*** /home/albinus/src/tramp/lisp/tramp.el.~2.625.~	2008-01-27 15:43:19.000000000 +0100
--- /home/albinus/src/tramp/lisp/tramp.el	2008-01-28 21:41:02.000000000 +0100
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*** 3781,3787 ****
    (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) " "))
  	 (output-buffer
  	  (cond
  	   ((bufferp output-buffer) output-buffer)
--- 3781,3789 ----
    (command &optional output-buffer error-buffer)
    "Like `shell-command' for Tramp files."
    (let* ((asynchronous (string-match "[ \t]*&[ \t]*\\'" command))
! 	 ;; 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)