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* `output` {Array} Array of results from stdio output.
* `stdout` {Buffer|string} The contents of `output[1]`.
* `stderr` {Buffer|string} The contents of `output[2]`.
- * `status` {number} The exit code of the child process.
- * `signal` {string} The signal used to kill the child process.
+ * `status` {number|null} The exit code of the subprocess, or `null` if the
+ subprocess terminated due to a signal.
+ * `signal` {string|null} The signal used to kill the subprocess, or `null` if
+ the subprocess did not terminate due to a signal.
* `error` {Error} The error object if the child process failed or timed out.
The `child_process.spawnSync()` method is generally identical to