1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index c43d4ff1fd..45265f14d0 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -159,6 +159,16 @@ static int handle_alias(int *argcp, const char ***argv)
 	alias_command = (*argv)[0];
 	git_config(git_alias_config);
 	if (alias_string) {
+		if (alias_string[0] == '!') {
+			trace_printf("trace: alias to shell cmd: %s => %s\n",
+				     alias_command, alias_string + 1);
+			ret = system(alias_string + 1);
+			if (ret >= 0 && WIFEXITED(ret) &&
+			    WEXITSTATUS(ret) != 127)
+				exit(WEXITSTATUS(ret));
+			die("Failed to run '%s' when expanding alias '%s'\n",
+			    alias_string + 1, alias_command);
+		}
 		count = split_cmdline(alias_string, &new_argv);
 		option_count = handle_options(&new_argv, &count);
 		memmove(new_argv - option_count, new_argv,