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in a separate process.  The final arguments @var{args} are additional
arguments to add at the end of @var{command}.  The other arguments
are handled as in @code{call-process}.
@end defun

@defun shell-command-to-string command
This function executes @var{command} (a string) as a shell command,
then returns the command's output as a string.
@end defun

@code{default-directory} is the working directory of the subprocess.

@var{program} and @var{program-args} might be file names.  They are not
objects of file handler invocation.

Some file handlers may not support @code{start-file-process} (for
example @code{ange-ftp-hook-function}).  It returns then @code{nil}.
@end defun

@defun start-process-shell-command name buffer-or-name command &rest command-args

as wildcards in the arguments.  It follows that if you include an
arbitrary user-specified arguments in the command, you should quote it
with @code{shell-quote-argument} first, so that any special shell
characters do @emph{not} have their special shell meanings.  @xref{Shell
Arguments}.
@end defun

@defvar process-connection-type
@cindex pipes
@cindex @acronym{PTY}s

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in a separate process.  The final arguments @var{args} are additional
arguments to add at the end of @var{command}.  The other arguments
are handled as in @code{call-process}.
@end defun

@defun process-file-shell-command command &optional infile destination display &rest args
This function is like @code{call-process-shell-command}, but uses
@code{process-file} internally.  Depending on @code{default-directory},
@var{command} can be executed also on remote hosts.
@end defun

@defun shell-command-to-string command
This function executes @var{command} (a string) as a shell command,
then returns the command's output as a string.
@end defun

@code{default-directory} is the working directory of the subprocess.

@var{program} and @var{program-args} might be file names.  They are not
objects of file handler invocation.

Depending on the implementation of the file handler, it might not be
possible to apply @code{process-filter} or @code{process-sentinel} to
the resulting process object (@pxref{Filter Functions}, @pxref{Sentinels}).

Some file handlers may not support @code{start-file-process} (for
example @code{ange-ftp-hook-function}).  It returns then @code{nil}.
@end defun

@defun start-process-shell-command name buffer-or-name command &rest command-args

as wildcards in the arguments.  It follows that if you include an
arbitrary user-specified arguments in the command, you should quote it
with @code{shell-quote-argument} first, so that any special shell
characters do @emph{not} have their special shell meanings.  @xref{Shell
Arguments}.
@end defun

@defun start-file-process-shell-command name buffer-or-name command &rest command-args
This function is like @code{start-process-shell-command}, but uses
@code{start-file-process} internally.  By this, @var{command} can be
executed also on remote hosts, depending on @code{default-directory}.
@end defun

@defvar process-connection-type
@cindex pipes
@cindex @acronym{PTY}s