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Added an example to the `execFileSync` method. This demonstrates how to
handle exceptions and access the stderr and stdio properties that are
attached to the `Error` object in a `catch` block.

Added a link to the detailed stdio section nested under
`child_process.spawn()` from each child_process sync method option
description.

Fixes: #39306
PR-URL: #39412
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Gireesh Punathil <gpunathi@in.ibm.com>
Reviewed-By: Matteo Collina <matteo.collina@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Antoine du Hamel <duhamelantoine1995@gmail.com>
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evanshortiss authored and marco-ippolito committed Jun 17, 2024
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* `input` {string|Buffer|TypedArray|DataView} The value which will be passed
as stdin to the spawned process. If `stdio[0]` is set to `'pipe'`, Supplying
this value will override `stdio[0]`.
* `stdio` {string|Array} Child's stdio configuration. `stderr` by default will
* `stdio` {string|Array} Child's stdio configuration.
See [`child_process.spawn()`][]'s [`stdio`][]. `stderr` by default will
be output to the parent process' stderr unless `stdio` is specified.
**Default:** `'pipe'`.
* `env` {Object} Environment key-value pairs. **Default:** `process.env`.
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function. Any input containing shell metacharacters may be used to trigger
arbitrary command execution.**

```js
const { execFileSync } = require('node:child_process');

try {
const stdout = execFileSync('my-script.sh', ['my-arg'], {
// Capture stdout and stderr from child process. Overrides the
// default behavior of streaming child stderr to the parent stderr
stdio: 'pipe',

// Use utf8 encoding for stdio pipes
encoding: 'utf8',
});

console.log(stdout);
} catch (err) {
if (err.code) {
// Spawning child process failed
console.error(err.code);
} else {
// Child was spawned but exited with non-zero exit code
// Error contains any stdout and stderr from the child
const { stdout, stderr } = err;

console.error({ stdout, stderr });
}
}
```

### `child_process.execSync(command[, options])`

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* `input` {string|Buffer|TypedArray|DataView} The value which will be passed
as stdin to the spawned process. If `stdio[0]` is set to `'pipe'`, Supplying
this value will override `stdio[0]`.
* `stdio` {string|Array} Child's stdio configuration. `stderr` by default will
* `stdio` {string|Array} Child's stdio configuration.
See [`child_process.spawn()`][]'s [`stdio`][]. `stderr` by default will
be output to the parent process' stderr unless `stdio` is specified.
**Default:** `'pipe'`.
* `env` {Object} Environment key-value pairs. **Default:** `process.env`.
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this value will override `stdio[0]`.
* `argv0` {string} Explicitly set the value of `argv[0]` sent to the child
process. This will be set to `command` if not specified.
* `stdio` {string|Array} Child's stdio configuration. **Default:** `'pipe'`.
* `stdio` {string|Array} Child's stdio configuration.
See [`child_process.spawn()`][]'s [`stdio`][]. **Default:** `'pipe'`.
* `env` {Object} Environment key-value pairs. **Default:** `process.env`.
* `uid` {number} Sets the user identity of the process (see setuid(2)).
* `gid` {number} Sets the group identity of the process (see setgid(2)).
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