@c -*-texinfo-*-
@c This is part of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1990-1995, 1998-1999, 2001-2012
-@c Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c Copyright (C) 1990-1995, 1998-1999, 2001-2013 Free Software
+@c Foundation, Inc.
@c See the file elisp.texi for copying conditions.
@node Processes
@chapter Processes
the environment variable @env{PATH}. The standard file name
constructs, @samp{~}, @samp{.}, and @samp{..}, are interpreted as
usual in @code{exec-path}, but environment variable substitutions
-(@samp{$HOME}, etc.) are not recognized; use
+(@samp{$HOME}, etc.)@: are not recognized; use
@code{substitute-in-file-name} to perform them (@pxref{File Name
Expansion}). @code{nil} in this list refers to
@code{default-directory}.
@code{call-process}, above. If @var{destination} is the integer 0,
@code{call-process-region} discards the output and returns @code{nil}
immediately, without waiting for the subprocess to finish (this only
-works if asynchronous subprocesses are supported; i.e. not on MS-DOS).
+works if asynchronous subprocesses are supported; i.e., not on MS-DOS).
The remaining arguments, @var{args}, are strings that specify command
line arguments for the program.
when creating the process, based on the value of the variable
@code{process-connection-type} (see below). Ptys are usually
preferable for processes visible to the user, as in Shell mode,
-because they allow for job control (@kbd{C-c}, @kbd{C-z}, etc.)
+because they allow for job control (@kbd{C-c}, @kbd{C-z}, etc.)@:
between the process and its children, whereas pipes do not. For
subprocesses used for internal purposes by programs, it is often
better to use a pipe, because they are more efficient, and because
stands for the new subprocess in Lisp. The argument @var{name}
specifies the name for the process object; if a process with this name
already exists, then @var{name} is modified (by appending @samp{<1>},
-etc.) to be unique. The buffer @var{buffer-or-name} is the buffer to
+etc.)@: to be unique. The buffer @var{buffer-or-name} is the buffer to
associate with the process.
If @var{program} is @code{nil}, Emacs opens a new pseudoterminal (pty)
possible to apply @code{process-filter} or @code{process-sentinel} to
the resulting process object. @xref{Filter Functions}, and @ref{Sentinels}.
-@c FIXME Can we find a better example (i.e. a more modern function
+@c FIXME Can we find a better example (i.e., a more modern function
@c that is actually documented).
Some file handlers may not support @code{start-file-process} (for
example the function @code{ange-ftp-hook-function}). In such cases,
@defun quit-process &optional process current-group
This function sends the signal @code{SIGQUIT} to the process
@var{process}. This signal is the one sent by the ``quit
-@c FIXME? Never heard of C-b being used for this. In readline, eg
+@c FIXME? Never heard of C-b being used for this. In readline, e.g.,
@c bash, that is backward-word.
character'' (usually @kbd{C-b} or @kbd{C-\}) when you are not inside
Emacs.
@item start
The time when the process was started, in the same
-@w{@code{(@var{high} @var{low} @var{microsec} @var{picosec})}} format used by
-@code{current-time} and by @code{file-attributes}.
+@code{(@var{high} @var{low} @var{microsec} @var{picosec})} format used by
+@code{file-attributes} and @code{current-time}.
@item etime
-The time elapsed since the process started, in the @w{@code{(@var{high}
-@var{low} @var{microsec} @var{picosec})}} format.
+The time elapsed since the process started, in the format @code{(@var{high}
+@var{low} @var{microsec} @var{picosec})}.
@item vsize
The virtual memory size of the process, measured in kilobytes.
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