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diff --git a/manual/process.texi b/manual/process.texi index 08c880bc0e..b9f255117d 100644 --- a/manual/process.texi +++ b/manual/process.texi @@ -63,9 +63,8 @@ possible to create the shell process, and otherwise is the status of the shell process. @xref{Process Completion}, for details on how this status code can be interpreted. -If the @var{command} argument is a null pointer, a non-zero return value -indicates that a command processor is available and this function can be -used at all. +If the @var{command} argument is a null pointer, a return value of zero +indicates that no command processor is available. This function is a cancelation point in multi-threaded programs. This is a problem if the thread allocates some resources (like memory, file |