From d9c887e8cc2087251596153ab1a55e1fcf30cbab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hawkeye116477 <hawkeye116477@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 23:40:36 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Execute through the shell only at Windows

---
 legendary/cli.py | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/legendary/cli.py b/legendary/cli.py
index 7e44530..3240907 100644
--- a/legendary/cli.py
+++ b/legendary/cli.py
@@ -714,7 +714,10 @@ class LegendaryCLI:
             if params.environment:
                 logger.debug('Environment overrides: {}'.format(', '.join(
                     f'{k}={v}' for k, v in params.environment.items())))
-            subprocess.Popen(full_params, cwd=params.working_directory, env=full_env, shell=True)
+            use_shell = False
+            if os.name == 'nt':
+                use_shell = True
+            subprocess.Popen(full_params, cwd=params.working_directory, env=full_env, shell=use_shell)
 
     def _launch_origin(self, args):
         game = self.core.get_game(app_name=args.app_name)