@types/node 16.3.3 → 16.4.3

node/child_process.d.ts

@@ -1,39 +1,507 @@
+/**
+ * The `child_process` module provides the ability to spawn subprocesses in
+ * a manner that is similar, but not identical, to [`popen(3)`](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/popen.3.html). This capability
+ * is primarily provided by the {@link spawn} function:
+ *
+ * ```js
+ * const { spawn } = require('child_process');
+ * const ls = spawn('ls', ['-lh', '/usr']);
+ *
+ * ls.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
+ *   console.log(`stdout: ${data}`);
+ * });
+ *
+ * ls.stderr.on('data', (data) => {
+ *   console.error(`stderr: ${data}`);
+ * });
+ *
+ * ls.on('close', (code) => {
+ *   console.log(`child process exited with code ${code}`);
+ * });
+ * ```
+ *
+ * By default, pipes for `stdin`, `stdout`, and `stderr` are established between
+ * the parent Node.js process and the spawned subprocess. These pipes have
+ * limited (and platform-specific) capacity. If the subprocess writes to
+ * stdout in excess of that limit without the output being captured, the
+ * subprocess blocks waiting for the pipe buffer to accept more data. This is
+ * identical to the behavior of pipes in the shell. Use the `{ stdio: 'ignore' }`option if the output will not be consumed.
+ *
+ * The command lookup is performed using the `options.env.PATH` environment
+ * variable if it is in the `options` object. Otherwise, `process.env.PATH` is
+ * used.
+ *
+ * On Windows, environment variables are case-insensitive. Node.js
+ * lexicographically sorts the `env` keys and uses the first one that
+ * case-insensitively matches. Only first (in lexicographic order) entry will be
+ * passed to the subprocess. This might lead to issues on Windows when passing
+ * objects to the `env` option that have multiple variants of the same key, such as`PATH` and `Path`.
+ *
+ * The {@link spawn} method spawns the child process asynchronously,
+ * without blocking the Node.js event loop. The {@link spawnSync} function provides equivalent functionality in a synchronous manner that blocks
+ * the event loop until the spawned process either exits or is terminated.
+ *
+ * For convenience, the `child_process` module provides a handful of synchronous
+ * and asynchronous alternatives to {@link spawn} and {@link spawnSync}. Each of these alternatives are implemented on
+ * top of {@link spawn} or {@link spawnSync}.
+ *
+ * * {@link exec}: spawns a shell and runs a command within that
+ * shell, passing the `stdout` and `stderr` to a callback function when
+ * complete.
+ * * {@link execFile}: similar to {@link exec} except
+ * that it spawns the command directly without first spawning a shell by
+ * default.
+ * * {@link fork}: spawns a new Node.js process and invokes a
+ * specified module with an IPC communication channel established that allows
+ * sending messages between parent and child.
+ * * {@link execSync}: a synchronous version of {@link exec} that will block the Node.js event loop.
+ * * {@link execFileSync}: a synchronous version of {@link execFile} that will block the Node.js event loop.
+ *
+ * For certain use cases, such as automating shell scripts, the `synchronous counterparts` may be more convenient. In many cases, however,
+ * the synchronous methods can have significant impact on performance due to
+ * stalling the event loop while spawned processes complete.
+ * @see [source](https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/v16.4.2/lib/child_process.js)
+ */
 declare module 'child_process' {
     import { ObjectEncodingOptions } from 'node:fs';
     import { EventEmitter, Abortable } from 'node:events';
     import * as net from 'node:net';
     import { Writable, Readable, Stream, Pipe } from 'node:stream';
-
+    import { URL } from 'node:url';
     type Serializable = string | object | number | boolean | bigint;
     type SendHandle = net.Socket | net.Server;
-
     interface ChildProcess extends EventEmitter {
+        /**
+         * A `Writable Stream` that represents the child process's `stdin`.
+         *
+         * If a child process waits to read all of its input, the child will not continue
+         * until this stream has been closed via `end()`.
+         *
+         * If the child was spawned with `stdio[0]` set to anything other than `'pipe'`,
+         * then this will be `null`.
+         *
+         * `subprocess.stdin` is an alias for `subprocess.stdio[0]`. Both properties will
+         * refer to the same value.
+         *
+         * The `subprocess.stdin` property can be `undefined` if the child process could
+         * not be successfully spawned.
+         * @since v0.1.90
+         */
         stdin: Writable | null;
+        /**
+         * A `Readable Stream` that represents the child process's `stdout`.
+         *
+         * If the child was spawned with `stdio[1]` set to anything other than `'pipe'`,
+         * then this will be `null`.
+         *
+         * `subprocess.stdout` is an alias for `subprocess.stdio[1]`. Both properties will
+         * refer to the same value.
+         *
+         * ```js
+         * const { spawn } = require('child_process');
+         *
+         * const subprocess = spawn('ls');
+         *
+         * subprocess.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
+         *   console.log(`Received chunk ${data}`);
+         * });
+         * ```
+         *
+         * The `subprocess.stdout` property can be `null` if the child process could
+         * not be successfully spawned.
+         * @since v0.1.90
+         */
         stdout: Readable | null;
+        /**
+         * A `Readable Stream` that represents the child process's `stderr`.
+         *
+         * If the child was spawned with `stdio[2]` set to anything other than `'pipe'`,
+         * then this will be `null`.
+         *
+         * `subprocess.stderr` is an alias for `subprocess.stdio[2]`. Both properties will
+         * refer to the same value.
+         *
+         * The `subprocess.stderr` property can be `null` if the child process could
+         * not be successfully spawned.
+         * @since v0.1.90
+         */
         stderr: Readable | null;
+        /**
+         * The `subprocess.channel` property is a reference to the child's IPC channel. If
+         * no IPC channel currently exists, this property is `undefined`.
+         * @since v7.1.0
+         */
         readonly channel?: Pipe | null | undefined;
+        /**
+         * A sparse array of pipes to the child process, corresponding with positions in
+         * the `stdio` option passed to {@link spawn} that have been set
+         * to the value `'pipe'`. `subprocess.stdio[0]`, `subprocess.stdio[1]`, and`subprocess.stdio[2]` are also available as `subprocess.stdin`,`subprocess.stdout`, and `subprocess.stderr`,
+         * respectively.
+         *
+         * In the following example, only the child's fd `1` (stdout) is configured as a
+         * pipe, so only the parent's `subprocess.stdio[1]` is a stream, all other values
+         * in the array are `null`.
+         *
+         * ```js
+         * const assert = require('assert');
+         * const fs = require('fs');
+         * const child_process = require('child_process');
+         *
+         * const subprocess = child_process.spawn('ls', {
+         *   stdio: [
+         *     0, // Use parent's stdin for child.
+         *     'pipe', // Pipe child's stdout to parent.
+         *     fs.openSync('err.out', 'w'), // Direct child's stderr to a file.
+         *   ]
+         * });
+         *
+         * assert.strictEqual(subprocess.stdio[0], null);
+         * assert.strictEqual(subprocess.stdio[0], subprocess.stdin);
+         *
+         * assert(subprocess.stdout);
+         * assert.strictEqual(subprocess.stdio[1], subprocess.stdout);
+         *
+         * assert.strictEqual(subprocess.stdio[2], null);
+         * assert.strictEqual(subprocess.stdio[2], subprocess.stderr);
+         * ```
+         *
+         * The `subprocess.stdio` property can be `undefined` if the child process could
+         * not be successfully spawned.
+         * @since v0.7.10
+         */
         readonly stdio: [
-            Writable | null, // stdin
-            Readable | null, // stdout
-            Readable | null, // stderr
-            Readable | Writable | null | undefined, // extra
+            Writable | null,
+            // stdin
+            Readable | null,
+            // stdout
+            Readable | null,
+            // stderr
+            Readable | Writable | null | undefined,
+            // extra
             Readable | Writable | null | undefined // extra
         ];
+        /**
+         * The `subprocess.killed` property indicates whether the child process
+         * successfully received a signal from `subprocess.kill()`. The `killed` property
+         * does not indicate that the child process has been terminated.
+         * @since v0.5.10
+         */
         readonly killed: boolean;
+        /**
+         * Returns the process identifier (PID) of the child process. If the child process
+         * fails to spawn due to errors, then the value is `undefined` and `error` is
+         * emitted.
+         *
+         * ```js
+         * const { spawn } = require('child_process');
+         * const grep = spawn('grep', ['ssh']);
+         *
+         * console.log(`Spawned child pid: ${grep.pid}`);
+         * grep.stdin.end();
+         * ```
+         * @since v0.1.90
+         */
         readonly pid?: number | undefined;
+        /**
+         * The `subprocess.connected` property indicates whether it is still possible to
+         * send and receive messages from a child process. When `subprocess.connected` is`false`, it is no longer possible to send or receive messages.
+         * @since v0.7.2
+         */
         readonly connected: boolean;
+        /**
+         * The `subprocess.exitCode` property indicates the exit code of the child process.
+         * If the child process is still running, the field will be `null`.
+         */
         readonly exitCode: number | null;
+        /**
+         * The `subprocess.signalCode` property indicates the signal received by
+         * the child process if any, else `null`.
+         */
         readonly signalCode: NodeJS.Signals | null;
+        /**
+         * The `subprocess.spawnargs` property represents the full list of command-line
+         * arguments the child process was launched with.
+         */
         readonly spawnargs: string[];
+        /**
+         * The `subprocess.spawnfile` property indicates the executable file name of
+         * the child process that is launched.
+         *
+         * For {@link fork}, its value will be equal to `process.execPath`.
+         * For {@link spawn}, its value will be the name of
+         * the executable file.
+         * For {@link exec},  its value will be the name of the shell
+         * in which the child process is launched.
+         */
         readonly spawnfile: string;
+        /**
+         * The `subprocess.kill()` method sends a signal to the child process. If no
+         * argument is given, the process will be sent the `'SIGTERM'` signal. See[`signal(7)`](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/signal.7.html) for a list of available signals. This function
+         * returns `true` if[`kill(2)`](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/kill.2.html) succeeds, and `false` otherwise.
+         *
+         * ```js
+         * const { spawn } = require('child_process');
+         * const grep = spawn('grep', ['ssh']);
+         *
+         * grep.on('close', (code, signal) => {
+         *   console.log(
+         *     `child process terminated due to receipt of signal ${signal}`);
+         * });
+         *
+         * // Send SIGHUP to process.
+         * grep.kill('SIGHUP');
+         * ```
+         *
+         * The `ChildProcess` object may emit an `'error'` event if the signal
+         * cannot be delivered. Sending a signal to a child process that has already exited
+         * is not an error but may have unforeseen consequences. Specifically, if the
+         * process identifier (PID) has been reassigned to another process, the signal will
+         * be delivered to that process instead which can have unexpected results.
+         *
+         * While the function is called `kill`, the signal delivered to the child process
+         * may not actually terminate the process.
+         *
+         * See [`kill(2)`](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/kill.2.html) for reference.
+         *
+         * On Windows, where POSIX signals do not exist, the `signal` argument will be
+         * ignored, and the process will be killed forcefully and abruptly (similar to`'SIGKILL'`).
+         * See `Signal Events` for more details.
+         *
+         * On Linux, child processes of child processes will not be terminated
+         * when attempting to kill their parent. This is likely to happen when running a
+         * new process in a shell or with the use of the `shell` option of `ChildProcess`:
+         *
+         * ```js
+         * 'use strict';
+         * const { spawn } = require('child_process');
+         *
+         * const subprocess = spawn(
+         *   'sh',
+         *   [
+         *     '-c',
+         *     `node -e "setInterval(() => {
+         *       console.log(process.pid, 'is alive')
+         *     }, 500);"`,
+         *   ], {
+         *     stdio: ['inherit', 'inherit', 'inherit']
+         *   }
+         * );
+         *
+         * setTimeout(() => {
+         *   subprocess.kill(); // Does not terminate the Node.js process in the shell.
+         * }, 2000);
+         * ```
+         * @since v0.1.90
+         */
         kill(signal?: NodeJS.Signals | number): boolean;
+        /**
+         * When an IPC channel has been established between the parent and child (
+         * i.e. when using {@link fork}), the `subprocess.send()` method can
+         * be used to send messages to the child process. When the child process is a
+         * Node.js instance, these messages can be received via the `'message'` event.
+         *
+         * The message goes through serialization and parsing. The resulting
+         * message might not be the same as what is originally sent.
+         *
+         * For example, in the parent script:
+         *
+         * ```js
+         * const cp = require('child_process');
+         * const n = cp.fork(`${__dirname}/sub.js`);
+         *
+         * n.on('message', (m) => {
+         *   console.log('PARENT got message:', m);
+         * });
+         *
+         * // Causes the child to print: CHILD got message: { hello: 'world' }
+         * n.send({ hello: 'world' });
+         * ```
+         *
+         * And then the child script, `'sub.js'` might look like this:
+         *
+         * ```js
+         * process.on('message', (m) => {
+         *   console.log('CHILD got message:', m);
+         * });
+         *
+         * // Causes the parent to print: PARENT got message: { foo: 'bar', baz: null }
+         * process.send({ foo: 'bar', baz: NaN });
+         * ```
+         *
+         * Child Node.js processes will have a `process.send()` method of their own
+         * that allows the child to send messages back to the parent.
+         *
+         * There is a special case when sending a `{cmd: 'NODE_foo'}` message. Messages
+         * containing a `NODE_` prefix in the `cmd` property are reserved for use within
+         * Node.js core and will not be emitted in the child's `'message'` event. Rather, such messages are emitted using the`'internalMessage'` event and are consumed internally by Node.js.
+         * Applications should avoid using such messages or listening for`'internalMessage'` events as it is subject to change without notice.
+         *
+         * The optional `sendHandle` argument that may be passed to `subprocess.send()` is
+         * for passing a TCP server or socket object to the child process. The child will
+         * receive the object as the second argument passed to the callback function
+         * registered on the `'message'` event. Any data that is received
+         * and buffered in the socket will not be sent to the child.
+         *
+         * The optional `callback` is a function that is invoked after the message is
+         * sent but before the child may have received it. The function is called with a
+         * single argument: `null` on success, or an `Error` object on failure.
+         *
+         * If no `callback` function is provided and the message cannot be sent, an`'error'` event will be emitted by the `ChildProcess` object. This can
+         * happen, for instance, when the child process has already exited.
+         *
+         * `subprocess.send()` will return `false` if the channel has closed or when the
+         * backlog of unsent messages exceeds a threshold that makes it unwise to send
+         * more. Otherwise, the method returns `true`. The `callback` function can be
+         * used to implement flow control.
+         *
+         * #### Example: sending a server object
+         *
+         * The `sendHandle` argument can be used, for instance, to pass the handle of
+         * a TCP server object to the child process as illustrated in the example below:
+         *
+         * ```js
+         * const subprocess = require('child_process').fork('subprocess.js');
+         *
+         * // Open up the server object and send the handle.
+         * const server = require('net').createServer();
+         * server.on('connection', (socket) => {
+         *   socket.end('handled by parent');
+         * });
+         * server.listen(1337, () => {
+         *   subprocess.send('server', server);
+         * });
+         * ```
+         *
+         * The child would then receive the server object as:
+         *
+         * ```js
+         * process.on('message', (m, server) => {
+         *   if (m === 'server') {
+         *     server.on('connection', (socket) => {
+         *       socket.end('handled by child');
+         *     });
+         *   }
+         * });
+         * ```
+         *
+         * Once the server is now shared between the parent and child, some connections
+         * can be handled by the parent and some by the child.
+         *
+         * While the example above uses a server created using the `net` module, `dgram`module servers use exactly the same workflow with the exceptions of listening on
+         * a `'message'` event instead of `'connection'` and using `server.bind()` instead
+         * of `server.listen()`. This is, however, currently only supported on Unix
+         * platforms.
+         *
+         * #### Example: sending a socket object
+         *
+         * Similarly, the `sendHandler` argument can be used to pass the handle of a
+         * socket to the child process. The example below spawns two children that each
+         * handle connections with "normal" or "special" priority:
+         *
+         * ```js
+         * const { fork } = require('child_process');
+         * const normal = fork('subprocess.js', ['normal']);
+         * const special = fork('subprocess.js', ['special']);
+         *
+         * // Open up the server and send sockets to child. Use pauseOnConnect to prevent
+         * // the sockets from being read before they are sent to the child process.
+         * const server = require('net').createServer({ pauseOnConnect: true });
+         * server.on('connection', (socket) => {
+         *
+         *   // If this is special priority...
+         *   if (socket.remoteAddress === '74.125.127.100') {
+         *     special.send('socket', socket);
+         *     return;
+         *   }
+         *   // This is normal priority.
+         *   normal.send('socket', socket);
+         * });
+         * server.listen(1337);
+         * ```
+         *
+         * The `subprocess.js` would receive the socket handle as the second argument
+         * passed to the event callback function:
+         *
+         * ```js
+         * process.on('message', (m, socket) => {
+         *   if (m === 'socket') {
+         *     if (socket) {
+         *       // Check that the client socket exists.
+         *       // It is possible for the socket to be closed between the time it is
+         *       // sent and the time it is received in the child process.
+         *       socket.end(`Request handled with ${process.argv[2]} priority`);
+         *     }
+         *   }
+         * });
+         * ```
+         *
+         * Do not use `.maxConnections` on a socket that has been passed to a subprocess.
+         * The parent cannot track when the socket is destroyed.
+         *
+         * Any `'message'` handlers in the subprocess should verify that `socket` exists,
+         * as the connection may have been closed during the time it takes to send the
+         * connection to the child.
+         * @since v0.5.9
+         * @param options The `options` argument, if present, is an object used to parameterize the sending of certain types of handles. `options` supports the following properties:
+         */
         send(message: Serializable, callback?: (error: Error | null) => void): boolean;
         send(message: Serializable, sendHandle?: SendHandle, callback?: (error: Error | null) => void): boolean;
         send(message: Serializable, sendHandle?: SendHandle, options?: MessageOptions, callback?: (error: Error | null) => void): boolean;
+        /**
+         * Closes the IPC channel between parent and child, allowing the child to exit
+         * gracefully once there are no other connections keeping it alive. After calling
+         * this method the `subprocess.connected` and `process.connected` properties in
+         * both the parent and child (respectively) will be set to `false`, and it will be
+         * no longer possible to pass messages between the processes.
+         *
+         * The `'disconnect'` event will be emitted when there are no messages in the
+         * process of being received. This will most often be triggered immediately after
+         * calling `subprocess.disconnect()`.
+         *
+         * When the child process is a Node.js instance (e.g. spawned using {@link fork}), the `process.disconnect()` method can be invoked
+         * within the child process to close the IPC channel as well.
+         * @since v0.7.2
+         */
         disconnect(): void;
+        /**
+         * By default, the parent will wait for the detached child to exit. To prevent the
+         * parent from waiting for a given `subprocess` to exit, use the`subprocess.unref()` method. Doing so will cause the parent's event loop to not
+         * include the child in its reference count, allowing the parent to exit
+         * independently of the child, unless there is an established IPC channel between
+         * the child and the parent.
+         *
+         * ```js
+         * const { spawn } = require('child_process');
+         *
+         * const subprocess = spawn(process.argv[0], ['child_program.js'], {
+         *   detached: true,
+         *   stdio: 'ignore'
+         * });
+         *
+         * subprocess.unref();
+         * ```
+         * @since v0.7.10
+         */
         unref(): void;
+        /**
+         * Calling `subprocess.ref()` after making a call to `subprocess.unref()` will
+         * restore the removed reference count for the child process, forcing the parent
+         * to wait for the child to exit before exiting itself.
+         *
+         * ```js
+         * const { spawn } = require('child_process');
+         *
+         * const subprocess = spawn(process.argv[0], ['child_program.js'], {
+         *   detached: true,
+         *   stdio: 'ignore'
+         * });
+         *
+         * subprocess.unref();
+         * subprocess.ref();
+         * ```
+         * @since v0.7.10
+         */
         ref(): void;
-
         /**
          * events.EventEmitter
          * 1. close
@@ -43,76 +511,66 @@ declare module 'child_process' {
          * 5. message
          * 6. spawn
          */
-
         addListener(event: string, listener: (...args: any[]) => void): this;
-        addListener(event: "close", listener: (code: number | null, signal: NodeJS.Signals | null) => void): this;
-        addListener(event: "disconnect", listener: () => void): this;
-        addListener(event: "error", listener: (err: Error) => void): this;
-        addListener(event: "exit", listener: (code: number | null, signal: NodeJS.Signals | null) => void): this;
-        addListener(event: "message", listener: (message: Serializable, sendHandle: SendHandle) => void): this;
-        addListener(event: "spawn", listener: () => void): this;
-
+        addListener(event: 'close', listener: (code: number | null, signal: NodeJS.Signals | null) => void): this;
+        addListener(event: 'disconnect', listener: () => void): this;
+        addListener(event: 'error', listener: (err: Error) => void): this;
+        addListener(event: 'exit', listener: (code: number | null, signal: NodeJS.Signals | null) => void): this;
+        addListener(event: 'message', listener: (message: Serializable, sendHandle: SendHandle) => void): this;
+        addListener(event: 'spawn', listener: () => void): this;
         emit(event: string | symbol, ...args: any[]): boolean;
-        emit(event: "close", code: number | null, signal: NodeJS.Signals | null): boolean;
-        emit(event: "disconnect"): boolean;
-        emit(event: "error", err: Error): boolean;
-        emit(event: "exit", code: number | null, signal: NodeJS.Signals | null): boolean;
-        emit(event: "message", message: Serializable, sendHandle: SendHandle): boolean;
-        emit(event: "spawn", listener: () => void): boolean;
-
+        emit(event: 'close', code: number | null, signal: NodeJS.Signals | null): boolean;
+        emit(event: 'disconnect'): boolean;
+        emit(event: 'error', err: Error): boolean;
+        emit(event: 'exit', code: number | null, signal: NodeJS.Signals | null): boolean;
+        emit(event: 'message', message: Serializable, sendHandle: SendHandle): boolean;
+        emit(event: 'spawn', listener: () => void): boolean;
         on(event: string, listener: (...args: any[]) => void): this;
-        on(event: "close", listener: (code: number | null, signal: NodeJS.Signals | null) => void): this;
-        on(event: "disconnect", listener: () => void): this;
-        on(event: "error", listener: (err: Error) => void): this;
-        on(event: "exit", listener: (code: number | null, signal: NodeJS.Signals | null) => void): this;
-        on(event: "message", listener: (message: Serializable, sendHandle: SendHandle) => void): this;
-        on(event: "spawn", listener: () => void): this;
-
+        on(event: 'close', listener: (code: number | null, signal: NodeJS.Signals | null) => void): this;
+        on(event: 'disconnect', listener: () => void): this;
+        on(event: 'error', listener: (err: Error) => void): this;
+        on(event: 'exit', listener: (code: number | null, signal: NodeJS.Signals | null) => void): this;
+        on(event: 'message', listener: (message: Serializable, sendHandle: SendHandle) => void): this;
+        on(event: 'spawn', listener: () => void): this;
         once(event: string, listener: (...args: any[]) => void): this;
-        once(event: "close", listener: (code: number | null, signal: NodeJS.Signals | null) => void): this;
-        once(event: "disconnect", listener: () => void): this;
-        once(event: "error", listener: (err: Error) => void): this;
-        once(event: "exit", listener: (code: number | null, signal: NodeJS.Signals | null) => void): this;
-        once(event: "message", listener: (message: Serializable, sendHandle: SendHandle) => void): this;
-        once(event: "spawn", listener: () => void): this;
-
+        once(event: 'close', listener: (code: number | null, signal: NodeJS.Signals | null) => void): this;
+        once(event: 'disconnect', listener: () => void): this;
+        once(event: 'error', listener: (err: Error) => void): this;
+        once(event: 'exit', listener: (code: number | null, signal: NodeJS.Signals | null) => void): this;
+        once(event: 'message', listener: (message: Serializable, sendHandle: SendHandle) => void): this;
+        once(event: 'spawn', listener: () => void): this;
         prependListener(event: string, listener: (...args: any[]) => void): this;
-        prependListener(event: "close", listener: (code: number | null, signal: NodeJS.Signals | null) => void): this;
-        prependListener(event: "disconnect", listener: () => void): this;
-        prependListener(event: "error", listener: (err: Error) => void): this;
-        prependListener(event: "exit", listener: (code: number | null, signal: NodeJS.Signals | null) => void): this;
-        prependListener(event: "message", listener: (message: Serializable, sendHandle: SendHandle) => void): this;
-        prependListener(event: "spawn", listener: () => void): this;
-
+        prependListener(event: 'close', listener: (code: number | null, signal: NodeJS.Signals | null) => void): this;
+        prependListener(event: 'disconnect', listener: () => void): this;
+        prependListener(event: 'error', listener: (err: Error) => void): this;
+        prependListener(event: 'exit', listener: (code: number | null, signal: NodeJS.Signals | null) => void): this;
+        prependListener(event: 'message', listener: (message: Serializable, sendHandle: SendHandle) => void): this;
+        prependListener(event: 'spawn', listener: () => void): this;
         prependOnceListener(event: string, listener: (...args: any[]) => void): this;
-        prependOnceListener(event: "close", listener: (code: number | null, signal: NodeJS.Signals | null) => void): this;
-        prependOnceListener(event: "disconnect", listener: () => void): this;
-        prependOnceListener(event: "error", listener: (err: Error) => void): this;
-        prependOnceListener(event: "exit", listener: (code: number | null, signal: NodeJS.Signals | null) => void): this;
-        prependOnceListener(event: "message", listener: (message: Serializable, sendHandle: SendHandle) => void): this;
-        prependOnceListener(event: "spawn", listener: () => void): this;
-    }
-
+        prependOnceListener(event: 'close', listener: (code: number | null, signal: NodeJS.Signals | null) => void): this;
+        prependOnceListener(event: 'disconnect', listener: () => void): this;
+        prependOnceListener(event: 'error', listener: (err: Error) => void): this;
+        prependOnceListener(event: 'exit', listener: (code: number | null, signal: NodeJS.Signals | null) => void): this;
+        prependOnceListener(event: 'message', listener: (message: Serializable, sendHandle: SendHandle) => void): this;
+        prependOnceListener(event: 'spawn', listener: () => void): this;
+    }
     // return this object when stdio option is undefined or not specified
     interface ChildProcessWithoutNullStreams extends ChildProcess {
         stdin: Writable;
         stdout: Readable;
         stderr: Readable;
         readonly stdio: [
-            Writable, // stdin
-            Readable, // stdout
-            Readable, // stderr
-            Readable | Writable | null | undefined, // extra, no modification
+            Writable,
+            Readable,
+            Readable,
+            // stderr
+            Readable | Writable | null | undefined,
+            // extra, no modification
             Readable | Writable | null | undefined // extra, no modification
         ];
     }
-
     // return this object when stdio option is a tuple of 3
-    interface ChildProcessByStdio<
-        I extends null | Writable,
-        O extends null | Readable,
-        E extends null | Readable,
-    > extends ChildProcess {
+    interface ChildProcessByStdio<I extends null | Writable, O extends null | Readable, E extends null | Readable> extends ChildProcess {
         stdin: I;
         stdout: O;
         stderr: E;
@@ -120,47 +578,39 @@ declare module 'child_process' {
             I,
             O,
             E,
-            Readable | Writable | null | undefined, // extra, no modification
+            Readable | Writable | null | undefined,
+            // extra, no modification
             Readable | Writable | null | undefined // extra, no modification
         ];
     }
-
     interface MessageOptions {
         keepOpen?: boolean | undefined;
     }
-
-    type IOType = "overlapped" | "pipe" | "ignore" | "inherit";
-
-    type StdioOptions = IOType | Array<(IOType | "ipc" | Stream | number | null | undefined)>;
-
+    type IOType = 'overlapped' | 'pipe' | 'ignore' | 'inherit';
+    type StdioOptions = IOType | Array<IOType | 'ipc' | Stream | number | null | undefined>;
     type SerializationType = 'json' | 'advanced';
-
     interface MessagingOptions extends Abortable {
         /**
          * Specify the kind of serialization used for sending messages between processes.
          * @default 'json'
          */
         serialization?: SerializationType | undefined;
-
         /**
          * The signal value to be used when the spawned process will be killed by the abort signal.
          * @default 'SIGTERM'
          */
         killSignal?: NodeJS.Signals | number | undefined;
-
         /**
          * In milliseconds the maximum amount of time the process is allowed to run.
          */
         timeout?: number | undefined;
     }
-
     interface ProcessEnvOptions {
         uid?: number | undefined;
         gid?: number | undefined;
-        cwd?: string | undefined;
+        cwd?: string | URL | undefined;
         env?: NodeJS.ProcessEnv | undefined;
     }
-
     interface CommonOptions extends ProcessEnvOptions {
         /**
          * @default true
@@ -171,179 +621,341 @@ declare module 'child_process' {
          */
         timeout?: number | undefined;
     }
-
     interface CommonSpawnOptions extends CommonOptions, MessagingOptions, Abortable {
         argv0?: string | undefined;
         stdio?: StdioOptions | undefined;
         shell?: boolean | string | undefined;
         windowsVerbatimArguments?: boolean | undefined;
     }
-
     interface SpawnOptions extends CommonSpawnOptions {
         detached?: boolean | undefined;
     }
-
     interface SpawnOptionsWithoutStdio extends SpawnOptions {
         stdio?: StdioPipeNamed | StdioPipe[] | undefined;
     }
-
     type StdioNull = 'inherit' | 'ignore' | Stream;
     type StdioPipeNamed = 'pipe' | 'overlapped';
     type StdioPipe = undefined | null | StdioPipeNamed;
-
-    interface SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<
-        Stdin extends StdioNull | StdioPipe,
-        Stdout extends StdioNull | StdioPipe,
-        Stderr extends StdioNull | StdioPipe,
-    > extends SpawnOptions {
+    interface SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<Stdin extends StdioNull | StdioPipe, Stdout extends StdioNull | StdioPipe, Stderr extends StdioNull | StdioPipe> extends SpawnOptions {
         stdio: [Stdin, Stdout, Stderr];
     }
-
-    // overloads of spawn without 'args'
+    /**
+     * The `child_process.spawn()` method spawns a new process using the given`command`, with command-line arguments in `args`. If omitted, `args` defaults
+     * to an empty array.
+     *
+     * **If the `shell` option is enabled, do not pass unsanitized user input to this**
+     * **function. Any input containing shell metacharacters may be used to trigger**
+     * **arbitrary command execution.**
+     *
+     * A third argument may be used to specify additional options, with these defaults:
+     *
+     * ```js
+     * const defaults = {
+     *   cwd: undefined,
+     *   env: process.env
+     * };
+     * ```
+     *
+     * Use `cwd` to specify the working directory from which the process is spawned.
+     * If not given, the default is to inherit the current working directory. If given,
+     * but the path does not exist, the child process emits an `ENOENT` error
+     * and exits immediately. `ENOENT` is also emitted when the command
+     * does not exist.
+     *
+     * Use `env` to specify environment variables that will be visible to the new
+     * process, the default is `process.env`.
+     *
+     * `undefined` values in `env` will be ignored.
+     *
+     * Example of running `ls -lh /usr`, capturing `stdout`, `stderr`, and the
+     * exit code:
+     *
+     * ```js
+     * const { spawn } = require('child_process');
+     * const ls = spawn('ls', ['-lh', '/usr']);
+     *
+     * ls.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
+     *   console.log(`stdout: ${data}`);
+     * });
+     *
+     * ls.stderr.on('data', (data) => {
+     *   console.error(`stderr: ${data}`);
+     * });
+     *
+     * ls.on('close', (code) => {
+     *   console.log(`child process exited with code ${code}`);
+     * });
+     * ```
+     *
+     * Example: A very elaborate way to run `ps ax | grep ssh`
+     *
+     * ```js
+     * const { spawn } = require('child_process');
+     * const ps = spawn('ps', ['ax']);
+     * const grep = spawn('grep', ['ssh']);
+     *
+     * ps.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
+     *   grep.stdin.write(data);
+     * });
+     *
+     * ps.stderr.on('data', (data) => {
+     *   console.error(`ps stderr: ${data}`);
+     * });
+     *
+     * ps.on('close', (code) => {
+     *   if (code !== 0) {
+     *     console.log(`ps process exited with code ${code}`);
+     *   }
+     *   grep.stdin.end();
+     * });
+     *
+     * grep.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
+     *   console.log(data.toString());
+     * });
+     *
+     * grep.stderr.on('data', (data) => {
+     *   console.error(`grep stderr: ${data}`);
+     * });
+     *
+     * grep.on('close', (code) => {
+     *   if (code !== 0) {
+     *     console.log(`grep process exited with code ${code}`);
+     *   }
+     * });
+     * ```
+     *
+     * Example of checking for failed `spawn`:
+     *
+     * ```js
+     * const { spawn } = require('child_process');
+     * const subprocess = spawn('bad_command');
+     *
+     * subprocess.on('error', (err) => {
+     *   console.error('Failed to start subprocess.');
+     * });
+     * ```
+     *
+     * Certain platforms (macOS, Linux) will use the value of `argv[0]` for the process
+     * title while others (Windows, SunOS) will use `command`.
+     *
+     * Node.js currently overwrites `argv[0]` with `process.execPath` on startup, so`process.argv[0]` in a Node.js child process will not match the `argv0`parameter passed to `spawn` from the parent,
+     * retrieve it with the`process.argv0` property instead.
+     *
+     * If the `signal` option is enabled, calling `.abort()` on the corresponding`AbortController` is similar to calling `.kill()` on the child process except
+     * the error passed to the callback will be an `AbortError`:
+     *
+     * ```js
+     * const { spawn } = require('child_process');
+     * const controller = new AbortController();
+     * const { signal } = controller;
+     * const grep = spawn('grep', ['ssh'], { signal });
+     * grep.on('error', (err) => {
+     *   // This will be called with err being an AbortError if the controller aborts
+     * });
+     * controller.abort(); // Stops the child process
+     * ```
+     * @since v0.1.90
+     * @param command The command to run.
+     * @param args List of string arguments.
+     */
     function spawn(command: string, options?: SpawnOptionsWithoutStdio): ChildProcessWithoutNullStreams;
-
-    function spawn(
-        command: string,
-        options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioPipe, StdioPipe, StdioPipe>,
-    ): ChildProcessByStdio<Writable, Readable, Readable>;
-    function spawn(
-        command: string,
-        options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioPipe, StdioPipe, StdioNull>,
-    ): ChildProcessByStdio<Writable, Readable, null>;
-    function spawn(
-        command: string,
-        options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioPipe, StdioNull, StdioPipe>,
-    ): ChildProcessByStdio<Writable, null, Readable>;
-    function spawn(
-        command: string,
-        options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioNull, StdioPipe, StdioPipe>,
-    ): ChildProcessByStdio<null, Readable, Readable>;
-    function spawn(
-        command: string,
-        options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioPipe, StdioNull, StdioNull>,
-    ): ChildProcessByStdio<Writable, null, null>;
-    function spawn(
-        command: string,
-        options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioNull, StdioPipe, StdioNull>,
-    ): ChildProcessByStdio<null, Readable, null>;
-    function spawn(
-        command: string,
-        options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioNull, StdioNull, StdioPipe>,
-    ): ChildProcessByStdio<null, null, Readable>;
-    function spawn(
-        command: string,
-        options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioNull, StdioNull, StdioNull>,
-    ): ChildProcessByStdio<null, null, null>;
-
+    function spawn(command: string, options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioPipe, StdioPipe, StdioPipe>): ChildProcessByStdio<Writable, Readable, Readable>;
+    function spawn(command: string, options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioPipe, StdioPipe, StdioNull>): ChildProcessByStdio<Writable, Readable, null>;
+    function spawn(command: string, options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioPipe, StdioNull, StdioPipe>): ChildProcessByStdio<Writable, null, Readable>;
+    function spawn(command: string, options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioNull, StdioPipe, StdioPipe>): ChildProcessByStdio<null, Readable, Readable>;
+    function spawn(command: string, options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioPipe, StdioNull, StdioNull>): ChildProcessByStdio<Writable, null, null>;
+    function spawn(command: string, options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioNull, StdioPipe, StdioNull>): ChildProcessByStdio<null, Readable, null>;
+    function spawn(command: string, options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioNull, StdioNull, StdioPipe>): ChildProcessByStdio<null, null, Readable>;
+    function spawn(command: string, options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioNull, StdioNull, StdioNull>): ChildProcessByStdio<null, null, null>;
     function spawn(command: string, options: SpawnOptions): ChildProcess;
-
     // overloads of spawn with 'args'
     function spawn(command: string, args?: ReadonlyArray<string>, options?: SpawnOptionsWithoutStdio): ChildProcessWithoutNullStreams;
-
-    function spawn(
-        command: string,
-        args: ReadonlyArray<string>,
-        options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioPipe, StdioPipe, StdioPipe>,
-    ): ChildProcessByStdio<Writable, Readable, Readable>;
-    function spawn(
-        command: string,
-        args: ReadonlyArray<string>,
-        options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioPipe, StdioPipe, StdioNull>,
-    ): ChildProcessByStdio<Writable, Readable, null>;
-    function spawn(
-        command: string,
-        args: ReadonlyArray<string>,
-        options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioPipe, StdioNull, StdioPipe>,
-    ): ChildProcessByStdio<Writable, null, Readable>;
-    function spawn(
-        command: string,
-        args: ReadonlyArray<string>,
-        options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioNull, StdioPipe, StdioPipe>,
-    ): ChildProcessByStdio<null, Readable, Readable>;
-    function spawn(
-        command: string,
-        args: ReadonlyArray<string>,
-        options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioPipe, StdioNull, StdioNull>,
-    ): ChildProcessByStdio<Writable, null, null>;
-    function spawn(
-        command: string,
-        args: ReadonlyArray<string>,
-        options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioNull, StdioPipe, StdioNull>,
-    ): ChildProcessByStdio<null, Readable, null>;
-    function spawn(
-        command: string,
-        args: ReadonlyArray<string>,
-        options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioNull, StdioNull, StdioPipe>,
-    ): ChildProcessByStdio<null, null, Readable>;
-    function spawn(
-        command: string,
-        args: ReadonlyArray<string>,
-        options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioNull, StdioNull, StdioNull>,
-    ): ChildProcessByStdio<null, null, null>;
-
+    function spawn(command: string, args: ReadonlyArray<string>, options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioPipe, StdioPipe, StdioPipe>): ChildProcessByStdio<Writable, Readable, Readable>;
+    function spawn(command: string, args: ReadonlyArray<string>, options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioPipe, StdioPipe, StdioNull>): ChildProcessByStdio<Writable, Readable, null>;
+    function spawn(command: string, args: ReadonlyArray<string>, options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioPipe, StdioNull, StdioPipe>): ChildProcessByStdio<Writable, null, Readable>;
+    function spawn(command: string, args: ReadonlyArray<string>, options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioNull, StdioPipe, StdioPipe>): ChildProcessByStdio<null, Readable, Readable>;
+    function spawn(command: string, args: ReadonlyArray<string>, options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioPipe, StdioNull, StdioNull>): ChildProcessByStdio<Writable, null, null>;
+    function spawn(command: string, args: ReadonlyArray<string>, options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioNull, StdioPipe, StdioNull>): ChildProcessByStdio<null, Readable, null>;
+    function spawn(command: string, args: ReadonlyArray<string>, options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioNull, StdioNull, StdioPipe>): ChildProcessByStdio<null, null, Readable>;
+    function spawn(command: string, args: ReadonlyArray<string>, options: SpawnOptionsWithStdioTuple<StdioNull, StdioNull, StdioNull>): ChildProcessByStdio<null, null, null>;
     function spawn(command: string, args: ReadonlyArray<string>, options: SpawnOptions): ChildProcess;
-
     interface ExecOptions extends CommonOptions {
         shell?: string | undefined;
         maxBuffer?: number | undefined;
         killSignal?: NodeJS.Signals | number | undefined;
     }
-
     interface ExecOptionsWithStringEncoding extends ExecOptions {
         encoding: BufferEncoding;
     }
-
     interface ExecOptionsWithBufferEncoding extends ExecOptions {
         encoding: BufferEncoding | null; // specify `null`.
     }
-
     interface ExecException extends Error {
         cmd?: string | undefined;
         killed?: boolean | undefined;
         code?: number | undefined;
         signal?: NodeJS.Signals | undefined;
     }
-
-    // no `options` definitely means stdout/stderr are `string`.
+    /**
+     * Spawns a shell then executes the `command` within that shell, buffering any
+     * generated output. The `command` string passed to the exec function is processed
+     * directly by the shell and special characters (vary based on[shell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_command-line_interpreters))
+     * need to be dealt with accordingly:
+     *
+     * ```js
+     * const { exec } = require('child_process');
+     *
+     * exec('"/path/to/test file/test.sh" arg1 arg2');
+     * // Double quotes are used so that the space in the path is not interpreted as
+     * // a delimiter of multiple arguments.
+     *
+     * exec('echo "The \\$HOME variable is $HOME"');
+     * // The $HOME variable is escaped in the first instance, but not in the second.
+     * ```
+     *
+     * **Never pass unsanitized user input to this function. Any input containing shell**
+     * **metacharacters may be used to trigger arbitrary command execution.**
+     *
+     * If a `callback` function is provided, it is called with the arguments`(error, stdout, stderr)`. On success, `error` will be `null`. On error,`error` will be an instance of `Error`. The
+     * `error.code` property will be
+     * the exit code of the process. By convention, any exit code other than `0`indicates an error. `error.signal` will be the signal that terminated the
+     * process.
+     *
+     * The `stdout` and `stderr` arguments passed to the callback will contain the
+     * stdout and stderr output of the child process. By default, Node.js will decode
+     * the output as UTF-8 and pass strings to the callback. The `encoding` option
+     * can be used to specify the character encoding used to decode the stdout and
+     * stderr output. If `encoding` is `'buffer'`, or an unrecognized character
+     * encoding, `Buffer` objects will be passed to the callback instead.
+     *
+     * ```js
+     * const { exec } = require('child_process');
+     * exec('cat *.js missing_file | wc -l', (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+     *   if (error) {
+     *     console.error(`exec error: ${error}`);
+     *     return;
+     *   }
+     *   console.log(`stdout: ${stdout}`);
+     *   console.error(`stderr: ${stderr}`);
+     * });
+     * ```
+     *
+     * If `timeout` is greater than `0`, the parent will send the signal
+     * identified by the `killSignal` property (the default is `'SIGTERM'`) if the
+     * child runs longer than `timeout` milliseconds.
+     *
+     * Unlike the [`exec(3)`](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/exec.3.html) POSIX system call, `child_process.exec()` does not replace
+     * the existing process and uses a shell to execute the command.
+     *
+     * If this method is invoked as its `util.promisify()` ed version, it returns
+     * a `Promise` for an `Object` with `stdout` and `stderr` properties. The returned`ChildProcess` instance is attached to the `Promise` as a `child` property. In
+     * case of an error (including any error resulting in an exit code other than 0), a
+     * rejected promise is returned, with the same `error` object given in the
+     * callback, but with two additional properties `stdout` and `stderr`.
+     *
+     * ```js
+     * const util = require('util');
+     * const exec = util.promisify(require('child_process').exec);
+     *
+     * async function lsExample() {
+     *   const { stdout, stderr } = await exec('ls');
+     *   console.log('stdout:', stdout);
+     *   console.error('stderr:', stderr);
+     * }
+     * lsExample();
+     * ```
+     *
+     * If the `signal` option is enabled, calling `.abort()` on the corresponding`AbortController` is similar to calling `.kill()` on the child process except
+     * the error passed to the callback will be an `AbortError`:
+     *
+     * ```js
+     * const { exec } = require('child_process');
+     * const controller = new AbortController();
+     * const { signal } = controller;
+     * const child = exec('grep ssh', { signal }, (error) => {
+     *   console.log(error); // an AbortError
+     * });
+     * controller.abort();
+     * ```
+     * @since v0.1.90
+     * @param command The command to run, with space-separated arguments.
+     * @param callback called with the output when process terminates.
+     */
     function exec(command: string, callback?: (error: ExecException | null, stdout: string, stderr: string) => void): ChildProcess;
-
     // `options` with `"buffer"` or `null` for `encoding` means stdout/stderr are definitely `Buffer`.
-    function exec(command: string, options: { encoding: "buffer" | null } & ExecOptions, callback?: (error: ExecException | null, stdout: Buffer, stderr: Buffer) => void): ChildProcess;
-
+    function exec(
+        command: string,
+        options: {
+            encoding: 'buffer' | null;
+        } & ExecOptions,
+        callback?: (error: ExecException | null, stdout: Buffer, stderr: Buffer) => void
+    ): ChildProcess;
     // `options` with well known `encoding` means stdout/stderr are definitely `string`.
-    function exec(command: string, options: { encoding: BufferEncoding } & ExecOptions, callback?: (error: ExecException | null, stdout: string, stderr: string) => void): ChildProcess;
-
+    function exec(
+        command: string,
+        options: {
+            encoding: BufferEncoding;
+        } & ExecOptions,
+        callback?: (error: ExecException | null, stdout: string, stderr: string) => void
+    ): ChildProcess;
     // `options` with an `encoding` whose type is `string` means stdout/stderr could either be `Buffer` or `string`.
     // There is no guarantee the `encoding` is unknown as `string` is a superset of `BufferEncoding`.
     function exec(
         command: string,
-        options: { encoding: BufferEncoding } & ExecOptions,
-        callback?: (error: ExecException | null, stdout: string | Buffer, stderr: string | Buffer) => void,
+        options: {
+            encoding: BufferEncoding;
+        } & ExecOptions,
+        callback?: (error: ExecException | null, stdout: string | Buffer, stderr: string | Buffer) => void
     ): ChildProcess;
-
     // `options` without an `encoding` means stdout/stderr are definitely `string`.
     function exec(command: string, options: ExecOptions, callback?: (error: ExecException | null, stdout: string, stderr: string) => void): ChildProcess;
-
     // fallback if nothing else matches. Worst case is always `string | Buffer`.
     function exec(
         command: string,
         options: (ObjectEncodingOptions & ExecOptions) | undefined | null,
-        callback?: (error: ExecException | null, stdout: string | Buffer, stderr: string | Buffer) => void,
+        callback?: (error: ExecException | null, stdout: string | Buffer, stderr: string | Buffer) => void
     ): ChildProcess;
-
     interface PromiseWithChild<T> extends Promise<T> {
         child: ChildProcess;
     }
-
-    // NOTE: This namespace provides design-time support for util.promisify. Exported members do not exist at runtime.
     namespace exec {
-        function __promisify__(command: string): PromiseWithChild<{ stdout: string, stderr: string }>;
-        function __promisify__(command: string, options: { encoding: "buffer" | null } & ExecOptions): PromiseWithChild<{ stdout: Buffer, stderr: Buffer }>;
-        function __promisify__(command: string, options: { encoding: BufferEncoding } & ExecOptions): PromiseWithChild<{ stdout: string, stderr: string }>;
-        function __promisify__(command: string, options: ExecOptions): PromiseWithChild<{ stdout: string, stderr: string }>;
-        function __promisify__(command: string, options?: (ObjectEncodingOptions & ExecOptions) | null): PromiseWithChild<{ stdout: string | Buffer, stderr: string | Buffer }>;
+        function __promisify__(command: string): PromiseWithChild<{
+            stdout: string;
+            stderr: string;
+        }>;
+        function __promisify__(
+            command: string,
+            options: {
+                encoding: 'buffer' | null;
+            } & ExecOptions
+        ): PromiseWithChild<{
+            stdout: Buffer;
+            stderr: Buffer;
+        }>;
+        function __promisify__(
+            command: string,
+            options: {
+                encoding: BufferEncoding;
+            } & ExecOptions
+        ): PromiseWithChild<{
+            stdout: string;
+            stderr: string;
+        }>;
+        function __promisify__(
+            command: string,
+            options: ExecOptions
+        ): PromiseWithChild<{
+            stdout: string;
+            stderr: string;
+        }>;
+        function __promisify__(
+            command: string,
+            options?: (ObjectEncodingOptions & ExecOptions) | null
+        ): PromiseWithChild<{
+            stdout: string | Buffer;
+            stderr: string | Buffer;
+        }>;
     }
-
     interface ExecFileOptions extends CommonOptions, Abortable {
         maxBuffer?: number | undefined;
         killSignal?: NodeJS.Signals | number | undefined;
@@ -361,48 +973,101 @@ declare module 'child_process' {
         encoding: BufferEncoding;
     }
     type ExecFileException = ExecException & NodeJS.ErrnoException;
-
+    /**
+     * The `child_process.execFile()` function is similar to {@link exec} except that it does not spawn a shell by default. Rather, the specified
+     * executable `file` is spawned directly as a new process making it slightly more
+     * efficient than {@link exec}.
+     *
+     * The same options as {@link exec} are supported. Since a shell is
+     * not spawned, behaviors such as I/O redirection and file globbing are not
+     * supported.
+     *
+     * ```js
+     * const { execFile } = require('child_process');
+     * const child = execFile('node', ['--version'], (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+     *   if (error) {
+     *     throw error;
+     *   }
+     *   console.log(stdout);
+     * });
+     * ```
+     *
+     * The `stdout` and `stderr` arguments passed to the callback will contain the
+     * stdout and stderr output of the child process. By default, Node.js will decode
+     * the output as UTF-8 and pass strings to the callback. The `encoding` option
+     * can be used to specify the character encoding used to decode the stdout and
+     * stderr output. If `encoding` is `'buffer'`, or an unrecognized character
+     * encoding, `Buffer` objects will be passed to the callback instead.
+     *
+     * If this method is invoked as its `util.promisify()` ed version, it returns
+     * a `Promise` for an `Object` with `stdout` and `stderr` properties. The returned`ChildProcess` instance is attached to the `Promise` as a `child` property. In
+     * case of an error (including any error resulting in an exit code other than 0), a
+     * rejected promise is returned, with the same `error` object given in the
+     * callback, but with two additional properties `stdout` and `stderr`.
+     *
+     * ```js
+     * const util = require('util');
+     * const execFile = util.promisify(require('child_process').execFile);
+     * async function getVersion() {
+     *   const { stdout } = await execFile('node', ['--version']);
+     *   console.log(stdout);
+     * }
+     * getVersion();
+     * ```
+     *
+     * **If the `shell` option is enabled, do not pass unsanitized user input to this**
+     * **function. Any input containing shell metacharacters may be used to trigger**
+     * **arbitrary command execution.**
+     *
+     * If the `signal` option is enabled, calling `.abort()` on the corresponding`AbortController` is similar to calling `.kill()` on the child process except
+     * the error passed to the callback will be an `AbortError`:
+     *
+     * ```js
+     * const { execFile } = require('child_process');
+     * const controller = new AbortController();
+     * const { signal } = controller;
+     * const child = execFile('node', ['--version'], { signal }, (error) => {
+     *   console.log(error); // an AbortError
+     * });
+     * controller.abort();
+     * ```
+     * @since v0.1.91
+     * @param file The name or path of the executable file to run.
+     * @param args List of string arguments.
+     * @param callback Called with the output when process terminates.
+     */
     function execFile(file: string): ChildProcess;
     function execFile(file: string, options: (ObjectEncodingOptions & ExecFileOptions) | undefined | null): ChildProcess;
     function execFile(file: string, args?: ReadonlyArray<string> | null): ChildProcess;
     function execFile(file: string, args: ReadonlyArray<string> | undefined | null, options: (ObjectEncodingOptions & ExecFileOptions) | undefined | null): ChildProcess;
-
     // no `options` definitely means stdout/stderr are `string`.
     function execFile(file: string, callback: (error: ExecFileException | null, stdout: string, stderr: string) => void): ChildProcess;
     function execFile(file: string, args: ReadonlyArray<string> | undefined | null, callback: (error: ExecFileException | null, stdout: string, stderr: string) => void): ChildProcess;
-
     // `options` with `"buffer"` or `null` for `encoding` means stdout/stderr are definitely `Buffer`.
     function execFile(file: string, options: ExecFileOptionsWithBufferEncoding, callback: (error: ExecFileException | null, stdout: Buffer, stderr: Buffer) => void): ChildProcess;
     function execFile(
         file: string,
         args: ReadonlyArray<string> | undefined | null,
         options: ExecFileOptionsWithBufferEncoding,
-        callback: (error: ExecFileException | null, stdout: Buffer, stderr: Buffer) => void,
+        callback: (error: ExecFileException | null, stdout: Buffer, stderr: Buffer) => void
     ): ChildProcess;
-
     // `options` with well known `encoding` means stdout/stderr are definitely `string`.
     function execFile(file: string, options: ExecFileOptionsWithStringEncoding, callback: (error: ExecFileException | null, stdout: string, stderr: string) => void): ChildProcess;
     function execFile(
         file: string,
         args: ReadonlyArray<string> | undefined | null,
         options: ExecFileOptionsWithStringEncoding,
-        callback: (error: ExecFileException | null, stdout: string, stderr: string) => void,
+        callback: (error: ExecFileException | null, stdout: string, stderr: string) => void
     ): ChildProcess;
-
     // `options` with an `encoding` whose type is `string` means stdout/stderr could either be `Buffer` or `string`.
     // There is no guarantee the `encoding` is unknown as `string` is a superset of `BufferEncoding`.
-    function execFile(
-        file: string,
-        options: ExecFileOptionsWithOtherEncoding,
-        callback: (error: ExecFileException | null, stdout: string | Buffer, stderr: string | Buffer) => void,
-    ): ChildProcess;
+    function execFile(file: string, options: ExecFileOptionsWithOtherEncoding, callback: (error: ExecFileException | null, stdout: string | Buffer, stderr: string | Buffer) => void): ChildProcess;
     function execFile(
         file: string,
         args: ReadonlyArray<string> | undefined | null,
         options: ExecFileOptionsWithOtherEncoding,
-        callback: (error: ExecFileException | null, stdout: string | Buffer, stderr: string | Buffer) => void,
+        callback: (error: ExecFileException | null, stdout: string | Buffer, stderr: string | Buffer) => void
     ): ChildProcess;
-
     // `options` without an `encoding` means stdout/stderr are definitely `string`.
     function execFile(file: string, options: ExecFileOptions, callback: (error: ExecFileException | null, stdout: string, stderr: string) => void): ChildProcess;
     function execFile(
@@ -411,44 +1076,106 @@ declare module 'child_process' {
         options: ExecFileOptions,
         callback: (error: ExecFileException | null, stdout: string, stderr: string) => void
     ): ChildProcess;
-
     // fallback if nothing else matches. Worst case is always `string | Buffer`.
     function execFile(
         file: string,
         options: (ObjectEncodingOptions & ExecFileOptions) | undefined | null,
-        callback: ((error: ExecFileException | null, stdout: string | Buffer, stderr: string | Buffer) => void) | undefined | null,
+        callback: ((error: ExecFileException | null, stdout: string | Buffer, stderr: string | Buffer) => void) | undefined | null
     ): ChildProcess;
     function execFile(
         file: string,
         args: ReadonlyArray<string> | undefined | null,
         options: (ObjectEncodingOptions & ExecFileOptions) | undefined | null,
-        callback: ((error: ExecFileException | null, stdout: string | Buffer, stderr: string | Buffer) => void) | undefined | null,
+        callback: ((error: ExecFileException | null, stdout: string | Buffer, stderr: string | Buffer) => void) | undefined | null
     ): ChildProcess;
-
-    // NOTE: This namespace provides design-time support for util.promisify. Exported members do not exist at runtime.
     namespace execFile {
-        function __promisify__(file: string): PromiseWithChild<{ stdout: string, stderr: string }>;
-        function __promisify__(file: string, args: ReadonlyArray<string> | undefined | null): PromiseWithChild<{ stdout: string, stderr: string }>;
-        function __promisify__(file: string, options: ExecFileOptionsWithBufferEncoding): PromiseWithChild<{ stdout: Buffer, stderr: Buffer }>;
-        function __promisify__(file: string, args: ReadonlyArray<string> | undefined | null, options: ExecFileOptionsWithBufferEncoding): PromiseWithChild<{ stdout: Buffer, stderr: Buffer }>;
-        function __promisify__(file: string, options: ExecFileOptionsWithStringEncoding): PromiseWithChild<{ stdout: string, stderr: string }>;
-        function __promisify__(file: string, args: ReadonlyArray<string> | undefined | null, options: ExecFileOptionsWithStringEncoding): PromiseWithChild<{ stdout: string, stderr: string }>;
-        function __promisify__(file: string, options: ExecFileOptionsWithOtherEncoding): PromiseWithChild<{ stdout: string | Buffer, stderr: string | Buffer }>;
+        function __promisify__(file: string): PromiseWithChild<{
+            stdout: string;
+            stderr: string;
+        }>;
+        function __promisify__(
+            file: string,
+            args: ReadonlyArray<string> | undefined | null
+        ): PromiseWithChild<{
+            stdout: string;
+            stderr: string;
+        }>;
+        function __promisify__(
+            file: string,
+            options: ExecFileOptionsWithBufferEncoding
+        ): PromiseWithChild<{
+            stdout: Buffer;
+            stderr: Buffer;
+        }>;
+        function __promisify__(
+            file: string,
+            args: ReadonlyArray<string> | undefined | null,
+            options: ExecFileOptionsWithBufferEncoding
+        ): PromiseWithChild<{
+            stdout: Buffer;
+            stderr: Buffer;
+        }>;
+        function __promisify__(
+            file: string,
+            options: ExecFileOptionsWithStringEncoding
+        ): PromiseWithChild<{
+            stdout: string;
+            stderr: string;
+        }>;
+        function __promisify__(
+            file: string,
+            args: ReadonlyArray<string> | undefined | null,
+            options: ExecFileOptionsWithStringEncoding
+        ): PromiseWithChild<{
+            stdout: string;
+            stderr: string;
+        }>;
+        function __promisify__(
+            file: string,
+            options: ExecFileOptionsWithOtherEncoding
+        ): PromiseWithChild<{
+            stdout: string | Buffer;
+            stderr: string | Buffer;
+        }>;
         function __promisify__(
             file: string,
             args: ReadonlyArray<string> | undefined | null,
-            options: ExecFileOptionsWithOtherEncoding,
-        ): PromiseWithChild<{ stdout: string | Buffer, stderr: string | Buffer }>;
-        function __promisify__(file: string, options: ExecFileOptions): PromiseWithChild<{ stdout: string, stderr: string }>;
-        function __promisify__(file: string, args: ReadonlyArray<string> | undefined | null, options: ExecFileOptions): PromiseWithChild<{ stdout: string, stderr: string }>;
-        function __promisify__(file: string, options: (ObjectEncodingOptions & ExecFileOptions) | undefined | null): PromiseWithChild<{ stdout: string | Buffer, stderr: string | Buffer }>;
+            options: ExecFileOptionsWithOtherEncoding
+        ): PromiseWithChild<{
+            stdout: string | Buffer;
+            stderr: string | Buffer;
+        }>;
+        function __promisify__(
+            file: string,
+            options: ExecFileOptions
+        ): PromiseWithChild<{
+            stdout: string;
+            stderr: string;
+        }>;
+        function __promisify__(
+            file: string,
+            args: ReadonlyArray<string> | undefined | null,
+            options: ExecFileOptions
+        ): PromiseWithChild<{
+            stdout: string;
+            stderr: string;
+        }>;
+        function __promisify__(
+            file: string,
+            options: (ObjectEncodingOptions & ExecFileOptions) | undefined | null
+        ): PromiseWithChild<{
+            stdout: string | Buffer;
+            stderr: string | Buffer;
+        }>;
         function __promisify__(
             file: string,
             args: ReadonlyArray<string> | undefined | null,
-            options: (ObjectEncodingOptions & ExecFileOptions) | undefined | null,
-        ): PromiseWithChild<{ stdout: string | Buffer, stderr: string | Buffer }>;
+            options: (ObjectEncodingOptions & ExecFileOptions) | undefined | null
+        ): PromiseWithChild<{
+            stdout: string | Buffer;
+            stderr: string | Buffer;
+        }>;
     }
-
     interface ForkOptions extends ProcessEnvOptions, MessagingOptions, Abortable {
         execPath?: string | undefined;
         execArgv?: string[] | undefined;
@@ -457,9 +1184,57 @@ declare module 'child_process' {
         detached?: boolean | undefined;
         windowsVerbatimArguments?: boolean | undefined;
     }
+    /**
+     * The `child_process.fork()` method is a special case of {@link spawn} used specifically to spawn new Node.js processes.
+     * Like {@link spawn}, a `ChildProcess` object is returned. The
+     * returned `ChildProcess` will have an additional communication channel
+     * built-in that allows messages to be passed back and forth between the parent and
+     * child. See `subprocess.send()` for details.
+     *
+     * Keep in mind that spawned Node.js child processes are
+     * independent of the parent with exception of the IPC communication channel
+     * that is established between the two. Each process has its own memory, with
+     * their own V8 instances. Because of the additional resource allocations
+     * required, spawning a large number of child Node.js processes is not
+     * recommended.
+     *
+     * By default, `child_process.fork()` will spawn new Node.js instances using the `process.execPath` of the parent process. The `execPath` property in the`options` object allows for an alternative
+     * execution path to be used.
+     *
+     * Node.js processes launched with a custom `execPath` will communicate with the
+     * parent process using the file descriptor (fd) identified using the
+     * environment variable `NODE_CHANNEL_FD` on the child process.
+     *
+     * Unlike the [`fork(2)`](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/fork.2.html) POSIX system call, `child_process.fork()` does not clone the
+     * current process.
+     *
+     * The `shell` option available in {@link spawn} is not supported by`child_process.fork()` and will be ignored if set.
+     *
+     * If the `signal` option is enabled, calling `.abort()` on the corresponding`AbortController` is similar to calling `.kill()` on the child process except
+     * the error passed to the callback will be an `AbortError`:
+     *
+     * ```js
+     * if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
+     *   setTimeout(() => {
+     *     console.log(`Hello from ${process.argv[2]}!`);
+     *   }, 1_000);
+     * } else {
+     *   const { fork } = require('child_process');
+     *   const controller = new AbortController();
+     *   const { signal } = controller;
+     *   const child = fork(__filename, ['child'], { signal });
+     *   child.on('error', (err) => {
+     *     // This will be called with err being an AbortError if the controller aborts
+     *   });
+     *   controller.abort(); // Stops the child process
+     * }
+     * ```
+     * @since v0.5.0
+     * @param modulePath The module to run in the child.
+     * @param args List of string arguments.
+     */
     function fork(modulePath: string, options?: ForkOptions): ChildProcess;
     function fork(modulePath: string, args?: ReadonlyArray<string>, options?: ForkOptions): ChildProcess;
-
     interface SpawnSyncOptions extends CommonSpawnOptions {
         input?: string | NodeJS.ArrayBufferView | undefined;
         maxBuffer?: number | undefined;
@@ -480,6 +1255,21 @@ declare module 'child_process' {
         signal: NodeJS.Signals | null;
         error?: Error | undefined;
     }
+    /**
+     * The `child_process.spawnSync()` method is generally identical to {@link spawn} with the exception that the function will not return
+     * until the child process has fully closed. When a timeout has been encountered
+     * and `killSignal` is sent, the method won't return until the process has
+     * completely exited. If the process intercepts and handles the `SIGTERM` signal
+     * and doesn't exit, the parent process will wait until the child process has
+     * exited.
+     *
+     * **If the `shell` option is enabled, do not pass unsanitized user input to this**
+     * **function. Any input containing shell metacharacters may be used to trigger**
+     * **arbitrary command execution.**
+     * @since v0.11.12
+     * @param command The command to run.
+     * @param args List of string arguments.
+     */
     function spawnSync(command: string): SpawnSyncReturns<Buffer>;
     function spawnSync(command: string, options?: SpawnSyncOptionsWithStringEncoding): SpawnSyncReturns<string>;
     function spawnSync(command: string, options?: SpawnSyncOptionsWithBufferEncoding): SpawnSyncReturns<Buffer>;
@@ -487,7 +1277,6 @@ declare module 'child_process' {
     function spawnSync(command: string, args?: ReadonlyArray<string>, options?: SpawnSyncOptionsWithStringEncoding): SpawnSyncReturns<string>;
     function spawnSync(command: string, args?: ReadonlyArray<string>, options?: SpawnSyncOptionsWithBufferEncoding): SpawnSyncReturns<Buffer>;
     function spawnSync(command: string, args?: ReadonlyArray<string>, options?: SpawnSyncOptions): SpawnSyncReturns<Buffer>;
-
     interface CommonExecOptions extends CommonOptions {
         input?: string | NodeJS.ArrayBufferView | undefined;
         stdio?: StdioOptions | undefined;
@@ -495,7 +1284,6 @@ declare module 'child_process' {
         maxBuffer?: number | undefined;
         encoding?: BufferEncoding | 'buffer' | null | undefined;
     }
-
     interface ExecSyncOptions extends CommonExecOptions {
         shell?: string | undefined;
     }
@@ -505,11 +1293,26 @@ declare module 'child_process' {
     interface ExecSyncOptionsWithBufferEncoding extends ExecSyncOptions {
         encoding?: 'buffer' | null | undefined;
     }
+    /**
+     * The `child_process.execSync()` method is generally identical to {@link exec} with the exception that the method will not return
+     * until the child process has fully closed. When a timeout has been encountered
+     * and `killSignal` is sent, the method won't return until the process has
+     * completely exited. If the child process intercepts and handles the `SIGTERM`signal and doesn't exit, the parent process will wait until the child process
+     * has exited.
+     *
+     * If the process times out or has a non-zero exit code, this method will throw.
+     * The `Error` object will contain the entire result from {@link spawnSync}.
+     *
+     * **Never pass unsanitized user input to this function. Any input containing shell**
+     * **metacharacters may be used to trigger arbitrary command execution.**
+     * @since v0.11.12
+     * @param command The command to run.
+     * @return The stdout from the command.
+     */
     function execSync(command: string): Buffer;
     function execSync(command: string, options?: ExecSyncOptionsWithStringEncoding): string;
     function execSync(command: string, options?: ExecSyncOptionsWithBufferEncoding): Buffer;
     function execSync(command: string, options?: ExecSyncOptions): Buffer;
-
     interface ExecFileSyncOptions extends CommonExecOptions {
         shell?: boolean | string | undefined;
     }
@@ -519,6 +1322,26 @@ declare module 'child_process' {
     interface ExecFileSyncOptionsWithBufferEncoding extends ExecFileSyncOptions {
         encoding: BufferEncoding; // specify `null`.
     }
+    /**
+     * The `child_process.execFileSync()` method is generally identical to {@link execFile} with the exception that the method will not
+     * return until the child process has fully closed. When a timeout has been
+     * encountered and `killSignal` is sent, the method won't return until the process
+     * has completely exited.
+     *
+     * If the child process intercepts and handles the `SIGTERM` signal and
+     * does not exit, the parent process will still wait until the child process has
+     * exited.
+     *
+     * If the process times out or has a non-zero exit code, this method will throw an `Error` that will include the full result of the underlying {@link spawnSync}.
+     *
+     * **If the `shell` option is enabled, do not pass unsanitized user input to this**
+     * **function. Any input containing shell metacharacters may be used to trigger**
+     * **arbitrary command execution.**
+     * @since v0.11.12
+     * @param file The name or path of the executable file to run.
+     * @param args List of string arguments.
+     * @return The stdout from the command.
+     */
     function execFileSync(command: string): Buffer;
     function execFileSync(command: string, options?: ExecFileSyncOptionsWithStringEncoding): string;
     function execFileSync(command: string, options?: ExecFileSyncOptionsWithBufferEncoding): Buffer;
@@ -527,7 +1350,6 @@ declare module 'child_process' {
     function execFileSync(command: string, args?: ReadonlyArray<string>, options?: ExecFileSyncOptionsWithBufferEncoding): Buffer;
     function execFileSync(command: string, args?: ReadonlyArray<string>, options?: ExecFileSyncOptions): Buffer;
 }
-
 declare module 'node:child_process' {
     export * from 'child_process';
 }