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diff --git a/Run.hs b/Run.hs
index c3ed501..f7d134b 100644
--- a/Run.hs
+++ b/Run.hs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ module XMonadContrib.Run (
runProcessWithInputAndWait,
safeSpawn,
unsafeSpawn,
+ runInTerm,
runInXTerm,
seconds
) where
@@ -105,6 +106,12 @@ safeSpawn prog arg = io (try (forkProcess $ executeFile prog True [arg] Nothing)
unsafeSpawn :: String -> X ()
unsafeSpawn = spawn
+-- | Run a given program in a given X terminal emulator. This uses safeSpawn.
+runInTerm :: String -> String -> X ()
+runInTerm term command = safeSpawn term ("-e " ++ command)
+
+-- | Runs a given program in XTerm, the X terminal emulator included by default in X.org installations.
+-- The use of XTerm can be overridden in one's shell by setting $XTERMCMD to another shell's name.
runInXTerm :: String -> X ()
runInXTerm com = do
c <- io $ catch (getEnv "XTERMCMD") (const $ return "xterm")