Bug #1485447: subprocess: document that the "cwd" parameter isn't used to find the executable. Misc. other markup fixes.
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@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ value for \var{bufsize} is \constant{0} (unbuffered).
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The \var{executable} argument specifies the program to execute. It is
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very seldom needed: Usually, the program to execute is defined by the
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\var{args} argument. If \var{shell=True}, the \var{executable}
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\var{args} argument. If \code{shell=True}, the \var{executable}
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argument specifies which shell to use. On \UNIX{}, the default shell
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is /bin/sh. On Windows, the default shell is specified by the COMSPEC
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environment variable.
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is \file{/bin/sh}. On Windows, the default shell is specified by the
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\envvar{COMSPEC} environment variable.
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\var{stdin}, \var{stdout} and \var{stderr} specify the executed
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programs' standard input, standard output and standard error file
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@ -88,16 +88,19 @@ handle as for stdout.
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If \var{preexec_fn} is set to a callable object, this object will be
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called in the child process just before the child is executed.
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(\UNIX{} only)
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If \var{close_fds} is true, all file descriptors except \constant{0},
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\constant{1} and \constant{2} will be closed before the child process is
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executed.
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executed. (\UNIX{} only)
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If \var{shell} is \constant{True}, the specified command will be
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executed through the shell.
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If \var{cwd} is not \code{None}, the current directory will be changed
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to cwd before the child is executed.
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If \var{cwd} is not \code{None}, the child's current directory will be
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changed to \var{cwd} before it is executed. Note that this directory
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is not considered when searching the executable, so you can't specify
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the program's path relative to \var{cwd}.
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If \var{env} is not \code{None}, it defines the environment variables
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for the new process.
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