doc: clarify child_process.exec inherits cwd

ugultopu · danielleadams · commit 2d8423da3c13 · 2021-01-12T07:10:53.000-05:00
PR-URL: #36809 Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net> Reviewed-By: Pooja D P <Pooja.D.P@ibm.com> Reviewed-By: Yash Ladha <yash@yashladha.in> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
diff --git a/doc/api/child_process.md b/doc/api/child_process.md
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ changes:
 * `command`{string} The command to run, with space-separated arguments.
 * `options`{Object}
 * `cwd`{string} Current working directory of the child process.
- **Default:** `null`.
+ **Default:** `process.cwd()`.
 * `env`{Object} Environment key-value pairs. **Default:** `process.env`.
 * `encoding`{string} **Default:** `'utf8'`
 * `shell`{string} Shell to execute the command with. See

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 *`command`{string} The command to run, with space-separated arguments.
 *`options`{Object}
 *`cwd`{string} Current working directory of the child process.
 -**Default:**`null`.
 +**Default:**`process.cwd()`.
 *`env`{Object} Environment key-value pairs. **Default:**`process.env`.
 *`encoding`{string} **Default:**`'utf8'`
 *`shell`{string} Shell to execute the command with. See