diff --git a/t/t7001-mv.sh b/t/t7001-mv.sh
index 8c37bceb33..d72cef8826 100755
--- a/t/t7001-mv.sh
+++ b/t/t7001-mv.sh
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ test_expect_success 'checking the commit' '
 
 test_expect_success 'mv --dry-run does not move file' '
 	git mv -n path0/COPYING MOVED &&
-	test -f path0/COPYING &&
-	test ! -f MOVED
+	test_path_is_file path0/COPYING &&
+	test_path_is_missing MOVED
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'checking -k on non-existing file' '
@@ -71,25 +71,25 @@ test_expect_success 'checking -k on non-existing file' '
 test_expect_success 'checking -k on untracked file' '
 	>untracked1 &&
 	git mv -k untracked1 path0 &&
-	test -f untracked1 &&
-	test ! -f path0/untracked1
+	test_path_is_file untracked1 &&
+	test_path_is_missing path0/untracked1
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'checking -k on multiple untracked files' '
 	>untracked2 &&
 	git mv -k untracked1 untracked2 path0 &&
-	test -f untracked1 &&
-	test -f untracked2 &&
-	test ! -f path0/untracked1 &&
-	test ! -f path0/untracked2
+	test_path_is_file untracked1 &&
+	test_path_is_file untracked2 &&
+	test_path_is_missing path0/untracked1 &&
+	test_path_is_missing path0/untracked2
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'checking -f on untracked file with existing target' '
 	>path0/untracked1 &&
 	test_must_fail git mv -f untracked1 path0 &&
-	test ! -f .git/index.lock &&
-	test -f untracked1 &&
-	test -f path0/untracked1
+	test_path_is_missing .git/index.lock &&
+	test_path_is_file untracked1 &&
+	test_path_is_file path0/untracked1
 '
 
 # clean up the mess in case bad things happen
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ test_expect_success 'absolute pathname' '
 		git add sub/file &&
 
 		git mv sub "$(pwd)/in" &&
-		! test -d sub &&
-		test -d in &&
+		test_path_is_missing sub &&
+		test_path_is_dir in &&
 		git ls-files --error-unmatch in/file
 	)
 '
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ test_expect_success 'absolute pathname outside should fail' '
 		git add sub/file &&
 
 		test_must_fail git mv sub "$out/out" &&
-		test -d sub &&
-		! test -d ../in &&
+		test_path_is_dir sub &&
+		test_path_is_missing ../in &&
 		git ls-files --error-unmatch sub/file
 	)
 '
@@ -295,8 +295,8 @@ test_expect_success 'git mv should overwrite symlink to a file' '
 	git add moved &&
 	test_must_fail git mv moved symlink &&
 	git mv -f moved symlink &&
-	! test -e moved &&
-	test -f symlink &&
+	test_path_is_missing moved &&
+	test_path_is_file symlink &&
 	test "$(cat symlink)" = 1 &&
 	git update-index --refresh &&
 	git diff-files --quiet
@@ -312,13 +312,13 @@ test_expect_success 'git mv should overwrite file with a symlink' '
 	git add moved &&
 	test_must_fail git mv symlink moved &&
 	git mv -f symlink moved &&
-	! test -e symlink &&
+	test_path_is_missing symlink &&
 	git update-index --refresh &&
 	git diff-files --quiet
 '
 
 test_expect_success SYMLINKS 'check moved symlink' '
-	test -h moved
+	test_path_is_symlink moved
 '
 
 rm -f moved symlink
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ test_expect_success 'git mv moves a submodule with a .git directory and no .gitm
 	) &&
 	mkdir mod &&
 	git mv sub mod/sub &&
-	! test -e sub &&
+	test_path_is_missing sub &&
 	test "$entry" = "$(git ls-files --stage mod/sub | cut -f 1)" &&
 	git -C mod/sub status &&
 	git update-index --refresh &&
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ test_expect_success 'git mv moves a submodule with a .git directory and .gitmodu
 	) &&
 	mkdir mod &&
 	git mv sub mod/sub &&
-	! test -e sub &&
+	test_path_is_missing sub &&
 	test "$entry" = "$(git ls-files --stage mod/sub | cut -f 1)" &&
 	git -C mod/sub status &&
 	echo mod/sub >expected &&
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ test_expect_success 'git mv moves a submodule with gitfile' '
 	entry="$(git ls-files --stage sub | cut -f 1)" &&
 	mkdir mod &&
 	git -C mod mv ../sub/ . &&
-	! test -e sub &&
+	test_path_is_missing sub &&
 	test "$entry" = "$(git ls-files --stage mod/sub | cut -f 1)" &&
 	git -C mod/sub status &&
 	echo mod/sub >expected &&
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ test_expect_success 'mv does not complain when no .gitmodules file is found' '
 	mkdir mod &&
 	git mv sub mod/sub 2>actual.err &&
 	test_must_be_empty actual.err &&
-	! test -e sub &&
+	test_path_is_missing sub &&
 	test "$entry" = "$(git ls-files --stage mod/sub | cut -f 1)" &&
 	git -C mod/sub status &&
 	git update-index --refresh &&
@@ -423,13 +423,13 @@ test_expect_success 'mv will error out on a modified .gitmodules file unless sta
 	entry="$(git ls-files --stage sub | cut -f 1)" &&
 	mkdir mod &&
 	test_must_fail git mv sub mod/sub 2>actual.err &&
-	test -s actual.err &&
-	test -e sub &&
+	test_file_not_empty actual.err &&
+	test_path_exists sub &&
 	git diff-files --quiet -- sub &&
 	git add .gitmodules &&
 	git mv sub mod/sub 2>actual.err &&
 	test_must_be_empty actual.err &&
-	! test -e sub &&
+	test_path_is_missing sub &&
 	test "$entry" = "$(git ls-files --stage mod/sub | cut -f 1)" &&
 	git -C mod/sub status &&
 	git update-index --refresh &&
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ test_expect_success 'mv issues a warning when section is not found in .gitmodule
 	mkdir mod &&
 	git mv sub mod/sub 2>actual.err &&
 	test_cmp expect.err actual.err &&
-	! test -e sub &&
+	test_path_is_missing sub &&
 	test "$entry" = "$(git ls-files --stage mod/sub | cut -f 1)" &&
 	git -C mod/sub status &&
 	git update-index --refresh &&
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ test_expect_success 'mv --dry-run does not touch the submodule or .gitmodules' '
 	git submodule update &&
 	mkdir mod &&
 	git mv -n sub mod/sub 2>actual.err &&
-	test -f sub/.git &&
+	test_path_is_file sub/.git &&
 	git diff-index --exit-code HEAD &&
 	git update-index --refresh &&
 	git diff-files --quiet -- sub .gitmodules
@@ -474,10 +474,10 @@ test_expect_success 'checking out a commit before submodule moved needs manual u
 	git status -s sub2 >actual &&
 	echo "?? sub2/" >expected &&
 	test_cmp expected actual &&
-	! test -f sub/.git &&
-	test -f sub2/.git &&
+	test_path_is_missing sub/.git &&
+	test_path_is_file sub2/.git &&
 	git submodule update &&
-	test -f sub/.git &&
+	test_path_is_file sub/.git &&
 	rm -rf sub2 &&
 	git diff-index --exit-code HEAD &&
 	git update-index --refresh &&