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diff --git a/doc/process.n b/doc/process.n index 5124b46..b34deb2 100644 --- a/doc/process.n +++ b/doc/process.n @@ -41,17 +41,19 @@ corresponding process table entries purged. \fB::tcl::process purge\fR ?\fIpids\fR? . Cleans up all data associated with terminated subprocesses. If \fIpids\fR is -specified as a list of PIDs then the command only cleanup data for the matching -subprocesses if they exist, and raises an error otherwise. If a process listed is +specified as a list of PIDs then the command only cleans up data for the matching +subprocesses if they exist. If a process listed is still active, this command does nothing to that process. +Any PID that does not correspond to a subprocess is ignored. .\" METHOD: status .TP \fB::tcl::process status\fR ?\fIswitches\fR? ?\fIpids\fR? . Returns a dictionary mapping subprocess PIDs to their respective status. If \fIpids\fR is specified as a list of PIDs then the command only returns the -status of the matching subprocesses if they exist, and raises an error -otherwise. For active processes, the status is an empty value. For terminated +status of the matching subprocesses if they exist. +Any PID that does not correspond to a subprocess is ignored. +For active processes, the status is an empty value. For terminated processes, the status is a list with the following format: .QW "\fB{\fIcode\fR ?\fImsg errorCode\fR?\fB}\fR" , where: |