diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/append.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/append.rs
index 85c0a297c..6a028ddf6 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/append.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/append.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ use nu_test_support::{nu, pipeline};
 
 #[test]
 fn adds_a_row_to_the_end() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
+    let actual = nu!(pipeline(
         r#"
                 echo  [ "Andrés N. Robalino", "JT Turner", "Yehuda Katz" ]
                 | append "pollo loco"
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/break_.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/break_.rs
index 32275c30d..92a656465 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/break_.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/break_.rs
@@ -1,37 +1,26 @@
-use nu_test_support::{nu, pipeline};
+use nu_test_support::nu;
 
 #[test]
 fn break_for_loop() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
-        r#"
+    let actual = nu!("
         for i in 1..10 { if $i == 2 { break }; print $i }
-        "#
-    ));
+        ");
 
-    assert_eq!(actual.out, r#"1"#);
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "1");
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn break_while_loop() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        while true { break }; print "hello"
-        "#
-    ));
+    let actual = nu!(r#" while true { break }; print "hello" "#);
 
-    assert_eq!(actual.out, r#"hello"#);
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "hello");
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn break_each() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
-        r#"
+    let actual = nu!("
         [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] | each {|x| if $x > 3 { break }; $x} | math sum
-        "#
-    ));
+        ");
 
-    assert_eq!(actual.out, r#"6"#);
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "6");
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/cal.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/cal.rs
index 61c0ba2e7..43994a62a 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/cal.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/cal.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,7 @@ use nu_test_support::{nu, pipeline};
 
 #[test]
 fn cal_full_year() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        cal -y --full-year 2010 | first | to json -r
-        "#
-    ));
+    let actual = nu!("cal -y --full-year 2010 | first | to json -r");
 
     let first_week_2010_json = r#"{"year": 2010,"sunday": null,"monday": null,"tuesday": null,"wednesday": null,"thursday": null,"friday": 1,"saturday": 2}"#;
 
@@ -16,8 +11,7 @@ fn cal_full_year() {
 
 #[test]
 fn cal_february_2020_leap_year() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
+    let actual = nu!(pipeline(
         r#"
         cal -ym --full-year 2020 --month-names | where month == "february" | to json -r
         "#
@@ -30,8 +24,7 @@ fn cal_february_2020_leap_year() {
 
 #[test]
 fn cal_friday_the_thirteenths_in_2015() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
+    let actual = nu!(pipeline(
         r#"
         cal --full-year 2015 | default 0 friday | where friday == 13 | length
         "#
@@ -42,8 +35,7 @@ fn cal_friday_the_thirteenths_in_2015() {
 
 #[test]
 fn cal_rows_in_2020() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
+    let actual = nu!(pipeline(
         r#"
         cal --full-year 2020 | length
         "#
@@ -54,8 +46,7 @@ fn cal_rows_in_2020() {
 
 #[test]
 fn cal_week_day_start_monday() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
+    let actual = nu!(pipeline(
         r#"
         cal --full-year 2020 -m --month-names --week-start monday | where month == january | to json -r
         "#
@@ -68,8 +59,7 @@ fn cal_week_day_start_monday() {
 
 #[test]
 fn cal_sees_pipeline_year() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
+    let actual = nu!(pipeline(
         r#"
         cal --full-year 1020 | get monday | first 4 | to json -r
         "#
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/cd.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/cd.rs
index 2d1d7c2b7..8d9e086ff 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/cd.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/cd.rs
@@ -20,13 +20,7 @@ fn cd_works_with_in_var() {
 #[test]
 fn filesystem_change_from_current_directory_using_relative_path() {
     Playground::setup("cd_test_1", |dirs, _| {
-        let actual = nu!(
-            cwd: dirs.root(),
-            r#"
-                cd cd_test_1
-                $env.PWD
-            "#
-        );
+        let actual = nu!( cwd: dirs.root(), "cd cd_test_1; $env.PWD");
 
         assert_eq!(PathBuf::from(actual.out), *dirs.test());
     })
@@ -55,11 +49,11 @@ fn filesystem_switch_back_to_previous_working_directory() {
 
         let actual = nu!(
             cwd: dirs.test().join("odin"),
-            r#"
+            "
                 cd {}
                 cd -
                 $env.PWD
-            "#,
+            ",
             dirs.test().display()
         );
 
@@ -74,10 +68,10 @@ fn filesystem_change_from_current_directory_using_relative_path_and_dash() {
 
         let actual = nu!(
             cwd: dirs.test(),
-            r#"
+            "
                 cd odin/-
                 $env.PWD
-            "#
+            "
         );
 
         assert_eq!(
@@ -92,10 +86,10 @@ fn filesystem_change_current_directory_to_parent_directory() {
     Playground::setup("cd_test_5", |dirs, _| {
         let actual = nu!(
             cwd: dirs.test(),
-            r#"
+            "
                 cd ..
                 $env.PWD
-            "#
+            "
         );
 
         assert_eq!(PathBuf::from(actual.out), *dirs.root());
@@ -109,10 +103,10 @@ fn filesystem_change_current_directory_to_two_parents_up_using_multiple_dots() {
 
         let actual = nu!(
             cwd: dirs.test().join("foo/bar"),
-            r#"
+            "
                 cd ...
                 $env.PWD
-            "#
+            "
         );
 
         assert_eq!(PathBuf::from(actual.out), *dirs.test());
@@ -124,10 +118,10 @@ fn filesystem_change_to_home_directory() {
     Playground::setup("cd_test_8", |dirs, _| {
         let actual = nu!(
             cwd: dirs.test(),
-            r#"
+            "
                 cd ~
                 $env.PWD
-            "#
+            "
         );
 
         assert_eq!(Some(PathBuf::from(actual.out)), dirs_next::home_dir());
@@ -208,10 +202,10 @@ fn filesystem_change_directory_to_symlink_relative() {
 
         let actual = nu!(
             cwd: dirs.test().join("boo"),
-            r#"
+            "
                 cd ../foo_link
                 $env.PWD
-            "#
+            "
         );
 
         assert_eq!(PathBuf::from(actual.out), dirs.test().join("foo"));
@@ -251,18 +245,18 @@ fn cd_permission_denied_folder() {
         sandbox.mkdir("banned");
         let actual = nu!(
             cwd: dirs.test(),
-            r#"
+            "
                 chmod -x banned
                 cd banned
-            "#
+            "
         );
         assert!(actual.err.contains("Cannot change directory to"));
         nu!(
             cwd: dirs.test(),
-            r#"
+            "
                 chmod +x banned
                 rm banned
-            "#
+            "
         );
     });
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/compact.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/compact.rs
index c237103b3..2f58535b0 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/compact.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/compact.rs
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ fn discards_rows_where_given_column_is_empty() {
 
         let actual = nu!(
             cwd: dirs.test(), pipeline(
-            r#"
+            "
                 open los_tres_amigos.json
                 | get amigos
                 | compact rusty_luck
                 | length
-            "#
+            "
         ));
 
         assert_eq!(actual.out, "3");
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/continue_.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/continue_.rs
index c3b436357..e39934f7e 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/continue_.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/continue_.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
-use nu_test_support::{nu, pipeline};
+use nu_test_support::nu;
 
 #[test]
 fn continue_for_loop() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        for i in 1..10 { if $i == 2 { continue }; print $i }
-        "#
-    ));
+    let actual = nu!("for i in 1..10 { if $i == 2 { continue }; print $i }");
 
-    assert_eq!(actual.out, r#"1345678910"#);
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "1345678910");
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/def.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/def.rs
index 3537041f3..a9f44e9d0 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/def.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/def.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+use nu_test_support::nu;
 use nu_test_support::playground::Playground;
-use nu_test_support::{nu, pipeline};
 use std::fs;
 
 #[test]
@@ -39,85 +39,49 @@ param:string #My cool attractive param
 
 #[test]
 fn def_errors_with_multiple_short_flags() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        def test-command [ --long(-l)(-o) ] {}
-        "#
-    ));
+    let actual = nu!("def test-command [ --long(-l)(-o) ] {}");
 
     assert!(actual.err.contains("expected only one short flag"));
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn def_errors_with_comma_before_alternative_short_flag() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        def test-command [ --long, (-l) ] {}
-        "#
-    ));
+    let actual = nu!("def test-command [ --long, (-l) ] {}");
 
     assert!(actual.err.contains("expected parameter"));
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn def_errors_with_comma_before_equals() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        def test-command [ foo, = 1 ] {}
-        "#
-    ));
+    let actual = nu!("def test-command [ foo, = 1 ] {}");
 
     assert!(actual.err.contains("expected parameter"));
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn def_errors_with_comma_before_colon() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        def test-command [ foo, : int ] {}
-        "#
-    ));
+    let actual = nu!("def test-command [ foo, : int ] {}");
 
     assert!(actual.err.contains("expected parameter"));
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn def_errors_with_multiple_colons() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        def test-command [ foo::int ] {}
-        "#
-    ));
-
+    let actual = nu!("def test-command [ foo::int ] {}");
     assert!(actual.err.contains("expected type"));
 }
 
 #[ignore = "This error condition is not implemented yet"]
 #[test]
 fn def_errors_with_multiple_types() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        def test-command [ foo:int:string ] {}
-        "#
-    ));
+    let actual = nu!("def test-command [ foo:int:string ] {}");
 
     assert!(actual.err.contains("expected parameter"));
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn def_errors_with_multiple_commas() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        def test-command [ foo,,bar ] {}
-        "#
-    ));
+    let actual = nu!("def test-command [ foo,,bar ] {}");
 
     assert!(actual.err.contains("expected parameter"));
 }
@@ -125,28 +89,13 @@ fn def_errors_with_multiple_commas() {
 #[test]
 fn def_fails_with_invalid_name() {
     let err_msg = "command name can't be a number, a filesize, or contain a hash # or caret ^";
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
-        r#"
-            def 1234 = echo "test"
-        "#
-    ));
+    let actual = nu!(r#"def 1234 = echo "test""#);
     assert!(actual.err.contains(err_msg));
 
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
-        r#"
-            def 5gib = echo "test"
-        "#
-    ));
+    let actual = nu!(r#"def 5gib = echo "test""#);
     assert!(actual.err.contains(err_msg));
 
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
-        r#"
-            def ^foo [] {}
-        "#
-    ));
+    let actual = nu!(r#"def ^foo [] {}"#);
     assert!(actual.err.contains(err_msg));
 }
 
@@ -188,12 +137,7 @@ param: list = [one]
 
 #[test]
 fn def_with_paren_params() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        def foo (x: int, y: int) { $x + $y }; foo 1 2
-        "#
-    ));
+    let actual = nu!("def foo (x: int, y: int) { $x + $y }; foo 1 2");
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "3");
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/default.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/default.rs
index 78bbd3951..d14e0597e 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/default.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/default.rs
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ fn adds_row_data_if_column_missing() {
 
         let actual = nu!(
             cwd: dirs.test(), pipeline(
-            r#"
+            "
                 open los_tres_amigos.json
                 | get amigos
                 | default 1 rusty_luck
                 | where rusty_luck == 1
                 | length
-            "#
+            "
         ));
 
         assert_eq!(actual.out, "2");
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/do_.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/do_.rs
index cfca2020e..809b1e6da 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/do_.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/do_.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
-use nu_test_support::{nu, pipeline};
+use nu_test_support::nu;
+#[cfg(not(windows))]
+use nu_test_support::pipeline;
 
 #[test]
 fn capture_errors_works() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        do -c {$env.use}
-        "#
-    ));
+    let actual = nu!("do -c {$env.use}");
 
     eprintln!("actual.err: {:?}", actual.err);
 
@@ -16,60 +13,35 @@ fn capture_errors_works() {
 
 #[test]
 fn capture_errors_works_for_external() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        do -c {nu --testbin fail}
-        "#
-    ));
+    let actual = nu!("do -c {nu --testbin fail}");
     assert!(actual.err.contains("External command failed"));
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "");
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn capture_errors_works_for_external_with_pipeline() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        do -c {nu --testbin fail} | echo `text`
-        "#
-    ));
+    let actual = nu!("do -c {nu --testbin fail} | echo `text`");
     assert!(actual.err.contains("External command failed"));
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "");
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn capture_errors_works_for_external_with_semicolon() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        do -c {nu --testbin fail}; echo `text`
-        "#
-    ));
+    let actual = nu!(r#"do -c {nu --testbin fail}; echo `text`"#);
     assert!(actual.err.contains("External command failed"));
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "");
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn do_with_semicolon_break_on_failed_external() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        do { nu --not_exist_flag }; `text`
-        "#
-    ));
+    let actual = nu!(r#"do { nu --not_exist_flag }; `text`"#);
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "");
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn ignore_shell_errors_works_for_external_with_semicolon() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        do -s { open asdfasdf.txt }; "text"
-        "#
-    ));
+    let actual = nu!(r#"do -s { open asdfasdf.txt }; "text""#);
 
     assert_eq!(actual.err, "");
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "text");
@@ -77,12 +49,7 @@ fn ignore_shell_errors_works_for_external_with_semicolon() {
 
 #[test]
 fn ignore_program_errors_works_for_external_with_semicolon() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        do -p { nu -c 'exit 1' }; "text"
-        "#
-    ));
+    let actual = nu!(r#"do -p { nu -c 'exit 1' }; "text""#);
 
     assert_eq!(actual.err, "");
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "text");
@@ -90,9 +57,7 @@ fn ignore_program_errors_works_for_external_with_semicolon() {
 
 #[test]
 fn ignore_error_should_work_for_external_command() {
-    let actual = nu!(cwd: ".", pipeline(
-        r#"do -i { nu --testbin fail asdf }; echo post"#
-    ));
+    let actual = nu!(r#"do -i { nu --testbin fail asdf }; echo post"#);
 
     assert_eq!(actual.err, "");
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "post");
@@ -190,6 +155,6 @@ fn capture_error_with_both_stdout_stderr_messages_not_hang_nushell() {
 
 #[test]
 fn ignore_error_works_with_list_stream() {
-    let actual = nu!(cwd: ".", pipeline(r#"do -i { ["a", $nothing, "b"] | ansi strip }"#));
+    let actual = nu!(r#"do -i { ["a", $nothing, "b"] | ansi strip }"#);
     assert!(actual.err.is_empty());
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/drop.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/drop.rs
index 24ae7fe8c..73d7e0c51 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/drop.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/drop.rs
@@ -2,51 +2,47 @@ use nu_test_support::{nu, pipeline};
 
 #[test]
 fn columns() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(r#"
+    let actual = nu!(pipeline(
+        "
             echo [
               [arepas, color];
               [3,  white]
               [8, yellow]
               [4,  white]
             ] | drop column | columns | length
-        "#)
-    );
+        "
+    ));
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "1");
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn drop_columns_positive_value() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-    cwd: ".", pipeline(r#"
-            echo [[a, b];[1,2]] | drop column -1
-            "#)
-    );
+    let actual = nu!("echo [[a, b];[1,2]] | drop column -1");
 
     assert!(actual.err.contains("use a positive value"));
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn more_columns_than_table_has() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(r#"
+    let actual = nu!(pipeline(
+        "
             echo [
               [arepas, color];
               [3,  white]
               [8, yellow]
               [4,  white]
             ] | drop column 3 | columns | is-empty
-        "#)
-    );
+        "
+    ));
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "true");
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn rows() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(r#"
+    let actual = nu!(pipeline(
+        "
             echo [
               [arepas];
 
@@ -57,43 +53,43 @@ fn rows() {
             | drop 2
             | get arepas
             | math sum
-        "#)
-    );
+        "
+    ));
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "3");
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn more_rows_than_table_has() {
-    let actual = nu!(cwd: ".", "[date] | drop 50 | length");
+    let actual = nu!("[date] | drop 50 | length");
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "0");
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn nth_range_inclusive() {
-    let actual = nu!(cwd: ".", "echo 10..15 | drop nth (2..3) | to json --raw");
+    let actual = nu!("echo 10..15 | drop nth (2..3) | to json --raw");
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "[10,11,14,15]");
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn nth_range_exclusive() {
-    let actual = nu!(cwd: ".", "echo 10..15 | drop nth (1..<3) | to json --raw");
+    let actual = nu!("echo 10..15 | drop nth (1..<3) | to json --raw");
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "[10,13,14,15]");
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn nth_missing_first_argument() {
-    let actual = nu!(cwd: ".", "echo 10..15 | drop nth \"\"");
+    let actual = nu!("echo 10..15 | drop nth \"\"");
 
     assert!(actual.err.contains("int or range"));
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn fail_on_non_iterator() {
-    let actual = nu!(cwd: ".", pipeline("1 | drop 50"));
+    let actual = nu!("1 | drop 50");
 
     assert!(actual.err.contains("only_supports_this_input_type"));
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/each.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/each.rs
index 50dd8c6b3..0681d9e63 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/each.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/each.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
-use nu_test_support::{nu, pipeline};
+use nu_test_support::nu;
 
 #[test]
 fn each_works_separately() {
     let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        echo [1 2 3] | each { |it| echo $it 10 | math sum } | to json -r
-        "#
-    ));
+        cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats",
+        "echo [1 2 3] | each { |it| echo $it 10 | math sum } | to json -r"
+    );
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "[11,12,13]");
 }
@@ -15,11 +13,9 @@ fn each_works_separately() {
 #[test]
 fn each_group_works() {
     let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        echo [1 2 3 4 5 6] | group 3 | to json --raw
-        "#
-    ));
+        cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats",
+        "echo [1 2 3 4 5 6] | group 3 | to json --raw"
+    );
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "[[1,2,3],[4,5,6]]");
 }
@@ -27,11 +23,9 @@ fn each_group_works() {
 #[test]
 fn each_window() {
     let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        echo [1 2 3 4] | window 3 | to json --raw
-        "#
-    ));
+        cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats",
+        "echo [1 2 3 4] | window 3 | to json --raw"
+    );
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "[[1,2,3],[2,3,4]]");
 }
@@ -39,11 +33,9 @@ fn each_window() {
 #[test]
 fn each_window_stride() {
     let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        echo [1 2 3 4 5 6] | window 3 -s 2 | to json --raw
-        "#
-    ));
+        cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats",
+        "echo [1 2 3 4 5 6] | window 3 -s 2 | to json --raw"
+    );
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "[[1,2,3],[3,4,5]]");
 }
@@ -51,11 +43,9 @@ fn each_window_stride() {
 #[test]
 fn each_no_args_in_block() {
     let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        echo [[foo bar]; [a b] [c d] [e f]] | each {|i| $i | to json -r } | get 1
-        "#
-    ));
+        cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats",
+        "echo [[foo bar]; [a b] [c d] [e f]] | each {|i| $i | to json -r } | get 1"
+    );
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, r#"{"foo": "c","bar": "d"}"#);
 }
@@ -63,31 +53,23 @@ fn each_no_args_in_block() {
 #[test]
 fn each_implicit_it_in_block() {
     let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        echo [[foo bar]; [a b] [c d] [e f]] | each { |it| nu --testbin cococo $it.foo } | str join
-        "#
-    ));
+        cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats",
+        "echo [[foo bar]; [a b] [c d] [e f]] | each { |it| nu --testbin cococo $it.foo } | str join"
+    );
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "ace");
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn each_uses_enumerate_index() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
-        r#"[7 8 9 10] | enumerate | each {|el| $el.index } | to nuon"#
-    ));
+    let actual = nu!("[7 8 9 10] | enumerate | each {|el| $el.index } | to nuon");
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "[0, 1, 2, 3]");
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn each_while_uses_enumerate_index() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
-        r#"[7 8 9 10] | enumerate | each while {|el| $el.index } | to nuon"#
-    ));
+    let actual = nu!("[7 8 9 10] | enumerate | each while {|el| $el.index } | to nuon");
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "[0, 1, 2, 3]");
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/echo.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/echo.rs
index cad2a6c77..44e6d8145 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/echo.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/echo.rs
@@ -1,61 +1,36 @@
-use nu_test_support::{nu, pipeline};
+use nu_test_support::nu;
 
 #[test]
 fn echo_range_is_lazy() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        echo 1..10000000000 | first 3 | to json --raw
-        "#
-    ));
+    let actual = nu!("echo 1..10000000000 | first 3 | to json --raw");
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "[1,2,3]");
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn echo_range_handles_inclusive() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        echo 1..3 | each { |x| $x } | to json --raw
-        "#
-    ));
+    let actual = nu!("echo 1..3 | each { |x| $x } | to json --raw");
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "[1,2,3]");
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn echo_range_handles_exclusive() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        echo 1..<3 | each { |x| $x } | to json --raw
-        "#
-    ));
+    let actual = nu!("echo 1..<3 | each { |x| $x } | to json --raw");
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "[1,2]");
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn echo_range_handles_inclusive_down() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        echo 3..1 | each { |it| $it } | to json --raw
-        "#
-    ));
+    let actual = nu!("echo 3..1 | each { |it| $it } | to json --raw");
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "[3,2,1]");
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn echo_range_handles_exclusive_down() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        echo 3..<1 | each { |it| $it } | to json --raw
-        "#
-    ));
+    let actual = nu!("echo 3..<1 | each { |it| $it } | to json --raw");
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "[3,2]");
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/empty.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/empty.rs
index 9ba4567ad..7366f941d 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/empty.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/empty.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ use nu_test_support::{nu, pipeline};
 
 #[test]
 fn reports_emptiness() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
+    let actual = nu!(pipeline(
         r#"
             [[] '' {} null]
             | all {||
@@ -17,8 +16,7 @@ fn reports_emptiness() {
 
 #[test]
 fn reports_nonemptiness() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
+    let actual = nu!(pipeline(
         r#"
             [[1] ' ' {a:1} 0]
             | any {||
@@ -32,14 +30,13 @@ fn reports_nonemptiness() {
 
 #[test]
 fn reports_emptiness_by_columns() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
-        r#"
+    let actual = nu!(pipeline(
+        "
             [{a:1 b:null c:null} {a:2 b:null c:null}]
             | any {||
               is-empty b c
             }
-        "#
+        "
     ));
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "true");
@@ -47,14 +44,13 @@ fn reports_emptiness_by_columns() {
 
 #[test]
 fn reports_nonemptiness_by_columns() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
-        r#"
+    let actual = nu!(pipeline(
+        "
             [{a:1 b:null c:3} {a:null b:5 c:2}]
             | any {||
               is-empty a b
             }
-        "#
+        "
     ));
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "false");
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/enter.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/enter.rs
index 0ffcac946..86b88ed6c 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/enter.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/enter.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fn knows_the_filesystems_entered() {
 
         nu!(
             cwd: dirs.test(),
-            r#"
+            "
                 enter expected
                 mkdir recycled
                 enter ../red_pill
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ fn knows_the_filesystems_entered() {
                 n
                 rm blue_pill --recursive
                 exit
-            "#
+            "
         );
 
         assert!(!red_pill_dir.exists());
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/error_make.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/error_make.rs
index 40a1bb209..d70851ab5 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/error_make.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/error_make.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
-use nu_test_support::{nu, pipeline};
+use nu_test_support::nu;
 
 #[test]
 fn error_label_works() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        error make {msg:foo label:{text:unseen}}
-        "#
-    ));
+    let actual = nu!("error make {msg:foo label:{text:unseen}}");
 
     assert!(actual.err.contains("unseen"));
     assert!(actual.err.contains("╰──"));
@@ -15,24 +10,14 @@ fn error_label_works() {
 
 #[test]
 fn no_span_if_unspanned() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        error make -u {msg:foo label:{text:unseen}}
-        "#
-    ));
+    let actual = nu!("error make -u {msg:foo label:{text:unseen}}");
 
     assert!(!actual.err.contains("unseen"));
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn error_start_bigger_than_end_should_fail() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".", pipeline(
-        r#"
-        error make {msg: foo label: {text: bar start 456 end 123}}
-        "#
-    ));
+    let actual = nu!("error make {msg: foo label: {text: bar start 456 end 123}}");
 
     assert!(!actual.err.contains("invalid error format"));
     assert!(!actual
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/every.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/every.rs
index c44ddfb50..688790c20 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/every.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/every.rs
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ fn gets_all_rows_by_every_zero() {
 
         let actual = nu!(
             cwd: dirs.test(), pipeline(
-            r#"
+            "
                 ls
                 | get name
                 | every 0
                 | to json --raw
-            "#
+            "
         ));
 
         assert_eq!(
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ fn gets_no_rows_by_every_skip_zero() {
 
         let actual = nu!(
             cwd: dirs.test(), pipeline(
-            r#"
+            "
                 ls
                 | get name
                 | every 0 --skip
                 | to json --raw
-            "#
+            "
         ));
 
         assert_eq!(actual.out, "[]");
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ fn gets_all_rows_by_every_one() {
 
         let actual = nu!(
             cwd: dirs.test(), pipeline(
-            r#"
+            "
                 ls
                 | get name
                 | every 1
                 | to json --raw
-            "#
+            "
         ));
 
         assert_eq!(
@@ -92,12 +92,12 @@ fn gets_no_rows_by_every_skip_one() {
 
         let actual = nu!(
             cwd: dirs.test(), pipeline(
-            r#"
+            "
                 ls
                 | get name
                 | every 1 --skip
                 | to json --raw
-            "#
+            "
         ));
 
         assert_eq!(actual.out, "[]");
@@ -116,19 +116,14 @@ fn gets_first_row_by_every_too_much() {
 
         let actual = nu!(
             cwd: dirs.test(), pipeline(
-            r#"
+            "
                 ls
                 | get name
                 | every 999
-            "#
+            "
         ));
 
-        let expected = nu!(
-            cwd: dirs.test(), pipeline(
-            r#"
-                echo [ amigos.txt ]
-            "#
-        ));
+        let expected = nu!( cwd: dirs.test(), "echo [ amigos.txt ]");
 
         assert_eq!(actual.out, expected.out);
     })
@@ -146,12 +141,12 @@ fn gets_all_rows_except_first_by_every_skip_too_much() {
 
         let actual = nu!(
             cwd: dirs.test(), pipeline(
-            r#"
+            "
                 ls
                 | get name
                 | every 999 --skip
                 | to json --raw
-            "#
+            "
         ));
 
         assert_eq!(actual.out, r#"["arepas.clu","los.txt","tres.txt"]"#);
@@ -171,12 +166,12 @@ fn gets_every_third_row() {
 
         let actual = nu!(
             cwd: dirs.test(), pipeline(
-            r#"
+            "
                 ls
                 | get name
                 | every 3
                 | to json --raw
-            "#
+            "
         ));
 
         assert_eq!(actual.out, r#"["amigos.txt","quatro.txt"]"#);
@@ -196,12 +191,12 @@ fn skips_every_third_row() {
 
         let actual = nu!(
             cwd: dirs.test(), pipeline(
-            r#"
+            "
                 ls
                 | get name
                 | every 3 --skip
                 | to json --raw
-            "#
+            "
         ));
 
         assert_eq!(actual.out, r#"["arepas.clu","los.txt","tres.txt"]"#);