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doc: buffers are not sent over IPC with a socket #6951

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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion doc/api/child_process.md
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Expand Up @@ -856,7 +856,8 @@ Applications should avoid using such messages or listening for
The optional `sendHandle` argument that may be passed to `child.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 [`process.on('message')`][] event.
registered on the [`process.on('message')`][] event. Any data that is received
and buffered in the socket will not be sent to the child.

The `options` argument, if present, is an object used to parameterize the
sending of certain types of handles. `options` supports the following
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