run..Process borrow handles and escape argumentes - missing function?

[Simon Marlow]

Marc Weber wrote:
> Couldn't find a function which does this:
> use stdin/out/err of the main application and escapes the passed arguments
> automatically.
> 
> I want to call "ssh user at host command"
> (runCommand :: String -> IO () )
> command may contain redirection > so I would have to escape them.
> I don't want to have to do that
> 
> I can pass a list of args to 
> runProcess.. fine. So I can use 
> runProcess ... (Just stdin) (Just stdout) ... to borrow the handles ?
> No: the comments say:
> --  Any 'Handle's passed to 'runProcess' are placed immediately in the 
>      closed state.
> That's not what I want.
> 
> So I think there is still a function missing ?
> Cale has pointed me to hsh so I'll have a look there..

Perhaps you just want to pass Nothing for the "Maybe Handle" arguments to 
runProcess, which means "inherit from the parent process"?

Cheers,
	Simon