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child_process: document kill() return value #30669

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4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion doc/api/child_process.md
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* `signal` {number|string}
* Returns: {boolean}

The `subprocess.kill()` method sends a signal to the child process. If no
argument is given, the process will be sent the `'SIGTERM'` signal. See
signal(7) for a list of available signals.
signal(7) for a list of available signals. This function returns `true` if
kill(2) succeeds, and `false` otherwise.

```js
const { spawn } = require('child_process');
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