.sh b/t/t5611-clone-config.sh
index 60c1ba951b..87b8073cd7 100755
--- a/t/t5611-clone-config.sh
+++ b/t/t5611-clone-config.sh
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ test_expect_success 'clone -c remote.<remote>.fetch=<refspec> --origin=<name>' '
 # Tests for the hidden file attribute on windows
 is_hidden () {
 	# Use the output of `attrib`, ignore the absolute path
-	case "$(attrib "$1")" in *H*?:*) return 0;; esac
+	case "$("$SYSTEMROOT"/system32/attrib "$1")" in *H*?:*) return 0;; esac
 	return 1
 }
 
diff --git a/t/t5801-remote-helpers.sh b/t/t5801-remote-helpers.sh
index 121e5c6edb..1b46389b19 100755
--- a/t/t5801-remote-helpers.sh
+++ b/t/t5801-remote-helpers.sh
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ test_expect_success 'push update refs failure' '
 	echo "update fail" >>file &&
 	git commit -a -m "update fail" &&
 	git rev-parse --verify testgit/origin/heads/update >expect &&
-	test_expect_code 1 env GIT_REMOTE_TESTGIT_FAILURE="non-fast forward" \
+	test_must_fail env GIT_REMOTE_TESTGIT_FAILURE="non-fast forward" \
 		git push origin update &&
 	git rev-parse --verify testgit/origin/heads/update >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
diff --git a/t/t7108-reset-stdin.sh b/t/t7108-reset-stdin.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..b7cbcbf869
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t7108-reset-stdin.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='reset --stdin'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'reset --stdin' '
+	test_commit hello &&
+	git rm hello.t &&
+	test -z "$(git ls-files hello.t)" &&
+	echo hello.t | git reset --stdin &&
+	test hello.t = "$(git ls-files hello.t)"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'reset --stdin -z' '
+	test_commit world &&
+	git rm hello.t world.t &&
+	test -z "$(git ls-files hello.t world.t)" &&
+	printf world.tQworld.tQhello.tQ | q_to_nul | git reset --stdin -z &&
+	printf "hello.t\nworld.t\n" >expect &&
+	git ls-files >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--stdin requires --mixed' '
+	echo hello.t >list &&
+	test_must_fail git reset --soft --stdin <list &&
+	test_must_fail git reset --hard --stdin <list &&
+	git reset --mixed --stdin <list
+'
+
+test_done
diff --git a/t/t7300-clean.sh b/t/t7300-clean.sh
index 6e6d24c1c3..1aee0d5949 100755
--- a/t/t7300-clean.sh
+++ b/t/t7300-clean.sh
@@ -737,4 +737,14 @@ test_expect_success MINGW 'handle clean & core.longpaths = false nicely' '
 	test_i18ngrep "too long" .git/err
 '
 
+test_expect_success MINGW 'clean does not traverse mount points' '
+	mkdir target &&
+	>target/dont-clean-me &&
+	git init with-mountpoint &&
+	cmd //c "mklink /j with-mountpoint\\mountpoint target" &&
+	git -C with-mountpoint clean -dfx &&
+	test_path_is_missing with-mountpoint/mountpoint &&
+	test_path_is_file target/dont-clean-me
+'
+
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t7415-submodule-names.sh b/t/t7415-submodule-names.sh
index 7ae0dc8ff4..f70368bc2e 100755
--- a/t/t7415-submodule-names.sh
+++ b/t/t7415-submodule-names.sh
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ test_expect_success MINGW 'prevent git~1 squatting on Windows' '
 		hash="$(echo x | git hash-object -w --stdin)" &&
 		test_must_fail git update-index --add \
 			--cacheinfo 160000,$rev,d\\a 2>err &&
-		test_i18ngrep backslash err &&
+		test_i18ngrep "Invalid path" err &&
 		git -c core.protectNTFS=false update-index --add \
 			--cacheinfo 100644,$modules,.gitmodules \
 			--cacheinfo 160000,$rev,c \
diff --git a/t/t9001-send-email.sh b/t/t9001-send-email.sh
index a834afab4d..90f61c3400 100755
--- a/t/t9001-send-email.sh
+++ b/t/t9001-send-email.sh
@@ -1194,8 +1194,8 @@ test_expect_success $PREREQ 'in-reply-to but no threading' '
 		--to=nobody@example.com \
 		--in-reply-to="<in-reply-id@example.com>" \
 		--no-thread \
-		$patches |
-	grep "In-Reply-To: <in-reply-id@example.com>"
+		$patches >out &&
+	grep "In-Reply-To: <in-reply-id@example.com>" out
 '
 
 test_expect_success $PREREQ 'no in-reply-to and no threading' '
diff --git a/t/t9116-git-svn-log.sh b/t/t9116-git-svn-log.sh
index 45773ee560..0a9f1ef366 100755
--- a/t/t9116-git-svn-log.sh
+++ b/t/t9116-git-svn-log.sh
@@ -43,14 +43,18 @@ test_expect_success 'setup repository and import' '
 
 test_expect_success 'run log' "
 	git reset --hard origin/a &&
-	git svn log -r2 origin/trunk | grep ^r2 &&
-	git svn log -r4 origin/trunk | grep ^r4 &&
-	git svn log -r3 | grep ^r3
+	git svn log -r2 origin/trunk >out &&
+	grep ^r2 out &&
+	git svn log -r4 origin/trunk >out &&
+	grep ^r4 out &&
+	git svn log -r3 >out &&
+	grep ^r3 out
 	"
 
 test_expect_success 'run log against a from trunk' "
 	git reset --hard origin/trunk &&
-	git svn log -r3 origin/a | grep ^r3
+	git svn log -r3 origin/a >out &&
+	grep ^r3 out
 	"
 
 printf 'r1 \nr2 \nr4 \n' > expected-range-r1-r2-r4
diff --git a/t/t9350-fast-export.sh b/t/t9350-fast-export.sh
index 690c90fb82..fcf81cdf09 100755
--- a/t/t9350-fast-export.sh
+++ b/t/t9350-fast-export.sh
@@ -747,4 +747,15 @@ test_expect_success 'merge commit gets exported with --import-marks' '
 	)
 '
 
+cat > expected << EOF
+reset refs/heads/master
+from $(git rev-parse master)
+
+EOF
+
+test_expect_failure 'refs are updated even if no commits need to be exported' '
+	git fast-export master..master > actual &&
+	test_cmp expected actual
+'
+
 test_done
diff --git a/transport-helper.c b/transport-helper.c
index 413d9d873e..bfb048892f 100644
--- a/transport-helper.c
+++ b/transport-helper.c
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #include "protocol.h"
 
 static int debug;
+/* TODO: put somewhere sensible, e.g. git_transport_options? */
+static int auto_gc = 1;
 
 struct helper_data {
 	const char *name;
@@ -473,10 +475,25 @@ static int get_exporter(struct transport *transport,
 	for (i = 0; i < revlist_args->nr; i++)
 		argv_array_push(&fastexport->args, revlist_args->items[i].string);
 
+	argv_array_push(&fastexport->args, "--");
+
 	fastexport->git_cmd = 1;
 	return start_command(fastexport);
 }
 
+static void check_helper_status(struct helper_data *data)
+{
+	int pid, status;
+
+	pid = waitpid(data->helper->pid, &status, WNOHANG);
+	if (pid < 0)
+		die("Could not retrieve status of remote helper '%s'",
+		    data->name);
+	if (pid > 0 && WIFEXITED(status))
+		die("Remote helper '%s' died with %d",
+		    data->name, WEXITSTATUS(status));
+}
+
 static int fetch_with_import(struct transport *transport,
 			     int nr_heads, struct ref **to_fetch)
 {
@@ -513,6 +530,7 @@ static int fetch_with_import(struct transport *transport,
 
 	if (finish_command(&fastimport))
 		die(_("error while running fast-import"));
+	check_helper_status(data);
 
 	/*
 	 * The fast-import stream of a remote helper that advertises
@@ -546,6 +564,12 @@ static int fetch_with_import(struct transport *transport,
 		}
 	}
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
+	if (auto_gc) {
+		const char *argv_gc_auto[] = {
+			"gc", "--auto", "--quiet", NULL,
+		};
+		run_command_v_opt(argv_gc_auto, RUN_GIT_CMD);
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1019,6 +1043,7 @@ static int push_refs_with_export(struct transport *transport,
 
 	if (finish_command(&exporter))
 		die(_("error while running fast-export"));
+	check_helper_status(data);
 	if (push_update_refs_status(data, remote_refs, flags))
 		return 1;