2 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 1e2dcf1e558..d467535a186 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-01-28  Michael Albinus  <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
+
+        * net/tramp.el (tramp-handle-shell-command): Use "/bin/sh -c" for
+        the command.
+
 2008-01-28  Vinicius Jose Latorre  <viniciusjl@ig.com.br>
 
         * whitespace.el: Moved to obsolete dir.
diff --git a/lisp/net/tramp.el b/lisp/net/tramp.el
index b9e6a279644..eb68c8302aa 100644
--- a/lisp/net/tramp.el
+++ b/lisp/net/tramp.el
@@ -3781,7 +3781,9 @@ Lisp error raised when PROGRAM is nil is trapped also, returning 1."
   (command &optional output-buffer error-buffer)
   "Like `shell-command' for Tramp files."
   (let* ((asynchronous (string-match "[ \t]*&[ \t]*\\'" command))
-         (args (split-string (substring command 0 asynchronous) " "))
+         ;; We cannot use `shell-file-name' and `shell-command-switch',
+         ;; they are variables of the local host.
+         (args (list "/bin/sh" "-c" (substring command 0 asynchronous)))
          (output-buffer
           (cond
            ((bufferp output-buffer) output-buffer)