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Show that Command can be reused and remodified #53264

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33 changes: 33 additions & 0 deletions src/libstd/process.rs
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Expand Up @@ -381,6 +381,39 @@ impl fmt::Debug for ChildStderr {
///
/// let hello = output.stdout;
/// ```
///
/// `Command` can be reused to spawn multiple processes. The builder methods
/// change the command without needing to immediately spawn the process.
///
/// ```no_run
/// use std::process::Command;
///
/// let mut echo_hello = Command::new("sh");
/// echo_hello.arg("-c")
/// .arg("echo hello");
/// let hello_1 = echo_hello.output().expect("failed to execute process");
/// let hello_2 = echo_hello.output().expect("failed to execute process");
/// ```
///
/// Similarly, you can call builder methods after spawning a process and then
/// spawn a new process with the modified settings.
///
/// ```no_run
/// use std::process::Command;
///
/// let mut list_dir = Command::new("ls");
///
/// // Execute `ls` in the current directory of the program.
/// list_dir.status().expect("process failed to execute");
///
/// println!("");
///
/// // Change `ls` to execute in the root directory.
/// list_dir.current_dir("/");
///
/// // And then execute `ls` again but in the root directory.
/// list_dir.status().expect("process failed to execute");
/// ```
#[stable(feature = "process", since = "1.0.0")]
pub struct Command {
inner: imp::Command,
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