diff --git a/build.cc b/build.cc
index 5199dc7..af93022 100644
--- a/build.cc
+++ b/build.cc
@@ -106,12 +106,10 @@ static void print_help(ostd::string_range arg0) {
 }
 
 static void exec_command(strvec const &args) {
-    ostd::subprocess p;
-    p.open_command(ostd::iter(args));
-    if (int ret; (ret = p.close())) {
-        auto app = ostd::appender<std::string>();
-        ostd::format(app, "command failed with code %d", ret);
-        throw std::runtime_error{app.get()};
+    if (int ret = ostd::subprocess{ostd::iter(args)}.close(); ret) {
+        throw std::runtime_error{ostd::format(
+            ostd::appender<std::string>(), "command failed with code %d", ret
+        ).get()};
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/ostd/process.hh b/ostd/process.hh
index c8aa4dd..5b08b2c 100644
--- a/ostd/process.hh
+++ b/ostd/process.hh
@@ -180,19 +180,57 @@ struct OSTD_EXPORT subprocess {
      */
     file_stream err = file_stream{};
 
-    /** @brief Initializes a default subprocess.
-     *
-     * No streams will be set to redirect.
-     */
-    subprocess() noexcept {}
-
-    /** @brief Initializes a subprocess with the given stream redirections.*/
+    /** @brief Initializes the structure with the given stream redirections. */
     subprocess(
-        process_stream in_use, process_stream out_use, process_stream err_use
+        process_stream  in_use = process_stream::DEFAULT,
+        process_stream out_use = process_stream::DEFAULT,
+        process_stream err_use = process_stream::DEFAULT
     ) noexcept:
         use_in(in_use), use_out(out_use), use_err(err_use)
     {}
 
+    /** @brief Initializes the structure and opens a subprocess.
+     *
+     * This is similar to calling either open_command() or open_path()
+     * after constructing the object depending on `use_path`. It may
+     * throw the same exceptions as the respective two methods.
+     */
+    template<typename InputRange>
+    subprocess(
+        string_range cmd, InputRange &&args, bool use_path = true,
+        process_stream  in_use = process_stream::DEFAULT,
+        process_stream out_use = process_stream::DEFAULT,
+        process_stream err_use = process_stream::DEFAULT,
+        std::enable_if_t<
+            is_input_range<InputRange>, bool
+        > = true
+    ):
+        use_in(in_use), use_out(out_use), use_err(err_use)
+    {
+        open_full(cmd, std::forward<InputRange>(args), use_path);
+    }
+
+    /** @brief Initializes the structure and opens a subprocess.
+     *
+     * This is similar to calling either open_command() or open_path()
+     * after constructing the object depending on `use_path`. It may
+     * throw the same exceptions as the respective two methods.
+     */
+    template<typename InputRange>
+    subprocess(
+        InputRange &&args, bool use_path = true,
+        process_stream  in_use = process_stream::DEFAULT,
+        process_stream out_use = process_stream::DEFAULT,
+        process_stream err_use = process_stream::DEFAULT,
+        std::enable_if_t<
+            is_input_range<InputRange>, bool
+        > = true
+    ):
+        use_in(in_use), use_out(out_use), use_err(err_use)
+    {
+        open_full(nullptr, std::forward<InputRange>(args), use_path);
+    }
+
     /** @brief Moves the subprocess data. */
     subprocess(subprocess &&i) noexcept:
         use_in(i.use_in), use_out(i.use_out), use_err(i.use_err),