diff --git a/mysql-test/t/mysqldump.test b/mysql-test/t/mysqldump.test
index d841312392d..efaafbced9f 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/mysqldump.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/mysqldump.test
@@ -126,13 +126,13 @@ drop table t1;
 create table t1(a int);
 insert into t1 values (1),(2),(3);
 --exec $MYSQL_DUMP --skip-comments --tab=$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ test
---exec cat $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/t1.sql
---exec cat $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/t1.txt
---exec rm $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/t1.sql
---exec rm $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/t1.txt
+--cat_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/t1.sql
+--cat_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/t1.txt
+--remove_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/t1.sql
+--remove_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/t1.txt
 --exec $MYSQL_DUMP --tab=$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ test
---exec rm $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/t1.sql
---exec rm $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/t1.txt
+--remove_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/t1.sql
+--remove_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/t1.txt
 drop table t1;
 
 --echo #
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ drop table t1, t2, t3;
 
 create table t1 (a int);
 --error 2
---exec $MYSQL_DUMP --skip-comments --force test t1 --where='xx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' 2>&1
+--exec $MYSQL_DUMP --skip-comments --force test t1 --where="xx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" 2>&1
 drop table t1;
 
 --echo #
@@ -913,11 +913,13 @@ DROP TABLE t1, t2;
 --echo # Bugs #9136, #12917: problems with --defaults-extra-file option
 --echo #
 
---system echo '[mysqltest1]' > $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/tmp.cnf
---system echo 'port=1234' >> $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/tmp.cnf
+--write_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/tmp.cnf
+[mysqltest1]
+port=1234
+EOF
 --exec $MYSQL_MY_PRINT_DEFAULTS -c $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/tmp.cnf mysqltest1
 --exec $MYSQL_MY_PRINT_DEFAULTS -e $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/tmp.cnf mysqltest1 mysqltest1
---system rm $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/tmp.cnf
+--remov_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/tmp.cnf
 
 --echo #
 --echo # Test of fix to BUG 12597
@@ -1190,9 +1192,9 @@ create view v1 as select qty, price, qty*price as value from t;
 create view v2 as select qty from v1;
 --echo mysqldump {
 --exec $MYSQL_DUMP --compact -F --tab $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp test
---exec cat $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/v1.sql
+--cat_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/v1.sql
 --echo } mysqldump {
---exec cat $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/v2.sql
+--cat_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/v2.sql
 --echo } mysqldump
 drop view v1;
 drop view v2;