diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 916fabc6c5..bac60ce31a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ git-rev-list
 git-rev-parse
 git-revert
 git-rm
-git-runstatus
 git-send-email
 git-send-pack
 git-sh-setup
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ed0c5d113c..eb2dd5def3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ BASIC_LDFLAGS =
 
 SCRIPT_SH = \
 	git-bisect.sh git-checkout.sh \
-	git-clone.sh git-commit.sh \
+	git-clone.sh \
 	git-merge-one-file.sh git-mergetool.sh git-parse-remote.sh \
 	git-pull.sh git-rebase.sh git-rebase--interactive.sh \
 	git-repack.sh git-request-pull.sh \
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ SCRIPT_PERL = \
 
 SCRIPTS = $(patsubst %.sh,%,$(SCRIPT_SH)) \
 	  $(patsubst %.perl,%,$(SCRIPT_PERL)) \
-	  git-status git-instaweb
+	  git-instaweb
 
 # ... and all the rest that could be moved out of bindir to gitexecdir
 PROGRAMS = \
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ EXTRA_PROGRAMS =
 BUILT_INS = \
 	git-format-patch$X git-show$X git-whatchanged$X git-cherry$X \
 	git-get-tar-commit-id$X git-init$X git-repo-config$X \
-	git-fsck-objects$X git-cherry-pick$X git-peek-remote$X \
+	git-fsck-objects$X git-cherry-pick$X git-peek-remote$X git-status$X \
 	$(patsubst builtin-%.o,git-%$X,$(BUILTIN_OBJS))
 
 # what 'all' will build and 'install' will install, in gitexecdir
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ BUILTIN_OBJS = \
 	builtin-checkout-index.o \
 	builtin-check-ref-format.o \
 	builtin-clean.o \
+	builtin-commit.o \
 	builtin-commit-tree.o \
 	builtin-count-objects.o \
 	builtin-describe.o \
@@ -369,7 +370,6 @@ BUILTIN_OBJS = \
 	builtin-rev-parse.o \
 	builtin-revert.o \
 	builtin-rm.o \
-	builtin-runstatus.o \
 	builtin-shortlog.o \
 	builtin-show-branch.o \
 	builtin-stripspace.o \
@@ -833,9 +833,6 @@ $(patsubst %.perl,%,$(SCRIPT_PERL)): % : %.perl
 	chmod +x $@+ && \
 	mv $@+ $@
 
-git-status: git-commit
-	$(QUIET_GEN)cp $< $@+ && mv $@+ $@
-
 gitweb/gitweb.cgi: gitweb/gitweb.perl
 	$(QUIET_GEN)$(RM) $@ $@+ && \
 	sed -e '1s|#!.*perl|#!$(PERL_PATH_SQ)|' \
diff --git a/builtin-add.c b/builtin-add.c
index cf815a0b8e..03508d3dcb 100644
--- a/builtin-add.c
+++ b/builtin-add.c
@@ -105,12 +105,12 @@ static void update_callback(struct diff_queue_struct *q,
 	}
 }
 
-void add_files_to_cache(int verbose, const char *prefix, const char **files)
+void add_files_to_cache(int verbose, const char *prefix, const char **pathspec)
 {
 	struct rev_info rev;
 	init_revisions(&rev, prefix);
 	setup_revisions(0, NULL, &rev, NULL);
-	rev.prune_data = get_pathspec(prefix, files);
+	rev.prune_data = pathspec;
 	rev.diffopt.output_format = DIFF_FORMAT_CALLBACK;
 	rev.diffopt.format_callback = update_callback;
 	rev.diffopt.format_callback_data = &verbose;
@@ -180,9 +180,11 @@ int cmd_add(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	newfd = hold_locked_index(&lock_file, 1);
 
 	if (take_worktree_changes) {
+		const char **pathspec;
 		if (read_cache() < 0)
 			die("index file corrupt");
-		add_files_to_cache(verbose, prefix, argv);
+		pathspec = get_pathspec(prefix, argv);
+		add_files_to_cache(verbose, prefix, pathspec);
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
diff --git a/builtin-commit.c b/builtin-commit.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e635d9963b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builtin-commit.c
@@ -0,0 +1,851 @@
+/*
+ * Builtin "git commit"
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2007 Kristian Høgsberg <krh@redhat.com>
+ * Based on git-commit.sh by Junio C Hamano and Linus Torvalds
+ */
+
+#include "cache.h"
+#include "cache-tree.h"
+#include "dir.h"
+#include "builtin.h"
+#include "diff.h"
+#include "diffcore.h"
+#include "commit.h"
+#include "revision.h"
+#include "wt-status.h"
+#include "run-command.h"
+#include "refs.h"
+#include "log-tree.h"
+#include "strbuf.h"
+#include "utf8.h"
+#include "parse-options.h"
+#include "path-list.h"
+
+static const char * const builtin_commit_usage[] = {
+	"git-commit [options] [--] <filepattern>...",
+	NULL
+};
+
+static const char * const builtin_status_usage[] = {
+	"git-status [options] [--] <filepattern>...",
+	NULL
+};
+
+static unsigned char head_sha1[20], merge_head_sha1[20];
+static char *use_message_buffer;
+static const char commit_editmsg[] = "COMMIT_EDITMSG";
+static struct lock_file index_lock; /* real index */
+static struct lock_file false_lock; /* used only for partial commits */
+static enum {
+	COMMIT_AS_IS = 1,
+	COMMIT_NORMAL,
+	COMMIT_PARTIAL,
+} commit_style;
+
+static char *logfile, *force_author, *template_file;
+static char *edit_message, *use_message;
+static int all, edit_flag, also, interactive, only, amend, signoff;
+static int quiet, verbose, untracked_files, no_verify, allow_empty;
+
+static int no_edit, initial_commit, in_merge;
+const char *only_include_assumed;
+struct strbuf message;
+
+static int opt_parse_m(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
+{
+	struct strbuf *buf = opt->value;
+	if (unset)
+		strbuf_setlen(buf, 0);
+	else {
+		strbuf_addstr(buf, arg);
+		strbuf_addch(buf, '\n');
+		strbuf_addch(buf, '\n');
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct option builtin_commit_options[] = {
+	OPT__QUIET(&quiet),
+	OPT__VERBOSE(&verbose),
+	OPT_GROUP("Commit message options"),
+
+	OPT_STRING('F', "file", &logfile, "FILE", "read log from file"),
+	OPT_STRING(0, "author", &force_author, "AUTHOR", "override author for commit"),
+	OPT_CALLBACK('m', "message", &message, "MESSAGE", "specify commit message", opt_parse_m),
+	OPT_STRING('c', "reedit-message", &edit_message, "COMMIT", "reuse and edit message from specified commit "),
+	OPT_STRING('C', "reuse-message", &use_message, "COMMIT", "reuse message from specified commit"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN('s', "signoff", &signoff, "add Signed-off-by: header"),
+	OPT_STRING('t', "template", &template_file, "FILE", "use specified template file"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN('e', "edit", &edit_flag, "force edit of commit"),
+
+	OPT_GROUP("Commit contents options"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN('a', "all", &all, "commit all changed files"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN('i', "include", &also, "add specified files to index for commit"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "interactive", &interactive, "interactively add files"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN('o', "only", &only, ""),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN('n', "no-verify", &no_verify, "bypass pre-commit hook"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "amend", &amend, "amend previous commit"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "untracked-files", &untracked_files, "show all untracked files"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "allow-empty", &allow_empty, "ok to record an empty change"),
+
+	OPT_END()
+};
+
+static void rollback_index_files(void)
+{
+	switch (commit_style) {
+	case COMMIT_AS_IS:
+		break; /* nothing to do */
+	case COMMIT_NORMAL:
+		rollback_lock_file(&index_lock);
+		break;
+	case COMMIT_PARTIAL:
+		rollback_lock_file(&index_lock);
+		rollback_lock_file(&false_lock);
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+static void commit_index_files(void)
+{
+	switch (commit_style) {
+	case COMMIT_AS_IS:
+		break; /* nothing to do */
+	case COMMIT_NORMAL:
+		commit_lock_file(&index_lock);
+		break;
+	case COMMIT_PARTIAL:
+		commit_lock_file(&index_lock);
+		rollback_lock_file(&false_lock);
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * Take a union of paths in the index and the named tree (typically, "HEAD"),
+ * and return the paths that match the given pattern in list.
+ */
+static int list_paths(struct path_list *list, const char *with_tree,
+		      const char *prefix, const char **pattern)
+{
+	int i;
+	char *m;
+
+	for (i = 0; pattern[i]; i++)
+		;
+	m = xcalloc(1, i);
+
+	if (with_tree)
+		overlay_tree_on_cache(with_tree, prefix);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < active_nr; i++) {
+		struct cache_entry *ce = active_cache[i];
+		if (ce->ce_flags & htons(CE_UPDATE))
+			continue;
+		if (!pathspec_match(pattern, m, ce->name, 0))
+			continue;
+		path_list_insert(ce->name, list);
+	}
+
+	return report_path_error(m, pattern, prefix ? strlen(prefix) : 0);
+}
+
+static void add_remove_files(struct path_list *list)
+{
+	int i;
+	for (i = 0; i < list->nr; i++) {
+		struct path_list_item *p = &(list->items[i]);
+		if (file_exists(p->path))
+			add_file_to_cache(p->path, 0);
+		else
+			remove_file_from_cache(p->path);
+	}
+}
+
+static char *prepare_index(const char **files, const char *prefix)
+{
+	int fd;
+	struct tree *tree;
+	struct path_list partial;
+	const char **pathspec = NULL;
+
+	if (interactive) {
+		interactive_add();
+		commit_style = COMMIT_AS_IS;
+		return get_index_file();
+	}
+
+	if (read_cache() < 0)
+		die("index file corrupt");
+
+	if (*files)
+		pathspec = get_pathspec(prefix, files);
+
+	/*
+	 * Non partial, non as-is commit.
+	 *
+	 * (1) get the real index;
+	 * (2) update the_index as necessary;
+	 * (3) write the_index out to the real index (still locked);
+	 * (4) return the name of the locked index file.
+	 *
+	 * The caller should run hooks on the locked real index, and
+	 * (A) if all goes well, commit the real index;
+	 * (B) on failure, rollback the real index.
+	 */
+	if (all || (also && pathspec && *pathspec)) {
+		int fd = hold_locked_index(&index_lock, 1);
+		add_files_to_cache(0, also ? prefix : NULL, pathspec);
+		refresh_cache(REFRESH_QUIET);
+		if (write_cache(fd, active_cache, active_nr) || close(fd))
+			die("unable to write new_index file");
+		commit_style = COMMIT_NORMAL;
+		return index_lock.filename;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * As-is commit.
+	 *
+	 * (1) return the name of the real index file.
+	 *
+	 * The caller should run hooks on the real index, and run
+	 * hooks on the real index, and create commit from the_index.
+	 * We still need to refresh the index here.
+	 */
+	if (!pathspec || !*pathspec) {
+		fd = hold_locked_index(&index_lock, 1);
+		refresh_cache(REFRESH_QUIET);
+		if (write_cache(fd, active_cache, active_nr) ||
+		    close(fd) || commit_locked_index(&index_lock))
+			die("unable to write new_index file");
+		commit_style = COMMIT_AS_IS;
+		return get_index_file();
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * A partial commit.
+	 *
+	 * (0) find the set of affected paths;
+	 * (1) get lock on the real index file;
+	 * (2) update the_index with the given paths;
+	 * (3) write the_index out to the real index (still locked);
+	 * (4) get lock on the false index file;
+	 * (5) reset the_index from HEAD;
+	 * (6) update the_index the same way as (2);
+	 * (7) write the_index out to the false index file;
+	 * (8) return the name of the false index file (still locked);
+	 *
+	 * The caller should run hooks on the locked false index, and
+	 * create commit from it.  Then
+	 * (A) if all goes well, commit the real index;
+	 * (B) on failure, rollback the real index;
+	 * In either case, rollback the false index.
+	 */
+	commit_style = COMMIT_PARTIAL;
+
+	if (file_exists(git_path("MERGE_HEAD")))
+		die("cannot do a partial commit during a merge.");
+
+	memset(&partial, 0, sizeof(partial));
+	partial.strdup_paths = 1;
+	if (list_paths(&partial, initial_commit ? NULL : "HEAD", prefix, pathspec))
+		exit(1);
+
+	discard_cache();
+	if (read_cache() < 0)
+		die("cannot read the index");
+
+	fd = hold_locked_index(&index_lock, 1);
+	add_remove_files(&partial);
+	refresh_cache(REFRESH_QUIET);
+	if (write_cache(fd, active_cache, active_nr) || close(fd))
+		die("unable to write new_index file");
+
+	fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(&false_lock,
+				       git_path("next-index-%d", getpid()), 1);
+	discard_cache();
+	if (!initial_commit) {
+		tree = parse_tree_indirect(head_sha1);
+		if (!tree)
+			die("failed to unpack HEAD tree object");
+		if (read_tree(tree, 0, NULL))
+			die("failed to read HEAD tree object");
+	}
+	add_remove_files(&partial);
+	refresh_cache(REFRESH_QUIET);
+
+	if (write_cache(fd, active_cache, active_nr) || close(fd))
+		die("unable to write temporary index file");
+	return false_lock.filename;
+}
+
+static int run_status(FILE *fp, const char *index_file, const char *prefix)
+{
+	struct wt_status s;
+
+	wt_status_prepare(&s);
+	s.prefix = prefix;
+
+	if (amend) {
+		s.amend = 1;
+		s.reference = "HEAD^1";
+	}
+	s.verbose = verbose;
+	s.untracked = untracked_files;
+	s.index_file = index_file;
+	s.fp = fp;
+
+	wt_status_print(&s);
+
+	return s.commitable;
+}
+
+static const char sign_off_header[] = "Signed-off-by: ";
+
+static int prepare_log_message(const char *index_file, const char *prefix)
+{
+	struct stat statbuf;
+	int commitable, saved_color_setting;
+	struct strbuf sb;
+	char *buffer;
+	FILE *fp;
+
+	strbuf_init(&sb, 0);
+	if (message.len) {
+		strbuf_addbuf(&sb, &message);
+	} else if (logfile && !strcmp(logfile, "-")) {
+		if (isatty(0))
+			fprintf(stderr, "(reading log message from standard input)\n");
+		if (strbuf_read(&sb, 0, 0) < 0)
+			die("could not read log from standard input");
+	} else if (logfile) {
+		if (strbuf_read_file(&sb, logfile, 0) < 0)
+			die("could not read log file '%s': %s",
+			    logfile, strerror(errno));
+	} else if (use_message) {
+		buffer = strstr(use_message_buffer, "\n\n");
+		if (!buffer || buffer[2] == '\0')
+			die("commit has empty message");
+		strbuf_add(&sb, buffer + 2, strlen(buffer + 2));
+	} else if (!stat(git_path("MERGE_MSG"), &statbuf)) {
+		if (strbuf_read_file(&sb, git_path("MERGE_MSG"), 0) < 0)
+			die("could not read MERGE_MSG: %s", strerror(errno));
+	} else if (!stat(git_path("SQUASH_MSG"), &statbuf)) {
+		if (strbuf_read_file(&sb, git_path("SQUASH_MSG"), 0) < 0)
+			die("could not read SQUASH_MSG: %s", strerror(errno));
+	} else if (template_file && !stat(template_file, &statbuf)) {
+		if (strbuf_read_file(&sb, template_file, 0) < 0)
+			die("could not read %s: %s",
+			    template_file, strerror(errno));
+	}
+
+	fp = fopen(git_path(commit_editmsg), "w");
+	if (fp == NULL)
+		die("could not open %s", git_path(commit_editmsg));
+
+	stripspace(&sb, 0);
+
+	if (signoff) {
+		struct strbuf sob;
+		int i;
+
+		strbuf_init(&sob, 0);
+		strbuf_addstr(&sob, sign_off_header);
+		strbuf_addstr(&sob, fmt_name(getenv("GIT_COMMITTER_NAME"),
+					     getenv("GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL")));
+		strbuf_addch(&sob, '\n');
+		for (i = sb.len - 1; i > 0 && sb.buf[i - 1] != '\n'; i--)
+			; /* do nothing */
+		if (prefixcmp(sb.buf + i, sob.buf)) {
+			if (prefixcmp(sb.buf + i, sign_off_header))
+				strbuf_addch(&sb, '\n');
+			strbuf_addbuf(&sb, &sob);
+		}
+		strbuf_release(&sob);
+	}
+
+	if (fwrite(sb.buf, 1, sb.len, fp) < sb.len)
+		die("could not write commit template: %s", strerror(errno));
+
+	strbuf_release(&sb);
+
+	if (no_edit) {
+		struct rev_info rev;
+		unsigned char sha1[40];
+
+		fclose(fp);
+
+		if (!active_nr && read_cache() < 0)
+			die("Cannot read index");
+
+		if (get_sha1("HEAD", sha1) != 0)
+			return !!active_nr;
+
+		init_revisions(&rev, "");
+		rev.abbrev = 0;
+		setup_revisions(0, NULL, &rev, "HEAD");
+		DIFF_OPT_SET(&rev.diffopt, QUIET);
+		DIFF_OPT_SET(&rev.diffopt, EXIT_WITH_STATUS);
+		run_diff_index(&rev, 1 /* cached */);
+
+		return !!DIFF_OPT_TST(&rev.diffopt, HAS_CHANGES);
+	}
+
+	if (in_merge && !no_edit)
+		fprintf(fp,
+			"#\n"
+			"# It looks like you may be committing a MERGE.\n"
+			"# If this is not correct, please remove the file\n"
+			"#	%s\n"
+			"# and try again.\n"
+			"#\n",
+			git_path("MERGE_HEAD"));
+
+	fprintf(fp,
+		"\n"
+		"# Please enter the commit message for your changes.\n"
+		"# (Comment lines starting with '#' will not be included)\n");
+	if (only_include_assumed)
+		fprintf(fp, "# %s\n", only_include_assumed);
+
+	saved_color_setting = wt_status_use_color;
+	wt_status_use_color = 0;
+	commitable = run_status(fp, index_file, prefix);
+	wt_status_use_color = saved_color_setting;
+
+	fclose(fp);
+
+	return commitable;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Find out if the message starting at position 'start' in the strbuf
+ * contains only whitespace and Signed-off-by lines.
+ */
+static int message_is_empty(struct strbuf *sb, int start)
+{
+	struct strbuf tmpl;
+	const char *nl;
+	int eol, i;
+
+	/* See if the template is just a prefix of the message. */
+	strbuf_init(&tmpl, 0);
+	if (template_file && strbuf_read_file(&tmpl, template_file, 0) > 0) {
+		stripspace(&tmpl, 1);
+		if (start + tmpl.len <= sb->len &&
+		    memcmp(tmpl.buf, sb->buf + start, tmpl.len) == 0)
+			start += tmpl.len;
+	}
+	strbuf_release(&tmpl);
+
+	/* Check if the rest is just whitespace and Signed-of-by's. */
+	for (i = start; i < sb->len; i++) {
+		nl = memchr(sb->buf + i, '\n', sb->len - i);
+		if (nl)
+			eol = nl - sb->buf;
+		else
+			eol = sb->len;
+
+		if (strlen(sign_off_header) <= eol - i &&
+		    !prefixcmp(sb->buf + i, sign_off_header)) {
+			i = eol;
+			continue;
+		}
+		while (i < eol)
+			if (!isspace(sb->buf[i++]))
+				return 0;
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static void determine_author_info(struct strbuf *sb)
+{
+	char *name, *email, *date;
+
+	name = getenv("GIT_AUTHOR_NAME");
+	email = getenv("GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL");
+	date = getenv("GIT_AUTHOR_DATE");
+
+	if (use_message) {
+		const char *a, *lb, *rb, *eol;
+
+		a = strstr(use_message_buffer, "\nauthor ");
+		if (!a)
+			die("invalid commit: %s", use_message);
+
+		lb = strstr(a + 8, " <");
+		rb = strstr(a + 8, "> ");
+		eol = strchr(a + 8, '\n');
+		if (!lb || !rb || !eol)
+			die("invalid commit: %s", use_message);
+
+		name = xstrndup(a + 8, lb - (a + 8));
+		email = xstrndup(lb + 2, rb - (lb + 2));
+		date = xstrndup(rb + 2, eol - (rb + 2));
+	}
+
+	if (force_author) {
+		const char *lb = strstr(force_author, " <");
+		const char *rb = strchr(force_author, '>');
+
+		if (!lb || !rb)
+			die("malformed --author parameter");
+		name = xstrndup(force_author, lb - force_author);
+		email = xstrndup(lb + 2, rb - (lb + 2));
+	}
+
+	strbuf_addf(sb, "author %s\n", fmt_ident(name, email, date, 1));
+}
+
+static int parse_and_validate_options(int argc, const char *argv[],
+				      const char * const usage[])
+{
+	int f = 0;
+
+	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, builtin_commit_options, usage, 0);
+
+	if (logfile || message.len || use_message)
+		no_edit = 1;
+	if (edit_flag)
+		no_edit = 0;
+
+	if (get_sha1("HEAD", head_sha1))
+		initial_commit = 1;
+
+	if (!get_sha1("MERGE_HEAD", merge_head_sha1))
+		in_merge = 1;
+
+	/* Sanity check options */
+	if (amend && initial_commit)
+		die("You have nothing to amend.");
+	if (amend && in_merge)
+		die("You are in the middle of a merge -- cannot amend.");
+
+	if (use_message)
+		f++;
+	if (edit_message)
+		f++;
+	if (logfile)
+		f++;
+	if (f > 1)
+		die("Only one of -c/-C/-F can be used.");
+	if (message.len && f > 0)
+		die("Option -m cannot be combined with -c/-C/-F.");
+	if (edit_message)
+		use_message = edit_message;
+	if (amend)
+		use_message = "HEAD";
+	if (use_message) {
+		unsigned char sha1[20];
+		static char utf8[] = "UTF-8";
+		const char *out_enc;
+		char *enc, *end;
+		struct commit *commit;
+
+		if (get_sha1(use_message, sha1))
+			die("could not lookup commit %s", use_message);
+		commit = lookup_commit(sha1);
+		if (!commit || parse_commit(commit))
+			die("could not parse commit %s", use_message);
+
+		enc = strstr(commit->buffer, "\nencoding");
+		if (enc) {
+			end = strchr(enc + 10, '\n');
+			enc = xstrndup(enc + 10, end - (enc + 10));
+		} else {
+			enc = utf8;
+		}
+		out_enc = git_commit_encoding ? git_commit_encoding : utf8;
+
+		if (strcmp(out_enc, enc))
+			use_message_buffer =
+				reencode_string(commit->buffer, out_enc, enc);
+
+		/*
+		 * If we failed to reencode the buffer, just copy it
+		 * byte for byte so the user can try to fix it up.
+		 * This also handles the case where input and output
+		 * encodings are identical.
+		 */
+		if (use_message_buffer == NULL)
+			use_message_buffer = xstrdup(commit->buffer);
+		if (enc != utf8)
+			free(enc);
+	}
+
+	if (!!also + !!only + !!all + !!interactive > 1)
+		die("Only one of --include/--only/--all/--interactive can be used.");
+	if (argc == 0 && (also || (only && !amend)))
+		die("No paths with --include/--only does not make sense.");
+	if (argc == 0 && only && amend)
+		only_include_assumed = "Clever... amending the last one with dirty index.";
+	if (argc > 0 && !also && !only) {
+		only_include_assumed = "Explicit paths specified without -i nor -o; assuming --only paths...";
+		also = 0;
+	}
+
+	if (all && argc > 0)
+		die("Paths with -a does not make sense.");
+	else if (interactive && argc > 0)
+		die("Paths with --interactive does not make sense.");
+
+	return argc;
+}
+
+int cmd_status(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
+{
+	const char *index_file;
+	int commitable;
+
+	git_config(git_status_config);
+
+	argc = parse_and_validate_options(argc, argv, builtin_status_usage);
+
+	index_file = prepare_index(argv, prefix);
+
+	commitable = run_status(stdout, index_file, prefix);
+
+	rollback_index_files();
+
+	return commitable ? 0 : 1;
+}
+
+static int run_hook(const char *index_file, const char *name, const char *arg)
+{
+	struct child_process hook;
+	const char *argv[3], *env[2];
+	char index[PATH_MAX];
+
+	argv[0] = git_path("hooks/%s", name);
+	argv[1] = arg;
+	argv[2] = NULL;
+	snprintf(index, sizeof(index), "GIT_INDEX_FILE=%s", index_file);
+	env[0] = index;
+	env[1] = NULL;
+
+	if (access(argv[0], X_OK) < 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	memset(&hook, 0, sizeof(hook));
+	hook.argv = argv;
+	hook.no_stdin = 1;
+	hook.stdout_to_stderr = 1;
+	hook.env = env;
+
+	return run_command(&hook);
+}
+
+static void print_summary(const char *prefix, const unsigned char *sha1)
+{
+	struct rev_info rev;
+	struct commit *commit;
+
+	commit = lookup_commit(sha1);
+	if (!commit)
+		die("couldn't look up newly created commit");
+	if (!commit || parse_commit(commit))
+		die("could not parse newly created commit");
+
+	init_revisions(&rev, prefix);
+	setup_revisions(0, NULL, &rev, NULL);
+
+	rev.abbrev = 0;
+	rev.diff = 1;
+	rev.diffopt.output_format =
+		DIFF_FORMAT_SHORTSTAT | DIFF_FORMAT_SUMMARY;
+
+	rev.verbose_header = 1;
+	rev.show_root_diff = 1;
+	rev.commit_format = get_commit_format("format:%h: %s");
+	rev.always_show_header = 1;
+
+	printf("Created %scommit ", initial_commit ? "initial " : "");
+
+	log_tree_commit(&rev, commit);
+	printf("\n");
+}
+
+int git_commit_config(const char *k, const char *v)
+{
+	if (!strcmp(k, "commit.template")) {
+		template_file = xstrdup(v);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return git_status_config(k, v);
+}
+
+static int is_a_merge(const unsigned char *sha1)
+{
+	struct commit *commit = lookup_commit(sha1);
+	if (!commit || parse_commit(commit))
+		die("could not parse HEAD commit");
+	return !!(commit->parents && commit->parents->next);
+}
+
+static const char commit_utf8_warn[] =
+"Warning: commit message does not conform to UTF-8.\n"
+"You may want to amend it after fixing the message, or set the config\n"
+"variable i18n.commitencoding to the encoding your project uses.\n";
+
+int cmd_commit(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
+{
+	int header_len;
+	struct strbuf sb;
+	const char *index_file, *reflog_msg;
+	char *nl, *p;
+	unsigned char commit_sha1[20];
+	struct ref_lock *ref_lock;
+
+	git_config(git_commit_config);
+
+	argc = parse_and_validate_options(argc, argv, builtin_commit_usage);
+
+	index_file = prepare_index(argv, prefix);
+
+	if (!no_verify && run_hook(index_file, "pre-commit", NULL)) {
+		rollback_index_files();
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (!prepare_log_message(index_file, prefix) && !in_merge &&
+	    !allow_empty && !(amend && is_a_merge(head_sha1))) {
+		run_status(stdout, index_file, prefix);
+		rollback_index_files();
+		unlink(commit_editmsg);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Re-read the index as pre-commit hook could have updated it,
+	 * and write it out as a tree.
+	 */
+	discard_cache();
+	read_cache_from(index_file);
+	if (!active_cache_tree)
+		active_cache_tree = cache_tree();
+	if (cache_tree_update(active_cache_tree,
+			      active_cache, active_nr, 0, 0) < 0) {
+		rollback_index_files();
+		die("Error building trees");
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * The commit object
+	 */
+	strbuf_init(&sb, 0);
+	strbuf_addf(&sb, "tree %s\n",
+		    sha1_to_hex(active_cache_tree->sha1));
+
+	/* Determine parents */
+	if (initial_commit) {
+		reflog_msg = "commit (initial)";
+	} else if (amend) {
+		struct commit_list *c;
+		struct commit *commit;
+
+		reflog_msg = "commit (amend)";
+		commit = lookup_commit(head_sha1);
+		if (!commit || parse_commit(commit))
+			die("could not parse HEAD commit");
+
+		for (c = commit->parents; c; c = c->next)
+			strbuf_addf(&sb, "parent %s\n",
+				      sha1_to_hex(c->item->object.sha1));
+	} else if (in_merge) {
+		struct strbuf m;
+		FILE *fp;
+
+		reflog_msg = "commit (merge)";
+		strbuf_addf(&sb, "parent %s\n", sha1_to_hex(head_sha1));
+		strbuf_init(&m, 0);
+		fp = fopen(git_path("MERGE_HEAD"), "r");
+		if (fp == NULL)
+			die("could not open %s for reading: %s",
+			    git_path("MERGE_HEAD"), strerror(errno));
+		while (strbuf_getline(&m, fp, '\n') != EOF)
+			strbuf_addf(&sb, "parent %s\n", m.buf);
+		fclose(fp);
+		strbuf_release(&m);
+	} else {
+		reflog_msg = "commit";
+		strbuf_addf(&sb, "parent %s\n", sha1_to_hex(head_sha1));
+	}
+
+	determine_author_info(&sb);
+	strbuf_addf(&sb, "committer %s\n", git_committer_info(1));
+	if (!is_encoding_utf8(git_commit_encoding))
+		strbuf_addf(&sb, "encoding %s\n", git_commit_encoding);
+	strbuf_addch(&sb, '\n');
+
+	/* Get the commit message and validate it */
+	header_len = sb.len;
+	if (!no_edit) {
+		char index[PATH_MAX];
+		const char *env[2] = { index, NULL };
+		snprintf(index, sizeof(index), "GIT_INDEX_FILE=%s", index_file);
+		launch_editor(git_path(commit_editmsg), &sb, env);
+	} else if (strbuf_read_file(&sb, git_path(commit_editmsg), 0) < 0) {
+		rollback_index_files();
+		die("could not read commit message");
+	}
+	if (run_hook(index_file, "commit-msg", git_path(commit_editmsg))) {
+		rollback_index_files();
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	/* Truncate the message just before the diff, if any. */
+	p = strstr(sb.buf, "\ndiff --git a/");
+	if (p != NULL)
+		strbuf_setlen(&sb, p - sb.buf + 1);
+
+	stripspace(&sb, 1);
+	if (sb.len < header_len || message_is_empty(&sb, header_len)) {
+		rollback_index_files();
+		die("no commit message?  aborting commit.");
+	}
+	strbuf_addch(&sb, '\0');
+	if (is_encoding_utf8(git_commit_encoding) && !is_utf8(sb.buf))
+		fprintf(stderr, commit_utf8_warn);
+
+	if (write_sha1_file(sb.buf, sb.len - 1, commit_type, commit_sha1)) {
+		rollback_index_files();
+		die("failed to write commit object");
+	}
+
+	ref_lock = lock_any_ref_for_update("HEAD",
+					   initial_commit ? NULL : head_sha1,
+					   0);
+
+	nl = strchr(sb.buf + header_len, '\n');
+	if (nl)
+		strbuf_setlen(&sb, nl + 1 - sb.buf);
+	else
+		strbuf_addch(&sb, '\n');
+	strbuf_remove(&sb, 0, header_len);
+	strbuf_insert(&sb, 0, reflog_msg, strlen(reflog_msg));
+	strbuf_insert(&sb, strlen(reflog_msg), ": ", 2);
+
+	if (!ref_lock) {
+		rollback_index_files();
+		die("cannot lock HEAD ref");
+	}
+	if (write_ref_sha1(ref_lock, commit_sha1, sb.buf) < 0) {
+		rollback_index_files();
+		die("cannot update HEAD ref");
+	}
+
+	unlink(git_path("MERGE_HEAD"));
+	unlink(git_path("MERGE_MSG"));
+
+	commit_index_files();
+
+	rerere();
+	run_hook(get_index_file(), "post-commit", NULL);
+	if (!quiet)
+		print_summary(prefix, commit_sha1);
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/builtin-ls-files.c b/builtin-ls-files.c
index 7f60709830..0f0ab2da16 100644
--- a/builtin-ls-files.c
+++ b/builtin-ls-files.c
@@ -38,28 +38,28 @@ static const char *tag_modified = "";
 
 
 /*
- * Match a pathspec against a filename. The first "len" characters
+ * Match a pathspec against a filename. The first "skiplen" characters
  * are the common prefix
  */
-static int match(const char **spec, char *ps_matched,
-		 const char *filename, int len)
+int pathspec_match(const char **spec, char *ps_matched,
+		   const char *filename, int skiplen)
 {
 	const char *m;
 
 	while ((m = *spec++) != NULL) {
-		int matchlen = strlen(m + len);
+		int matchlen = strlen(m + skiplen);
 
 		if (!matchlen)
 			goto matched;
-		if (!strncmp(m + len, filename + len, matchlen)) {
-			if (m[len + matchlen - 1] == '/')
+		if (!strncmp(m + skiplen, filename + skiplen, matchlen)) {
+			if (m[skiplen + matchlen - 1] == '/')
 				goto matched;
-			switch (filename[len + matchlen]) {
+			switch (filename[skiplen + matchlen]) {
 			case '/': case '\0':
 				goto matched;
 			}
 		}
-		if (!fnmatch(m + len, filename + len, 0))
+		if (!fnmatch(m + skiplen, filename + skiplen, 0))
 			goto matched;
 		if (ps_matched)
 			ps_matched++;
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static void show_dir_entry(const char *tag, struct dir_entry *ent)
 	if (len >= ent->len)
 		die("git-ls-files: internal error - directory entry not superset of prefix");
 
-	if (pathspec && !match(pathspec, ps_matched, ent->name, len))
+	if (pathspec && !pathspec_match(pathspec, ps_matched, ent->name, len))
 		return;
 
 	fputs(tag, stdout);
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static void show_ce_entry(const char *tag, struct cache_entry *ce)
 	if (len >= ce_namelen(ce))
 		die("git-ls-files: internal error - cache entry not superset of prefix");
 
-	if (pathspec && !match(pathspec, ps_matched, ce->name, len))
+	if (pathspec && !pathspec_match(pathspec, ps_matched, ce->name, len))
 		return;
 
 	if (tag && *tag && show_valid_bit &&
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ static const char *verify_pathspec(const char *prefix)
  * that were given from the command line.  We are not
  * going to write this index out.
  */
-static void overlay_tree(const char *tree_name, const char *prefix)
+void overlay_tree_on_cache(const char *tree_name, const char *prefix)
 {
 	struct tree *tree;
 	unsigned char sha1[20];
@@ -384,6 +384,42 @@ static void overlay_tree(const char *tree_name, const char *prefix)
 	}
 }
 
+int report_path_error(const char *ps_matched, const char **pathspec, int prefix_offset)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Make sure all pathspec matched; otherwise it is an error.
+	 */
+	int num, errors = 0;
+	for (num = 0; pathspec[num]; num++) {
+		int other, found_dup;
+
+		if (ps_matched[num])
+			continue;
+		/*
+		 * The caller might have fed identical pathspec
+		 * twice.  Do not barf on such a mistake.
+		 */
+		for (found_dup = other = 0;
+		     !found_dup && pathspec[other];
+		     other++) {
+			if (other == num || !ps_matched[other])
+				continue;
+			if (!strcmp(pathspec[other], pathspec[num]))
+				/*
+				 * Ok, we have a match already.
+				 */
+				found_dup = 1;
+		}
+		if (found_dup)
+			continue;
+
+		error("pathspec '%s' did not match any file(s) known to git.",
+		      pathspec[num] + prefix_offset);
+		errors++;
+	}
+	return errors;
+}
+
 static const char ls_files_usage[] =
 	"git-ls-files [-z] [-t] [-v] (--[cached|deleted|others|stage|unmerged|killed|modified])* "
 	"[ --ignored ] [--exclude=<pattern>] [--exclude-from=<file>] "
@@ -568,47 +604,17 @@ int cmd_ls_files(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		 */
 		if (show_stage || show_unmerged)
 			die("ls-files --with-tree is incompatible with -s or -u");
-		overlay_tree(with_tree, prefix);
+		overlay_tree_on_cache(with_tree, prefix);
 	}
 	show_files(&dir, prefix);
 
 	if (ps_matched) {
-		/* We need to make sure all pathspec matched otherwise
-		 * it is an error.
-		 */
-		int num, errors = 0;
-		for (num = 0; pathspec[num]; num++) {
-			int other, found_dup;
-
-			if (ps_matched[num])
-				continue;
-			/*
-			 * The caller might have fed identical pathspec
-			 * twice.  Do not barf on such a mistake.
-			 */
-			for (found_dup = other = 0;
-			     !found_dup && pathspec[other];
-			     other++) {
-				if (other == num || !ps_matched[other])
-					continue;
-				if (!strcmp(pathspec[other], pathspec[num]))
-					/*
-					 * Ok, we have a match already.
-					 */
-					found_dup = 1;
-			}
-			if (found_dup)
-				continue;
-
-			error("pathspec '%s' did not match any file(s) known to git.",
-			      pathspec[num] + prefix_offset);
-			errors++;
-		}
-
-		if (errors)
+		int bad;
+		bad = report_path_error(ps_matched, pathspec, prefix_offset);
+		if (bad)
 			fprintf(stderr, "Did you forget to 'git add'?\n");
 
-		return errors ? 1 : 0;
+		return bad ? 1 : 0;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/builtin-runstatus.c b/builtin-runstatus.c
index 2db25c88bf..8d167a9674 100644
--- a/builtin-runstatus.c
+++ b/builtin-runstatus.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ int cmd_runstatus(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	git_config(git_status_config);
 	wt_status_prepare(&s);
+	s.prefix = prefix;
 
 	for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
 		if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--color"))
diff --git a/builtin-tag.c b/builtin-tag.c
index 114c684d24..729389bbd6 100644
--- a/builtin-tag.c
+++ b/builtin-tag.c
@@ -23,11 +23,9 @@ static const char * const git_tag_usage[] = {
 
 static char signingkey[1000];
 
-static void launch_editor(const char *path, struct strbuf *buffer)
+void launch_editor(const char *path, struct strbuf *buffer, const char *const *env)
 {
 	const char *editor, *terminal;
-	struct child_process child;
-	const char *args[3];
 
 	editor = getenv("GIT_EDITOR");
 	if (!editor && editor_program)
@@ -48,14 +46,12 @@ static void launch_editor(const char *path, struct strbuf *buffer)
 	if (!editor)
 		editor = "vi";
 
-	memset(&child, 0, sizeof(child));
-	child.argv = args;
-	args[0] = editor;
-	args[1] = path;
-	args[2] = NULL;
+	if (strcmp(editor, ":")) {
+		const char *args[] = { editor, path, NULL };
 
-	if (run_command(&child))
-		die("There was a problem with the editor %s.", editor);
+		if (run_command_v_opt_cd_env(args, 0, NULL, env))
+			die("There was a problem with the editor %s.", editor);
+	}
 
 	if (strbuf_read_file(buffer, path, 0) < 0)
 		die("could not read message file '%s': %s",
@@ -322,7 +318,7 @@ static void create_tag(const unsigned char *object, const char *tag,
 			write_or_die(fd, tag_template, strlen(tag_template));
 		close(fd);
 
-		launch_editor(path, buf);
+		launch_editor(path, buf, NULL);
 
 		unlink(path);
 		free(path);
diff --git a/builtin.h b/builtin.h
index 3c1bf38d83..cb675c4d7a 100644
--- a/builtin.h
+++ b/builtin.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ extern int cmd_check_ref_format(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 extern int cmd_cherry(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_cherry_pick(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_clean(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_commit(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_commit_tree(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_count_objects(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_describe(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
@@ -72,11 +73,11 @@ extern int cmd_rev_list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_rev_parse(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_revert(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_rm(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
-extern int cmd_runstatus(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_send_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_shortlog(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_show(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_show_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_status(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_stripspace(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_symbolic_ref(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_tag(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index ff2a1c0778..406befb705 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@ enum date_mode parse_date_format(const char *format);
 extern const char *git_author_info(int);
 extern const char *git_committer_info(int);
 extern const char *fmt_ident(const char *name, const char *email, const char *date_str, int);
+extern const char *fmt_name(const char *name, const char *email);
 
 struct checkout {
 	const char *base_dir;
@@ -631,10 +632,18 @@ extern void trace_argv_printf(const char **argv, const char *format, ...);
 extern int convert_to_git(const char *path, const char *src, size_t len, struct strbuf *dst);
 extern int convert_to_working_tree(const char *path, const char *src, size_t len, struct strbuf *dst);
 
+/* add */
+void add_files_to_cache(int verbose, const char *prefix, const char **pathspec);
+
 /* diff.c */
 extern int diff_auto_refresh_index;
 
 /* match-trees.c */
 void shift_tree(const unsigned char *, const unsigned char *, unsigned char *, int);
 
+/* ls-files */
+int pathspec_match(const char **spec, char *matched, const char *filename, int skiplen);
+int report_path_error(const char *ps_matched, const char **pathspec, int prefix_offset);
+void overlay_tree_on_cache(const char *tree_name, const char *prefix);
+
 #endif /* CACHE_H */
diff --git a/commit.h b/commit.h
index aa679867a9..f450aae8aa 100644
--- a/commit.h
+++ b/commit.h
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ extern struct commit_list *get_shallow_commits(struct object_array *heads,
 int in_merge_bases(struct commit *, struct commit **, int);
 
 extern int interactive_add(void);
-extern void add_files_to_cache(int verbose, const char *prefix, const char **files);
 extern int rerere(void);
 
 static inline int single_parent(struct commit *commit)
diff --git a/git-commit.sh b/contrib/examples/git-commit.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from git-commit.sh
rename to contrib/examples/git-commit.sh
diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index d448902909..6b3273d1d1 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ int read_directory(struct dir_struct *dir, const char *path, const char *base, i
 int file_exists(const char *f)
 {
 	struct stat sb;
-	return stat(f, &sb) == 0;
+	return lstat(f, &sb) == 0;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index c4877a9714..15fec8974a 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ static void handle_internal_command(int argc, const char **argv)
 		{ "cherry", cmd_cherry, RUN_SETUP },
 		{ "cherry-pick", cmd_cherry_pick, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
 		{ "clean", cmd_clean, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
+		{ "commit", cmd_commit, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
 		{ "commit-tree", cmd_commit_tree, RUN_SETUP },
 		{ "config", cmd_config },
 		{ "count-objects", cmd_count_objects, RUN_SETUP },
@@ -346,11 +347,11 @@ static void handle_internal_command(int argc, const char **argv)
 		{ "rev-parse", cmd_rev_parse },
 		{ "revert", cmd_revert, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
 		{ "rm", cmd_rm, RUN_SETUP },
-		{ "runstatus", cmd_runstatus, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
 		{ "send-pack", cmd_send_pack, RUN_SETUP },
 		{ "shortlog", cmd_shortlog, RUN_SETUP | USE_PAGER },
 		{ "show-branch", cmd_show_branch, RUN_SETUP },
 		{ "show", cmd_show, RUN_SETUP | USE_PAGER },
+		{ "status", cmd_status, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
 		{ "stripspace", cmd_stripspace },
 		{ "symbolic-ref", cmd_symbolic_ref, RUN_SETUP },
 		{ "tag", cmd_tag, RUN_SETUP },
diff --git a/ident.c b/ident.c
index dbd0f527b2..07b4998f71 100644
--- a/ident.c
+++ b/ident.c
@@ -182,12 +182,14 @@ static const char *env_hint =
 "Omit --global to set the identity only in this repository.\n"
 "\n";
 
-const char *fmt_ident(const char *name, const char *email,
-		      const char *date_str, int error_on_no_name)
+static const char *fmt_ident_1(const char *name, const char *email,
+			       const char *date_str, int flag)
 {
 	static char buffer[1000];
 	char date[50];
 	int i;
+	int error_on_no_name = !!(flag & 01);
+	int name_addr_only = !!(flag & 02);
 
 	setup_ident();
 	if (!name)
@@ -214,20 +216,36 @@ const char *fmt_ident(const char *name, const char *email,
 	}
 
 	strcpy(date, git_default_date);
-	if (date_str)
+	if (!name_addr_only && date_str)
 		parse_date(date_str, date, sizeof(date));
 
 	i = copy(buffer, sizeof(buffer), 0, name);
 	i = add_raw(buffer, sizeof(buffer), i, " <");
 	i = copy(buffer, sizeof(buffer), i, email);
-	i = add_raw(buffer, sizeof(buffer), i, "> ");
-	i = copy(buffer, sizeof(buffer), i, date);
+	if (!name_addr_only) {
+		i = add_raw(buffer, sizeof(buffer), i,  "> ");
+		i = copy(buffer, sizeof(buffer), i, date);
+	} else {
+		i = add_raw(buffer, sizeof(buffer), i, ">");
+	}
 	if (i >= sizeof(buffer))
 		die("Impossibly long personal identifier");
 	buffer[i] = 0;
 	return buffer;
 }
 
+const char *fmt_ident(const char *name, const char *email,
+		      const char *date_str, int error_on_no_name)
+{
+	int flag = (error_on_no_name ? 01 : 0);
+	return fmt_ident_1(name, email, date_str, flag);
+}
+
+const char *fmt_name(const char *name, const char *email)
+{
+	return fmt_ident_1(name, email, NULL, 03);
+}
+
 const char *git_author_info(int error_on_no_name)
 {
 	return fmt_ident(getenv("GIT_AUTHOR_NAME"),
diff --git a/strbuf.h b/strbuf.h
index 13919123dc..36d61db657 100644
--- a/strbuf.h
+++ b/strbuf.h
@@ -117,5 +117,6 @@ extern int strbuf_read_file(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path, size_t hint);
 extern int strbuf_getline(struct strbuf *, FILE *, int);
 
 extern void stripspace(struct strbuf *buf, int skip_comments);
+extern void launch_editor(const char *path, struct strbuf *buffer, const char *const *env);
 
 #endif /* STRBUF_H */
diff --git a/t/t3001-ls-files-others-exclude.sh b/t/t3001-ls-files-others-exclude.sh
index ae0639d8f3..e25b255683 100755
--- a/t/t3001-ls-files-others-exclude.sh
+++ b/t/t3001-ls-files-others-exclude.sh
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ EOF
 
 git config core.excludesFile excludes-file
 
-git runstatus | grep "^#	" > output
+git status | grep "^#	" > output
 
 cat > expect << EOF
 #	.gitignore
diff --git a/t/t4001-diff-rename.sh b/t/t4001-diff-rename.sh
index 2fe50bc7ce..a32692417d 100755
--- a/t/t4001-diff-rename.sh
+++ b/t/t4001-diff-rename.sh
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ test_expect_success 'favour same basenames over different ones' '
 	git rm path1 &&
 	mkdir subdir &&
 	git mv another-path subdir/path1 &&
-	git runstatus | grep "renamed: .*path1 -> subdir/path1"'
+	git status | grep "renamed: .*path1 -> subdir/path1"'
 
 test_expect_success  'favour same basenames even with minor differences' '
 	git show HEAD:path1 | sed "s/15/16/" > subdir/path1 &&
-	git runstatus | grep "renamed: .*path1 -> subdir/path1"'
+	git status | grep "renamed: .*path1 -> subdir/path1"'
 
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t7500-commit.sh b/t/t7500-commit.sh
index cf389b81da..baed6ce96b 100755
--- a/t/t7500-commit.sh
+++ b/t/t7500-commit.sh
@@ -122,7 +122,20 @@ test_expect_success 'using alternate GIT_INDEX_FILE (2)' '
 
 	) &&
 	cmp .git/index saved-index >/dev/null
+'
 
+cat > expect << EOF
+zort
+
+Signed-off-by: C O Mitter <committer@example.com>
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success '--signoff' '
+	echo "yet another content *narf*" >> foo &&
+	echo "zort" |
+		GIT_EDITOR=../t7500/add-content git commit -s -F - foo &&
+	git cat-file commit HEAD | sed "1,/^$/d" > output &&
+	diff expect output
 '
 
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t7501-commit.sh b/t/t7501-commit.sh
index 0316ecf5a1..19c4b2c556 100755
--- a/t/t7501-commit.sh
+++ b/t/t7501-commit.sh
@@ -244,8 +244,35 @@ test_expect_success 'multiple -m' '
 
 '
 
+author="The Real Author <someguy@his.email.org>"
+test_expect_success 'amend commit to fix author' '
+
+	oldtick=$GIT_AUTHOR_DATE &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git reset --hard &&
+	git cat-file -p HEAD |
+	sed -e "s/author.*/author $author $oldtick/" \
+		-e "s/^\(committer.*> \).*$/\1$GIT_COMMITTER_DATE/" > \
+		expected &&
+	git commit --amend --author="$author" &&
+	git cat-file -p HEAD > current &&
+	diff expected current
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'git commit <file> with dirty index' '
+	echo tacocat > elif &&
+	echo tehlulz > chz &&
+	git add chz &&
+	git commit elif -m "tacocat is a palindrome" &&
+	git show --stat | grep elif &&
+	git diff --cached | grep chz
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'same tree (single parent)' '
 
+	git reset --hard
+
 	if git commit -m empty
 	then
 		echo oops -- should have complained
diff --git a/t/t7502-commit.sh b/t/t7502-commit.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..21ac785e3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t7502-commit.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='git commit porcelain-ish'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'the basics' '
+
+	echo doing partial >"commit is" &&
+	mkdir not &&
+	echo very much encouraged but we should >not/forbid &&
+	git add "commit is" not &&
+	echo update added "commit is" file >"commit is" &&
+	echo also update another >not/forbid &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -a -m "initial with -a" &&
+
+	git cat-file blob HEAD:"commit is" >current.1 &&
+	git cat-file blob HEAD:not/forbid >current.2 &&
+
+	cmp current.1 "commit is" &&
+	cmp current.2 not/forbid
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'partial' '
+
+	echo another >"commit is" &&
+	echo another >not/forbid &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -m "partial commit to handle a file" "commit is" &&
+
+	changed=$(git diff-tree --name-only HEAD^ HEAD) &&
+	test "$changed" = "commit is"
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'partial modification in a subdirecotry' '
+
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -m "partial commit to subdirectory" not &&
+
+	changed=$(git diff-tree -r --name-only HEAD^ HEAD) &&
+	test "$changed" = "not/forbid"
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'partial removal' '
+
+	git rm not/forbid &&
+	git commit -m "partial commit to remove not/forbid" not &&
+
+	changed=$(git diff-tree -r --name-only HEAD^ HEAD) &&
+	test "$changed" = "not/forbid" &&
+	remain=$(git ls-tree -r --name-only HEAD) &&
+	test "$remain" = "commit is"
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'sign off' '
+
+	>positive &&
+	git add positive &&
+	git commit -s -m "thank you" &&
+	actual=$(git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -ne "s/Signed-off-by: //p") &&
+	expected=$(git var GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT | sed -e "s/>.*/>/") &&
+	test "z$actual" = "z$expected"
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'multiple -m' '
+
+	>negative &&
+	git add negative &&
+	git commit -m "one" -m "two" -m "three" &&
+	actual=$(git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -e "1,/^\$/d") &&
+	expected=$(echo one; echo; echo two; echo; echo three) &&
+	test "z$actual" = "z$expected"
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'verbose' '
+
+	echo minus >negative &&
+	git add negative &&
+	git status -v | sed -ne "/^diff --git /p" >actual &&
+	echo "diff --git a/negative b/negative" >expect &&
+	diff -u expect actual
+
+'
+
+test_done
diff --git a/t/t7502-status.sh b/t/t7502-status.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..d6ae69d46e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t7502-status.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2007 Johannes E. Schindelin
+#
+
+test_description='git-status'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'setup' '
+	: > tracked &&
+	: > modified &&
+	mkdir dir1 &&
+	: > dir1/tracked &&
+	: > dir1/modified &&
+	mkdir dir2 &&
+	: > dir1/tracked &&
+	: > dir1/modified &&
+	git add . &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -m initial &&
+	: > untracked &&
+	: > dir1/untracked &&
+	: > dir2/untracked &&
+	echo 1 > dir1/modified &&
+	echo 2 > dir2/modified &&
+	echo 3 > dir2/added &&
+	git add dir2/added
+'
+
+cat > expect << \EOF
+# On branch master
+# Changes to be committed:
+#   (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
+#
+#	new file:   dir2/added
+#
+# Changed but not updated:
+#   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
+#
+#	modified:   dir1/modified
+#
+# Untracked files:
+#   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
+#
+#	dir1/untracked
+#	dir2/modified
+#	dir2/untracked
+#	expect
+#	output
+#	untracked
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'status' '
+
+	git status > output &&
+	git diff expect output
+
+'
+
+cat > expect << \EOF
+# On branch master
+# Changes to be committed:
+#   (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
+#
+#	new file:   ../dir2/added
+#
+# Changed but not updated:
+#   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
+#
+#	modified:   modified
+#
+# Untracked files:
+#   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
+#
+#	untracked
+#	../dir2/modified
+#	../dir2/untracked
+#	../expect
+#	../output
+#	../untracked
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'status with relative paths' '
+
+	(cd dir1 && git status) > output &&
+	git diff expect output
+
+'
+
+test_done
diff --git a/wt-status.c b/wt-status.c
index bf2fe8d237..d35386dae1 100644
--- a/wt-status.c
+++ b/wt-status.c
@@ -81,33 +81,47 @@ static void wt_status_print_trailer(struct wt_status *s)
 	color_fprintf_ln(s->fp, color(WT_STATUS_HEADER), "#");
 }
 
-static const char *quote_crlf(const char *in, char *buf, size_t sz)
+static char *quote_path(const char *in, int len,
+			struct strbuf *out, const char *prefix)
 {
-	const char *scan;
-	char *out;
-	const char *ret = in;
+	if (len < 0)
+		len = strlen(in);
 
-	for (scan = in, out = buf; *scan; scan++) {
-		int ch = *scan;
-		int quoted;
+	strbuf_grow(out, len);
+	strbuf_setlen(out, 0);
+	if (prefix) {
+		int off = 0;
+		while (prefix[off] && off < len && prefix[off] == in[off])
+			if (prefix[off] == '/') {
+				prefix += off + 1;
+				in += off + 1;
+				len -= off + 1;
+				off = 0;
+			} else
+				off++;
+
+		for (; *prefix; prefix++)
+			if (*prefix == '/')
+				strbuf_addstr(out, "../");
+	}
+
+	for ( ; len > 0; in++, len--) {
+		int ch = *in;
 
 		switch (ch) {
 		case '\n':
-			quoted = 'n';
+			strbuf_addstr(out, "\\n");
 			break;
 		case '\r':
-			quoted = 'r';
+			strbuf_addstr(out, "\\r");
 			break;
 		default:
-			*out++ = ch;
+			strbuf_addch(out, ch);
 			continue;
 		}
-		*out++ = '\\';
-		*out++ = quoted;
-		ret = buf;
 	}
-	*out = '\0';
-	return ret;
+
+	return out->buf;
 }
 
 static void wt_status_print_filepair(struct wt_status *s,
@@ -115,10 +129,12 @@ static void wt_status_print_filepair(struct wt_status *s,
 {
 	const char *c = color(t);
 	const char *one, *two;
-	char onebuf[PATH_MAX], twobuf[PATH_MAX];
+	struct strbuf onebuf, twobuf;
 
-	one = quote_crlf(p->one->path, onebuf, sizeof(onebuf));
-	two = quote_crlf(p->two->path, twobuf, sizeof(twobuf));
+	strbuf_init(&onebuf, 0);
+	strbuf_init(&twobuf, 0);
+	one = quote_path(p->one->path, -1, &onebuf, s->prefix);
+	two = quote_path(p->two->path, -1, &twobuf, s->prefix);
 
 	color_fprintf(s->fp, color(WT_STATUS_HEADER), "#\t");
 	switch (p->status) {
@@ -150,6 +166,8 @@ static void wt_status_print_filepair(struct wt_status *s,
 		die("bug: unhandled diff status %c", p->status);
 	}
 	fprintf(s->fp, "\n");
+	strbuf_release(&onebuf);
+	strbuf_release(&twobuf);
 }
 
 static void wt_status_print_updated_cb(struct diff_queue_struct *q,
@@ -204,8 +222,9 @@ static void wt_read_cache(struct wt_status *s)
 static void wt_status_print_initial(struct wt_status *s)
 {
 	int i;
-	char buf[PATH_MAX];
+	struct strbuf buf;
 
+	strbuf_init(&buf, 0);
 	wt_read_cache(s);
 	if (active_nr) {
 		s->commitable = 1;
@@ -214,11 +233,12 @@ static void wt_status_print_initial(struct wt_status *s)
 	for (i = 0; i < active_nr; i++) {
 		color_fprintf(s->fp, color(WT_STATUS_HEADER), "#\t");
 		color_fprintf_ln(s->fp, color(WT_STATUS_UPDATED), "new file: %s",
-				quote_crlf(active_cache[i]->name,
-					   buf, sizeof(buf)));
+				quote_path(active_cache[i]->name, -1,
+					   &buf, s->prefix));
 	}
 	if (active_nr)
 		wt_status_print_trailer(s);
+	strbuf_release(&buf);
 }
 
 static void wt_status_print_updated(struct wt_status *s)
@@ -253,7 +273,9 @@ static void wt_status_print_untracked(struct wt_status *s)
 	struct dir_struct dir;
 	int i;
 	int shown_header = 0;
+	struct strbuf buf;
 
+	strbuf_init(&buf, 0);
 	memset(&dir, 0, sizeof(dir));
 
 	if (!s->untracked) {
@@ -285,20 +307,38 @@ static void wt_status_print_untracked(struct wt_status *s)
 			shown_header = 1;
 		}
 		color_fprintf(s->fp, color(WT_STATUS_HEADER), "#\t");
-		color_fprintf_ln(s->fp, color(WT_STATUS_UNTRACKED), "%.*s",
-				ent->len, ent->name);
+		color_fprintf_ln(s->fp, color(WT_STATUS_UNTRACKED), "%s",
+				quote_path(ent->name, ent->len,
+					&buf, s->prefix));
 	}
+	strbuf_release(&buf);
 }
 
 static void wt_status_print_verbose(struct wt_status *s)
 {
 	struct rev_info rev;
+	int saved_stdout;
+
+	fflush(s->fp);
+
+	/* Sigh, the entire diff machinery is hardcoded to output to
+	 * stdout.  Do the dup-dance...*/
+	saved_stdout = dup(STDOUT_FILENO);
+	if (saved_stdout < 0 ||dup2(fileno(s->fp), STDOUT_FILENO) < 0)
+		die("couldn't redirect stdout\n");
+
 	init_revisions(&rev, NULL);
 	setup_revisions(0, NULL, &rev, s->reference);
 	rev.diffopt.output_format |= DIFF_FORMAT_PATCH;
 	rev.diffopt.detect_rename = 1;
 	wt_read_cache(s);
 	run_diff_index(&rev, 1);
+
+	fflush(stdout);
+
+	if (dup2(saved_stdout, STDOUT_FILENO) < 0)
+		die("couldn't restore stdout\n");
+	close(saved_stdout);
 }
 
 void wt_status_print(struct wt_status *s)
diff --git a/wt-status.h b/wt-status.h
index 77449326db..225fb4d535 100644
--- a/wt-status.h
+++ b/wt-status.h
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ struct wt_status {
 	int workdir_untracked;
 	const char *index_file;
 	FILE *fp;
+	const char *prefix;
 };
 
 int git_status_config(const char *var, const char *value);
+int wt_status_use_color;
 void wt_status_prepare(struct wt_status *s);
 void wt_status_print(struct wt_status *s);