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diff --git a/doc/lispref/processes.texi b/doc/lispref/processes.texi index e3346aa3a5..f859b3adde 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/processes.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/processes.texi @@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ inputinput@point{} @defun call-process-shell-command command &optional infile destination display This function executes the shell command @var{command} synchronously. The arguments are handled as in @code{call-process}. An old calling -convention allowed to pass any number of additional arguments after +convention allowed passing any number of additional arguments after @var{display}, which were concatenated to @var{command}; this is still supported, but strongly discouraged. @end defun @@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ supported, but strongly discouraged. This function is like @code{call-process-shell-command}, but uses @code{process-file} internally. Depending on @code{default-directory}, @var{command} can be executed also on remote hosts. An old calling -convention allowed to pass any number of additional arguments after +convention allowed passing any number of additional arguments after @var{display}, which were concatenated to @var{command}; this is still supported, but strongly discouraged. @end defun @@ -1382,10 +1382,10 @@ subprocess with a @code{SIGHUP} signal (@pxref{Signals to Processes}). @end defun If the process's buffer is displayed in a window, your Lisp program -may wish telling the process the dimensions of that window, so that +may wish to tell the process the dimensions of that window, so that the process could adapt its output to those dimensions, much as it -adapts to the screen dimensions. The following functions allow to -communicate this kind of information to processes; however, not all +adapts to the screen dimensions. The following functions allow +communicating this kind of information to processes; however, not all systems support the underlying functionality, so it is best to provide fallbacks, e.g., via command-line arguments or environment variables. |