diff -Nur mc-4.8.8.orig/po/ru.po mc-4.8.8/po/ru.po

--- mc-4.8.8.orig/po/ru.po	2013-04-07 23:44:55.000000000 +0400

+++ mc-4.8.8/po/ru.po	2013-04-08 01:53:41.782957844 +0400

@@ -573,6 +573,9 @@

 msgid "Disables subshell support"

 msgstr "п·я┌п╨п╩я▌я┤п╦я┌я▄ п©п╬п╢п╢п╣я─п╤п╨я┐ 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╦"

+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╣"

+

 msgid "Log ftp dialog to specified file"

 msgstr "п≈п╟п©п╦я│я▀п╡п╟я┌я▄ п╢п╦п╟п╩п╬пЁ я│ FTP п╡ п╥п╟п╢п╟п╫п╫я▀п╧ я└п╟п╧п╩"

diff -Nur mc-4.8.8.orig/src/args.c mc-4.8.8/src/args.c

--- mc-4.8.8.orig/src/args.c	2013-04-07 23:44:55.000000000 +0400

+++ mc-4.8.8/src/args.c	2013-04-08 01:53:41.782957844 +0400

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@

 #include "src/args.h"

 /*** external variables **************************************************************************/

+extern int force_subshell_execution;

 /*** global variables ****************************************************************************/

@@ -152,6 +153,13 @@

      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-4.8.8.orig/src/execute.c mc-4.8.8/src/execute.c

--- mc-4.8.8.orig/src/execute.c	2013-04-07 23:44:55.000000000 +0400

+++ mc-4.8.8/src/execute.c	2013-04-08 01:55:46.098952945 +0400

@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@

 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

+int force_subshell_execution = 0;

+

 static void

 edition_post_exec (void)

 {

@@ -422,7 +424,7 @@

 #ifdef ENABLE_SUBSHELL

     if (mc_global.tty.use_subshell)

-        if (subshell_state == INACTIVE)

+        if (subshell_state == INACTIVE || force_subshell_execution)

             do_execute (mc_global.tty.shell, cmd ? cmd : command, flags | EXECUTE_AS_SHELL);

         else

             message (D_ERROR, MSG_ERROR, _("The shell is already running a command"));

diff -Nur mc-4.8.8.orig/src/execute.h mc-4.8.8/src/execute.h

--- mc-4.8.8.orig/src/execute.h	2013-04-07 23:44:55.000000000 +0400

+++ mc-4.8.8/src/execute.h	2013-04-08 01:53:41.786957885 +0400

@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@

 /*** 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);