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'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" SCCS: @(#) DetachPids.3 1.14 96/03/25 20:01:48
+'\" SCCS: @(#) DetachPids.3 1.15 96/08/26 12:59:44
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH Tcl_DetachPids 3 "" Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ Tcl_DetachPids, Tcl_ReapDetachedProcs \- manage child processes in background
.sp
\fBTcl_DetachPids\fR(\fInumPids, pidPtr\fR)
.sp
-.VS
\fBTcl_ReapDetachedProcs\fR()
-.VE
.SH ARGUMENTS
.AS int *statusPtr
.AP int numPids in
@@ -31,7 +29,6 @@ Address of array containing \fInumPids\fR process ids.
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
-.VS
\fBTcl_DetachPids\fR and \fBTcl_ReapDetachedProcs\fR provide a
mechanism for managing subprocesses that are running in background.
These procedures are needed because the parent of a process must
@@ -60,7 +57,6 @@ However, if you call \fBTcl_DetachPids\fR in situations where the
\fBexec\fR command may never get executed, you may wish to call
\fBTcl_ReapDetachedProcs\fR from time to time so that background
processes can be cleaned up.
-.VE
.SH KEYWORDS
background, child, detach, process, wait