diff --git a/src/ex_cmds.c b/src/ex_cmds.c
index 6ae5969..9d58ab4 100644
--- a/src/ex_cmds.c
+++ b/src/ex_cmds.c
@@ -1762,12 +1762,21 @@
 	STRCAT(buf, itmp);
     }
 #else
-    /*
-     * For shells that don't understand braces around commands, at least allow
-     * the use of commands in a pipe.
-     */
-    STRCPY(buf, cmd);
-    if (itmp != NULL)
+    // For shells that don't understand braces around commands, at least allow
+    // the use of commands in a pipe.
+    if (*p_sxe != NUL && *p_sxq == '(')
+    {
+	if (itmp != NULL || otmp != NULL)
+	    vim_snprintf((char *)buf, len, "(%s)", (char *)cmd);
+	else
+	    STRCPY(buf, cmd);
+	if (itmp != NULL)
+	{
+	    STRCAT(buf, " < ");
+	    STRCAT(buf, itmp);
+	}
+    }
+    else
     {
 	char_u	*p;
 
@@ -1819,18 +1828,20 @@
     char_u	*end;
 
     end = buf + STRLEN(buf);
-    /* find "%s" */
+    // find "%s"
     for (p = opt; (p = vim_strchr(p, '%')) != NULL; ++p)
     {
-	if (p[1] == 's') /* found %s */
+	if (p[1] == 's') // found %s
 	    break;
-	if (p[1] == '%') /* skip %% */
+	if (p[1] == '%') // skip %%
 	    ++p;
     }
     if (p != NULL)
     {
-	*end = ' '; /* not really needed? Not with sh, ksh or bash */
-	vim_snprintf((char *)end + 1, (size_t)(buflen - (end + 1 - buf)),
+#ifdef MSWIN
+	*end++ = ' '; // not really needed? Not with sh, ksh or bash
+#endif
+	vim_snprintf((char *)end, (size_t)(buflen - (end - buf)),
 						  (char *)opt, (char *)fname);
     }
     else
@@ -1838,7 +1849,7 @@
 #ifdef FEAT_QUICKFIX
 		" %s %s",
 #else
-		" %s%s",	/* " > %s" causes problems on Amiga */
+		" %s%s",	// " > %s" causes problems on Amiga
 #endif
 		(char *)opt, (char *)fname);
 }
diff --git a/src/misc2.c b/src/misc2.c
index f4da4c2..da274e6 100644
--- a/src/misc2.c
+++ b/src/misc2.c
@@ -3157,7 +3157,7 @@
 	{
 	    char_u *ecmd = cmd;
 
-	    if (*p_sxe != NUL && STRCMP(p_sxq, "(") == 0)
+	    if (*p_sxe != NUL && *p_sxq == '(')
 	    {
 		ecmd = vim_strsave_escaped_ext(cmd, p_sxe, '^', FALSE);
 		if (ecmd == NULL)
@@ -3168,11 +3168,11 @@
 	    {
 		STRCPY(ncmd, p_sxq);
 		STRCAT(ncmd, ecmd);
-		/* When 'shellxquote' is ( append ).
-		 * When 'shellxquote' is "( append )". */
-		STRCAT(ncmd, STRCMP(p_sxq, "(") == 0 ? (char_u *)")"
-			   : STRCMP(p_sxq, "\"(") == 0 ? (char_u *)")\""
-			   : p_sxq);
+		// When 'shellxquote' is ( append ).
+		// When 'shellxquote' is "( append )".
+		STRCAT(ncmd, *p_sxq == '(' ? (char_u *)")"
+		    : *p_sxq == '"' && *(p_sxq+1) == '(' ? (char_u *)")\""
+		    : p_sxq);
 		retval = mch_call_shell(ncmd, opt);
 		vim_free(ncmd);
 	    }
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_system.vim b/src/testdir/test_system.vim
index deee51f..22aceb7 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_system.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_system.vim
@@ -3,9 +3,24 @@
 source shared.vim
 
 func Test_System()
-  if !executable('echo') || !executable('cat') || !executable('wc')
+  if !has('win32')
+    call assert_equal("123\n", system('echo 123'))
+    call assert_equal(['123'], systemlist('echo 123'))
+    call assert_equal('123',   system('cat', '123'))
+    call assert_equal(['123'], systemlist('cat', '123'))
+    call assert_equal(["as\<NL>df"], systemlist('cat', ["as\<NL>df"]))
+  else
+    call assert_equal("123\n", system('echo 123'))
+    call assert_equal(["123\r"], systemlist('echo 123'))
+    call assert_equal("123",   system('more', '123'))
+    call assert_equal(["123"], systemlist('more', '123'))
+    call assert_equal(["as\<NL>df"], systemlist('more', ["as\<NL>df"]))
+  endif
+
+  if !executable('cat') || !executable('wc')
     return
   endif
+
   let out = 'echo 123'->system()
   " On Windows we may get a trailing space.
   if out != "123 \n"
@@ -13,14 +28,17 @@
   endif
 
   let out = 'echo 123'->systemlist()
-  " On Windows we may get a trailing space and CR.
-  if out != ["123 \r"]
-    call assert_equal(['123'], out)
+  if !has('win32')
+    call assert_equal(["123"], out)
+  else
+    call assert_equal(["123\r"], out)
   endif
 
-  call assert_equal('123',   system('cat', '123'))
-  call assert_equal(['123'], systemlist('cat', '123'))
-  call assert_equal(["as\<NL>df"], systemlist('cat', ["as\<NL>df"]))
+  if executable('cat')
+    call assert_equal('123',   system('cat', '123'))	
+    call assert_equal(['123'], systemlist('cat', '123'))	
+    call assert_equal(["as\<NL>df"], systemlist('cat', ["as\<NL>df"])) 
+  endif
 
   new Xdummy
   call setline(1, ['asdf', "pw\<NL>er", 'xxxx'])
@@ -39,9 +57,11 @@
     call assert_equal(['3'],  out)
   endif
 
-  let out = systemlist('cat', bufnr('%'))
-  " On Windows we may get a trailing CR.
-  if out != ["asdf\r", "pw\<NL>er\r", "xxxx\r"]
+  if !has('win32')
+    let out = systemlist('cat', bufnr('%'))
+    call assert_equal(['asdf', "pw\<NL>er", 'xxxx'],  out)
+  else
+    let out = systemlist('more', bufnr('%'))
     call assert_equal(['asdf', "pw\<NL>er", 'xxxx'],  out)
   endif
   bwipe!
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 2d9ffa3..057a6f7 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -758,6 +758,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2092,
+/**/
     2091,
 /**/
     2090,