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The `stdout` and `stderr` arguments passed to the callback will contain the
stdout and stderr output of the child process. By default, Node.js will decode
the output as UTF-8 and pass strings to the callback. The `encoding` option
(see below) can be used to specify the character encoding used to decode the
stdout and stderr output. If `encoding` is `'buffer'`, `Buffer` objects will be
passed to the callback instead.
can be used to specify the character encoding used to decode the stdout and
stderr output. If `encoding` is `'buffer'`, `Buffer` objects will be passed to
the callback instead.

The `options` argument may be passed as the second argument to customize how
the process is spawned. The default options are:
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