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Small doc improvement of start-process

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From: Hong Xu <hong <at> topbug.net>
To: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
Cc: 24693 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#24693: Small doc improvement of start-process
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2016 11:39:19 -0700

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On 10/14/2016 11:25 AM, Andreas Schwab wrote:
> On Okt 14 2016, Hong Xu <hong <at> topbug.net> wrote:
> 
>> PROGARM-ARGS are not mentioned in the docstring. The attached patch is a
>> draft of the small improvement. Thanks!
>>
>> diff --git a/lisp/subr.el b/lisp/subr.el
>> index 8a1792ad8b78..c3524ef1fccb 100644
>> --- a/lisp/subr.el
>> +++ b/lisp/subr.el
>> @@ -2001,6 +2001,9 @@ PROGRAM is the program file name.  It is searched for in `exec-path'
>>  \(which see).  If nil, just associate a pty with the buffer.  Remaining
>>  arguments are strings to give program as arguments.
>>  
>> +PROGRAM-ARGS are strings that specify command line arguments for the
>> +subprocess.
>> +
> 
> That's what it says in the preceding sentence.
> 

I see. Maybe mention PROGRAM-ARGS explicitly like: Remaining
arguments PROGRAM-ARGS are strings to give program as arguments.

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