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diff --git a/README.win32 b/README.win32 index 5499d3a4f4..830e129d7d 100644 --- a/README.win32 +++ b/README.win32 @@ -679,9 +679,9 @@ C<kill()> is implemented, but doesn't have the semantics of C<raise()>, i.e. it doesn't send a signal to the identified process like it does on Unix platforms. Instead it immediately calls C<TerminateProcess(process,signal)>. Thus the signal argument is -used to set the exit-status of the terminated process. In particular, -C<kill(0,$pid)> will kill the process identified by C<$pid> (unlike -on Unix). This behavior may change in future. +used to set the exit-status of the terminated process. However, +a signal of 0 can be used to safely check if the specified process +exists, as on Unix. =item * |