--- src/child.c.org	Mon Mar  9 12:00:15 1998
+++ src/child.c	Thu Mar 25 05:39:42 1999
@@ -40,10 +40,14 @@
 #include	<vc.h>
 
 static char *startupStr, *execProg;
+static char *execProgArgs[256];
 
-int	ConfigExecProg(const char *string)
+int	ConfigExecProg(const char *string, char *args[])
 {
+	int i=0;
 	execProg = strdup(string);
+	while(args[i]) execProgArgs[i] = args[i++];
+	execProgArgs[i]=NULL;
 	return SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -133,7 +137,7 @@
 #endif
 
 	if (execProg)
-	    execlp(execProg, execProg, 0);
+	    execvp(execProg, execProgArgs);
 	else {
 	    if ((execProg = getenv("SHELL")) == NULL)
 		execProg = "/bin/sh";
--- src/term.c.org	Mon Mar  9 13:11:59 1998
+++ src/term.c	Thu Mar 25 05:10:42 1999
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@
 {
     int	i = 0;
     const	char *video = "NORMAL";
-    extern int ConfigExecProg(const char *);
+    extern int ConfigExecProg(const char *,char *const args[]);
     
     if (argc > 0 && argv[0][0] != '-') {
 	video = argv[0];
@@ -268,8 +268,10 @@
 	    error("no value for `%s'\r\n", arg);
 	    break;
 	}
-	if (!strcasecmp(arg, "e"))
-	    ConfigExecProg(argv[i]);
+	if (!strcasecmp(arg, "e")){
+	    ConfigExecProg(argv[i],&(argv[i]));
+	    break;
+	}
 	else if (SetCapArg(arg, argv[i]) < 0)
 	    warn("invalid capability `%s' ignored\r\n", arg);
 	i++;