Merge branch 'feature/2.6.next/4884-an-exec-provider-that-executes-unfiltered-bash-code' into 2.6.next

* feature/2.6.next/4884-an-exec-provider-that-executes-unfiltered-bash-code:
  (#4884) Revise new exec tests, add a few more
  (#4884) Add an shell provider for execs
  (#4884) Fix Test::Unit exec tests
  (#4884) Break the exec type out to have a posix provider
  (#4884) Add consistent path validation and behavior
  (#4884) Add expand_path to requiring the spec_helper
  (#4884) Autorequire shared behaviors and method to silence warnings
  (#4884) Fix whitespace
  (#4884) Get rid of open3 require since it wasn't being used

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diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/exec/shell.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/exec/shell.rb
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+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/exec/shell.rb
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+Puppet::Type.type(:exec).provide :shell, :parent => :posix do
+  include Puppet::Util::Execution
+
+  confine :feature => :posix
+
+  desc "Execute external binaries directly, on POSIX systems.
+passing through a shell so that shell built ins are available."
+
+  def run(command, check = false)
+    command = %Q{/bin/sh -c "#{command.gsub(/"/,'\"')}"}
+    super(command, check)
+  end
+
+  def validatecmd(command)
+    true
+  end
+end