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diff --git a/doc/assuan.texi b/doc/assuan.texi index be60ecd..9176973 100644 --- a/doc/assuan.texi +++ b/doc/assuan.texi @@ -1064,12 +1064,13 @@ program @var{name}, passing the arguments given in the NULL-terminated list @var{argv}. A list of file descriptors not to be closed may be given using the @code{ASSUAN_INVLID_FD} terminated array @var{fd_child_list}. -If @var{name} is a null pointer, only a fork but no exec is done. -Thus the child continues to run. However all file descriptors are -closed and some special environment variables are set. To let the -caller detect whether the child or the parent continues, the parent -returns with @code{"client"} returned in @var{argv} and the child -returns with @code{"server"} in @var{argv}. +If @var{name} is a null pointer, only a fork but no exec is done. Thus +the child continues to run. However all file descriptors are closed and +some special environment variables are set. To let the caller detect +whether the child or the parent continues, the parent returns with +@code{"client"} returned in @var{argv} and the child returns with +@code{"server"} in @var{argv}. This feature is only available on POSIX +platforms. If @var{atfork} is not NULL, this function is called in the child right after the fork and the value @var{atforkvalue} is passed as the first |