From 53a4152d478d75ef4b71e428b9d69ed54144081f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ian Lance Taylor Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2022 14:34:28 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] os/exec: clarify that Wait must be called Fixes #52580 Change-Id: Ib2dd8a793b9c6fcb083abb3f7c346f6279adefc9 Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/414056 Run-TryBot: Ian Lance Taylor TryBot-Result: Gopher Robot Reviewed-by: Alan Donovan Reviewed-by: Cherry Mui --- src/os/exec/exec.go | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/os/exec/exec.go b/src/os/exec/exec.go index f0dc7dab7d..57d18420bb 100644 --- a/src/os/exec/exec.go +++ b/src/os/exec/exec.go @@ -462,8 +462,8 @@ func lookExtensions(path, dir string) (string, error) { // // If Start returns successfully, the c.Process field will be set. // -// The Wait method will return the exit code and release associated resources -// once the command exits. +// After a successful call to Start the Wait method must be called in +// order to release associated system resources. func (c *Cmd) Start() error { if c.Path == "" && c.Err == nil && c.lookPathErr == nil { c.Err = errors.New("exec: no command") -- 2.50.0