diff -Nur mc-4.7.5.1.old/po/ru.po mc-4.7.5.1/po/ru.po
--- mc-4.7.5.1.old/po/ru.po	2011-02-07 15:27:47.000000000 +0300
+++ mc-4.7.5.1/po/ru.po	2011-02-12 14:14:54.887355167 +0300
@@ -1783,6 +1783,9 @@
 msgid "Load syntax file"
 msgstr "Загрузить файл синтаксиса"
 
+msgid "Force subshell execution"
+msgstr "Принудительное выполнение во встроенной командной оболочке"
+
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
 "Cannot open file %s\n"
diff -Nur mc-4.7.5.1.old/src/args.c mc-4.7.5.1/src/args.c
--- mc-4.7.5.1.old/src/args.c	2011-02-07 15:27:47.000000000 +0300
+++ mc-4.7.5.1/src/args.c	2011-02-12 14:14:54.888355221 +0300
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include "src/args.h"
 
 /*** external variables **************************************************************************/
+extern int force_subshell_execution;
 
 /*** global variables ****************************************************************************/
 
@@ -144,6 +145,13 @@
      N_("Disables subshell support"),
      NULL
     },
+
+    {
+     "forceexec", 'r', G_OPTION_FLAG_IN_MAIN, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE,
+     &force_subshell_execution,
+     N_("Force subshell execution"),
+     NULL
+    },
 #endif
 
     /* debug options */
diff -Nur mc-4.7.5.1.old/src/execute.c mc-4.7.5.1/src/execute.c
--- mc-4.7.5.1.old/src/execute.c	2011-02-07 15:27:47.000000000 +0300
+++ mc-4.7.5.1/src/execute.c	2011-02-12 14:17:26.747354994 +0300
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
 /*** file scope functions ************************************************************************/
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+int force_subshell_execution = 0;
+
 static void
 edition_post_exec (void)
 {
@@ -278,7 +280,7 @@
 
 #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 (D_ERROR, MSG_ERROR, _("The shell is already running a command"));
diff -Nur mc-4.7.5.1.old/src/execute.h mc-4.7.5.1/src/execute.h
--- mc-4.7.5.1.old/src/execute.h	2011-02-07 15:27:47.000000000 +0300
+++ mc-4.7.5.1/src/execute.h	2011-02-12 14:14:54.909352973 +0300
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 
 /*** declarations of public functions ************************************************************/
 
+/* 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);