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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lisp/simple.el b/lisp/simple.el
index b77429ebd20..aa8ee15105b 100644
--- a/lisp/simple.el
+++ b/lisp/simple.el
@@ -2541,7 +2541,8 @@ In the latter case, the local part of `default-directory' becomes
the working directory of the process.
PROGRAM and PROGRAM-ARGS might be file names. They are not
-objects of file handler invocation."
+objects of file handler invocation. File handlers might not
+support pty association, if PROGRAM is nil."
(let ((fh (find-file-name-handler default-directory 'start-file-process)))
(if fh (apply fh 'start-file-process name buffer program program-args)
(apply 'start-process name buffer program program-args))))