Commit 6885dcc
doc: correct info in child_process.md
`child.stderr`, `child.stdin`, and `child.stdout`
are `null`, not `undefined`, if the relevant `stdio` properties
are set to anything other than 'pipe'.
PR-URL: #11949
Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net>
Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Evan Lucas <evanlucas@me.com>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>1 parent fb0a2e4 commit 6885dcc
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@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ added: v0.1.90 | |||
| 1067 | 1067 | A `Readable Stream` that represents the child process's `stderr`. | |
| 1068 | 1068 | ||
| 1069 | 1069 | If the child was spawned with `stdio[2]` set to anything other than `'pipe'`, | |
| 1070 | - then this will be `undefined`. | ||
| 1070 | + then this will be `null`. | ||
| 1071 | 1071 | ||
| 1072 | 1072 | `child.stderr` is an alias for `child.stdio[2]`. Both properties will refer to | |
| 1073 | 1073 | the same value. | |
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ A `Writable Stream` that represents the child process's `stdin`. | |||
| 1085 | 1085 | continue until this stream has been closed via `end()`.* | |
| 1086 | 1086 | ||
| 1087 | 1087 | If the child was spawned with `stdio[0]` set to anything other than `'pipe'`, | |
| 1088 | - then this will be `undefined`. | ||
| 1088 | + then this will be `null`. | ||
| 1089 | 1089 | ||
| 1090 | 1090 | `child.stdin` is an alias for `child.stdio[0]`. Both properties will refer to | |
| 1091 | 1091 | the same value. | |
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ added: v0.1.90 | |||
| 1140 | 1140 | A `Readable Stream` that represents the child process's `stdout`. | |
| 1141 | 1141 | ||
| 1142 | 1142 | If the child was spawned with `stdio[1]` set to anything other than `'pipe'`, | |
| 1143 | - then this will be `undefined`. | ||
| 1143 | + then this will be `null`. | ||
| 1144 | 1144 | ||
| 1145 | 1145 | `child.stdout` is an alias for `child.stdio[1]`. Both properties will refer | |
| 1146 | 1146 | to the same value. | |
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