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Sends a string to the child, then reads its output and error until it exits.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<util/subprocess.h>`

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std::pair<OutBuffer, ErrBuffer>
communicate(std::string const& msg);
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== Return Value

The captured output and error buffers.

== Parameters

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| Name| Description
| *msg*
| Text to send first.
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