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diff --git a/doc/lispref/processes.texi b/doc/lispref/processes.texi index 99411af3d46..177cd684f5c 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/processes.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/processes.texi @@ -503,17 +503,21 @@ inputinput@point{} @c It actually uses shell-command-switch, but no need to mention that here. @end defun -@defun call-process-shell-command command &optional infile destination display &rest args +@defun call-process-shell-command command &optional infile destination display This function executes the shell command @var{command} synchronously. -The final arguments @var{args} are additional arguments to add at the -end of @var{command}. The other arguments are handled as in -@code{call-process}. +The arguments are handled as in @code{call-process}. An old calling +convention allowed to pass any number of additional arguments after +@var{display}, which were concatenated to @var{command}; this is still +supported, but strongly discouraged. @end defun -@defun process-file-shell-command command &optional infile destination display &rest args +@defun process-file-shell-command command &optional infile destination display This function is like @code{call-process-shell-command}, but uses @code{process-file} internally. Depending on @code{default-directory}, -@var{command} can be executed also on remote hosts. +@var{command} can be executed also on remote hosts. An old calling +convention allowed to pass any number of additional arguments after +@var{display}, which were concatenated to @var{command}; this is still +supported, but strongly discouraged. @end defun @defun shell-command-to-string command |