From 0da4b3a164319dc71d0fa32b072dcd3f874c87b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: akr <akr@b2dd03c8-39d4-4d8f-98ff-823fe69b080e>
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:27:46 +0000
Subject: rdoc update.

git-svn-id: http://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby/trunk@24499 b2dd03c8-39d4-4d8f-98ff-823fe69b080e
---
 process.c | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'process.c')

diff --git a/process.c b/process.c
index 161e384aa..8e8694e11 100644
--- a/process.c
+++ b/process.c
@@ -2977,7 +2977,14 @@ rb_f_system(int argc, VALUE *argv)
  *     Process.spawn([env,] command... [,options])     => pid
  *
  *  spawn executes specified command and return its pid.
- *  It doesn't wait for end of the command.
+ *
+ *  This method doesn't wait for end of the command.
+ *  The parent process should
+ *  use <code>Process.wait</code> to collect
+ *  the termination status of its child or
+ *  use <code>Process.detach</code> to register
+ *  disinterest in their status;
+ *  otherwise, the operating system may accumulate zombie processes.
  *
  *  spawn has bunch of options to specify process attributes:
  *
-- 
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