Please, use a more informative "Subject:"

In a recent note, Sebastian Welton said:

> Date:         Mon, 26 Mar 2007 08:16:33 -0500
> 
> Say output_line
> 'BPXBATCH sh logger -d1' output_line
> 
> This time the 'say' output is nicely formatted but the BPXBATCH stays as
> previously without the formatting. I also tried adding copies of spaces at
> the end but still no joy. Any ideas on how to format the text nicely?
> 
The shell will retokenize its command line, so you may need to make it
appear quoted to the shell, such as:

  'BPXBATCH sh logger -d1 '''output_line''''

.. but beware: you'll get syntax errors if output_line has
internal apostrophes.

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