** passing arguments to the shell
   :PROPERTIES:
   :DATE:     2011-01-18
   :END:
#+name: something
: eric
:   schulte
:     yes
: more

#+name: something-list
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 3 |

#+begin_src sh :var data=something-list
  echo "$data"|wc -l
#+end_src

#+name:
: 3

#+begin_src emacs-lisp :results silent
  (setq org-babel-sh-var-quote-fmt "`cat <<'BABEL_TABLE'\n%s\nBABEL_TABLE\n`")
#+end_src