diff --git a/doc/guide/README.md b/doc/guide/README.md
index 854b25364..6e9d5107d 100644
--- a/doc/guide/README.md
+++ b/doc/guide/README.md
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ docker pull gerbil/gerbil:$(uname -m)
 
 To get to the REPL:
 ```bash
-docker run -it gerbil/gebil:$(uname -m)
+docker run -it gerbil/gerbil:$(uname -m)
 ```
 
 To get a bash shell where you can compile programs:
@@ -125,6 +125,6 @@ See the [Docker Gulde](docker.md) for additional information.
 You can install Gerbil using Nix. See [nix.md](nix.md) for more details.
 
 There are also Docker containers based on Nix, with some gerbil libraries also installed,
-at `mukn/gerbil` (with the compiler) and `mukn/glow` (with many libraries installed)
-(user `user` working in `/home`).
+at `mukn/glow:devel` or `ghcr.io/glow-lang/glow:devel` with many libraries installed.
+
 See the `scripts` directory of [Gerbil Clan](https://github.com/fare/gerbil-utils) for details.
diff --git a/doc/reference/std/misc/process.md b/doc/reference/std/misc/process.md
index ab4db65f7..d33b5e657 100644
--- a/doc/reference/std/misc/process.md
+++ b/doc/reference/std/misc/process.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 ## run-process
 ``` scheme
 (run-process cmd
-             [coprocess: read-all-as-string]
+             [coprocess: ...]
              [check-status: #t]
              [environment: #f]
              [directory: #f]
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
              [stdout-redirection: #t]
              [stderr-redirection: #f]
              [pseudo-terminal: #f]
-             [show-console: #f]) -> any | error
+             [show-console: ...]) -> any | error
 
   cmd                := list of strings, [path . arguments]
   coprocess          := procedure interacting with process
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ The following keyword settings are available:
 - *coprocess*: A procedure that specifies how to interact with the process,
   which it receives as an argument, and what should be returned from
   `run-process`. Defaults to reading the whole output as a string via
-  `std/misc/ports#read-all-as-string`.
+  `std/misc/ports#read-all-as-string` if either `stdout-redirection` or
+  `stderr-redirection` is true, otherwise to `void`.
 - *check-status*: Declares how to handle the exit status of the process upon
   termination. If a procedure is provided, then it will be called with the
   process' exit status and a list of process creation arguments. If
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ The following keyword settings are available:
   behave differently when they are used interactively, for example shells.
 - *show-console*: Applies to *Microsoft Windows*. It controls whether the
   process’ console window will be hidden or visible. The default value of this
-  setting is `#f` (i.e. hide the console window).
+  setting is true if any of the port redirection option is false.
 
 More information can be found in section `17.7.2 Process devices` of the Gambit
 manual.
@@ -133,3 +134,48 @@ adding: file2.txt (stored 0%)
 adding: file3.txt (stored 0%)
 ```
 :::
+
+## invoke
+``` scheme
+(invoke program args
+   [stdout-redirection: #f]
+   [stderr-redirection: #f]
+   [stdin-redirection: #f]
+   [coprocess: ...]
+   [check-status: #t]
+   [environment: #f]
+   [directory: #f]
+   [show-console: ...]
+```
+
+Invoke a `program` with arguments `args`, in a way very similar to `run-process` above,
+except that the program is specified separately from the arguments,
+and the defaults for standard port redirections are different.
+
+::: tip Examples:
+``` scheme
+> (invoke "date" ["--utc"] stdout-redirection: #t coprocess: read-line)
+```
+:::
+
+## filter-process
+``` scheme
+(filter-with-process command writer reader
+   [directory: #f]
+   [environment: #f])
+```
+
+Invoke a Unix `command` to filter some data, wherein
+the `writer` procedure takes an output port as argument and writes pre-filtered data to the port,
+the `command` then filters the data, reading it from its standard input,
+processing it and writing the filtered result to its standard output,
+and the `reader` procedure takes an input port as argument and reads the filtered data from it.
+The optional keyword arguments `directory:` and `environment:` are passed to `run-process`.
+
+::: tip Examples:
+``` scheme
+> (check (filter-with-process ["sh" "-c" "echo BEGIN ; cat ; echo END"]
+           (lambda (proc) (display "ab\ncd\nef\n" proc))
+           read-all-as-lines)
+("BEGIN" "ab" "cd" "ef" "END")
+```
diff --git a/src/std/misc/ports-test.ss b/src/std/misc/ports-test.ss
index 9b2b282cb..fad95cfc4 100644
--- a/src/std/misc/ports-test.ss
+++ b/src/std/misc/ports-test.ss
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(export ports-test)
+(export #t)
 
 (import
   :std/error
diff --git a/src/std/misc/process-test.ss b/src/std/misc/process-test.ss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..741575b5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/std/misc/process-test.ss
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+(export process-test)
+
+(import
+  :gerbil/gambit
+  :std/error
+  :std/format
+  :std/misc/ports
+  :std/misc/process
+  :std/os/temporaries
+  :std/source
+  :std/sugar
+  :std/test
+  "./ports-test.ss")
+
+(def process-test
+  (test-suite "test :std/misc/process"
+    (test-case "run-process, run-process/batch, invoke"
+      (def dir (this-source-directory))
+      (def (rp/i c . a) (apply invoke (car c) (cdr c) a))
+      (defrule (checks/redir-coproc run ...)
+        (begin
+          (begin
+            (check (run ["echo" "ok" "1"]
+                        stdin-redirection: #f stdout-redirection: #t stderr-redirection: #t)
+                   => "ok 1\n")
+            (check (run ["echo" "ok" "1"]
+                        stdin-redirection: #t stdout-redirection: #t stderr-redirection: #t)
+                   => "ok 1\n")
+            (check (run ["sh" "-c" "echo foo   bar; echo baz >&2"]
+                        stdout-redirection: #t stderr-redirection: #f)
+                   => "foo bar\n")
+            (check (run ["sh" "-c" "echo foo   bar; echo baz >&2"]
+                        stdout-redirection: #t stderr-redirection: #t)
+                   => "foo bar\nbaz\n")
+            (check (run ["sh" "-c" "echo foo >&2 ; echo bar; echo baz >&2"]
+                        coprocess: read-all-as-lines
+                        stdout-redirection: #t stderr-redirection: #t)
+                   => ["foo" "bar" "baz"])
+            (check (run ["sh" "-c" "exit 0"]
+                        coprocess: process-status) => 0)
+            (check (run ["sh" "-c" "exit 42"]
+                        coprocess: process-status
+                        check-status: true) => (* 42 256))
+            (check (run ["true"] coprocess: process-status) => 0)
+            (check (run ["false"] coprocess: process-status check-status: true) => 256)
+            (check (run ["sh" "-c" "cat < ports-test.data ; echo bar  baz >&2 ; exit 42"]
+                        stdout-redirection: #t stderr-redirection: #f
+                        directory: dir
+                        check-status: (lambda (s _) (= s (* 42 256))))
+                   => test-data))...))
+      (checks/redir-coproc run-process rp/i)
+      (defrule (checks/pass-fail run ...)
+        (begin
+          (begin
+            (check (begin (run ["true"]) 69) => 69)
+            (check-exception (run ["sh" "-c" "exit 42"]) process-error?)
+            (check-exception (run ["false"]) process-error?))...))
+      (checks/pass-fail run-process run-process/batch rp/i))
+    (test-case "filter-with-process"
+      (check (filter-with-process ["sh" "-c" "echo BEGIN ; cat ; echo END"]
+                             (lambda (proc) (display "ab\ncd\nef\n" proc))
+                             read-all-as-lines) => ["BEGIN" "ab" "cd" "ef" "END"]))))
diff --git a/src/std/misc/process.ss b/src/std/misc/process.ss
index f878cfa3e..5088b9388 100644
--- a/src/std/misc/process.ss
+++ b/src/std/misc/process.ss
@@ -47,15 +47,16 @@
 ;; That is also coherent with the above pseudo-terminal: default to #f, BTW.
 (def (run-process
       command
-      coprocess: (coprocess read-all-as-string)
-      check-status: (check-status #t)
-      environment: (environment #f)
-      directory: (directory #f)
       stdin-redirection: (stdin-redirection #t)
       stdout-redirection: (stdout-redirection #t)
       stderr-redirection: (stderr-redirection #f)
+      coprocess: (coprocess (if (or stdout-redirection stderr-redirection) read-all-as-string void))
+      check-status: (check-status #t)
+      environment: (environment #f)
+      directory: (directory #f)
       pseudo-terminal: (pseudo-terminal #f)
-      show-console: (show-console #f)) ;; NB: default differs from Gambit. See above.
+      ;; NB: defaults for show-console differ from Gambit. See above.
+      show-console: (show-console #f))
   (let* ((settings
           [path: (car command)
            arguments: (cdr command)
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@
              stdout-redirection: (stdout-r #f)
              stderr-redirection: (stderr-r #f)
              stdin-redirection:  (stdin-r #f)
-             coprocess: (coprocess (if stdout-r read-all-as-string void))
+             coprocess: (coprocess (if (or stdout-r stderr-r) read-all-as-string void))
              check-status: (check-status #t)
              environment: (environment #f)
              directory: (directory #f)
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@
                stdout-redirection: stdout-r
                stderr-redirection: stderr-r
                stdin-redirection: stdin-r
+               coprocess: coprocess
                check-status: check-status
                environment: environment
                directory: directory
@@ -111,9 +113,16 @@
 ;; write data into a filter process and read some data back.
 ;; process-options as per open-process, except you should only use
 ;; path: arguments: directory: environment:
-(def (filter-with-process command writer reader)
+(def (filter-with-process command writer reader
+                          directory: (directory #f)
+                          environment: (environment #f))
   (run-process
    command
+   stdin-redirection: #t
+   stdout-redirection: #t
+   stderr-redirection: #f
+   directory: directory
+   environment: environment
    coprocess:
    (lambda (process)
      (spawn/name
diff --git a/src/std/text/char-set.ss b/src/std/text/char-set.ss
index b2cc73b70..6e9ec25b3 100644
--- a/src/std/text/char-set.ss
+++ b/src/std/text/char-set.ss
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@
       (= c #x0D))) ;; #\return
 
 ;; Whitespace as defined by C, C++ and Python.
+;; To the strict-whitespace above, add two characters:
+;; #\vtab (vertical tab) C'\v' and #\page (page break, form feed) C'\f'
 ;; : Codepoint -> Bool
 (def-codepoint (ascii-whitespace? c)
-  (or (codepoint-strict-whitespace? c)
-      (= c #x0B) ;; #\vtab (vertical tab) C'\v'
-      (= c #x0C))) ;; #\page (page break, form feed) C'\f'
+  (or (= c #x20) (<= #x09 c #x0D)))
 
 ;; Whitespace as defined by the underlying Scheme implementation
 ;; For Gambit and thus Gerbil (so far), it is the union of ASCII whitespace
diff --git a/src/tools/gxpkg.ss b/src/tools/gxpkg.ss
index ab6d37479..01ac2c6a2 100644
--- a/src/tools/gxpkg.ss
+++ b/src/tools/gxpkg.ss
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 ;;; TODO: add private repos support
 
 (import :gerbil/gambit
+        :std/format
         :std/getopt
         :std/sugar
         :std/iter
@@ -85,11 +86,9 @@
   (def new-cmd
     (command 'new help: "create a new package template in the current directory"
       (option 'package "-p" "--package"
-        help: "the package prefix for your project; defaults to the current username"
-        default: (getenv "USER"))
+        help: "the package prefix for your project; defaults to the current username")
       (option 'name "-n" "--name"
-        help: "the package name; defaults to the current directory name"
-        default: (path-strip-directory (path-normalize* (current-directory))))
+        help: "the package name; defaults to the current directory name")
       (option 'link "-l" "--link"
         help: "link this package with a public package name; for example: github.com/your-user/your-package")))
   (def deps-cmd
@@ -340,7 +339,12 @@
       (force once)
       (force +pkg-root-dir+))))
 
-(def (pkg-new prefix name maybe-link)
+(def (pkg-new package-prefix package-name maybe-link)
+  (def prefix (or package-prefix
+                  (getenv "USER" #f)
+                  (error "Package prefix not specified with -p or --package, and USER not defined")))
+  (def name (or package-name
+                (path-strip-directory (path-normalize* (current-directory)))))
   (def (create-template file template . args)
     (call-with-output-file file
       (lambda (output)