{
int res = 0;
struct ast_str *buf = ast_str_thread_get(&buf_buf, 16);
-
+ char *cbuf;
+
if (ast_strlen_zero(data)) {
ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "System requires an argument(command)\n");
pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(chan, chanvar, "FAILURE");
/* Do our thing here */
ast_str_get_encoded_str(&buf, 0, (char *) data);
- res = ast_safe_system(ast_str_buffer(buf));
+ cbuf = ast_str_buffer(buf);
+
+ if (strchr("\"'", cbuf[0]) && cbuf[ast_str_strlen(buf) - 1] == cbuf[0]) {
+ cbuf[ast_str_strlen(buf) - 1] = '\0';
+ cbuf++;
+ ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "It is not necessary to quote the argument to the System application.\n");
+ }
+
+ res = ast_safe_system(cbuf);
if ((res < 0) && (errno != ECHILD)) {
ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to execute '%s'\n", (char *)data);