diff --git a/t/lib-git-p4.sh b/t/lib-git-p4.sh
index 121e38002b..31d75ae043 100644
--- a/t/lib-git-p4.sh
+++ b/t/lib-git-p4.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 # Library code for git p4 tests
 #
 
+# p4 tests never use the top-level repo; always build/clone into
+# a subdirectory called "$git"
+TEST_NO_CREATE_REPO=NoThanks
+
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 if ! test_have_prereq PYTHON; then
@@ -27,23 +31,48 @@ export P4CLIENT=client
 export P4EDITOR=:
 
 db="$TRASH_DIRECTORY/db"
-cli="$TRASH_DIRECTORY/cli"
+cli=$(test-path-utils real_path "$TRASH_DIRECTORY/cli")
 git="$TRASH_DIRECTORY/git"
 pidfile="$TRASH_DIRECTORY/p4d.pid"
 
 start_p4d() {
 	mkdir -p "$db" "$cli" "$git" &&
+	rm -f "$pidfile" &&
 	(
 		p4d -q -r "$db" -p $P4DPORT &
 		echo $! >"$pidfile"
 	) &&
-	for i in 1 2 3 4 5 ; do
-		p4 info >/dev/null 2>&1 && break || true &&
-		echo waiting for p4d to start &&
+
+	# This gives p4d a long time to start up, as it can be
+	# quite slow depending on the machine.  Set this environment
+	# variable to something smaller to fail faster in, say,
+	# an automated test setup.  If the p4d process dies, that
+	# will be caught with the "kill -0" check below.
+	i=${P4D_START_PATIENCE:-300}
+	pid=$(cat "$pidfile")
+	ready=
+	while test $i -gt 0
+	do
+		# succeed when p4 client commands start to work
+		if p4 info >/dev/null 2>&1
+		then
+			ready=true
+			break
+		fi
+		# fail if p4d died
+		kill -0 $pid 2>/dev/null || break
+		echo waiting for p4d to start
 		sleep 1
-	done &&
-	# complain if it never started
-	p4 info >/dev/null &&
+		i=$(( $i - 1 ))
+	done
+
+	if test -z "$ready"
+	then
+		# p4d failed to start
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	# build a client
 	(
 		cd "$cli" &&
 		p4 client -i <<-EOF
@@ -53,6 +82,7 @@ start_p4d() {
 		View: //depot/... //client/...
 		EOF
 	)
+	return 0
 }
 
 kill_p4d() {
@@ -69,5 +99,6 @@ kill_p4d() {
 }
 
 cleanup_git() {
-	rm -rf "$git"
+	rm -rf "$git" &&
+	mkdir "$git"
 }
diff --git a/t/t9800-git-p4-basic.sh b/t/t9800-git-p4-basic.sh
index 0f410c45f7..07c2e157cb 100755
--- a/t/t9800-git-p4-basic.sh
+++ b/t/t9800-git-p4-basic.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ test_expect_success 'git p4 sync uninitialized repo' '
 	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
 	(
 		cd "$git" &&
-		test_must_fail git p4 sync
+		test_must_fail git p4 sync 2>errs &&
+		test_i18ngrep "Perhaps you never did" errs
 	)
 '
 
@@ -126,150 +127,24 @@ test_expect_success 'clone two dirs, @all, conflicting files' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'exit when p4 fails to produce marshaled output' '
-	badp4dir="$TRASH_DIRECTORY/badp4dir" &&
-	mkdir "$badp4dir" &&
-	test_when_finished "rm \"$badp4dir/p4\" && rmdir \"$badp4dir\"" &&
-	cat >"$badp4dir"/p4 <<-EOF &&
+	mkdir badp4dir &&
+	test_when_finished "rm badp4dir/p4 && rmdir badp4dir" &&
+	cat >badp4dir/p4 <<-EOF &&
 	#!$SHELL_PATH
 	exit 1
 	EOF
-	chmod 755 "$badp4dir"/p4 &&
-	PATH="$badp4dir:$PATH" git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot >errs 2>&1 ; retval=$? &&
-	test $retval -eq 1 &&
-	test_must_fail grep -q Traceback errs
-'
-
-test_expect_success 'add p4 files with wildcards in the names' '
+	chmod 755 badp4dir/p4 &&
 	(
-		cd "$cli" &&
-		echo file-wild-hash >file-wild#hash &&
-		echo file-wild-star >file-wild\*star &&
-		echo file-wild-at >file-wild@at &&
-		echo file-wild-percent >file-wild%percent &&
-		p4 add -f file-wild* &&
-		p4 submit -d "file wildcards"
-	)
-'
-
-test_expect_success 'wildcard files git p4 clone' '
-	git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot &&
-	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
-	(
-		cd "$git" &&
-		test -f file-wild#hash &&
-		test -f file-wild\*star &&
-		test -f file-wild@at &&
-		test -f file-wild%percent
-	)
-'
-
-test_expect_success 'wildcard files submit back to p4, add' '
-	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
-	git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot &&
-	(
-		cd "$git" &&
-		echo git-wild-hash >git-wild#hash &&
-		echo git-wild-star >git-wild\*star &&
-		echo git-wild-at >git-wild@at &&
-		echo git-wild-percent >git-wild%percent &&
-		git add git-wild* &&
-		git commit -m "add some wildcard filenames" &&
-		git config git-p4.skipSubmitEdit true &&
-		git p4 submit
+		PATH="$TRASH_DIRECTORY/badp4dir:$PATH" &&
+		export PATH &&
+		test_expect_code 1 git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot >errs 2>&1
 	) &&
-	(
-		cd "$cli" &&
-		test_path_is_file git-wild#hash &&
-		test_path_is_file git-wild\*star &&
-		test_path_is_file git-wild@at &&
-		test_path_is_file git-wild%percent
-	)
-'
-
-test_expect_success 'wildcard files submit back to p4, modify' '
-	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
-	git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot &&
-	(
-		cd "$git" &&
-		echo new-line >>git-wild#hash &&
-		echo new-line >>git-wild\*star &&
-		echo new-line >>git-wild@at &&
-		echo new-line >>git-wild%percent &&
-		git add git-wild* &&
-		git commit -m "modify the wildcard files" &&
-		git config git-p4.skipSubmitEdit true &&
-		git p4 submit
-	) &&
-	(
-		cd "$cli" &&
-		test_line_count = 2 git-wild#hash &&
-		test_line_count = 2 git-wild\*star &&
-		test_line_count = 2 git-wild@at &&
-		test_line_count = 2 git-wild%percent
-	)
-'
-
-test_expect_success 'wildcard files submit back to p4, copy' '
-	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
-	git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot &&
-	(
-		cd "$git" &&
-		cp file2 git-wild-cp#hash &&
-		git add git-wild-cp#hash &&
-		cp git-wild\*star file-wild-3 &&
-		git add file-wild-3 &&
-		git commit -m "wildcard copies" &&
-		git config git-p4.detectCopies true &&
-		git config git-p4.detectCopiesHarder true &&
-		git config git-p4.skipSubmitEdit true &&
-		git p4 submit
-	) &&
-	(
-		cd "$cli" &&
-		test_path_is_file git-wild-cp#hash &&
-		test_path_is_file file-wild-3
-	)
-'
-
-test_expect_success 'wildcard files submit back to p4, rename' '
-	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
-	git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot &&
-	(
-		cd "$git" &&
-		git mv git-wild@at file-wild-4 &&
-		git mv file-wild-3 git-wild-cp%percent &&
-		git commit -m "wildcard renames" &&
-		git config git-p4.detectRenames true &&
-		git config git-p4.skipSubmitEdit true &&
-		git p4 submit
-	) &&
-	(
-		cd "$cli" &&
-		test_path_is_missing git-wild@at &&
-		test_path_is_file git-wild-cp%percent
-	)
-'
-
-test_expect_success 'wildcard files submit back to p4, delete' '
-	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
-	git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot &&
-	(
-		cd "$git" &&
-		git rm git-wild* &&
-		git commit -m "delete the wildcard files" &&
-		git config git-p4.skipSubmitEdit true &&
-		git p4 submit
-	) &&
-	(
-		cd "$cli" &&
-		test_path_is_missing git-wild#hash &&
-		test_path_is_missing git-wild\*star &&
-		test_path_is_missing git-wild@at &&
-		test_path_is_missing git-wild%percent
-	)
+	cat errs &&
+	! test_i18ngrep Traceback errs
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'clone bare' '
+	rm -rf "$git" &&
 	git p4 clone --dest="$git" --bare //depot &&
 	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
 	(
@@ -280,133 +155,6 @@ test_expect_success 'clone bare' '
 	)
 '
 
-p4_add_user() {
-	name=$1 fullname=$2 &&
-	p4 user -f -i <<-EOF &&
-	User: $name
-	Email: $name@localhost
-	FullName: $fullname
-	EOF
-	p4 passwd -P secret $name
-}
-
-p4_grant_admin() {
-	name=$1 &&
-	{
-		p4 protect -o &&
-		echo "    admin user $name * //depot/..."
-	} | p4 protect -i
-}
-
-p4_check_commit_author() {
-	file=$1 user=$2 &&
-	p4 changes -m 1 //depot/$file | grep -q $user
-}
-
-make_change_by_user() {
-	file=$1 name=$2 email=$3 &&
-	echo "username: a change by $name" >>"$file" &&
-	git add "$file" &&
-	git commit --author "$name <$email>" -m "a change by $name"
-}
-
-# Test username support, submitting as user 'alice'
-test_expect_success 'preserve users' '
-	p4_add_user alice Alice &&
-	p4_add_user bob Bob &&
-	p4_grant_admin alice &&
-	git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot &&
-	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
-	(
-		cd "$git" &&
-		echo "username: a change by alice" >>file1 &&
-		echo "username: a change by bob" >>file2 &&
-		git commit --author "Alice <alice@localhost>" -m "a change by alice" file1 &&
-		git commit --author "Bob <bob@localhost>" -m "a change by bob" file2 &&
-		git config git-p4.skipSubmitEditCheck true &&
-		P4EDITOR=touch P4USER=alice P4PASSWD=secret git p4 commit --preserve-user &&
-		p4_check_commit_author file1 alice &&
-		p4_check_commit_author file2 bob
-	)
-'
-
-# Test username support, submitting as bob, who lacks admin rights. Should
-# not submit change to p4 (git diff should show deltas).
-test_expect_success 'refuse to preserve users without perms' '
-	git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot &&
-	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
-	(
-		cd "$git" &&
-		git config git-p4.skipSubmitEditCheck true &&
-		echo "username-noperms: a change by alice" >>file1 &&
-		git commit --author "Alice <alice@localhost>" -m "perms: a change by alice" file1 &&
-		P4EDITOR=touch P4USER=bob P4PASSWD=secret &&
-		export P4EDITOR P4USER P4PASSWD &&
-		test_must_fail git p4 commit --preserve-user &&
-		! git diff --exit-code HEAD..p4/master
-	)
-'
-
-# What happens with unknown author? Without allowMissingP4Users it should fail.
-test_expect_success 'preserve user where author is unknown to p4' '
-	git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot &&
-	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
-	(
-		cd "$git" &&
-		git config git-p4.skipSubmitEditCheck true &&
-		echo "username-bob: a change by bob" >>file1 &&
-		git commit --author "Bob <bob@localhost>" -m "preserve: a change by bob" file1 &&
-		echo "username-unknown: a change by charlie" >>file1 &&
-		git commit --author "Charlie <charlie@localhost>" -m "preserve: a change by charlie" file1 &&
-		P4EDITOR=touch P4USER=alice P4PASSWD=secret &&
-		export P4EDITOR P4USER P4PASSWD &&
-		test_must_fail git p4 commit --preserve-user &&
-		! git diff --exit-code HEAD..p4/master &&
-
-		echo "$0: repeat with allowMissingP4Users enabled" &&
-		git config git-p4.allowMissingP4Users true &&
-		git config git-p4.preserveUser true &&
-		git p4 commit &&
-		git diff --exit-code HEAD..p4/master &&
-		p4_check_commit_author file1 alice
-	)
-'
-
-# If we're *not* using --preserve-user, git p4 should warn if we're submitting
-# changes that are not all ours.
-# Test: user in p4 and user unknown to p4.
-# Test: warning disabled and user is the same.
-test_expect_success 'not preserving user with mixed authorship' '
-	git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot &&
-	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
-	(
-		cd "$git" &&
-		git config git-p4.skipSubmitEditCheck true &&
-		p4_add_user derek Derek &&
-
-		make_change_by_user usernamefile3 Derek derek@localhost &&
-		P4EDITOR=cat P4USER=alice P4PASSWD=secret &&
-		export P4EDITOR P4USER P4PASSWD &&
-		git p4 commit |\
-		grep "git author derek@localhost does not match" &&
-
-		make_change_by_user usernamefile3 Charlie charlie@localhost &&
-		git p4 commit |\
-		grep "git author charlie@localhost does not match" &&
-
-		make_change_by_user usernamefile3 alice alice@localhost &&
-		git p4 commit |\
-		test_must_fail grep "git author.*does not match" &&
-
-		git config git-p4.skipUserNameCheck true &&
-		make_change_by_user usernamefile3 Charlie charlie@localhost &&
-		git p4 commit |\
-		test_must_fail grep "git author.*does not match" &&
-
-		p4_check_commit_author usernamefile3 alice
-	)
-'
-
 marshal_dump() {
 	what=$1
 	"$PYTHON_PATH" -c 'import marshal, sys; d = marshal.load(sys.stdin); print d["'$what'"]'
@@ -429,146 +177,6 @@ test_expect_success 'initial import time from top change time' '
 	)
 '
 
-# Rename a file and confirm that rename is not detected in P4.
-# Rename the new file again with detectRenames option enabled and confirm that
-# this is detected in P4.
-# Rename the new file again adding an extra line, configure a big threshold in
-# detectRenames and confirm that rename is not detected in P4.
-# Repeat, this time with a smaller threshold and confirm that the rename is
-# detected in P4.
-test_expect_success 'detect renames' '
-	git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot@all &&
-	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
-	(
-		cd "$git" &&
-		git config git-p4.skipSubmitEdit true &&
-
-		git mv file1 file4 &&
-		git commit -a -m "Rename file1 to file4" &&
-		git diff-tree -r -M HEAD &&
-		git p4 submit &&
-		p4 filelog //depot/file4 &&
-		p4 filelog //depot/file4 | test_must_fail grep -q "branch from" &&
-
-		git mv file4 file5 &&
-		git commit -a -m "Rename file4 to file5" &&
-		git diff-tree -r -M HEAD &&
-		git config git-p4.detectRenames true &&
-		git p4 submit &&
-		p4 filelog //depot/file5 &&
-		p4 filelog //depot/file5 | grep -q "branch from //depot/file4" &&
-
-		git mv file5 file6 &&
-		echo update >>file6 &&
-		git add file6 &&
-		git commit -a -m "Rename file5 to file6 with changes" &&
-		git diff-tree -r -M HEAD &&
-		level=$(git diff-tree -r -M HEAD | sed 1d | cut -f1 | cut -d" " -f5 | sed "s/R0*//") &&
-		test -n "$level" && test "$level" -gt 0 && test "$level" -lt 98 &&
-		git config git-p4.detectRenames $(($level + 2)) &&
-		git p4 submit &&
-		p4 filelog //depot/file6 &&
-		p4 filelog //depot/file6 | test_must_fail grep -q "branch from" &&
-
-		git mv file6 file7 &&
-		echo update >>file7 &&
-		git add file7 &&
-		git commit -a -m "Rename file6 to file7 with changes" &&
-		git diff-tree -r -M HEAD &&
-		level=$(git diff-tree -r -M HEAD | sed 1d | cut -f1 | cut -d" " -f5 | sed "s/R0*//") &&
-		test -n "$level" && test "$level" -gt 2 && test "$level" -lt 100 &&
-		git config git-p4.detectRenames $(($level - 2)) &&
-		git p4 submit &&
-		p4 filelog //depot/file7 &&
-		p4 filelog //depot/file7 | grep -q "branch from //depot/file6"
-	)
-'
-
-# Copy a file and confirm that copy is not detected in P4.
-# Copy a file with detectCopies option enabled and confirm that copy is not
-# detected in P4.
-# Modify and copy a file with detectCopies option enabled and confirm that copy
-# is detected in P4.
-# Copy a file with detectCopies and detectCopiesHarder options enabled and
-# confirm that copy is detected in P4.
-# Modify and copy a file, configure a bigger threshold in detectCopies and
-# confirm that copy is not detected in P4.
-# Modify and copy a file, configure a smaller threshold in detectCopies and
-# confirm that copy is detected in P4.
-test_expect_success 'detect copies' '
-	git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot@all &&
-	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
-	(
-		cd "$git" &&
-		git config git-p4.skipSubmitEdit true &&
-
-		cp file2 file8 &&
-		git add file8 &&
-		git commit -a -m "Copy file2 to file8" &&
-		git diff-tree -r -C HEAD &&
-		git p4 submit &&
-		p4 filelog //depot/file8 &&
-		p4 filelog //depot/file8 | test_must_fail grep -q "branch from" &&
-
-		cp file2 file9 &&
-		git add file9 &&
-		git commit -a -m "Copy file2 to file9" &&
-		git diff-tree -r -C HEAD &&
-		git config git-p4.detectCopies true &&
-		git p4 submit &&
-		p4 filelog //depot/file9 &&
-		p4 filelog //depot/file9 | test_must_fail grep -q "branch from" &&
-
-		echo "file2" >>file2 &&
-		cp file2 file10 &&
-		git add file2 file10 &&
-		git commit -a -m "Modify and copy file2 to file10" &&
-		git diff-tree -r -C HEAD &&
-		git p4 submit &&
-		p4 filelog //depot/file10 &&
-		p4 filelog //depot/file10 | grep -q "branch from //depot/file" &&
-
-		cp file2 file11 &&
-		git add file11 &&
-		git commit -a -m "Copy file2 to file11" &&
-		git diff-tree -r -C --find-copies-harder HEAD &&
-		src=$(git diff-tree -r -C --find-copies-harder HEAD | sed 1d | cut -f2) &&
-		test "$src" = file10 &&
-		git config git-p4.detectCopiesHarder true &&
-		git p4 submit &&
-		p4 filelog //depot/file11 &&
-		p4 filelog //depot/file11 | grep -q "branch from //depot/file" &&
-
-		cp file2 file12 &&
-		echo "some text" >>file12 &&
-		git add file12 &&
-		git commit -a -m "Copy file2 to file12 with changes" &&
-		git diff-tree -r -C --find-copies-harder HEAD &&
-		level=$(git diff-tree -r -C --find-copies-harder HEAD | sed 1d | cut -f1 | cut -d" " -f5 | sed "s/C0*//") &&
-		test -n "$level" && test "$level" -gt 0 && test "$level" -lt 98 &&
-		src=$(git diff-tree -r -C --find-copies-harder HEAD | sed 1d | cut -f2) &&
-		test "$src" = file10 &&
-		git config git-p4.detectCopies $(($level + 2)) &&
-		git p4 submit &&
-		p4 filelog //depot/file12 &&
-		p4 filelog //depot/file12 | test_must_fail grep -q "branch from" &&
-
-		cp file2 file13 &&
-		echo "different text" >>file13 &&
-		git add file13 &&
-		git commit -a -m "Copy file2 to file13 with changes" &&
-		git diff-tree -r -C --find-copies-harder HEAD &&
-		level=$(git diff-tree -r -C --find-copies-harder HEAD | sed 1d | cut -f1 | cut -d" " -f5 | sed "s/C0*//") &&
-		test -n "$level" && test "$level" -gt 2 && test "$level" -lt 100 &&
-		src=$(git diff-tree -r -C --find-copies-harder HEAD | sed 1d | cut -f2) &&
-		test "$src" = file10 &&
-		git config git-p4.detectCopies $(($level - 2)) &&
-		git p4 submit &&
-		p4 filelog //depot/file13 &&
-		p4 filelog //depot/file13 | grep -q "branch from //depot/file"
-	)
-'
-
 test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
 	kill_p4d
 '
diff --git a/t/t9805-git-p4-skip-submit-edit.sh b/t/t9805-git-p4-skip-submit-edit.sh
index 353dcfbe09..fb3c8ec12c 100755
--- a/t/t9805-git-p4-skip-submit-edit.sh
+++ b/t/t9805-git-p4-skip-submit-edit.sh
@@ -78,20 +78,19 @@ test_expect_success 'skipSubmitEditCheck' '
 test_expect_success 'no config, edited' '
 	git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot &&
 	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
-	ed="$TRASH_DIRECTORY/ed.sh" &&
-	test_when_finished "rm \"$ed\"" &&
-	cat >"$ed" <<-EOF &&
+	test_when_finished "rm ed.sh" &&
+	cat >ed.sh <<-EOF &&
 		#!$SHELL_PATH
 		sleep 1
 		touch "\$1"
 		exit 0
 	EOF
-	chmod 755 "$ed" &&
+	chmod 755 ed.sh &&
 	(
 		cd "$git" &&
 		echo line >>file1 &&
 		git commit -a -m "change 5" &&
-		P4EDITOR="" EDITOR="\"$ed\"" git p4 submit &&
+		P4EDITOR="" EDITOR="\"$TRASH_DIRECTORY/ed.sh\"" git p4 submit &&
 		p4 changes //depot/... >wc &&
 		test_line_count = 5 wc
 	)
diff --git a/t/t9806-git-p4-options.sh b/t/t9806-git-p4-options.sh
index 2892367830..fa40cc8bb5 100755
--- a/t/t9806-git-p4-options.sh
+++ b/t/t9806-git-p4-options.sh
@@ -39,10 +39,9 @@ test_expect_success 'clone --branch' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'clone --changesfile' '
-	cf="$TRASH_DIRECTORY/cf" &&
-	test_when_finished "rm \"$cf\"" &&
-	printf "1\n3\n" >"$cf" &&
-	git p4 clone --changesfile="$cf" --dest="$git" //depot &&
+	test_when_finished "rm cf" &&
+	printf "1\n3\n" >cf &&
+	git p4 clone --changesfile="$TRASH_DIRECTORY/cf" --dest="$git" //depot &&
 	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
 	(
 		cd "$git" &&
@@ -55,10 +54,9 @@ test_expect_success 'clone --changesfile' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'clone --changesfile, @all' '
-	cf="$TRASH_DIRECTORY/cf" &&
-	test_when_finished "rm \"$cf\"" &&
-	printf "1\n3\n" >"$cf" &&
-	test_must_fail git p4 clone --changesfile="$cf" --dest="$git" //depot@all
+	test_when_finished "rm cf" &&
+	printf "1\n3\n" >cf &&
+	test_must_fail git p4 clone --changesfile="$TRASH_DIRECTORY/cf" --dest="$git" //depot@all
 '
 
 # imports both master and p4/master in refs/heads
@@ -128,7 +126,7 @@ test_expect_success 'clone --use-client-spec' '
 		exec >/dev/null &&
 		test_must_fail git p4 clone --dest="$git" --use-client-spec
 	) &&
-	cli2="$TRASH_DIRECTORY/cli2" &&
+	cli2=$(test-path-utils real_path "$TRASH_DIRECTORY/cli2") &&
 	mkdir -p "$cli2" &&
 	test_when_finished "rmdir \"$cli2\"" &&
 	(
@@ -151,7 +149,6 @@ test_expect_success 'clone --use-client-spec' '
 	cleanup_git &&
 
 	# same thing again, this time with variable instead of option
-	mkdir "$git" &&
 	(
 		cd "$git" &&
 		git init &&
diff --git a/t/t9808-git-p4-chdir.sh b/t/t9808-git-p4-chdir.sh
index 2f8014a60e..dc92e60cd6 100755
--- a/t/t9808-git-p4-chdir.sh
+++ b/t/t9808-git-p4-chdir.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ test_expect_success 'init depot' '
 # environment variable is set
 test_expect_success 'P4CONFIG and absolute dir clone' '
 	printf "P4PORT=$P4PORT\nP4CLIENT=$P4CLIENT\n" >p4config &&
-	test_when_finished "rm \"$TRASH_DIRECTORY/p4config\"" &&
+	test_when_finished "rm p4config" &&
 	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
 	(
 		P4CONFIG=p4config && export P4CONFIG &&
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ test_expect_success 'P4CONFIG and absolute dir clone' '
 # same thing, but with relative directory name, note missing $ on --dest
 test_expect_success 'P4CONFIG and relative dir clone' '
 	printf "P4PORT=$P4PORT\nP4CLIENT=$P4CLIENT\n" >p4config &&
-	test_when_finished "rm \"$TRASH_DIRECTORY/p4config\"" &&
+	test_when_finished "rm p4config" &&
 	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
 	(
 		P4CONFIG=p4config && export P4CONFIG &&
diff --git a/t/t9810-git-p4-rcs.sh b/t/t9810-git-p4-rcs.sh
index b00ad09d23..e9daa9c4f6 100755
--- a/t/t9810-git-p4-rcs.sh
+++ b/t/t9810-git-p4-rcs.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-test_description='git-p4 rcs keywords'
+test_description='git p4 rcs keywords'
 
 . ./lib-git-p4.sh
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ test_expect_success 'scrub ko files differently' '
 	)
 '
 
-# hack; git-p4 submit should do it on its own
+# hack; git p4 submit should do it on its own
 test_expect_success 'cleanup after failure' '
 	(
 		cd "$cli" &&
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ test_expect_success 'do not scrub plain text' '
 	)
 '
 
-# hack; git-p4 submit should do it on its own
+# hack; git p4 submit should do it on its own
 test_expect_success 'cleanup after failure 2' '
 	(
 		cd "$cli" &&
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ test_expect_success 'cope with rcs keyword expansion damage' '
 		cd "$git" &&
 		git config git-p4.skipSubmitEdit true &&
 		git config git-p4.attemptRCSCleanup true &&
-		(cd ../cli && p4_append_to_file kwfile1.c) &&
+		(cd "$cli" && p4_append_to_file kwfile1.c) &&
 		old_lines=$(wc -l <kwfile1.c) &&
 		"$PERL_PATH" -n -i -e "print unless m/Revision:/" kwfile1.c &&
 		new_lines=$(wc -l <kwfile1.c) &&
diff --git a/t/t9812-git-p4-wildcards.sh b/t/t9812-git-p4-wildcards.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..143d413057
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t9812-git-p4-wildcards.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='git p4 wildcards'
+
+. ./lib-git-p4.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'start p4d' '
+	start_p4d
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'add p4 files with wildcards in the names' '
+	(
+		cd "$cli" &&
+		printf "file2\nhas\nsome\nrandom\ntext\n" >file2 &&
+		p4 add file2 &&
+		echo file-wild-hash >file-wild#hash &&
+		echo file-wild-star >file-wild\*star &&
+		echo file-wild-at >file-wild@at &&
+		echo file-wild-percent >file-wild%percent &&
+		p4 add -f file-wild* &&
+		p4 submit -d "file wildcards"
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'wildcard files git p4 clone' '
+	git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot &&
+	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
+	(
+		cd "$git" &&
+		test -f file-wild#hash &&
+		test -f file-wild\*star &&
+		test -f file-wild@at &&
+		test -f file-wild%percent
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'wildcard files submit back to p4, add' '
+	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
+	git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot &&
+	(
+		cd "$git" &&
+		echo git-wild-hash >git-wild#hash &&
+		echo git-wild-star >git-wild\*star &&
+		echo git-wild-at >git-wild@at &&
+		echo git-wild-percent >git-wild%percent &&
+		git add git-wild* &&
+		git commit -m "add some wildcard filenames" &&
+		git config git-p4.skipSubmitEdit true &&
+		git p4 submit
+	) &&
+	(
+		cd "$cli" &&
+		test_path_is_file git-wild#hash &&
+		test_path_is_file git-wild\*star &&
+		test_path_is_file git-wild@at &&
+		test_path_is_file git-wild%percent
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'wildcard files submit back to p4, modify' '
+	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
+	git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot &&
+	(
+		cd "$git" &&
+		echo new-line >>git-wild#hash &&
+		echo new-line >>git-wild\*star &&
+		echo new-line >>git-wild@at &&
+		echo new-line >>git-wild%percent &&
+		git add git-wild* &&
+		git commit -m "modify the wildcard files" &&
+		git config git-p4.skipSubmitEdit true &&
+		git p4 submit
+	) &&
+	(
+		cd "$cli" &&
+		test_line_count = 2 git-wild#hash &&
+		test_line_count = 2 git-wild\*star &&
+		test_line_count = 2 git-wild@at &&
+		test_line_count = 2 git-wild%percent
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'wildcard files submit back to p4, copy' '
+	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
+	git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot &&
+	(
+		cd "$git" &&
+		cp file2 git-wild-cp#hash &&
+		git add git-wild-cp#hash &&
+		cp git-wild\*star file-wild-3 &&
+		git add file-wild-3 &&
+		git commit -m "wildcard copies" &&
+		git config git-p4.detectCopies true &&
+		git config git-p4.detectCopiesHarder true &&
+		git config git-p4.skipSubmitEdit true &&
+		git p4 submit
+	) &&
+	(
+		cd "$cli" &&
+		test_path_is_file git-wild-cp#hash &&
+		test_path_is_file file-wild-3
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'wildcard files submit back to p4, rename' '
+	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
+	git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot &&
+	(
+		cd "$git" &&
+		git mv git-wild@at file-wild-4 &&
+		git mv file-wild-3 git-wild-cp%percent &&
+		git commit -m "wildcard renames" &&
+		git config git-p4.detectRenames true &&
+		git config git-p4.skipSubmitEdit true &&
+		git p4 submit
+	) &&
+	(
+		cd "$cli" &&
+		test_path_is_missing git-wild@at &&
+		test_path_is_file git-wild-cp%percent
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'wildcard files submit back to p4, delete' '
+	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
+	git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot &&
+	(
+		cd "$git" &&
+		git rm git-wild* &&
+		git commit -m "delete the wildcard files" &&
+		git config git-p4.skipSubmitEdit true &&
+		git p4 submit
+	) &&
+	(
+		cd "$cli" &&
+		test_path_is_missing git-wild#hash &&
+		test_path_is_missing git-wild\*star &&
+		test_path_is_missing git-wild@at &&
+		test_path_is_missing git-wild%percent
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
+	kill_p4d
+'
+
+test_done
diff --git a/t/t9813-git-p4-preserve-users.sh b/t/t9813-git-p4-preserve-users.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..f2e85e518b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t9813-git-p4-preserve-users.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='git p4 preserve users'
+
+. ./lib-git-p4.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'start p4d' '
+	start_p4d
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'create files' '
+	(
+		cd "$cli" &&
+		p4 client -o | sed "/LineEnd/s/:.*/:unix/" | p4 client -i &&
+		echo file1 >file1 &&
+		echo file2 >file2 &&
+		p4 add file1 file2 &&
+		p4 submit -d "add files"
+	)
+'
+
+p4_add_user() {
+	name=$1 fullname=$2 &&
+	p4 user -f -i <<-EOF &&
+	User: $name
+	Email: $name@localhost
+	FullName: $fullname
+	EOF
+	p4 passwd -P secret $name
+}
+
+p4_grant_admin() {
+	name=$1 &&
+	{
+		p4 protect -o &&
+		echo "    admin user $name * //depot/..."
+	} | p4 protect -i
+}
+
+p4_check_commit_author() {
+	file=$1 user=$2 &&
+	p4 changes -m 1 //depot/$file | grep -q $user
+}
+
+make_change_by_user() {
+	file=$1 name=$2 email=$3 &&
+	echo "username: a change by $name" >>"$file" &&
+	git add "$file" &&
+	git commit --author "$name <$email>" -m "a change by $name"
+}
+
+# Test username support, submitting as user 'alice'
+test_expect_success 'preserve users' '
+	p4_add_user alice Alice &&
+	p4_add_user bob Bob &&
+	p4_grant_admin alice &&
+	git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot &&
+	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
+	(
+		cd "$git" &&
+		echo "username: a change by alice" >>file1 &&
+		echo "username: a change by bob" >>file2 &&
+		git commit --author "Alice <alice@localhost>" -m "a change by alice" file1 &&
+		git commit --author "Bob <bob@localhost>" -m "a change by bob" file2 &&
+		git config git-p4.skipSubmitEditCheck true &&
+		P4EDITOR=touch P4USER=alice P4PASSWD=secret git p4 commit --preserve-user &&
+		p4_check_commit_author file1 alice &&
+		p4_check_commit_author file2 bob
+	)
+'
+
+# Test username support, submitting as bob, who lacks admin rights. Should
+# not submit change to p4 (git diff should show deltas).
+test_expect_success 'refuse to preserve users without perms' '
+	git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot &&
+	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
+	(
+		cd "$git" &&
+		git config git-p4.skipSubmitEditCheck true &&
+		echo "username-noperms: a change by alice" >>file1 &&
+		git commit --author "Alice <alice@localhost>" -m "perms: a change by alice" file1 &&
+		P4EDITOR=touch P4USER=bob P4PASSWD=secret &&
+		export P4EDITOR P4USER P4PASSWD &&
+		test_must_fail git p4 commit --preserve-user &&
+		! git diff --exit-code HEAD..p4/master
+	)
+'
+
+# What happens with unknown author? Without allowMissingP4Users it should fail.
+test_expect_success 'preserve user where author is unknown to p4' '
+	git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot &&
+	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
+	(
+		cd "$git" &&
+		git config git-p4.skipSubmitEditCheck true &&
+		echo "username-bob: a change by bob" >>file1 &&
+		git commit --author "Bob <bob@localhost>" -m "preserve: a change by bob" file1 &&
+		echo "username-unknown: a change by charlie" >>file1 &&
+		git commit --author "Charlie <charlie@localhost>" -m "preserve: a change by charlie" file1 &&
+		P4EDITOR=touch P4USER=alice P4PASSWD=secret &&
+		export P4EDITOR P4USER P4PASSWD &&
+		test_must_fail git p4 commit --preserve-user &&
+		! git diff --exit-code HEAD..p4/master &&
+
+		echo "$0: repeat with allowMissingP4Users enabled" &&
+		git config git-p4.allowMissingP4Users true &&
+		git config git-p4.preserveUser true &&
+		git p4 commit &&
+		git diff --exit-code HEAD..p4/master &&
+		p4_check_commit_author file1 alice
+	)
+'
+
+# If we're *not* using --preserve-user, git-p4 should warn if we're submitting
+# changes that are not all ours.
+# Test: user in p4 and user unknown to p4.
+# Test: warning disabled and user is the same.
+test_expect_success 'not preserving user with mixed authorship' '
+	git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot &&
+	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
+	(
+		cd "$git" &&
+		git config git-p4.skipSubmitEditCheck true &&
+		p4_add_user derek Derek &&
+
+		make_change_by_user usernamefile3 Derek derek@localhost &&
+		P4EDITOR=cat P4USER=alice P4PASSWD=secret &&
+		export P4EDITOR P4USER P4PASSWD &&
+		git p4 commit |\
+		grep "git author derek@localhost does not match" &&
+
+		make_change_by_user usernamefile3 Charlie charlie@localhost &&
+		git p4 commit |\
+		grep "git author charlie@localhost does not match" &&
+
+		make_change_by_user usernamefile3 alice alice@localhost &&
+		git p4 commit |\
+		test_must_fail grep "git author.*does not match" &&
+
+		git config git-p4.skipUserNameCheck true &&
+		make_change_by_user usernamefile3 Charlie charlie@localhost &&
+		git p4 commit |\
+		test_must_fail grep "git author.*does not match" &&
+
+		p4_check_commit_author usernamefile3 alice
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
+	kill_p4d
+'
+
+test_done
diff --git a/t/t9814-git-p4-rename.sh b/t/t9814-git-p4-rename.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..84fffb3142
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t9814-git-p4-rename.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='git p4 rename'
+
+. ./lib-git-p4.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'start p4d' '
+	start_p4d
+'
+
+# We rely on this behavior to detect for p4 move availability.
+test_expect_success 'p4 help unknown returns 1' '
+	(
+		cd "$cli" &&
+		(
+			p4 help client >errs 2>&1
+			echo $? >retval
+		)
+		echo 0 >expected &&
+		test_cmp expected retval &&
+		rm retval &&
+		(
+			p4 help nosuchcommand >errs 2>&1
+			echo $? >retval
+		)
+		echo 1 >expected &&
+		test_cmp expected retval &&
+		rm retval
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'create files' '
+	(
+		cd "$cli" &&
+		p4 client -o | sed "/LineEnd/s/:.*/:unix/" | p4 client -i &&
+		cat >file1 <<-EOF &&
+		A large block of text
+		in file1 that will generate
+		enough context so that rename
+		and copy detection will find
+		something interesting to do.
+		EOF
+		cat >file2 <<-EOF &&
+		/*
+		 * This blob looks a bit
+		 * different.
+		 */
+		int main(int argc, char **argv)
+		{
+			char text[200];
+
+			strcpy(text, "copy/rename this");
+			printf("text is %s\n", text);
+			return 0;
+		}
+		EOF
+		p4 add file1 file2 &&
+		p4 submit -d "add files"
+	)
+'
+
+# Rename a file and confirm that rename is not detected in P4.
+# Rename the new file again with detectRenames option enabled and confirm that
+# this is detected in P4.
+# Rename the new file again adding an extra line, configure a big threshold in
+# detectRenames and confirm that rename is not detected in P4.
+# Repeat, this time with a smaller threshold and confirm that the rename is
+# detected in P4.
+test_expect_success 'detect renames' '
+	git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot@all &&
+	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
+	(
+		cd "$git" &&
+		git config git-p4.skipSubmitEdit true &&
+
+		git mv file1 file4 &&
+		git commit -a -m "Rename file1 to file4" &&
+		git diff-tree -r -M HEAD &&
+		git p4 submit &&
+		p4 filelog //depot/file4 &&
+		p4 filelog //depot/file4 | test_must_fail grep -q "branch from" &&
+
+		git mv file4 file5 &&
+		git commit -a -m "Rename file4 to file5" &&
+		git diff-tree -r -M HEAD &&
+		git config git-p4.detectRenames true &&
+		git p4 submit &&
+		p4 filelog //depot/file5 &&
+		p4 filelog //depot/file5 | grep -q "branch from //depot/file4" &&
+
+		git mv file5 file6 &&
+		echo update >>file6 &&
+		git add file6 &&
+		git commit -a -m "Rename file5 to file6 with changes" &&
+		git diff-tree -r -M HEAD &&
+		level=$(git diff-tree -r -M HEAD | sed 1d | cut -f1 | cut -d" " -f5 | sed "s/R0*//") &&
+		test -n "$level" && test "$level" -gt 0 && test "$level" -lt 98 &&
+		git config git-p4.detectRenames $(($level + 2)) &&
+		git p4 submit &&
+		p4 filelog //depot/file6 &&
+		p4 filelog //depot/file6 | test_must_fail grep -q "branch from" &&
+
+		git mv file6 file7 &&
+		echo update >>file7 &&
+		git add file7 &&
+		git commit -a -m "Rename file6 to file7 with changes" &&
+		git diff-tree -r -M HEAD &&
+		level=$(git diff-tree -r -M HEAD | sed 1d | cut -f1 | cut -d" " -f5 | sed "s/R0*//") &&
+		test -n "$level" && test "$level" -gt 2 && test "$level" -lt 100 &&
+		git config git-p4.detectRenames $(($level - 2)) &&
+		git p4 submit &&
+		p4 filelog //depot/file7 &&
+		p4 filelog //depot/file7 | grep -q "branch from //depot/file6"
+	)
+'
+
+# Copy a file and confirm that copy is not detected in P4.
+# Copy a file with detectCopies option enabled and confirm that copy is not
+# detected in P4.
+# Modify and copy a file with detectCopies option enabled and confirm that copy
+# is detected in P4.
+# Copy a file with detectCopies and detectCopiesHarder options enabled and
+# confirm that copy is detected in P4.
+# Modify and copy a file, configure a bigger threshold in detectCopies and
+# confirm that copy is not detected in P4.
+# Modify and copy a file, configure a smaller threshold in detectCopies and
+# confirm that copy is detected in P4.
+test_expect_success 'detect copies' '
+	git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot@all &&
+	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
+	(
+		cd "$git" &&
+		git config git-p4.skipSubmitEdit true &&
+
+		cp file2 file8 &&
+		git add file8 &&
+		git commit -a -m "Copy file2 to file8" &&
+		git diff-tree -r -C HEAD &&
+		git p4 submit &&
+		p4 filelog //depot/file8 &&
+		p4 filelog //depot/file8 | test_must_fail grep -q "branch from" &&
+
+		cp file2 file9 &&
+		git add file9 &&
+		git commit -a -m "Copy file2 to file9" &&
+		git diff-tree -r -C HEAD &&
+		git config git-p4.detectCopies true &&
+		git p4 submit &&
+		p4 filelog //depot/file9 &&
+		p4 filelog //depot/file9 | test_must_fail grep -q "branch from" &&
+
+		echo "file2" >>file2 &&
+		cp file2 file10 &&
+		git add file2 file10 &&
+		git commit -a -m "Modify and copy file2 to file10" &&
+		git diff-tree -r -C HEAD &&
+		git p4 submit &&
+		p4 filelog //depot/file10 &&
+		p4 filelog //depot/file10 | grep -q "branch from //depot/file" &&
+
+		cp file2 file11 &&
+		git add file11 &&
+		git commit -a -m "Copy file2 to file11" &&
+		git diff-tree -r -C --find-copies-harder HEAD &&
+		src=$(git diff-tree -r -C --find-copies-harder HEAD | sed 1d | cut -f2) &&
+		test "$src" = file10 &&
+		git config git-p4.detectCopiesHarder true &&
+		git p4 submit &&
+		p4 filelog //depot/file11 &&
+		p4 filelog //depot/file11 | grep -q "branch from //depot/file" &&
+
+		cp file2 file12 &&
+		echo "some text" >>file12 &&
+		git add file12 &&
+		git commit -a -m "Copy file2 to file12 with changes" &&
+		git diff-tree -r -C --find-copies-harder HEAD &&
+		level=$(git diff-tree -r -C --find-copies-harder HEAD | sed 1d | cut -f1 | cut -d" " -f5 | sed "s/C0*//") &&
+		test -n "$level" && test "$level" -gt 0 && test "$level" -lt 98 &&
+		src=$(git diff-tree -r -C --find-copies-harder HEAD | sed 1d | cut -f2) &&
+		test "$src" = file10 -o "$src" = file11 &&
+		git config git-p4.detectCopies $(($level + 2)) &&
+		git p4 submit &&
+		p4 filelog //depot/file12 &&
+		p4 filelog //depot/file12 | test_must_fail grep -q "branch from" &&
+
+		cp file2 file13 &&
+		echo "different text" >>file13 &&
+		git add file13 &&
+		git commit -a -m "Copy file2 to file13 with changes" &&
+		git diff-tree -r -C --find-copies-harder HEAD &&
+		level=$(git diff-tree -r -C --find-copies-harder HEAD | sed 1d | cut -f1 | cut -d" " -f5 | sed "s/C0*//") &&
+		test -n "$level" && test "$level" -gt 2 && test "$level" -lt 100 &&
+		src=$(git diff-tree -r -C --find-copies-harder HEAD | sed 1d | cut -f2) &&
+		test "$src" = file10 -o "$src" = file11 -o "$src" = file12 &&
+		git config git-p4.detectCopies $(($level - 2)) &&
+		git p4 submit &&
+		p4 filelog //depot/file13 &&
+		p4 filelog //depot/file13 | grep -q "branch from //depot/file"
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
+	kill_p4d
+'
+
+test_done