return
                fi
        fi
-       if test "$remote" = "FETCH_HEAD" -a -r "$GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD"
+       if test "$remote" = "FETCH_HEAD" && test -r "$GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD"
        then
                sed -e 's/      not-for-merge   /               /' -e 1q \
                        "$GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD"
 '')
        case "$#" in
        1)
-               var="`git config --get pull.twohead`"
+               var="$(git config --get pull.twohead)"
                if test -n "$var"
                then
                        use_strategies="$var"
                        use_strategies="$default_twohead_strategies"
                fi ;;
        *)
-               var="`git config --get pull.octopus`"
+               var="$(git config --get pull.octopus)"
                if test -n "$var"
                then
                        use_strategies="$var"
                git diff-files --name-only
                git ls-files --unmerged
            } | wc -l`
-           if test $best_cnt -le 0 -o $cnt -le $best_cnt
+           if test $best_cnt -le 0 || test $cnt -le $best_cnt
            then
                best_strategy=$strategy
                best_cnt=$cnt