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diff --git a/lisp/simple.el b/lisp/simple.el index 6f5cac2d011..1fb2fa6014c 100644 --- a/lisp/simple.el +++ b/lisp/simple.el @@ -3141,14 +3141,17 @@ Also, delete any process that is exited or signaled." (display-buffer (button-get button 'process-buffer))) (defun list-processes (&optional query-only buffer) - "Display a list of all processes. + "Display a list of all processes that are Emacs sub-processes. If optional argument QUERY-ONLY is non-nil, only processes with the query-on-exit flag set are listed. Any process listed as exited or signaled is actually eliminated after the listing is made. Optional argument BUFFER specifies a buffer to use, instead of \"*Process List*\". -The return value is always nil." +The return value is always nil. + +This function lists only processes that were launched by Emacs. To +see other processes running on the system, use `list-system-processes'." (interactive) (or (fboundp 'process-list) (error "Asynchronous subprocesses are not supported on this system")) |