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@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ The `stdout` and `stderr` arguments passed to the callback will contain the |
164 | 164 | stdout and stderr output of the child process. By default, Node.js will decode |
165 | 165 | the output as UTF-8 and pass strings to the callback. The `encoding` option |
166 | 166 | can be used to specify the character encoding used to decode the stdout and |
167 | | -stderr output. If `encoding` is `'buffer'`, `Buffer` objects will be passed to |
168 | | -the callback instead. |
| 167 | +stderr output. If `encoding` is `'buffer'`, or an unrecognized character |
| 168 | +encoding, `Buffer` objects will be passed to the callback instead. |
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170 | 170 | The `options` argument may be passed as the second argument to customize how |
171 | 171 | the process is spawned. The default options are: |
@@ -233,8 +233,8 @@ The `stdout` and `stderr` arguments passed to the callback will contain the |
233 | 233 | stdout and stderr output of the child process. By default, Node.js will decode |
234 | 234 | the output as UTF-8 and pass strings to the callback. The `encoding` option |
235 | 235 | can be used to specify the character encoding used to decode the stdout and |
236 | | -stderr output. If `encoding` is `'buffer'`, `Buffer` objects will be passed to |
237 | | -the callback instead. |
| 236 | +stderr output. If `encoding` is `'buffer'`, or an unrecognized character |
| 237 | +encoding, `Buffer` objects will be passed to the callback instead. |
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239 | 239 | ### child_process.fork(modulePath[, args][, options]) |
240 | 240 | <!-- YAML |
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