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>> Well maybe since "shell-command-to-string" is used non interactively it
>> doesn't make sense for it to be so smart, since I should know what I'm
>> doing.
>> Might it be this the reason of this difference?
> No, I don't believe that's the reason.
> Anyway, I've checked the Emacs tree, and there are several dozen places
> where `shell-command-to-string' is called. I fear we cannot simply
> redefine its behaviour.

FWIW, shell-command obeys file-name-handlers-alist (but uses
call-process rather than process-file).  So it looks like this area
needs a clean up.


        Stefan