diff --git a/doc/INSTALL.md b/doc/INSTALL.md
index 29c9889194866fd66a256374e406a799cdd2dd7b..65fc5f3b48adc256f6143d72494e23faae1d3367 100644
--- a/doc/INSTALL.md
+++ b/doc/INSTALL.md
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ There are no other dependencies other than `git`, `ronn` and a POSIX shell.
 
 	sudo make install
 
+## Installing without root privileges ##
+
+	make install DESTDIR=/home/myuser/local
+
+or simply copy the shell script into any place you like, e.g. `~/bin`
+
 
 # Uninstalling #
 
diff --git a/doc/vcsh.1.ronn b/doc/vcsh.1.ronn
index cd73ca8b04a8d2cb0d365c552d26965d6ab09983..2bf8a77ebd8c394d58a402e78b916af39ed4d197 100644
--- a/doc/vcsh.1.ronn
+++ b/doc/vcsh.1.ronn
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ vcsh(1) - Version Control System for $HOME - multiple Git repositories in $HOME
 
 `vcsh` list-tracked [<repo>]
 
-`vcsh` list-untracked [<-r>] [<repo>]
+`vcsh` list-untracked [<-a>] [<-r>] [<repo>]
 
 `vcsh` pull
 
@@ -121,12 +121,14 @@ an interactive user.
 * list-untracked:
   List all files NOT tracked by vcsh.
 
+  `-a`: Show all files.
+  By default, the `git ls-files --exclude-standard` is called.
+
+  `-r`: Recursive mode.
   By default, the file list is shallow and stops at directory levels where
-  possible. If you prefer to get a list of all files, append `-r` for
-  recursive mode.
+  possible.
 
-  If you want to list files not tracked by a specific repository, simply
-  append the repository's name last.
+  `$repo`: List files not tracked by this specific repository.
 
 * pull:
   Pull from all vcsh remotes.
@@ -339,7 +341,7 @@ This manpage and `vcsh` itself were written by Richard "RichiH" Hartmann.
 
 ## COPYRIGHT
 
-Copyright 2011-2013 Richard Hartmann <richih@debian.org>
+Copyright 2011-2015 Richard Hartmann <richih@debian.org>
 
 Licensed under the GNU GPL version 2 or higher.
 
diff --git a/t/100-init.t b/t/100-init.t
index f2b3a05155b66cfeb7c124d79cf97168b5cb7043..80a10c9e6469c1f57cb90c758e5364ee9d51ccea 100644
--- a/t/100-init.t
+++ b/t/100-init.t
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ my $output = `./vcsh status`;
 
 ok $output eq "", 'No repos set up yet.';
 
-$output = `./vcsh init test1`;
+$output = `LC_ALL=C ./vcsh init test1`;
 
 ok $output eq "Initialized empty shared Git repository in " . $ENV{'HOME'} . "/.config/vcsh/repo.d/test1.git/\n";
 
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ ok $output eq "test1:\n\n", 'Our new repo is there';
 chdir $ENV{"HOME"} . '/.config/vcsh/repo.d/test1.git/' or die $!;
 
 ok -f 'HEAD';
-ok -d 'branches';
 ok -f 'config';
 ok -f 'description';
 ok -d 'hooks';
diff --git a/t/300-add.t b/t/300-add.t
index 24d9a8ae8742f9ae37204fcadccbe430bbbeb601..4acd0a2cc64cccb34ca66cf9ae35f38c95712ca0 100644
--- a/t/300-add.t
+++ b/t/300-add.t
@@ -29,5 +29,11 @@ A  a
 
 ", 'Adding a file works';
 
+$output = `.././vcsh status --terse`;
+
+ok $output eq "test1:
+A  a
+", 'Terse output works';
+
 done_testing;
 
diff --git a/vcsh b/vcsh
index 6ffd9643049b0f0d59d89d8fe57b55ac91caa870..18faf4c16dd6bfef4b97eb86029e5ea83f9134c2 100755
--- a/vcsh
+++ b/vcsh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # This program is licensed under the GNU GPL version 2 or later.
-# (c) Richard "RichiH" Hartmann <richih@debian.org>, 2011-2014
+# (c) Richard "RichiH" Hartmann <richih@debian.org>, 2011-2015
 # For details, see LICENSE. To submit patches, you have to agree to
 # license your code under the GNU GPL version 2 or later.
 
@@ -112,14 +112,16 @@ help() {
    list-tracked \\
         [<repo>]        List all files tracked all or one repositories
    list-untracked \\
-        [<-r>] [<repo>] List all files not tracked by all or one repositories
+        [<-a>] [<-r>]
+        [<repo>]        List all files not tracked by all or one repositories
    pull                 Pull from all vcsh remotes
    push                 Push to vcsh remotes
    rename <repo> \\
           <newname>     Rename repository
    run <repo> \\
        <command>        Use this repository
-   status [<repo>]      Show statuses of all/one vcsh repositories
+   status \\
+     [--terse] [<repo>] Show statuses of all/one vcsh repositories
    upgrade <repo>       Upgrade repository to currently recommended settings
    version              Print version information
    which <substring>    Find substring in name of any tracked file
@@ -168,7 +170,7 @@ clone() {
 	[ x"$VCSH_CONFLICT" = x'1' ]) &&
 		fatal "will stop after fetching and not try to merge!
   Once this situation has been resolved, run 'vcsh $VCSH_REPO_NAME pull' to finish cloning." 17
-	git merge origin/"$VCSH_BRANCH"
+	git -c merge.ff=true merge origin/"$VCSH_BRANCH"
 	hook post-merge
 	hook post-clone
 	retire
@@ -274,7 +276,7 @@ list_tracked_helper() {
 }
 
 list_tracked_by() {
-	list_tracked $2
+	list_tracked '' $2
 }
 
 list_untracked() {
@@ -285,10 +287,13 @@ list_untracked() {
 	temp_file_untracked_copy=$(mktemp "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/tmp.XXXXXXXXXX") || fatal 'Could not create temp file'
 
 	# Hack in support for `vcsh list-untracked -r`...
+	exclude_standard_opt='--exclude-standard'
 	directory_opt="--directory"
 	shift 1
-	while getopts "r" flag; do
-		if [ x"$1" = x'-r' ]; then
+	while getopts "ar" flag; do
+		if [ x"$1" = x'-a' ]; then
+			unset exclude_standard_opt
+		elif [ x"$1" = x'-r' ]; then
 			unset directory_opt
 		fi
 		shift 1
@@ -311,7 +316,7 @@ list_untracked() {
 
 list_untracked_helper() {
 	export GIT_DIR="$VCSH_REPO_D/$VCSH_REPO_NAME.git"
-	git ls-files --others "$directory_opt" | (
+	git ls-files --others $exclude_standard_opt "$directory_opt" | (
 		while read line; do
 			echo "$line"
 			directory_component=${line%%/*}
@@ -323,7 +328,7 @@ list_untracked_helper() {
 		cp $temp_file_others $temp_file_untracked || fatal 'Could not copy temp file'
 	fi
 	cp $temp_file_untracked $temp_file_untracked_copy || fatal 'Could not copy temp file'
-	comm -12 --nocheck-order $temp_file_others $temp_file_untracked_copy > $temp_file_untracked
+	comm -12 $temp_file_others $temp_file_untracked_copy > $temp_file_untracked
 }
 
 pull() {
@@ -378,19 +383,24 @@ run() {
 }
 
 status() {
+	if [ -t 1 ]; then
+		COLORING="-c color.status=always"
+	fi
 	if [ -n "$VCSH_REPO_NAME" ]; then
 		status_helper $VCSH_REPO_NAME
 	else
 		for VCSH_REPO_NAME in $(list); do
-			echo "$VCSH_REPO_NAME:"
-			status_helper $VCSH_REPO_NAME
-			echo
+			STATUS=$(status_helper $VCSH_REPO_NAME "$COLORING")
+			[ -n "$STATUS" -o -z "$VCSH_STATUS_TERSE" ] && echo "$VCSH_REPO_NAME:"
+			[ -n "$STATUS" ]            && echo "$STATUS"
+			[ -z "$VCSH_STATUS_TERSE" ] && echo
 		done
 	fi
 }
 
 status_helper() {
-	GIT_DIR=$VCSH_REPO_D/$VCSH_REPO_NAME.git; export GIT_DIR
+	GIT_DIR=$VCSH_REPO_D/$1.git; export GIT_DIR
+	VCSH_GIT_OPTIONS=$2
 	use
 	remote_tracking_branch=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref --symbolic-full-name @{u} 2> /dev/null) && {
 		commits_behind=$(git log ..${remote_tracking_branch} --oneline | wc -l)
@@ -398,7 +408,7 @@ status_helper() {
 		[ ${commits_behind} -ne 0 ] && echo "Behind $remote_tracking_branch by $commits_behind commits"
 		[ ${commits_ahead} -ne 0 ] && echo "Ahead of $remote_tracking_branch by $commits_ahead commits"
 	}
-	git status --short --untracked-files='no'
+	git ${VCSH_GIT_OPTIONS} status --short --untracked-files='no'
 	VCSH_COMMAND_RETURN_CODE=$?
 }
 
@@ -430,12 +440,14 @@ use() {
 }
 
 which() {
-	[ -e "$VCSH_COMMAND_PARAMETER" ] || fatal "'$VCSH_COMMAND_PARAMETER' does not exist" 1
-	for VCSH_REPO_NAME in $(list); do
-		for VCSH_FILE in $(get_files); do
-			echo "$VCSH_FILE" | grep -q "$VCSH_COMMAND_PARAMETER" && echo "$VCSH_REPO_NAME: $VCSH_FILE"
-		done
-	done | sort -u
+	output=$(for VCSH_REPO_NAME in $(list); do
+		get_files | grep -- "$VCSH_COMMAND_PARAMETER" | sed "s/^/$VCSH_REPO_NAME: /"
+	done | sort -u)
+	if [ -z "$output" ]; then
+		fatal "'$VCSH_COMMAND_PARAMETER' does not exist" 1
+	else
+		echo "$output"
+	fi
 }
 
 write_gitignore() {
@@ -568,6 +580,10 @@ elif [ x"$VCSH_COMMAND" = x'commit' ] ||
      [ x"$VCSH_COMMAND" = x'push'   ]; then
 	:
 elif [ x"$VCSH_COMMAND" = x'status' ]; then
+	if [ x"$2" = x'--terse' ]; then
+		VCSH_STATUS_TERSE=1; export VCSH_STATUS_TERSE
+		shift
+	fi
 	VCSH_REPO_NAME=$2; export VCSH_REPO_NAME
 elif [ -n "$2" ]; then
 	VCSH_COMMAND='run'; export VCSH_COMMAND