diff --git a/src/uu/base32/src/base_common.rs b/src/uu/base32/src/base_common.rs
index ee5fe8675..256b674e2 100644
--- a/src/uu/base32/src/base_common.rs
+++ b/src/uu/base32/src/base_common.rs
@@ -54,15 +54,13 @@ impl Config {
             None => None,
         };
 
-        let cols = match options.value_of(options::WRAP) {
-            Some(num) => match num.parse::<usize>() {
-                Ok(n) => Some(n),
-                Err(e) => {
-                    return Err(format!("Invalid wrap size: ‘{}’: {}", num, e));
-                }
-            },
-            None => None,
-        };
+        let cols = options
+            .value_of(options::WRAP)
+            .map(|num| {
+                num.parse::<usize>()
+                    .map_err(|e| format!("Invalid wrap size: ‘{}’: {}", num, e))
+            })
+            .transpose()?;
 
         Ok(Config {
             decode: options.is_present(options::DECODE),
diff --git a/src/uu/chown/src/chown.rs b/src/uu/chown/src/chown.rs
index 649300d83..ab9f10dba 100644
--- a/src/uu/chown/src/chown.rs
+++ b/src/uu/chown/src/chown.rs
@@ -278,37 +278,25 @@ fn parse_spec(spec: &str) -> Result<(Option<u32>, Option<u32>), String> {
     let usr_only = args.len() == 1 && !args[0].is_empty();
     let grp_only = args.len() == 2 && args[0].is_empty();
     let usr_grp = args.len() == 2 && !args[0].is_empty() && !args[1].is_empty();
-
-    if usr_only {
-        Ok((
-            Some(match Passwd::locate(args[0]) {
-                Ok(v) => v.uid(),
-                _ => return Err(format!("invalid user: ‘{}’", spec)),
-            }),
-            None,
-        ))
-    } else if grp_only {
-        Ok((
-            None,
-            Some(match Group::locate(args[1]) {
-                Ok(v) => v.gid(),
-                _ => return Err(format!("invalid group: ‘{}’", spec)),
-            }),
-        ))
-    } else if usr_grp {
-        Ok((
-            Some(match Passwd::locate(args[0]) {
-                Ok(v) => v.uid(),
-                _ => return Err(format!("invalid user: ‘{}’", spec)),
-            }),
-            Some(match Group::locate(args[1]) {
-                Ok(v) => v.gid(),
-                _ => return Err(format!("invalid group: ‘{}’", spec)),
-            }),
-        ))
+    let uid = if usr_only || usr_grp {
+        Some(
+            Passwd::locate(args[0])
+                .map_err(|_| format!("invalid user: ‘{}’", spec))?
+                .uid(),
+        )
     } else {
-        Ok((None, None))
-    }
+        None
+    };
+    let gid = if grp_only || usr_grp {
+        Some(
+            Group::locate(args[1])
+                .map_err(|_| format!("invalid group: ‘{}’", spec))?
+                .gid(),
+        )
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+    Ok((uid, gid))
 }
 
 enum IfFrom {
@@ -497,3 +485,17 @@ impl Chowner {
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_spec() {
+        assert_eq!(parse_spec(":"), Ok((None, None)));
+        assert!(parse_spec("::")
+            .err()
+            .unwrap()
+            .starts_with("invalid group: "));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/uu/cksum/src/cksum.rs b/src/uu/cksum/src/cksum.rs
index 49c0536f5..6a812c186 100644
--- a/src/uu/cksum/src/cksum.rs
+++ b/src/uu/cksum/src/cksum.rs
@@ -160,18 +160,14 @@ fn cksum(fname: &str) -> io::Result<(u32, usize)> {
 
     let mut bytes = init_byte_array();
     loop {
-        match rd.read(&mut bytes) {
-            Ok(num_bytes) => {
-                if num_bytes == 0 {
-                    return Ok((crc_final(crc, size), size));
-                }
-                for &b in bytes[..num_bytes].iter() {
-                    crc = crc_update(crc, b);
-                }
-                size += num_bytes;
-            }
-            Err(err) => return Err(err),
+        let num_bytes = rd.read(&mut bytes)?;
+        if num_bytes == 0 {
+            return Ok((crc_final(crc, size), size));
         }
+        for &b in bytes[..num_bytes].iter() {
+            crc = crc_update(crc, b);
+        }
+        size += num_bytes;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/uu/cp/src/cp.rs b/src/uu/cp/src/cp.rs
index cc0103044..a87e86b98 100644
--- a/src/uu/cp/src/cp.rs
+++ b/src/uu/cp/src/cp.rs
@@ -709,27 +709,26 @@ fn parse_path_args(path_args: &[String], options: &Options) -> CopyResult<(Vec<S
         return Err(format!("extra operand {:?}", paths[2]).into());
     }
 
-    let (mut sources, target) = match options.target_dir {
+    let target = match options.target_dir {
         Some(ref target) => {
             // All path args are sources, and the target dir was
             // specified separately
-            (paths, PathBuf::from(target))
+            PathBuf::from(target)
         }
         None => {
             // If there was no explicit target-dir, then use the last
             // path_arg
-            let target = paths.pop().unwrap();
-            (paths, target)
+            paths.pop().unwrap()
         }
     };
 
     if options.strip_trailing_slashes {
-        for source in sources.iter_mut() {
+        for source in paths.iter_mut() {
             *source = source.components().as_path().to_owned()
         }
     }
 
-    Ok((sources, target))
+    Ok((paths, target))
 }
 
 fn preserve_hardlinks(
@@ -1271,15 +1270,15 @@ fn copy_on_write_linux(source: &Path, dest: &Path, mode: ReflinkMode) -> CopyRes
         ReflinkMode::Always => unsafe {
             let result = ficlone(dst_file.as_raw_fd(), src_file.as_raw_fd() as *const i32);
             if result != 0 {
-                return Err(format!(
+                Err(format!(
                     "failed to clone {:?} from {:?}: {}",
                     source,
                     dest,
                     std::io::Error::last_os_error()
                 )
-                .into());
+                .into())
             } else {
-                return Ok(());
+                Ok(())
             }
         },
         ReflinkMode::Auto => unsafe {
@@ -1287,11 +1286,10 @@ fn copy_on_write_linux(source: &Path, dest: &Path, mode: ReflinkMode) -> CopyRes
             if result != 0 {
                 fs::copy(source, dest).context(&*context_for(source, dest))?;
             }
+            Ok(())
         },
         ReflinkMode::Never => unreachable!(),
     }
-
-    Ok(())
 }
 
 /// Copies `source` to `dest` using copy-on-write if possible.
diff --git a/src/uu/csplit/src/patterns.rs b/src/uu/csplit/src/patterns.rs
index 5621d18a3..4ab7862ac 100644
--- a/src/uu/csplit/src/patterns.rs
+++ b/src/uu/csplit/src/patterns.rs
@@ -133,20 +133,12 @@ fn extract_patterns(args: &[String]) -> Result<Vec<Pattern>, CsplitError> {
                 Some(m) => m.as_str().parse().unwrap(),
             };
             if let Some(up_to_match) = captures.name("UPTO") {
-                let pattern = match Regex::new(up_to_match.as_str()) {
-                    Err(_) => {
-                        return Err(CsplitError::InvalidPattern(arg.to_string()));
-                    }
-                    Ok(reg) => reg,
-                };
+                let pattern = Regex::new(up_to_match.as_str())
+                    .map_err(|_| CsplitError::InvalidPattern(arg.to_string()))?;
                 patterns.push(Pattern::UpToMatch(pattern, offset, execute_ntimes));
             } else if let Some(skip_to_match) = captures.name("SKIPTO") {
-                let pattern = match Regex::new(skip_to_match.as_str()) {
-                    Err(_) => {
-                        return Err(CsplitError::InvalidPattern(arg.to_string()));
-                    }
-                    Ok(reg) => reg,
-                };
+                let pattern = Regex::new(skip_to_match.as_str())
+                    .map_err(|_| CsplitError::InvalidPattern(arg.to_string()))?;
                 patterns.push(Pattern::SkipToMatch(pattern, offset, execute_ntimes));
             }
         } else if let Ok(line_number) = arg.parse::<usize>() {
diff --git a/src/uu/csplit/src/split_name.rs b/src/uu/csplit/src/split_name.rs
index 6db781e9b..758216414 100644
--- a/src/uu/csplit/src/split_name.rs
+++ b/src/uu/csplit/src/split_name.rs
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ impl SplitName {
         // get the prefix
         let prefix = prefix_opt.unwrap_or_else(|| "xx".to_string());
         // the width for the split offset
-        let n_digits = match n_digits_opt {
-            None => 2,
-            Some(opt) => match opt.parse::<usize>() {
-                Ok(digits) => digits,
-                Err(_) => return Err(CsplitError::InvalidNumber(opt)),
-            },
-        };
+        let n_digits = n_digits_opt
+            .map(|opt| {
+                opt.parse::<usize>()
+                    .map_err(|_| CsplitError::InvalidNumber(opt))
+            })
+            .transpose()?
+            .unwrap_or(2);
         // translate the custom format into a function
         let fn_split_name: Box<dyn Fn(usize) -> String> = match format_opt {
             None => Box::new(move |n: usize| -> String {
diff --git a/src/uu/env/src/env.rs b/src/uu/env/src/env.rs
index e20f047b7..0ea66d7e9 100644
--- a/src/uu/env/src/env.rs
+++ b/src/uu/env/src/env.rs
@@ -82,13 +82,10 @@ fn load_config_file(opts: &mut Options) -> Result<(), i32> {
             Ini::load_from_file(file)
         };
 
-        let conf = match conf {
-            Ok(config) => config,
-            Err(error) => {
-                eprintln!("env: error: \"{}\": {}", file, error);
-                return Err(1);
-            }
-        };
+        let conf = conf.map_err(|error| {
+            eprintln!("env: error: \"{}\": {}", file, error);
+            1
+        })?;
 
         for (_, prop) in &conf {
             // ignore all INI section lines (treat them as comments)
@@ -256,13 +253,10 @@ fn run_env(args: impl uucore::Args) -> Result<(), i32> {
 
         // FIXME: this should just use execvp() (no fork()) on Unix-like systems
         match Command::new(&*prog).args(args).status() {
-            Ok(exit) => {
-                if !exit.success() {
-                    return Err(exit.code().unwrap());
-                }
-            }
+            Ok(exit) if !exit.success() => return Err(exit.code().unwrap()),
             Err(ref err) if err.kind() == io::ErrorKind::NotFound => return Err(127),
             Err(_) => return Err(126),
+            Ok(_) => (),
         }
     } else {
         // no program provided, so just dump all env vars to stdout
diff --git a/src/uu/expr/src/syntax_tree.rs b/src/uu/expr/src/syntax_tree.rs
index ba477414e..ff49ea57e 100644
--- a/src/uu/expr/src/syntax_tree.rs
+++ b/src/uu/expr/src/syntax_tree.rs
@@ -160,10 +160,8 @@ impl AstNode {
         if let AstNode::Node { operands, .. } = self {
             let mut out = Vec::with_capacity(operands.len());
             for operand in operands {
-                match operand.evaluate() {
-                    Ok(value) => out.push(value),
-                    Err(reason) => return Err(reason),
-                }
+                let value = operand.evaluate()?;
+                out.push(value);
             }
             Ok(out)
         } else {
@@ -252,10 +250,8 @@ fn maybe_ast_node(
 ) -> Result<Box<AstNode>, String> {
     let mut operands = Vec::with_capacity(arity);
     for _ in 0..arity {
-        match ast_from_rpn(rpn) {
-            Err(reason) => return Err(reason),
-            Ok(operand) => operands.push(operand),
-        }
+        let operand = ast_from_rpn(rpn)?;
+        operands.push(operand);
     }
     operands.reverse();
     Ok(AstNode::new_node(token_idx, op_type, operands))
@@ -399,10 +395,12 @@ fn move_till_match_paren(
     op_stack: &mut TokenStack,
 ) -> Result<(), String> {
     loop {
-        match op_stack.pop() {
-            None => return Err("syntax error (Mismatched close-parenthesis)".to_string()),
-            Some((_, Token::ParOpen)) => return Ok(()),
-            Some(other) => out_stack.push(other),
+        let op = op_stack
+            .pop()
+            .ok_or_else(|| "syntax error (Mismatched close-parenthesis)".to_string())?;
+        match op {
+            (_, Token::ParOpen) => return Ok(()),
+            other => out_stack.push(other),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -462,22 +460,17 @@ fn infix_operator_and(values: &[String]) -> String {
 
 fn operator_match(values: &[String]) -> Result<String, String> {
     assert!(values.len() == 2);
-    let re = match Regex::with_options(&values[1], RegexOptions::REGEX_OPTION_NONE, Syntax::grep())
-    {
-        Ok(m) => m,
-        Err(err) => return Err(err.description().to_string()),
-    };
-    if re.captures_len() > 0 {
-        Ok(match re.captures(&values[0]) {
-            Some(captures) => captures.at(1).unwrap().to_string(),
-            None => "".to_string(),
-        })
+    let re = Regex::with_options(&values[1], RegexOptions::REGEX_OPTION_NONE, Syntax::grep())
+        .map_err(|err| err.description().to_string())?;
+    Ok(if re.captures_len() > 0 {
+        re.captures(&values[0])
+            .map(|captures| captures.at(1).unwrap())
+            .unwrap_or("")
+            .to_string()
     } else {
-        Ok(match re.find(&values[0]) {
-            Some((start, end)) => (end - start).to_string(),
-            None => "0".to_string(),
-        })
-    }
+        re.find(&values[0])
+            .map_or("0".to_string(), |(start, end)| (end - start).to_string())
+    })
 }
 
 fn prefix_operator_length(values: &[String]) -> String {
diff --git a/src/uu/head/src/head.rs b/src/uu/head/src/head.rs
index 28710e1fe..c6d2f98bd 100644
--- a/src/uu/head/src/head.rs
+++ b/src/uu/head/src/head.rs
@@ -176,19 +176,11 @@ impl HeadOptions {
         options.zeroed = matches.is_present(options::ZERO_NAME);
 
         let mode_and_from_end = if let Some(v) = matches.value_of(options::BYTES_NAME) {
-            match parse_mode(v, Modes::Bytes) {
-                Ok(v) => v,
-                Err(err) => {
-                    return Err(format!("invalid number of bytes: {}", err));
-                }
-            }
+            parse_mode(v, Modes::Bytes)
+                .map_err(|err| format!("invalid number of bytes: {}", err))?
         } else if let Some(v) = matches.value_of(options::LINES_NAME) {
-            match parse_mode(v, Modes::Lines) {
-                Ok(v) => v,
-                Err(err) => {
-                    return Err(format!("invalid number of lines: {}", err));
-                }
-            }
+            parse_mode(v, Modes::Lines)
+                .map_err(|err| format!("invalid number of lines: {}", err))?
         } else {
             (Modes::Lines(10), false)
         };
diff --git a/src/uu/head/src/parse.rs b/src/uu/head/src/parse.rs
index f1c97561d..c04962f1b 100644
--- a/src/uu/head/src/parse.rs
+++ b/src/uu/head/src/parse.rs
@@ -94,17 +94,15 @@ pub fn parse_obsolete(src: &str) -> Option<Result<impl Iterator<Item = OsString>
 /// the bool specifies whether to read from the end
 pub fn parse_num(src: &str) -> Result<(usize, bool), ParseError> {
     let mut num_start = 0;
-    let mut chars = src.char_indices();
-    let (mut chars, all_but_last) = match chars.next() {
-        Some((_, c)) => {
-            if c == '-' {
-                num_start += 1;
-                (chars, true)
-            } else {
-                (src.char_indices(), false)
-            }
+    let (mut chars, all_but_last) = {
+        let mut chars = src.char_indices();
+        let (_, c) = chars.next().ok_or(ParseError::Syntax)?;
+        if c == '-' {
+            num_start += 1;
+            (chars, true)
+        } else {
+            (src.char_indices(), false)
         }
-        None => return Err(ParseError::Syntax),
     };
     let mut num_end = 0usize;
     let mut last_char = 0 as char;
@@ -120,10 +118,11 @@ pub fn parse_num(src: &str) -> Result<(usize, bool), ParseError> {
     }
 
     let num = if num_count > 0 {
-        match src[num_start..=num_end].parse::<usize>() {
-            Ok(n) => Some(n),
-            Err(_) => return Err(ParseError::Overflow),
-        }
+        Some(
+            src[num_start..=num_end]
+                .parse::<usize>()
+                .map_err(|_| ParseError::Overflow)?,
+        )
     } else {
         None
     };
@@ -168,10 +167,7 @@ pub fn parse_num(src: &str) -> Result<(usize, bool), ParseError> {
             'y' => base.pow(8),
             _ => return Err(ParseError::Syntax),
         };
-        let mul = match usize::try_from(mul) {
-            Ok(n) => n,
-            Err(_) => return Err(ParseError::Overflow),
-        };
+        let mul = usize::try_from(mul).map_err(|_| ParseError::Overflow)?;
         match num.unwrap_or(1).checked_mul(mul) {
             Some(n) => Ok((n, all_but_last)),
             None => Err(ParseError::Overflow),
diff --git a/src/uu/install/src/install.rs b/src/uu/install/src/install.rs
index bcfe1a396..ad5ea694c 100644
--- a/src/uu/install/src/install.rs
+++ b/src/uu/install/src/install.rs
@@ -299,29 +299,17 @@ fn behavior(matches: &ArgMatches) -> Result<Behavior, i32> {
     let considering_dir: bool = MainFunction::Directory == main_function;
 
     let specified_mode: Option<u32> = if matches.is_present(OPT_MODE) {
-        match matches.value_of(OPT_MODE) {
-            Some(x) => match mode::parse(x, considering_dir) {
-                Ok(y) => Some(y),
-                Err(err) => {
-                    show_error!("Invalid mode string: {}", err);
-                    return Err(1);
-                }
-            },
-            None => {
-                return Err(1);
-            }
-        }
+        let x = matches.value_of(OPT_MODE).ok_or(1)?;
+        Some(mode::parse(x, considering_dir).map_err(|err| {
+            show_error!("Invalid mode string: {}", err);
+            1
+        })?)
     } else {
         None
     };
 
     let backup_suffix = if matches.is_present(OPT_SUFFIX) {
-        match matches.value_of(OPT_SUFFIX) {
-            Some(x) => x,
-            None => {
-                return Err(1);
-            }
-        }
+        matches.value_of(OPT_SUFFIX).ok_or(1)?
     } else {
         "~"
     };
diff --git a/src/uu/nl/src/nl.rs b/src/uu/nl/src/nl.rs
index 41750259f..a3181e11f 100644
--- a/src/uu/nl/src/nl.rs
+++ b/src/uu/nl/src/nl.rs
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ fn nl<T: Read>(reader: &mut BufReader<T>, settings: &Settings) {
     let mut line_filter: fn(&str, &regex::Regex) -> bool = pass_regex;
     for mut l in reader.lines().map(|r| r.unwrap()) {
         // Sanitize the string. We want to print the newline ourselves.
-        if l.chars().last() == Some('\n') {
+        if l.ends_with('\n') {
             l.pop();
         }
         // Next we iterate through the individual chars to see if this
diff --git a/src/uu/od/src/od.rs b/src/uu/od/src/od.rs
index 1e7b4533a..642618cac 100644
--- a/src/uu/od/src/od.rs
+++ b/src/uu/od/src/od.rs
@@ -128,36 +128,27 @@ impl OdOptions {
             }
         };
 
-        let mut skip_bytes = match matches.value_of(options::SKIP_BYTES) {
-            None => 0,
-            Some(s) => match parse_number_of_bytes(s) {
-                Ok(i) => i,
-                Err(_) => {
-                    return Err(format!("Invalid argument --skip-bytes={}", s));
-                }
-            },
-        };
+        let mut skip_bytes = matches
+            .value_of(options::SKIP_BYTES)
+            .map(|s| {
+                parse_number_of_bytes(s).map_err(|_| format!("Invalid argument --skip-bytes={}", s))
+            })
+            .transpose()?
+            .unwrap_or(0);
 
         let mut label: Option<usize> = None;
 
-        let input_strings = match parse_inputs(&matches) {
-            Ok(CommandLineInputs::FileNames(v)) => v,
-            Ok(CommandLineInputs::FileAndOffset((f, s, l))) => {
+        let parsed_input = parse_inputs(&matches).map_err(|e| format!("Invalid inputs: {}", e))?;
+        let input_strings = match parsed_input {
+            CommandLineInputs::FileNames(v) => v,
+            CommandLineInputs::FileAndOffset((f, s, l)) => {
                 skip_bytes = s;
                 label = l;
                 vec![f]
             }
-            Err(e) => {
-                return Err(format!("Invalid inputs: {}", e));
-            }
         };
 
-        let formats = match parse_format_flags(&args) {
-            Ok(f) => f,
-            Err(e) => {
-                return Err(e);
-            }
-        };
+        let formats = parse_format_flags(&args)?;
 
         let mut line_bytes = match matches.value_of(options::WIDTH) {
             None => 16,
@@ -174,15 +165,12 @@ impl OdOptions {
 
         let output_duplicates = matches.is_present(options::OUTPUT_DUPLICATES);
 
-        let read_bytes = match matches.value_of(options::READ_BYTES) {
-            None => None,
-            Some(s) => match parse_number_of_bytes(s) {
-                Ok(i) => Some(i),
-                Err(_) => {
-                    return Err(format!("Invalid argument --read-bytes={}", s));
-                }
-            },
-        };
+        let read_bytes = matches
+            .value_of(options::READ_BYTES)
+            .map(|s| {
+                parse_number_of_bytes(s).map_err(|_| format!("Invalid argument --read-bytes={}", s))
+            })
+            .transpose()?;
 
         let radix = match matches.value_of(options::ADDRESS_RADIX) {
             None => Radix::Octal,
diff --git a/src/uu/od/src/parse_formats.rs b/src/uu/od/src/parse_formats.rs
index fca908016..f5b150d61 100644
--- a/src/uu/od/src/parse_formats.rs
+++ b/src/uu/od/src/parse_formats.rs
@@ -108,10 +108,8 @@ pub fn parse_format_flags(args: &[String]) -> Result<Vec<ParsedFormatterItemInfo
 
     for arg in arg_iter {
         if expect_type_string {
-            match parse_type_string(arg) {
-                Ok(v) => formats.extend(v.into_iter()),
-                Err(e) => return Err(e),
-            }
+            let v = parse_type_string(arg)?;
+            formats.extend(v.into_iter());
             expect_type_string = false;
         } else if arg.starts_with("--") {
             if arg.len() == 2 {
@@ -119,10 +117,8 @@ pub fn parse_format_flags(args: &[String]) -> Result<Vec<ParsedFormatterItemInfo
             }
             if arg.starts_with("--format=") {
                 let params: String = arg.chars().skip_while(|c| *c != '=').skip(1).collect();
-                match parse_type_string(&params) {
-                    Ok(v) => formats.extend(v.into_iter()),
-                    Err(e) => return Err(e),
-                }
+                let v = parse_type_string(&params)?;
+                formats.extend(v.into_iter());
             }
             if arg == "--format" {
                 expect_type_string = true;
@@ -145,10 +141,8 @@ pub fn parse_format_flags(args: &[String]) -> Result<Vec<ParsedFormatterItemInfo
                 }
             }
             if !format_spec.is_empty() {
-                match parse_type_string(&format_spec) {
-                    Ok(v) => formats.extend(v.into_iter()),
-                    Err(e) => return Err(e),
-                }
+                let v = parse_type_string(&format_spec)?;
+                formats.extend(v.into_iter());
                 expect_type_string = false;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/uu/od/src/partialreader.rs b/src/uu/od/src/partialreader.rs
index ee3588830..f155a7bd2 100644
--- a/src/uu/od/src/partialreader.rs
+++ b/src/uu/od/src/partialreader.rs
@@ -36,16 +36,15 @@ impl<R: Read> Read for PartialReader<R> {
             while self.skip > 0 {
                 let skip_count = cmp::min(self.skip, MAX_SKIP_BUFFER);
 
-                match self.inner.read(&mut bytes[..skip_count]) {
-                    Ok(0) => {
+                match self.inner.read(&mut bytes[..skip_count])? {
+                    0 => {
                         // this is an error as we still have more to skip
                         return Err(io::Error::new(
                             io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof,
                             "tried to skip past end of input",
                         ));
                     }
-                    Ok(n) => self.skip -= n,
-                    Err(e) => return Err(e),
+                    n => self.skip -= n,
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/uu/pr/src/pr.rs b/src/uu/pr/src/pr.rs
index d7b95d215..239a0970f 100644
--- a/src/uu/pr/src/pr.rs
+++ b/src/uu/pr/src/pr.rs
@@ -671,8 +671,7 @@ fn build_options(
         if start_page > end_page {
             return Err(PrError::EncounteredErrors(format!(
                 "invalid --pages argument '{}:{}'",
-                start_page,
-                end_page
+                start_page, end_page
             )));
         }
     }
@@ -999,8 +998,8 @@ fn mpr(paths: &[String], options: &OutputOptions) -> Result<i32, PrError> {
 
     for (_key, file_line_group) in file_line_groups.into_iter() {
         for file_line in file_line_group {
-            if file_line.line_content.is_err() {
-                return Err(file_line.line_content.unwrap_err().into());
+            if let Err(e) = file_line.line_content {
+                return Err(e.into());
             }
             let new_page_number = file_line.page_number;
             if page_counter != new_page_number {
diff --git a/src/uu/rmdir/src/rmdir.rs b/src/uu/rmdir/src/rmdir.rs
index 05cc66d51..fc22cca09 100644
--- a/src/uu/rmdir/src/rmdir.rs
+++ b/src/uu/rmdir/src/rmdir.rs
@@ -109,17 +109,14 @@ fn remove(dirs: Vec<String>, ignore: bool, parents: bool, verbose: bool) -> Resu
 }
 
 fn remove_dir(path: &Path, ignore: bool, verbose: bool) -> Result<(), i32> {
-    let mut read_dir = match fs::read_dir(path) {
-        Ok(m) => m,
-        Err(e) if e.raw_os_error() == Some(ENOTDIR) => {
+    let mut read_dir = fs::read_dir(path).map_err(|e| {
+        if e.raw_os_error() == Some(ENOTDIR) {
             show_error!("failed to remove '{}': Not a directory", path.display());
-            return Err(1);
-        }
-        Err(e) => {
+        } else {
             show_error!("reading directory '{}': {}", path.display(), e);
-            return Err(1);
         }
-    };
+        1
+    })?;
 
     let mut r = Ok(());
 
diff --git a/src/uu/shuf/src/shuf.rs b/src/uu/shuf/src/shuf.rs
index 88a47585f..2d1f558de 100644
--- a/src/uu/shuf/src/shuf.rs
+++ b/src/uu/shuf/src/shuf.rs
@@ -285,14 +285,12 @@ fn parse_range(input_range: &str) -> Result<(usize, usize), String> {
     if split.len() != 2 {
         Err(format!("invalid input range: '{}'", input_range))
     } else {
-        let begin = match split[0].parse::<usize>() {
-            Ok(m) => m,
-            Err(_) => return Err(format!("invalid input range: '{}'", split[0])),
-        };
-        let end = match split[1].parse::<usize>() {
-            Ok(m) => m,
-            Err(_) => return Err(format!("invalid input range: '{}'", split[1])),
-        };
+        let begin = split[0]
+            .parse::<usize>()
+            .map_err(|_| format!("invalid input range: '{}'", split[0]))?;
+        let end = split[1]
+            .parse::<usize>()
+            .map_err(|_| format!("invalid input range: '{}'", split[1]))?;
         Ok((begin, end + 1))
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/uu/stdbuf/src/stdbuf.rs b/src/uu/stdbuf/src/stdbuf.rs
index 5baff4825..a69e0c2c5 100644
--- a/src/uu/stdbuf/src/stdbuf.rs
+++ b/src/uu/stdbuf/src/stdbuf.rs
@@ -152,10 +152,8 @@ fn check_option(matches: &ArgMatches, name: &str) -> Result<BufferType, ProgramO
                 }
             }
             x => {
-                let size = match parse_size(x) {
-                    Some(m) => m,
-                    None => return Err(ProgramOptionsError(format!("invalid mode {}", x))),
-                };
+                let size = parse_size(x)
+                    .ok_or_else(|| ProgramOptionsError(format!("invalid mode {}", x)))?;
                 Ok(BufferType::Size(size))
             }
         },
diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/entries.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/entries.rs
index 477fac470..bc4166346 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/entries.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/entries.rs
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ pub fn get_groups_gnu(arg_id: Option<u32>) -> IOResult<Vec<gid_t>> {
     Ok(sort_groups(groups, egid))
 }
 
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "process"))]
 fn sort_groups(mut groups: Vec<gid_t>, egid: gid_t) -> Vec<gid_t> {
     if let Some(index) = groups.iter().position(|&x| x == egid) {
         groups[..=index].rotate_right(1);
diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/fs.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/fs.rs
index 525f305e3..36bdbfed0 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/fs.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/fs.rs
@@ -113,22 +113,14 @@ fn resolve<P: AsRef<Path>>(original: P) -> IOResult<PathBuf> {
             ));
         }
 
-        match fs::symlink_metadata(&result) {
-            Err(e) => return Err(e),
-            Ok(ref m) if !m.file_type().is_symlink() => break,
-            Ok(..) => {
-                followed += 1;
-                match fs::read_link(&result) {
-                    Ok(path) => {
-                        result.pop();
-                        result.push(path);
-                    }
-                    Err(e) => {
-                        return Err(e);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
+        if !fs::symlink_metadata(&result)?.file_type().is_symlink() {
+            break;
         }
+
+        followed += 1;
+        let path = fs::read_link(&result)?;
+        result.pop();
+        result.push(path);
     }
     Ok(result)
 }
@@ -193,10 +185,8 @@ pub fn canonicalize<P: AsRef<Path>>(original: P, can_mode: CanonicalizeMode) ->
             }
 
             match resolve(&result) {
-                Err(e) => match can_mode {
-                    CanonicalizeMode::Missing => continue,
-                    _ => return Err(e),
-                },
+                Err(_) if can_mode == CanonicalizeMode::Missing => continue,
+                Err(e) => return Err(e),
                 Ok(path) => {
                     result.pop();
                     result.push(path);
@@ -211,15 +201,14 @@ pub fn canonicalize<P: AsRef<Path>>(original: P, can_mode: CanonicalizeMode) ->
         }
 
         match resolve(&result) {
-            Err(e) => {
-                if can_mode == CanonicalizeMode::Existing {
-                    return Err(e);
-                }
+            Err(e) if can_mode == CanonicalizeMode::Existing => {
+                return Err(e);
             }
             Ok(path) => {
                 result.pop();
                 result.push(path);
             }
+            Err(_) => (),
         }
     }
     Ok(result)
diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/mode.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/mode.rs
index 4fb5a6509..fe109d73d 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/mode.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/mode.rs
@@ -89,19 +89,19 @@ fn parse_levels(mode: &str) -> (u32, usize) {
 }
 
 fn parse_op(mode: &str, default: Option<char>) -> Result<(char, usize), String> {
-    match mode.chars().next() {
-        Some(ch) => match ch {
-            '+' | '-' | '=' => Ok((ch, 1)),
-            _ => match default {
-                Some(ch) => Ok((ch, 0)),
-                None => Err(format!(
-                    "invalid operator (expected +, -, or =, but found {})",
-                    ch
-                )),
-            },
-        },
-        None => Err("unexpected end of mode".to_owned()),
-    }
+    let ch = mode
+        .chars()
+        .next()
+        .ok_or_else(|| "unexpected end of mode".to_owned())?;
+    Ok(match ch {
+        '+' | '-' | '=' => (ch, 1),
+        _ => {
+            let ch = default.ok_or_else(|| {
+                format!("invalid operator (expected +, -, or =, but found {})", ch)
+            })?;
+            (ch, 0)
+        }
+    })
 }
 
 fn parse_change(mode: &str, fperm: u32, considering_dir: bool) -> (u32, usize) {
diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/parse_time.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/parse_time.rs
index 8e822685b..fdf43b727 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/parse_time.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/parse_time.rs
@@ -20,20 +20,18 @@ pub fn from_str(string: &str) -> Result<Duration, String> {
         'm' | 'M' => (slice, 60),
         'h' | 'H' => (slice, 60 * 60),
         'd' | 'D' => (slice, 60 * 60 * 24),
-        val => {
-            if !val.is_alphabetic() {
-                (string, 1)
-            } else if string == "inf" || string == "infinity" {
+        val if !val.is_alphabetic() => (string, 1),
+        _ => {
+            if string == "inf" || string == "infinity" {
                 ("inf", 1)
             } else {
                 return Err(format!("invalid time interval '{}'", string));
             }
         }
     };
-    let num = match numstr.parse::<f64>() {
-        Ok(m) => m,
-        Err(e) => return Err(format!("invalid time interval '{}': {}", string, e)),
-    };
+    let num = numstr
+        .parse::<f64>()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("invalid time interval '{}': {}", string, e))?;
 
     const NANOS_PER_SEC: u32 = 1_000_000_000;
     let whole_secs = num.trunc();
diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/mods/ranges.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/mods/ranges.rs
index d4a6bf601..9e1e67d5a 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/mods/ranges.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/mods/ranges.rs
@@ -85,10 +85,9 @@ impl Range {
         let mut ranges: Vec<Range> = vec![];
 
         for item in list.split(',') {
-            match FromStr::from_str(item) {
-                Ok(range_item) => ranges.push(range_item),
-                Err(e) => return Err(format!("range '{}' was invalid: {}", item, e)),
-            }
+            let range_item = FromStr::from_str(item)
+                .map_err(|e| format!("range '{}' was invalid: {}", item, e))?;
+            ranges.push(range_item);
         }
 
         ranges.sort();