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diff --git a/doc/api/child_process.md b/doc/api/child_process.md index 5b2b16f253..9cee76c02e 100644 --- a/doc/api/child_process.md +++ b/doc/api/child_process.md @@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ changes: [Default Windows Shell][]. **Default:** `false` (no shell). * `windowsVerbatimArguments` {boolean} No quoting or escaping of arguments is done on Windows. Ignored on Unix. This is set to `true` automatically - when `shell` is specified. **Default:** `false`. + when `shell` is specified and is CMD. **Default:** `false`. * `windowsHide` {boolean} Hide the subprocess console window that would normally be created on Windows systems. **Default:** `true`. * Returns: {ChildProcess} @@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ changes: [Default Windows Shell][]. **Default:** `false` (no shell). * `windowsVerbatimArguments` {boolean} No quoting or escaping of arguments is done on Windows. Ignored on Unix. This is set to `true` automatically - when `shell` is specified. **Default:** `false`. + when `shell` is specified and is CMD. **Default:** `false`. * `windowsHide` {boolean} Hide the subprocess console window that would normally be created on Windows systems. **Default:** `true`. * Returns: {Object} @@ -1432,8 +1432,9 @@ to `stdout` although there are only 4 characters. ## Shell Requirements -The shell should understand the `-c` switch on UNIX or `/d /s /c` on Windows. -On Windows, command line parsing should be compatible with `'cmd.exe'`. +The shell should understand the `-c` switch. If the shell is `'cmd.exe'`, it +should understand the `/d /s /c` switches and command line parsing should be +compatible. ## Default Windows Shell |