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diff --git a/lisp/simple.el b/lisp/simple.el index f0c38093d86..48e1148ae6b 100644 --- a/lisp/simple.el +++ b/lisp/simple.el @@ -2077,7 +2077,11 @@ to `shell-command-history'." Like `shell-command' but if COMMAND doesn't end in ampersand, adds `&' surrounded by whitespace and executes the command asynchronously. -The output appears in the buffer `*Async Shell Command*'." +The output appears in the buffer `*Async Shell Command*'. + +In Elisp, you will often be better served by calling `start-process' +directly, since it offers more control and does not impose the use of a +shell (with its need to quote arguments)." (interactive (list (read-shell-command "Async shell command: " nil nil @@ -2138,7 +2142,11 @@ If the optional third argument ERROR-BUFFER is non-nil, it is a buffer or buffer name to which to direct the command's standard error output. If it is nil, error output is mingled with regular output. In an interactive call, the variable `shell-command-default-error-buffer' -specifies the value of ERROR-BUFFER." +specifies the value of ERROR-BUFFER. + +In Elisp, you will often be better served by calling `call-process' or +`start-process' directly, since it offers more control and does not impose +the use of a shell (with its need to quote arguments)." (interactive (list |