diff --git a/client/mysqltest.cc b/client/mysqltest.cc
index ceea5486492..eb5c858b45b 100644
--- a/client/mysqltest.cc
+++ b/client/mysqltest.cc
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ struct st_command
   char *query, *query_buf,*first_argument,*last_argument,*end;
   DYNAMIC_STRING content;
   int first_word_len, query_len;
-  my_bool abort_on_error;
+  my_bool abort_on_error, used_replace;
   struct st_expected_errors expected_errors;
   char require_file[FN_REFLEN];
   enum enum_commands type;
@@ -3414,7 +3414,7 @@ static int get_list_files(DYNAMIC_STRING *ds, const DYNAMIC_STRING *ds_dirname,
     if (ds_wild && ds_wild->length &&
         wild_compare(file->name, ds_wild->str, 0))
       continue;
-    dynstr_append(ds, file->name);
+    replace_dynstr_append(ds, file->name);
     dynstr_append(ds, "\n");
   }
   set_wild_chars(0);
@@ -3444,6 +3444,7 @@ static void do_list_files(struct st_command *command)
     {"file", ARG_STRING, FALSE, &ds_wild, "Filename (incl. wildcard)"}
   };
   DBUG_ENTER("do_list_files");
+  command->used_replace= 1;
 
   check_command_args(command, command->first_argument,
                      list_files_args,
@@ -3485,6 +3486,7 @@ static void do_list_files_write_file_command(struct st_command *command,
     {"file", ARG_STRING, FALSE, &ds_wild, "Filename (incl. wildcard)"}
   };
   DBUG_ENTER("do_list_files_write_file");
+  command->used_replace= 1;
 
   check_command_args(command, command->first_argument,
                      list_files_args,
@@ -8479,7 +8481,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
       memset(&saved_expected_errors, 0, sizeof(saved_expected_errors));
     }
 
-    if (command_executed != last_command_executed)
+    if (command_executed != last_command_executed || command->used_replace)
     {
       /*
         As soon as any command has been executed,
diff --git a/mysql-test/collections/default.experimental b/mysql-test/collections/default.experimental
index 45929ab9527..b292356f1c7 100644
--- a/mysql-test/collections/default.experimental
+++ b/mysql-test/collections/default.experimental
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ main.sp @solaris                         # Bug#47791 2010-01-20 alik Several tes
 main.type_float @freebsd                 # Bug#38965 2010-05-04 alik test cases gis-rtree, type_float, type_newdecimal fail in embedded server
 main.wait_timeout @solaris               # Bug#51244 2010-04-26 alik wait_timeout fails on OpenSolaris
 
-parts.partition_alter4_innodb            # Bug#45299 2010-06-28 alik Test "partition_alter4_innodb" is taking too long, timeout
-
 rpl.rpl_heartbeat_basic                  # BUG#54820 2010-06-26 alik rpl.rpl_heartbeat_basic fails sporadically again
 rpl.rpl_heartbeat_2slaves                # BUG#43828 2009-10-22 luis fails sporadically
 rpl.rpl_innodb_bug28430*                 # Bug#46029
diff --git a/mysql-test/collections/default.weekly b/mysql-test/collections/default.weekly
index 452a79eacbd..d874c2f4519 100644
--- a/mysql-test/collections/default.weekly
+++ b/mysql-test/collections/default.weekly
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-perl mysql-test-run.pl --timer --force --comment=1st --experimental=collections/default.experimental 1st
+perl mysql-test-run.pl --timer --force --comment=1st       --experimental=collections/default.experimental 1st
+perl mysql-test-run.pl --timer --force --comment=big-tests --experimental=collections/default.experimental --vardir=var-big-tests --big-test --testcase-timeout=60 --suite-timeout=600 parts.part_supported_sql_func_innodb parts.partition_alter1_1_2_innodb parts.partition_alter1_1_2_ndb parts.partition_alter1_1_ndb parts.partition_alter1_2_innodb parts.partition_alter1_2_ndb parts.partition_alter2_1_1_innodb parts.partition_alter2_1_2_innodb parts.partition_alter2_2_2_innodb parts.partition_alter4_innodb main.variables-big rpl_ndb.rpl_truncate_7ndb_2
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_check_drop.inc b/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_check_drop.inc
index daaa5e541c7..0941cd9703b 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_check_drop.inc
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_check_drop.inc
@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@ if ($do_file_tests)
 {
   let $ls_file= $MYSQLD_DATADIR/test/tmp2;
   # List the files belonging to the table t1
+  --replace_result $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR \$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR #p# #P# #sp# #SP#
   --list_files_write_file $ls_file $MYSQLD_DATADIR/test t1*
   --chmod 0644 $ls_file
   if ($with_directories)
   {
+    --replace_result $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR \$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR #p# #P# #sp# #SP#
     --list_files_append_file $ls_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp t1*
   }
   eval SET @aux = load_file('$ls_file');
@@ -60,16 +62,15 @@ if ($found_garbage)
       --echo #            <alter partitioning> worked incomplete.
       --echo # We found:
       # Print the list of files into the protocol
-      eval SELECT REPLACE(file_list,'$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR','\$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR')
-                  AS "unified filelist"
+      eval SELECT file_list AS "unified filelist"
            FROM t0_definition WHERE state = 'old';
    }
    # Do a manual cleanup, because the following tests should not suffer from
    # remaining files
-   --exec rm -f $MYSQLD_DATADIR/test/t1* || true
+   --remove_files_wildcard $MYSQLD_DATADIR/test t1*
    if ($with_directories)
    {
-	   --exec rm -f $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/t1* || true
+           --remove_files_wildcard $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp t1*
    }
 }
 --enable_query_log
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_crash.inc b/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_crash.inc
index f18b8728784..b8a7c61792b 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_crash.inc
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_crash.inc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 --eval $create_statement
 --eval $insert_statement
 --echo # State before crash
---replace_result #p# #P#
+--replace_result #p# #P# #sp# #SP#
 --list_files $DATADIR/test
 SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
 --sorted_result
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ SELECT * FROM t1;
 --error 2013
 --eval $crash_statement
 --echo # State after crash (before recovery)
---replace_regex /sqlx.*\./sqlx-nnnn_nnnn./ /#p#/#P#/
+--replace_regex /sqlx.*\./sqlx-nnnn_nnnn./ /#p#/#P#/ /#sp#/#SP#/ /#tmp#/#TMP#/
 --list_files $DATADIR/test
 --exec echo "restart" > $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/mysqld.1.expect
 --enable_reconnect
 --source include/wait_until_connected_again.inc
 --echo # State after crash recovery
---replace_result #p# #P#
+--replace_result #p# #P# #sp# #SP#
 --list_files $DATADIR/test
 SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
 --sorted_result
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_fail.inc b/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_fail.inc
index 6942b40042a..2c154a90499 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_fail.inc
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_fail.inc
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 --eval $create_statement
 --eval $insert_statement
 --echo # State before failure
+--replace_result #p# #P# #sp# #SP#
 --list_files $DATADIR/test
 SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
 --sorted_result
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ SELECT * FROM t1;
 --eval $fail_statement
 --enable_abort_on_error
 --echo # State after failure
+--replace_result #p# #P# #sp# #SP#
 --list_files $DATADIR/test
 SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
 --sorted_result
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_layout.inc b/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_layout.inc
index 67d0fd4c0e9..12fbfb9a46a 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_layout.inc
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_layout.inc
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ eval SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
 if ($ls)
 {
    let $MYSQLD_DATADIR= `select @@datadir`;
-   --replace_result $MYSQLD_DATADIR MYSQLD_DATADIR
+   --replace_result $MYSQLD_DATADIR MYSQLD_DATADIR #p# #P# #sp# #SP#
    --list_files $MYSQLD_DATADIR/test t1*
 }
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_layout_check1.inc b/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_layout_check1.inc
index bca41b6f9c7..1b0b24f1088 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_layout_check1.inc
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_layout_check1.inc
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ if ($do_file_tests)
    if ($ls)
    {
       # Print the list of files into the protocol
-      replace_result $MYSQLD_DATADIR MYSQLD_DATADIR $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR MYSQLTEST_VARDIR;
+      replace_result $MYSQLD_DATADIR MYSQLD_DATADIR $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR MYSQLTEST_VARDIR #p# #P# #sp# #SP# part_n part_N;
       SELECT file_list AS "unified filelist"
        FROM t0_definition WHERE state = 'old';
    }
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_layout_check2.inc b/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_layout_check2.inc
index 7ff871a4c45..b1ec56ceedd 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_layout_check2.inc
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_layout_check2.inc
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ let $run= `SELECT @aux`;
 if ($run)
 {
    --vertical_results
-   --replace_result $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR MYSQLTEST_VARDIR
+   --replace_result $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR MYSQLTEST_VARDIR #p# #P# #sp# #SP#
    SELECT state,
    REPLACE(create_command,'\n',' ') AS "Table definition",
    REPLACE(file_list     ,'\n',' ') AS "File list"
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/parts/r/partition_recover_myisam.result b/mysql-test/suite/parts/r/partition_recover_myisam.result
index f4cdc2a418a..3c73817ef2e 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/parts/r/partition_recover_myisam.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/parts/r/partition_recover_myisam.result
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-call mtr.add_suppression("./test/t1_will_crash");
+call mtr.add_suppression("t1_will_crash");
 call mtr.add_suppression("Got an error from unknown thread");
 CREATE TABLE t1_will_crash (a INT, KEY (a)) ENGINE=MyISAM;
 INSERT INTO t1_will_crash VALUES (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11);
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/parts/r/partition_special_myisam.result b/mysql-test/suite/parts/r/partition_special_myisam.result
index f8618fcbb6d..bc8036ba861 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/parts/r/partition_special_myisam.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/parts/r/partition_special_myisam.result
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ SET lock_wait_timeout = 2;
 ALTER TABLE t1 COALESCE PARTITION 2;
 ERROR HY000: Lock wait timeout exceeded; try restarting transaction
 # Connection 3 tries to load into the table:
-LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE '/tmp/load.in' INTO TABLE t1 (f);
+LOAD DATA INFILE 'load.in' INTO TABLE t1 (f);
 # Connection 1 commits the transaction
 COMMIT;
 # Connection 3...
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/part_supported_sql_func_innodb.test b/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/part_supported_sql_func_innodb.test
index e8d263e369c..002da3c8f37 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/part_supported_sql_func_innodb.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/part_supported_sql_func_innodb.test
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ let $do_long_tests= 1;
 # The server must support partitioning.
 --source include/have_partition.inc
 
+# This test takes long time, so only run it with the --big mtr-flag.
+--source include/big_test.inc
+
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
 # Engine specific settings and requirements
 
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_alter1_1_2_innodb.test b/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_alter1_1_2_innodb.test
index 8e3dde286cf..6ac1803a972 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_alter1_1_2_innodb.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_alter1_1_2_innodb.test
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ let $more_pk_ui_tests= 0;
 # The server must support partitioning.
 --source include/have_partition.inc
 
+# This test takes long time, so only run it with the --big mtr-flag.
+--source include/big_test.inc
+
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
 # Engine specific settings and requirements
 
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_alter1_2_innodb.test b/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_alter1_2_innodb.test
index 76fe7eb0223..2cbe0ab77ab 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_alter1_2_innodb.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_alter1_2_innodb.test
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ let $more_pk_ui_tests= 0;
 # The server must support partitioning.
 --source include/have_partition.inc
 
+# This test takes long time, so only run it with the --big mtr-flag.
+--source include/big_test.inc
+
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
 # Engine specific settings and requirements
 
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_alter2_1_1_innodb.test b/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_alter2_1_1_innodb.test
index 9500f05b173..37e1cb4a099 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_alter2_1_1_innodb.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_alter2_1_1_innodb.test
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ let $only_part_1= 1;
 # The server must support partitioning.
 --source include/have_partition.inc
 
+# This test takes long time, so only run it with the --big mtr-flag.
+--source include/big_test.inc
+
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
 # Engine specific settings and requirements
 
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_alter2_1_2_innodb.test b/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_alter2_1_2_innodb.test
index 28bbcb3115b..6448a8ac734 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_alter2_1_2_innodb.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_alter2_1_2_innodb.test
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ let $only_part_2= 1;
 # The server must support partitioning.
 --source include/have_partition.inc
 
+# This test takes long time, so only run it with the --big mtr-flag.
+--source include/big_test.inc
+
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
 # Engine specific settings and requirements
 
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_alter2_2_2_innodb.test b/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_alter2_2_2_innodb.test
index a356b4e31a3..e3544c382a3 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_alter2_2_2_innodb.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_alter2_2_2_innodb.test
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ let $only_part_2= 1;
 # The server must support partitioning.
 --source include/have_partition.inc
 
+# This test takes long time, so only run it with the --big mtr-flag.
+--source include/big_test.inc
+
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
 # Engine specific settings and requirements
 
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_alter4_innodb.test b/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_alter4_innodb.test
index 3061e5c9e7f..1e28a2fc812 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_alter4_innodb.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_alter4_innodb.test
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ let $more_pk_ui_tests= 0;
 # The server must support partitioning.
 --source include/have_partition.inc
 
+# This test takes long time, so only run it with the --big mtr-flag.
+--source include/big_test.inc
+
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
 # Engine specific settings and requirements
 
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_debug_sync_innodb.test b/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_debug_sync_innodb.test
index 915a3f2ceb6..fce26132030 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_debug_sync_innodb.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_debug_sync_innodb.test
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ partition by range (a)
 insert into t1 values (1), (11), (21), (33);
 SELECT * FROM t1;
 SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
+--replace_result #p# #P# #sp# #SP#
 --list_files $MYSQLD_DATADIR/test
 
 SET DEBUG_SYNC='before_open_in_get_all_tables SIGNAL parked WAIT_FOR open';
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ ALTER TABLE t1 REORGANIZE PARTITION p0 INTO
 disconnect con1;
 connection default;
 --reap
+--replace_result #p# #P# #sp# #SP#
 --list_files $MYSQLD_DATADIR/test
 SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
 SELECT * FROM t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_recover_myisam.test b/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_recover_myisam.test
index d06e1914949..ecc83629768 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_recover_myisam.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_recover_myisam.test
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # test the auto-recover (--myisam-recover) of partitioned myisam tables
 
-call mtr.add_suppression("./test/t1_will_crash");
+call mtr.add_suppression("t1_will_crash");
 call mtr.add_suppression("Got an error from unknown thread");
 
 --source include/have_partition.inc
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_special_myisam.test b/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_special_myisam.test
index 032722cbb7d..2eac5b3bf16 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_special_myisam.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_special_myisam.test
@@ -62,13 +62,14 @@ ALTER TABLE t1 COALESCE PARTITION 2;
 
 --connect (con3,localhost,root,,)
 
-perl;
-open( LD, ">" . "/tmp/load.in" ) || die "Could not open file for writing " . $ENV{'MYSQLTEST_DATADIR'} . "/test/load.in";
-print LD "1\n2\n3\n";
-close( LD );
+--let $MYSQLD_DATADIR= `SELECT @@datadir`
+--write_file $MYSQLD_DATADIR/test/load.in
+1
+2
+3
 EOF
 --echo # Connection 3 tries to load into the table:
-send LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE '/tmp/load.in' INTO TABLE t1 (f);
+send LOAD DATA INFILE 'load.in' INTO TABLE t1 (f);
 
 --connection default
 --real_sleep 1