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diff --git a/lispref/processes.texi b/lispref/processes.texi index 81cac3e5046..5e74d0e247f 100644 --- a/lispref/processes.texi +++ b/lispref/processes.texi @@ -495,6 +495,23 @@ Process my-process finished @end smallexample @end defun +@defun start-file-process name buffer-or-name program &rest args +Like @code{start-process}, this function starts a new asynchronous +subprocess running @var{program} in it. The corresponding process +object is returned. + +If @code{default-directory} corresponds to a file handler, that +handler is invoked. @var{program} runs then on a remote host which is +identified by @code{default-directory}. The local part of +@code{default-directory} is the working directory of the subprocess. + +@var{program} and @var{program-args} might be file names. They are not +objects of file handler invocation. + +Some file handlers may not support @code{start-file-process} (for +example @code{ange-ftp-hook-function}). It returns then @code{nil}. +@end defun + @defun start-process-shell-command name buffer-or-name command &rest command-args This function is like @code{start-process} except that it uses a shell to execute the specified command. The argument @var{command} is a shell @@ -1309,7 +1326,7 @@ latter specifies one measured in milliseconds. The two time periods thus specified are added together, and @code{accept-process-output} returns after that much time, whether or not there has been any subprocess output. - + The argument @var{millisec} is semi-obsolete nowadays because @var{seconds} can be a floating point number to specify waiting a fractional number of seconds. If @var{seconds} is 0, the function |