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/// .spawn()
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/// .expect("sh command failed to start");
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/// ```
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+ ///
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+ /// # Caveats
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+ ///
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+ /// [`Command::new`] is only intended to accept the path of the program. If you pass a program
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+ /// path along with arguments like `Command::new("ls -l").spawn()`, it will try to search for
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+ /// `ls -l` literally. The arguments need to be passed separately, such as via [`arg`] or
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+ /// [`args`].
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+ ///
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+ /// ```no_run
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+ /// use std::process::Command;
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+ ///
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+ /// Command::new("ls")
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+ /// .arg("-l") // arg passed separately
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+ /// .spawn()
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+ /// .expect("ls command failed to start");
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+ /// ```
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+ ///
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+ /// [`arg`]: Self::arg
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+ /// [`args`]: Self::args
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#[ stable( feature = "process" , since = "1.0.0" ) ]
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pub fn new < S : AsRef < OsStr > > ( program : S ) -> Command {
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Command { inner : imp:: Command :: new ( program. as_ref ( ) ) }
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