Fix documentation per bug #9949.

[bpt/emacs.git] / doc / lispref / processes.texi

diff --git a/doc/lispref/processes.texi b/doc/lispref/processes.texi
index ba9d8ac..d4f8ee9 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/lispref/processes.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/processes.texi
@@ -859,6 +859,12 @@ For a network connection, @code{process-status} returns one of the symbols
 closed the connection, or Emacs did @code{delete-process}.
 @end defun
 
+@defun process-live-p process
+This function returns nin-@code{nil} if @var{process} is alive.  A
+process is considered alive if its status is @code{run}, @code{open},
+@code{listen}, @code{connect} or @code{stop}.
+@end defun
+
 @defun process-type process
 This function returns the symbol @code{network} for a network
 connection or server, @code{serial} for a serial port connection, or
@@ -1794,9 +1800,9 @@ nice values get scheduled more favorably.)
 The number of threads in the process.
 
 @item start
-The time the process was started, in the @w{@code{(@var{high}
-@var{low} @var{microsec})}} format used by @code{current-time} and
-@code{file-attributes}.
+The time when the process was started, in the same
+@w{@code{(@var{high} @var{low} @var{microsec})}} format used by
+@code{current-time} and @code{file-attributes}.
 
 @item etime
 The time elapsed since the process started, in the @w{@code{(@var{high}
@@ -1975,9 +1981,9 @@ not get a separate process buffer; otherwise, Emacs creates a new
 buffer for the purpose.  The buffer name is the server's buffer name
 or process name, concatenated with the client identification string.
 
-The server's process buffer value is never used directly by Emacs, but
-it is passed to the log function, which can log connections by
-inserting text there.
+The server's process buffer value is never used directly, but the log
+function can retrieve it and use it to log connections by inserting
+text there.
 
 @item
 The communication type and the process filter and sentinel are
@@ -2482,25 +2488,17 @@ Install @var{plist} as the initial plist of the process.
 @itemx :parity
 @itemx :stopbits
 @itemx :flowcontrol
-These arguments are handled by @code{serial-process-configure}, which
-is called by @code{make-serial-process}.
+These are handled by @code{serial-process-configure}, which is called
+by @code{make-serial-process}.
 @end table
 
 The original argument list, possibly modified by later configuration,
 is available via the function @code{process-contact}.
 
-Examples:
+Here is an example:
 
 @example
 (make-serial-process :port "/dev/ttyS0" :speed 9600)
-
-(make-serial-process :port "COM1" :speed 115200 :stopbits 2)
-
-(make-serial-process :port "\\\\.\\COM13" :speed 1200
-                     :bytesize 7 :parity 'odd)
-
-(make-serial-process :port "/dev/tty.BlueConsole-SPP-1"
-                     :speed nil)
 @end example
 @end defun
 
@@ -2560,19 +2558,9 @@ flow control).  If @var{flowcontrol} is not given, it defaults to no
 flow control.
 @end table
 
-@code{serial-process-configure} is called by @code{make-serial-process} for the
-initial configuration of the serial port.
-
-Examples:
-
-@example
-(serial-process-configure :process "/dev/ttyS0" :speed 1200)
-
-(serial-process-configure :buffer "COM1" :stopbits 1
-                          :parity 'odd :flowcontrol 'hw)
-
-(serial-process-configure :port "\\\\.\\COM13" :bytesize 7)
-@end example
+@code{serial-process-configure} is called by
+@code{make-serial-process} for the initial configuration of the serial
+port.
 @end defun
 
 @node Byte Packing