diff --git a/twander.py b/twander.py
index ce7b2a1..d40e0bf 100755
--- a/twander.py
+++ b/twander.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # Program Information
 
 PROGNAME = "twander"
-RCSID    = "$Id: twander.py,v 3.165 2005/01/24 11:55:28 tundra Exp $"
+RCSID    = "$Id: twander.py,v 3.166 2005/01/24 20:33:19 tundra Exp $"
 VERSION  = RCSID.split()[2]
 
 # Copyright Information
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #                     Imports                              #
 #----------------------------------------------------------#
 
+from commands import getstatusoutput
 import getopt
 import mutex
 import os
@@ -316,6 +317,7 @@
 REFRESHAFTER  = '+'             # Indicate we want a refresh after a command runs
 SHOWDRIVES    = '\\\\'          # Logical directory name for Win32 Drive Lists
 STRICTMATCH   = CMDESCAPE       # Tells wildcard system to enforce strict matching
+STRIPNL       = '-'             # Tells variable execution to replace newlines with spaces
 TTLMAXDIR     = 60              # Maximum length of current directory path to show in titlebar
 TTLDIR2LONG   = "..."           # String to place at front of long dir paths in titlebar
 
@@ -558,6 +560,7 @@
 COMMENT    = r"#"              # Comment introducer string
 ENVVBL     = r'$'              # Symbol denoting an environment variable
 FAKEFIELD  = r'#FAKEFIELD'     # Unsplittable field used to preserve PROMPT/YESNO content
+VAREXECUTE = r'`'              # Indicate we want content of variable name to be executed
 
 
 # Names Of Conditionals, Directives, And Pre-Defined Symbols
@@ -732,6 +735,7 @@
 wBADRHS       = "Ignoring Line %s.\nOption Assignment Has Bad Righthand Side:\n\n%s"
 wBADSCNUM     = "Ignoring Line %s.\nShortcut Number Must Be From 1-12:\n\n%s"
 wBADSORTFLD   = "Don't Know How To Sort By: %s\n\nWill Sort By %s Instead."
+wBADVAREXEC   = "Ignoring Line %s.\nExecution Of Variable %s Failed:\n\n%s"
 wBADYESNODFLT = "Bad Default Argument For Yes/No Prompt: '%s'\nCommand '%s' Aborted"
 wCONFOPEN     = "Cannot Open Configuration File:\n%s"
 wEXTRAENDIF   = "Ignoring Line %s!\nNo Conditional Block To End:\n\n%s"
@@ -4264,6 +4268,42 @@
                         WrnMsg(wBADENVVBL % (num, x, line))
                         return ""
 
+                # Process variable execution
+
+                elif vbl[0] == vbl[-1] == VAREXECUTE:
+
+                    # Strip indicators
+                    
+                    vbl = vbl[1:-1]
+
+                    # Find out if user wants newlines stripped
+
+                    stripnl = False
+                    if vbl[0] == STRIPNL:
+                        stripnl = True
+                        vbl = vbl[1:]
+                        
+                    results = getstatusoutput(vbl)
+
+                    # Replace with results if there was no error
+                    
+                    if not results[0]:
+
+                        result = results[1]
+
+                        # Strip newlines if asked to
+                        if stripnl:
+                            result = result.replace('\n', ' ')
+                            
+                        # Place results into command string
+
+                        cmd = cmd.replace(x, result)
+
+                    # If there was an error, warn user, and terminate further processing
+                    else:
+                        WrnMsg(wBADVAREXEC % (num, x, line))
+                        return ""
+
                 # Process references to undefined variables
                 else:
                     WrnMsg(wUNDEFVBL % (num, x, line))