# node:child_process

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# `node:child_process`

## Import

```js
import child_process from "nstdlib/child_process";
```

> [!NOTE]
> Only the API surface is available. No process spawning.

## Runtime support

| Where it runs | Status | Export coverage | Details |
| ------------- | ------ | --------------- | ------- |
| **nstd** | ✅ works | – | Native tests match Node.js: spawn. |
| **Browser** | ❔ not tested | 100% of Node.js | It imports with the small process shim. 9/9 Node.js exports are available. No module-specific behavior test ran. |
| **Node.js (host)** | ⚠️ some support | 100% of Node.js | 9/9 exports. |

## Exports (9 of 9)

Each cell shows what happens when code reads an export:

- ✅ Available through every import style. A named error also counts.
- ⚠️ Available through only some import styles.
- ❔ The export exists but has no value.
- ❌ The export does not exist.
- – This environment was not measured.

| Export | Node.js | nstdlib | browser |
| ------ | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| `ChildProcess` | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> |
| `_forkChild` | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> |
| `exec` | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> |
| `execFile` | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> |
| `execFileSync` | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> |
| `execSync` | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> |
| `fork` | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> |
| `spawn` | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> |
| `spawnSync` | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> | <span title="Available" aria-label="Available">✅</span> |