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@@ -1448,15 +1448,22 @@ instances of `ChildProcess`.
`1448`	`1448`	`added: v0.7.7`
`1449`	`1449`	`-->`
`1450`	`1450`
`1451`		-* `code` {number} The exit code if the child process exited on its own.
`1452`		-* `signal` {string} The signal by which the child process was terminated.
	`1451`	+* `code` {number} The exit code if the child process exited on its own, or
	`1452`	+ `null` if the child process terminated due to a signal.
	`1453`	+* `signal` {string} The signal by which the child process was terminated, or
	`1454`	+ `null` if the child process did not terminated due to a signal.
`1453`	`1455`
`1454`	`1456`	The `'close'` event is emitted after a process has ended _and_ the stdio
`1455`	`1457`	`streams of a child process have been closed. This is distinct from the`
`1456`	`1458`	[`'exit'`][] event, since multiple processes might share the same stdio
`1457`	`1459`	streams. The `'close'` event will always emit after [`'exit'`][] was
`1458`	`1460`	already emitted, or [`'error'`][] if the child process failed to spawn.
`1459`	`1461`
	`1462`	+If the process exited, `code` is the final exit code of the process, otherwise
	`1463`	+`null`. If the process terminated due to receipt of a signal, `signal` is the
	`1464`	+string name of the signal, otherwise `null`. One of the two will always be
	`1465`	+non-`null`.
	`1466`	`+`
`1460`	`1467`	```cjs
`1461`	`1468`	`const { spawn } = require('node:child_process');`
`1462`	`1469`	`const ls = spawn('ls', ['-lh', '/usr']);`
@@ -1526,8 +1533,10 @@ See also [`subprocess.kill()`][] and [`subprocess.send()`][].
`1526`	`1533`	`added: v0.1.90`
`1527`	`1534`	`-->`
`1528`	`1535`
`1529`		-* `code` {number} The exit code if the child process exited on its own.
`1530`		-* `signal` {string} The signal by which the child process was terminated.
	`1536`	+* `code` {number} The exit code if the child process exited on its own, or
	`1537`	+ `null` if the child process terminated due to a signal.
	`1538`	+* `signal` {string} The signal by which the child process was terminated, or
	`1539`	+ `null` if the child process did not terminated due to a signal.
`1531`	`1540`
`1532`	`1541`	The `'exit'` event is emitted after the child process ends. If the process
`1533`	`1542`	exited, `code` is the final exit code of the process, otherwise `null`. If the

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