title: How can I use Groovy to execute a shell command that has backticks?
body: <p>I’m unable to use Groovy to execute a shell command that has backticks. A simplified example:</p>
  
  <pre><code>println "echo `date`".execute().text
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I searched around and tried to figure out how to escape them somehow, but without luck.</p>