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`child_process` module.
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It is possible to stream data through a child's `stdin`, `stdout`, and
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-`stderr` in a fully non-blocking way.
+`stderr` in a fully non-blocking way. (Note that some programs use
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+line-buffered I/O internally. That doesn't affect node.js but it means
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+data you send to the child process is not immediately consumed.)
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To create a child process use `require('child_process').spawn()` or
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`require('child_process').fork()`. The semantics of each are slightly
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