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@@ -169,6 +169,11 @@ string pointers (NULL terminated) in .env:
. If the string does not contain '=', it names an environment
variable that will be removed from the child process's environment.
+If the .env member is NULL, `start_command` will point it at the
+.env_array `argv_array` (so you may use one or the other, but not both).
+The memory in .env_array will be cleaned up automatically during
+`finish_command` (or during `start_command` when it is unsuccessful).
+
To specify a new initial working directory for the sub-process,
specify it in the .dir member.