--- mc/po/ru.po.orig	2007-09-11 20:35:10 +0600
+++ mc/po/ru.po	2008-02-24 15:52:15 +0500
@@ -247,6 +247,9 @@ msgstr " Осуществлено подстановок: %ld "
 msgid " Search string not found "
 msgstr " Искомая строка не найдена "
 
+msgid "Force subshell execution"
+msgstr "Принудительное выполнение во встроенной командной оболочке"
+
 #, c-format
 msgid " %d items found, %d bookmarks added "
 msgstr " %d найдено, %d закладок добавлено "
--- mc/src/execute.c.orig	2005-09-17 18:08:19 +0600
+++ mc/src/execute.c	2008-02-24 15:51:22 +0500
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "wtools.h"
 #include "execute.h"
 
+int force_subshell_execution = 0;
 
 static void
 edition_post_exec (void)
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ shell_execute (const char *command, int 
 
 #ifdef HAVE_SUBSHELL_SUPPORT
     if (use_subshell)
-	if (subshell_state == INACTIVE)
+	if (subshell_state == INACTIVE || force_subshell_execution)
 	    do_execute (shell, cmd ? cmd : command, flags | EXECUTE_AS_SHELL);
 	else
 	    message (1, MSG_ERROR,
--- mc/src/execute.h.orig	2005-02-08 11:57:14 +0500
+++ mc/src/execute.h	2008-02-24 15:51:22 +0500
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 #define EXECUTE_AS_SHELL	(1 << 2)
 #define EXECUTE_HIDE		(1 << 3)
 
+/* If true message "The shell is already running a command" never */
+extern int force_subshell_execution;
+
 /* Execute functions that use the shell to execute */
 void shell_execute (const char *command, int flags);
 
--- mc/src/main.c.orig	2006-09-22 21:14:58 +0600
+++ mc/src/main.c	2008-02-24 15:51:22 +0500
@@ -1934,6 +1934,10 @@ process_args (poptContext ctx, int c, co
     case 'u':
 	use_subshell = 0;
 	break;
+
+    case 'r':
+	force_subshell_execution = 1;
+	break;
 #endif				/* HAVE_SUBSHELL_SUPPORT */
 
     case 'H':
@@ -2002,6 +2006,8 @@ static const struct poptOption argument_
      N_("Enables subshell support (default)"), NULL},
     {"nosubshell", 'u', POPT_ARG_NONE, NULL, 'u',
      N_("Disables subshell support"), NULL},
+    {"forceexec", 'r', POPT_ARG_NONE, &force_subshell_execution, 0,
+     N_("Force subshell execution")},
 #endif
 
     /* single file operations */