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Synchronously execute command using a Bourne-compatible shell, returns (values output error-output exit-status).
The command can be a full path to a shell executable binary or just its name. In the later case, the variable *shell-search-paths* will be used to find the executable.
Depending on the implementation, the variable *bourne-compatible-shell* may be used to find a shell to use in executing command.
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