diff --git a/t/t3800-mktag.sh b/t/t3800-mktag.sh
index df1fd6f86f..c851db8ca9 100755
--- a/t/t3800-mktag.sh
+++ b/t/t3800-mktag.sh
@@ -241,11 +241,11 @@ check_verify_failure 'disallow spaces in tag email' \
 ############################################################
 # 17. disallow missing tag timestamp
 
-cat >tag.sig <<EOF
+tr '_' ' ' >tag.sig <<EOF
 object $head
 type commit
 tag mytag
-tagger T A Gger <tagger@example.com>  
+tagger T A Gger <tagger@example.com>__
 
 EOF
 
diff --git a/t/t4015-diff-whitespace.sh b/t/t4015-diff-whitespace.sh
index ca0302f41b..b7cc6b28e6 100755
--- a/t/t4015-diff-whitespace.sh
+++ b/t/t4015-diff-whitespace.sh
@@ -62,16 +62,16 @@ EOF
 
 git update-index x
 
-cat << EOF > x
+tr '_' ' ' << EOF > x
 	whitespace at beginning
 whitespace 	 change
 white space in the middle
-whitespace at end  
+whitespace at end__
 unchanged line
 CR at end
 EOF
 
-tr 'Q' '\015' << EOF > expect
+tr 'Q_' '\015 ' << EOF > expect
 diff --git a/x b/x
 index d99af23..8b32fb5 100644
 --- a/x
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ index d99af23..8b32fb5 100644
 +	whitespace at beginning
 +whitespace 	 change
 +white space in the middle
-+whitespace at end  
++whitespace at end__
  unchanged line
 -CR at endQ
 +CR at end
diff --git a/t/t4109-apply-multifrag.sh b/t/t4109-apply-multifrag.sh
index bd40a218cd..ff5fdf35f9 100755
--- a/t/t4109-apply-multifrag.sh
+++ b/t/t4109-apply-multifrag.sh
@@ -9,134 +9,10 @@ test_description='git apply test patches with multiple fragments.
 '
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
-# setup
-
-cat > patch1.patch <<\EOF
-diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
-new file mode 100644
---- /dev/null
-+++ b/main.c
-@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
-+#include <stdio.h>
-+
-+int func(int num);
-+void print_int(int num);
-+
-+int main() {
-+	int i;
-+
-+	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-+		print_int(func(i));
-+	}
-+
-+	return 0;
-+}
-+
-+int func(int num) {
-+	return num * num;
-+}
-+
-+void print_int(int num) {
-+	printf("%d", num);
-+}
-+
-EOF
-cat > patch2.patch <<\EOF
-diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
---- a/main.c
-+++ b/main.c
-@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-+#include <stdlib.h>
- #include <stdio.h>
- 
- int func(int num);
- void print_int(int num);
-+void print_ln();
- 
- int main() {
- 	int i;
-@@ -10,6 +12,8 @@
- 		print_int(func(i));
- 	}
- 
-+	print_ln();
-+
- 	return 0;
- }
- 
-@@ -21,3 +25,7 @@
- 	printf("%d", num);
- }
- 
-+void print_ln() {
-+	printf("\n");
-+}
-+
-EOF
-cat > patch3.patch <<\EOF
-diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
---- a/main.c
-+++ b/main.c
-@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
--#include <stdlib.h>
- #include <stdio.h>
- 
- int func(int num);
- void print_int(int num);
--void print_ln();
- 
- int main() {
- 	int i;
-@@ -12,8 +10,6 @@
- 		print_int(func(i));
- 	}
- 
--	print_ln();
--
- 	return 0;
- }
- 
-@@ -25,7 +21,3 @@
- 	printf("%d", num);
- }
- 
--void print_ln() {
--	printf("\n");
--}
--
-EOF
-cat > patch4.patch <<\EOF
-diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
---- a/main.c
-+++ b/main.c
-@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
- #include <stdio.h>
- 
- int func(int num);
--void print_int(int num);
-+int func2(int num);
- 
- int main() {
- 	int i;
- 
- 	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
--		print_int(func(i));
-+		printf("%d", func(i));
-+		printf("%d", func3(i));
- 	}
- 
- 	return 0;
-@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@
- 	return num * num;
- }
- 
--void print_int(int num) {
--	printf("%d", num);
-+int func2(int num) {
-+	return num * num * num;
- }
- 
-EOF
+cp ../t4109/patch1.patch .
+cp ../t4109/patch2.patch .
+cp ../t4109/patch3.patch .
+cp ../t4109/patch4.patch .
 
 test_expect_success "S = git apply (1)" \
     'git apply patch1.patch patch2.patch'
diff --git a/t/t4109/patch1.patch b/t/t4109/patch1.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d411fc3cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4109/patch1.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
+new file mode 100644
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/main.c
+@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
++#include <stdio.h>
++
++int func(int num);
++void print_int(int num);
++
++int main() {
++	int i;
++
++	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
++		print_int(func(i));
++	}
++
++	return 0;
++}
++
++int func(int num) {
++	return num * num;
++}
++
++void print_int(int num) {
++	printf("%d", num);
++}
++
diff --git a/t/t4109/patch2.patch b/t/t4109/patch2.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8c6b06d536
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4109/patch2.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
+--- a/main.c
++++ b/main.c
+@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
++#include <stdlib.h>
+ #include <stdio.h>
+ 
+ int func(int num);
+ void print_int(int num);
++void print_ln();
+ 
+ int main() {
+ 	int i;
+@@ -10,6 +12,8 @@
+ 		print_int(func(i));
+ 	}
+ 
++	print_ln();
++
+ 	return 0;
+ }
+ 
+@@ -21,3 +25,7 @@
+ 	printf("%d", num);
+ }
+ 
++void print_ln() {
++	printf("\n");
++}
++
diff --git a/t/t4109/patch3.patch b/t/t4109/patch3.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d696c55a75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4109/patch3.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+cat > patch3.patch <<\EOF
+diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
+--- a/main.c
++++ b/main.c
+@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
+-#include <stdlib.h>
+ #include <stdio.h>
+ 
+ int func(int num);
+ void print_int(int num);
+-void print_ln();
+ 
+ int main() {
+ 	int i;
+@@ -12,8 +10,6 @@
+ 		print_int(func(i));
+ 	}
+ 
+-	print_ln();
+-
+ 	return 0;
+ }
+ 
+@@ -25,7 +21,3 @@
+ 	printf("%d", num);
+ }
+ 
+-void print_ln() {
+-	printf("\n");
+-}
+-
diff --git a/t/t4109/patch4.patch b/t/t4109/patch4.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b085909b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4109/patch4.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
+--- a/main.c
++++ b/main.c
+@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
+ #include <stdio.h>
+ 
+ int func(int num);
+-void print_int(int num);
++int func2(int num);
+ 
+ int main() {
+ 	int i;
+ 
+ 	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+-		print_int(func(i));
++		printf("%d", func(i));
++		printf("%d", func3(i));
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	return 0;
+@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@
+ 	return num * num;
+ }
+ 
+-void print_int(int num) {
+-	printf("%d", num);
++int func2(int num) {
++	return num * num * num;
+ }
+ 
diff --git a/t/t4119-apply-config.sh b/t/t4119-apply-config.sh
index b540f7295a..3c73a783a7 100755
--- a/t/t4119-apply-config.sh
+++ b/t/t4119-apply-config.sh
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 '
 
 # Also handcraft GNU diff output; note this has trailing whitespace.
-cat >gpatch.file <<\EOF &&
+tr '_' ' ' >gpatch.file <<\EOF &&
 --- file1	2007-02-21 01:04:24.000000000 -0800
 +++ file1+	2007-02-21 01:07:44.000000000 -0800
 @@ -1 +1 @@
 -A
-+B 
++B_
 EOF
 
 sed -e 's|file1|sub/&|' gpatch.file >gpatch-sub.file &&