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diff --git a/doc/api/child_process.md b/doc/api/child_process.md index 8348cad4ae..1a9436637e 100644 --- a/doc/api/child_process.md +++ b/doc/api/child_process.md @@ -43,19 +43,19 @@ and asynchronous alternatives to [`child_process.spawn()`][] and [`child_process.spawnSync()`][]. Each of these alternatives are implemented on top of [`child_process.spawn()`][] or [`child_process.spawnSync()`][]. - * [`child_process.exec()`][]: spawns a shell and runs a command within that - shell, passing the `stdout` and `stderr` to a callback function when - complete. - * [`child_process.execFile()`][]: similar to [`child_process.exec()`][] except - that it spawns the command directly without first spawning a shell by - default. - * [`child_process.fork()`][]: spawns a new Node.js process and invokes a - specified module with an IPC communication channel established that allows - sending messages between parent and child. - * [`child_process.execSync()`][]: a synchronous version of - [`child_process.exec()`][] that will block the Node.js event loop. - * [`child_process.execFileSync()`][]: a synchronous version of - [`child_process.execFile()`][] that will block the Node.js event loop. +* [`child_process.exec()`][]: spawns a shell and runs a command within that + shell, passing the `stdout` and `stderr` to a callback function when + complete. +* [`child_process.execFile()`][]: similar to [`child_process.exec()`][] except + that it spawns the command directly without first spawning a shell by + default. +* [`child_process.fork()`][]: spawns a new Node.js process and invokes a + specified module with an IPC communication channel established that allows + sending messages between parent and child. +* [`child_process.execSync()`][]: a synchronous version of + [`child_process.exec()`][] that will block the Node.js event loop. +* [`child_process.execFileSync()`][]: a synchronous version of + [`child_process.execFile()`][] that will block the Node.js event loop. For certain use cases, such as automating shell scripts, the [synchronous counterparts][] may be more convenient. In many cases, however, |