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 "п≈п╟пЁя─я┐п╥п╦я┌я▄ я└п╟п╧п╩ я│п╦п╫я┌п╟п╨я│п╦я│п╟"

+msgid "Force subshell execution"

+msgstr "п÷я─п╦п╫я┐п╢п╦я┌п╣п╩я▄п╫п╬п╣ п╡я▀п©п╬п╩п╫п╣п╫п╦п╣ п╡п╬ п╡я│я┌я─п╬п╣п╫п╫п╬п╧ п╨п╬п╪п╟п╫п╢п╫п╬п╧ п╬п╠п╬п╩п╬я┤п╨п╣"

+

 #, 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);