gistfile1.txt

running:
(clojure.java.shell/sh "sh" (str "-c " "\"ls -l\""))

returns:
{:exit 2, :out "", :err "sh: - : invalid option\nUsage:\tsh [GNU long option] [option] ...\n\tsh [GNU long option] [option] script-file ...\nGNU long options:\n\t--debug\n\t--debugger\n\t--dump-po-strings\n\t--dump-strings\n\t--help\n\t--init-file\n\t--login\n\t--noediting\n\t--noprofile\n\t--norc\n\t--posix\n\t--protected\n\t--rcfile\n\t--restricted\n\t--verbose\n\t--version\nShell options:\n\t-irsD or -c command or -O shopt_option\t\t(invocation only)\n\t-abefhkmnptuvxBCHP or -o option\n"}

readably:

{:exit 2, :out , :err sh: - : invalid option
Usage:	sh [GNU long option] [option] ...
	sh [GNU long option] [option] script-file ...
GNU long options:
	--debug
	--debugger
	--dump-po-strings
	--dump-strings
	--help
	--init-file
	--login
	--noediting
	--noprofile
	--norc
	--posix
	--protected
	--rcfile
	--restricted
	--verbose
	--version
Shell options:
	-irsD or -c command or -O shopt_option		(invocation only)
	-abefhkmnptuvxBCHP or -o option
}