diff --git a/edit/ChangeLog b/edit/ChangeLog
index bc730d88f..92e972861 100644
--- a/edit/ChangeLog
+++ b/edit/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2004-09-26  Roland Illig  <roland.illig@gmx.de>
+
+	* editcmd.c (edit_ext_cmd): Revoked my last change.
+
 2004-09-25  Roland Illig  <roland.illig@gmx.de>
 
 	* editcmd.c (edit_ext_cmd): Replaced the old version with a new
diff --git a/edit/editcmd.c b/edit/editcmd.c
index eb3a5ff66..a5e058377 100644
--- a/edit/editcmd.c
+++ b/edit/editcmd.c
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/wait.h>
 
 #include "edit.h"
 #include "editlock.h"
@@ -43,7 +41,6 @@
 #include "../src/dialog.h"	/* do_refresh() */
 #include "../src/wtools.h"	/* message() */
 #include "../src/charsets.h"
-#include "../src/pipethrough.h"
 
 #define edit_get_load_file(f,h) input_expand_dialog (h, _(" Enter file name: "), f)
 #define edit_get_save_file(f,h) input_expand_dialog (h, _(" Enter file name: "), f)
@@ -2396,71 +2393,36 @@ int edit_sort_cmd (WEdit * edit)
     return 0;
 }
 
-/* Pipes the selected block through an external command and inserts the
- * program's output. */
+/*
+ * Ask user for a command, execute it and paste its output back to the
+ * editor.
+ */
 int
 edit_ext_cmd (WEdit *edit)
 {
-    const char *title_i18n = _(" External Command ");
-    char *command = NULL;
-    char *block = NULL;
-    const char *error = NULL;
-    long start_mark, end_mark;
-    struct pipe_inbuffer inbuf = {NULL, 0};
-    struct pipe_outbuffer outbuf = {NULL, 0};
-    struct pipe_outbuffer errbuf = {NULL, 0};
-    int block_len;
-    int status;
+    char *exp;
+    int e;
 
-    if (eval_marks (edit, &start_mark, &end_mark) == 0 /* OK */) {
-        block = edit_get_block (edit, start_mark, end_mark, &block_len);
-        if (block == NULL) {
-    	    error = _(" Could not get the current block. ");
-            goto cleanup;
-        }
+    exp =
+	input_dialog (_("Paste output of external command"),
+		      _("Enter shell command(s):"), NULL);
+
+    if (!exp)
+	return 1;
+
+    e = system (catstrs (exp, " > ", home_dir, TEMP_FILE, (char *) NULL));
+    g_free (exp);
+
+    if (e) {
+	edit_error_dialog (_("External command"),
+			   get_sys_error (_("Cannot execute command")));
+	return -1;
     }
 
-    command = input_dialog (title_i18n, _(" Enter a shell command: "), "");
-    if (command == NULL)
-        goto cleanup;
-
-    inbuf.data = block;
-    inbuf.size = block_len;
-    if (pipethrough(command, &inbuf, &outbuf, &errbuf, &status) == -1) {
-    	error = get_sys_error (_(" Error executing the shell command. "));
-    	goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    if (WIFEXITED(status)) {
-    	if (WEXITSTATUS(status) != 0) {
-            if (query_dialog(title_i18n, _(" The command returned unsuccessfully. Continue anyway? "),
-                             D_ERROR, 2, _(" &Yes "), _(" &No ")) != 0 /* first button */)
-                goto cleanup;
-    	}
-    } else {
-    	error = _(" The command died unexpectedly. ");
-    	goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    if (block != NULL && edit_block_delete_cmd (edit) != 0)
-        goto cleanup;
-
-    if (outbuf.data != NULL) {
-        size_t i;
-        for (i = 0; i < outbuf.size; i++)
-            edit_insert (edit, ((char *) outbuf.data)[i]);
-    }
     edit->force |= REDRAW_COMPLETELY;
-cleanup:
-    if (error != NULL) {
-        edit_error_dialog (title_i18n, error);
-    }
-    	
-    pipe_outbuffer_finalize (&outbuf);
-    pipe_outbuffer_finalize (&errbuf);
-    g_free (block);
-    g_free (command);
-    return (error == NULL);
+
+    edit_insert_file (edit, catstrs (home_dir, TEMP_FILE, (char *) NULL));
+    return 0;
 }
 
 /* if block is 1, a block must be highlighted and the shell command