From: KOSAKI Motohiro Date: 2011-03-07T22:15:17+09:00 Subject: [ruby-core:35456] Re: [Ruby 1.9 - Feature #4477] Kernel:exec and backtick (`) don't work for certain system commands 2011/3/7 Shota Fukumori : > > Issue #4477 has been updated by Shota Fukumori. > > I don't think this is Bug because that (Shebang less executing) is you shell's feature. not system's feature. No. it is POSIX spec. But, FWIW, This behavior have been changed intentionally.So, I doubt the issue is a documentation fault. Currently `` don't use shell if command line string don't have following shell meta characters. *?{}[]<>()~&|\\$;'`"\n But, Which documentation describe it?