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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/docs/perl.txt b/docs/perl.txt
index ff55a31e..2887478f 100644
--- a/docs/perl.txt
+++ b/docs/perl.txt
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ signal_stop_by_name(signal)
Stop the signal with name `signal' that's currently being emitted.
- *** timeouts / IO listener
+ *** timeouts / IO listener / pidwait
timeout_add(msecs, func, data)
Call `func' every `msecs' milliseconds (1000 = 1 second) with
@@ -306,6 +306,16 @@ input_add(source, condition, func, data)
input_remove(tag)
Remove listener with tag.
+pidwait_add(pid)
+ Adds `pid' to the list of processes to wait for. The pid must identify
+ a child process of the irssi process. When the process terminates, a
+ "pidwait" signal will be sent with the pid and the status from
+ waitpid(). This is useful to avoid zombies if your script forks.
+
+pidwait_remove(pid)
+ Removes `pid' from the list of processes to wait for. Terminated
+ processes are removed automatically, so it is usually not necessary
+ to call this function.
*** Message levels