diff --git a/t/lib-read-tree-m-3way.sh b/t/lib-read-tree-m-3way.sh
index 168329adbc..e40739b8db 100644
--- a/t/lib-read-tree-m-3way.sh
+++ b/t/lib-read-tree-m-3way.sh
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@ do
         p=$a$b
 	echo This is $p from the original tree. >$p
 	echo This is Z/$p from the original tree. >Z/$p
-	test_expect_success \
-	    "adding test file $p and Z/$p" \
-	    'git update-index --add $p &&
-	    git update-index --add Z/$p'
+	test_expect_success 'adding test file $p and Z/$p' '
+	    git update-index --add $p &&
+	    git update-index --add Z/$p
+    '
     done
 done
 echo This is SS from the original tree. >SS
-test_expect_success \
-    'adding test file SS' \
-    'git update-index --add SS'
+test_expect_success 'adding test file SS' '
+    git update-index --add SS
+'
 cat >TT <<\EOF
 This is a trivial merge sample text.
 Branch A is expected to upcase this word, here.
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ At the very end, here comes another line, that is
 the word, expected to be upcased by Branch B.
 This concludes the trivial merge sample file.
 EOF
-test_expect_success \
-    'adding test file TT' \
-    'git update-index --add TT'
-test_expect_success \
-    'prepare initial tree' \
-    'tree_O=$(git write-tree)'
+test_expect_success 'adding test file TT' '
+    git update-index --add TT
+'
+test_expect_success 'prepare initial tree' '
+    tree_O=$(git write-tree)
+'
 
 ################################################################
 # Branch A and B makes the changes according to the above matrix.
@@ -45,48 +45,48 @@ test_expect_success \
 
 to_remove=$(echo D? Z/D?)
 rm -f $to_remove
-test_expect_success \
-    'change in branch A (removal)' \
-    'git update-index --remove $to_remove'
+test_expect_success 'change in branch A (removal)' '
+    git update-index --remove $to_remove
+'
 
 for p in M? Z/M?
 do
     echo This is modified $p in the branch A. >$p
-    test_expect_success \
-	'change in branch A (modification)' \
-        "git update-index $p"
+    test_expect_success 'change in branch A (modification)' '
+        git update-index $p
+    '
 done
 
 for p in AN AA Z/AN Z/AA
 do
     echo This is added $p in the branch A. >$p
-    test_expect_success \
-	'change in branch A (addition)' \
-	"git update-index --add $p"
+    test_expect_success 'change in branch A (addition)' '
+	    git update-index --add $p
+    '
 done
 
 echo This is SS from the modified tree. >SS
 echo This is LL from the modified tree. >LL
-test_expect_success \
-    'change in branch A (addition)' \
-    'git update-index --add LL &&
-     git update-index SS'
+test_expect_success 'change in branch A (addition)' '
+    git update-index --add LL &&
+    git update-index SS
+'
 mv TT TT-
 sed -e '/Branch A/s/word/WORD/g' <TT- >TT
 rm -f TT-
-test_expect_success \
-    'change in branch A (edit)' \
-    'git update-index TT'
+test_expect_success 'change in branch A (edit)' '
+    git update-index TT
+'
 
 mkdir DF
 echo Branch A makes a file at DF/DF, creating a directory DF. >DF/DF
-test_expect_success \
-    'change in branch A (change file to directory)' \
-    'git update-index --add DF/DF'
+test_expect_success 'change in branch A (change file to directory)' '
+    git update-index --add DF/DF
+'
 
-test_expect_success \
-    'recording branch A tree' \
-    'tree_A=$(git write-tree)'
+test_expect_success 'recording branch A tree' '
+    tree_A=$(git write-tree)
+'
 
 ################################################################
 # Branch B
@@ -94,65 +94,65 @@ test_expect_success \
 
 rm -rf [NDMASLT][NDMASLT] Z DF
 mkdir Z
-test_expect_success \
-    'reading original tree and checking out' \
-    'git read-tree $tree_O &&
-     git checkout-index -a'
+test_expect_success 'reading original tree and checking out' '
+    git read-tree $tree_O &&
+    git checkout-index -a
+'
 
 to_remove=$(echo ?D Z/?D)
 rm -f $to_remove
-test_expect_success \
-    'change in branch B (removal)' \
-    "git update-index --remove $to_remove"
+test_expect_success 'change in branch B (removal)' '
+    git update-index --remove $to_remove
+'
 
 for p in ?M Z/?M
 do
     echo This is modified $p in the branch B. >$p
-    test_expect_success \
-	'change in branch B (modification)' \
-	"git update-index $p"
+    test_expect_success 'change in branch B (modification)' '
+	    git update-index $p
+    '
 done
 
 for p in NA AA Z/NA Z/AA
 do
     echo This is added $p in the branch B. >$p
-    test_expect_success \
-	'change in branch B (addition)' \
-	"git update-index --add $p"
+    test_expect_success 'change in branch B (addition)' '
+	    git update-index --add $p
+    '
 done
 echo This is SS from the modified tree. >SS
 echo This is LL from the modified tree. >LL
-test_expect_success \
-    'change in branch B (addition and modification)' \
-    'git update-index --add LL &&
-     git update-index SS'
+test_expect_success 'change in branch B (addition and modification)' '
+    git update-index --add LL &&
+    git update-index SS
+'
 mv TT TT-
 sed -e '/Branch B/s/word/WORD/g' <TT- >TT
 rm -f TT-
-test_expect_success \
-    'change in branch B (modification)' \
-    'git update-index TT'
+test_expect_success 'change in branch B (modification)' '
+    git update-index TT
+'
 
 echo Branch B makes a file at DF. >DF
-test_expect_success \
-    'change in branch B (addition of a file to conflict with directory)' \
-    'git update-index --add DF'
-
-test_expect_success \
-    'recording branch B tree' \
-    'tree_B=$(git write-tree)'
-
-test_expect_success \
-    'keep contents of 3 trees for easy access' \
-    'rm -f .git/index &&
-     git read-tree $tree_O &&
-     mkdir .orig-O &&
-     git checkout-index --prefix=.orig-O/ -f -q -a &&
-     rm -f .git/index &&
-     git read-tree $tree_A &&
-     mkdir .orig-A &&
-     git checkout-index --prefix=.orig-A/ -f -q -a &&
-     rm -f .git/index &&
-     git read-tree $tree_B &&
-     mkdir .orig-B &&
-     git checkout-index --prefix=.orig-B/ -f -q -a'
+test_expect_success 'change in branch B (addition of a file to conflict with directory)' '
+    git update-index --add DF
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'recording branch B tree' '
+    tree_B=$(git write-tree)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'keep contents of 3 trees for easy access' '
+    rm -f .git/index &&
+    git read-tree $tree_O &&
+    mkdir .orig-O &&
+    git checkout-index --prefix=.orig-O/ -f -q -a &&
+    rm -f .git/index &&
+    git read-tree $tree_A &&
+    mkdir .orig-A &&
+    git checkout-index --prefix=.orig-A/ -f -q -a &&
+    rm -f .git/index &&
+    git read-tree $tree_B &&
+    mkdir .orig-B &&
+    git checkout-index --prefix=.orig-B/ -f -q -a
+'
