manual: add Deno.run example (#1811)

2 files changed, 51 insertions, 37 deletions

diff --git a/js/process.ts b/js/process.ts
index c47a5b5dd..2f60e5c4a 100644
--- a/js/process.ts
+++ b/js/process.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { ReadCloser, WriteCloser } from "./io";
 import { readAll } from "./buffer";
 import { assert, unreachable } from "./util";
 
-/** How to handle subsubprocess stdio.
+/** How to handle subprocess stdio.
  *
  * "inherit" The default if unspecified. The child inherits from the
  * corresponding parent descriptor.
@@ -101,6 +101,18 @@ function stdioMap(s: ProcessStdio): msg.ProcessStdio {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Spawns new subprocess.
+ *
+ * Subprocess uses same working directory as parent process unless `opt.cwd`
+ * is specified.
+ *
+ * Environmental variables for subprocess can be specified using `opt.env`
+ * mapping.
+ *
+ * By default subprocess inherits stdio of parent process. To change that
+ * `opt.stdout`, `opt.stderr` and `opt.stdin` can be specified independently.
+ */
 export function run(opt: RunOptions): Process {
   const builder = flatbuffers.createBuilder();
   const argsOffset = msg.Run.createArgsVector(
diff --git a/website/manual.md b/website/manual.md
index ea6f21719..6bd4a1d3d 100644
--- a/website/manual.md
+++ b/website/manual.md
@@ -312,68 +312,70 @@ file_server --reload
 
 ### Run subprocess
 
-```
-const p = Deno.run({
-    args: ["deno", "--allow-read", "https://deno.land/x/examples/cat.ts", "README.md"],
-});
+[API Reference](https://deno.land/typedoc/index.html#run)
 
-// start subprocess
-await p.status();
-```
+Example:
 
-When this program is started, the user is prompted for permission to run
-subprocess:
+```ts
+async function main() {
+  // create subprocess
+  const p = Deno.run({
+    args: ["echo", "hello"]
+  });
+
+  // await its completion
+  await p.status();
+}
 
-```
-> deno https://deno.land/x/examples/subprocess_simple.ts
-⚠️  Deno requests access to run a subprocess. Grant? [yN] y
+main();
 ```
 
-For security reasons, deno does not allow programs to run subprocess without
-explicit permission. To avoid the console prompt, use a command-line flag:
+Run it:
 
 ```
-> deno https://deno.land/x/examples/subprocess_simple.ts --allow-run
+> deno --allow-run ./subprocess_simple.ts
+hello
 ```
 
 By default when you use `deno.run()` subprocess inherits `stdin`, `stdout` and
 `stdout` of parent process. If you want to communicate with started subprocess
 you can use `"piped"` option.
 
-```
-const decoder = new TextDecoder();
+```ts
+async function main() {
+  const decoder = new TextDecoder();
 
-const filesToCat = Deno.args.slice(1);
-const subprocessArgs = ["deno", "--allow-read", "https://deno.land/x/examples/cat.ts", ...filesToCat];
+  const fileNames = Deno.args.slice(1);
 
-const p = Deno.run({
-  subprocessArgs,
-  stdout: "piped",
-  stderr: "piped",
-});
+  const p = Deno.run({
+    args: [
+      "deno",
+      "--allow-read",
+      "https://deno.land/x/examples/cat.ts",
+      ...fileNames
+    ],
+    stdout: "piped",
+    stderr: "piped"
+  });
+
+  const { code } = await p.status();
 
-const { code } = await p.status();
+  const rawOutput = await p.output();
+  Deno.stdout.write(rawOutput);
 
-if (code === 0) {
-  const rawOutput = await Deno.readAll(p.stdout);
-  const output = decoder.decode(rawOutput);
-  console.log(output);
-} else {
-  const rawErr = await Deno.readAll(p.stderr);
-  const err = decoder.decode(rawErr);
-  console.log(err);
+  Deno.exit(code);
 }
 
-Deno.exit(code);
+main();
 ```
 
 When you run it:
 
 ```
-> deno https://deno.land/x/examples/subprocess.ts --allow-run <somefile>
+> deno ./subprocess.ts --allow-run <somefile>
 [file content]
 
-> deno https://deno.land/x/examples/subprocess.ts --allow-run non_existent_file.md
+> deno ./subprocess.ts --allow-run non_existent_file.md
 
 Uncaught NotFound: No such file or directory (os error 2)
     at DenoError (deno/js/errors.ts:19:5)