@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ test_expect_success 'listing all tags if one exists should succeed' '
 	git tag
 '
 
-cat >expect <<EOF
-mytag
-EOF
 test_expect_success 'Multiple -l or --list options are equivalent to one -l option' '
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	mytag
+	EOF
 	git tag -l -l >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
 	git tag --list --list >actual &&

@@ -209,12 +209,12 @@ test_expect_success 'trying to delete an unknown tag should fail' '
 	test_must_fail git tag -d unknown-tag
 '
 
-cat >expect <<EOF
-myhead
-mytag
-EOF
 test_expect_success \
 	'trying to delete tags without params should succeed and do nothing' '
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	myhead
+	mytag
+	EOF
 	git tag -l >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
 	git tag -d &&

@@ -252,18 +252,18 @@ test_expect_success 'trying to delete an already deleted tag should fail' \
 
 # listing various tags with pattern matching:
 
-cat >expect <<EOF
-a1
-aa1
-cba
-t210
-t211
-v0.2.1
-v1.0
-v1.0.1
-v1.1.3
-EOF
 test_expect_success 'listing all tags should print them ordered' '
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	a1
+	aa1
+	cba
+	t210
+	t211
+	v0.2.1
+	v1.0
+	v1.0.1
+	v1.1.3
+	EOF
 	git tag v1.0.1 &&
 	git tag t211 &&
 	git tag aa1 &&

@@ -279,62 +279,62 @@ test_expect_success 'listing all tags should print them ordered' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
-cat >expect <<EOF
-a1
-aa1
-cba
-EOF
 test_expect_success \
 	'listing tags with substring as pattern must print those matching' '
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	a1
+	aa1
+	cba
+	EOF
 	rm *a* &&
 	git tag -l "*a*" >current &&
 	test_cmp expect current
 '
 
-cat >expect <<EOF
-v0.2.1
-v1.0.1
-EOF
 test_expect_success \
 	'listing tags with a suffix as pattern must print those matching' '
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	v0.2.1
+	v1.0.1
+	EOF
 	git tag -l "*.1" >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
-cat >expect <<EOF
-t210
-t211
-EOF
 test_expect_success \
 	'listing tags with a prefix as pattern must print those matching' '
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	t210
+	t211
+	EOF
 	git tag -l "t21*" >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
-cat >expect <<EOF
-a1
-EOF
 test_expect_success \
 	'listing tags using a name as pattern must print that one matching' '
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	a1
+	EOF
 	git tag -l a1 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
-cat >expect <<EOF
-v1.0
-EOF
 test_expect_success \
 	'listing tags using a name as pattern must print that one matching' '
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	v1.0
+	EOF
 	git tag -l v1.0 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
-cat >expect <<EOF
-v1.0.1
-v1.1.3
-EOF
 test_expect_success \
 	'listing tags with ? in the pattern should print those matching' '
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	v1.0.1
+	v1.1.3
+	EOF
 	git tag -l "v1.?.?" >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -345,19 +345,25 @@ test_expect_success \
 	test_must_be_empty actual
 '
 
-cat >expect <<EOF
-v0.2.1
-v1.0
-v1.0.1
-v1.1.3
-EOF
 test_expect_success \
 	'listing tags using v* should print only those having v' '
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	v0.2.1
+	v1.0
+	v1.0.1
+	v1.1.3
+	EOF
 	git tag -l "v*" >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'tag -l can accept multiple patterns' '
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	v0.2.1
+	v1.0
+	v1.0.1
+	v1.1.3
+	EOF
 	git tag -l "v1*" "v0*" >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -371,6 +377,12 @@ test_expect_success 'tag -l can accept multiple patterns' '
 # out if we're going to break this long-documented form of taking
 # multiple patterns.
 test_expect_success 'tag -l <pattern> -l <pattern> works, as our buggy documentation previously suggested' '
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	v0.2.1
+	v1.0
+	v1.0.1
+	v1.1.3
+	EOF
 	git tag -l "v1*" -l "v0*" >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

@@ -1683,23 +1695,21 @@ test_expect_success 'checking that first commit is in all tags (relative)' "
 	test_must_be_empty actual
 "
 
-cat >expected <<EOF
-v2.0
-EOF
-
 test_expect_success 'checking that second commit only has one tag' "
+	cat >expected <<-\EOF &&
+	v2.0
+	EOF
 	git tag -l --contains $hash2 v* >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 "
 
-cat >expected <<EOF
-v0.2.1
-v1.0
-v1.0.1
-v1.1.3
-EOF
-
 test_expect_success 'inverse of the last test, with --no-contains' "
+	cat >expected <<-\EOF &&
+	v0.2.1
+	v1.0
+	v1.0.1
+	v1.1.3
+	EOF
 	git tag -l --no-contains $hash2 v* >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 "

@@ -1709,15 +1719,14 @@ test_expect_success 'checking that third commit has no tags' "
 	test_must_be_empty actual
 "
 
-cat >expected <<EOF
-v0.2.1
-v1.0
-v1.0.1
-v1.1.3
-v2.0
-EOF
-
 test_expect_success 'conversely --no-contains on the third commit lists all tags' "
+	cat >expected <<-\EOF &&
+	v0.2.1
+	v1.0
+	v1.0.1
+	v1.1.3
+	v2.0
+	EOF
 	git tag -l --no-contains $hash3 v* >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 "

@@ -1734,24 +1743,22 @@ test_expect_success 'creating simple branch' '
 
 hash4=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
 
-cat >expected <<EOF
-v3.0
-EOF
-
 test_expect_success 'checking that branch head only has one tag' "
+	cat >expected <<-\EOF &&
+	v3.0
+	EOF
 	git tag -l --contains $hash4 v* >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 "
 
-cat >expected <<EOF
-v0.2.1
-v1.0
-v1.0.1
-v1.1.3
-v2.0
-EOF
-
 test_expect_success 'checking that branch head with --no-contains lists all but one tag' "
+	cat >expected <<-\EOF &&
+	v0.2.1
+	v1.0
+	v1.0.1
+	v1.1.3
+	v2.0
+	EOF
 	git tag -l --no-contains $hash4 v* >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 "

@@ -1761,50 +1768,65 @@ test_expect_success 'merging original branch into this branch' '
         git tag v4.0
 '
 
-cat >expected <<EOF
-v4.0
-EOF
-
 test_expect_success 'checking that original branch head has one tag now' "
+	cat >expected <<-\EOF &&
+	v4.0
+	EOF
 	git tag -l --contains $hash3 v* >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 "
 
-cat >expected <<EOF
-v0.2.1
-v1.0
-v1.0.1
-v1.1.3
-v2.0
-v3.0
-EOF
-
 test_expect_success 'checking that original branch head with --no-contains lists all but one tag now' "
+	cat >expected <<-\EOF &&
+	v0.2.1
+	v1.0
+	v1.0.1
+	v1.1.3
+	v2.0
+	v3.0
+	EOF
 	git tag -l --no-contains $hash3 v* >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 "
 
-cat >expected <<EOF
-v0.2.1
-v1.0
-v1.0.1
-v1.1.3
-v2.0
-v3.0
-v4.0
-EOF
-
 test_expect_success 'checking that initial commit is in all tags' "
+	cat >expected <<-\EOF &&
+	v0.2.1
+	v1.0
+	v1.0.1
+	v1.1.3
+	v2.0
+	v3.0
+	v4.0
+	EOF
 	git tag -l --contains $hash1 v* >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 "
 
 test_expect_success 'checking that --contains can be used in non-list mode' '
+	cat >expected <<-\EOF &&
+	v0.2.1
+	v1.0
+	v1.0.1
+	v1.1.3
+	v2.0
+	v3.0
+	v4.0
+	EOF
 	git tag --contains $hash1 v* >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'checking that initial commit is in all tags with --no-contains' "
+	cat >expected <<-\EOF &&
+	v0.2.1
+	v1.0
+	v1.0.1
+	v1.1.3
+	v2.0
+	v3.0
+	v4.0
+	EOF
 	git tag -l --no-contains $hash1 v* >actual &&
 	test_must_be_empty actual
 "