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-rw-r--r--doc/lispref/processes.texi9
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/lispref/processes.texi b/doc/lispref/processes.texi
index 43009b35b2a..7eb136af5f1 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/processes.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/processes.texi
@@ -678,10 +678,11 @@ Initialize the process query flag to @var{query-flag}.
@xref{Query Before Exit}.
@item :stop @var{stopped}
-@var{stopped} must be @code{nil}. The @code{:stop} key is ignored
-otherwise and is retained for compatibility with other process types
-such as pipe processes. Asynchronous subprocesses never start in the
-stopped state.
+If provided, @var{stopped} must be @code{nil}; it is an error to use
+any non-@code{nil} value. The @code{:stop} key is ignored otherwise
+and is retained for compatibility with other process types such as
+pipe processes. Asynchronous subprocesses never start in the stopped
+state.
@item :filter @var{filter}
Initialize the process filter to @var{filter}. If not specified, a