# 📗 API Reference Docs Problem <!-- Thank you for wanting to make nodejs.org better! This template is for issues with the Node.js API reference documentation. For problems with nodejs.org beyond the API reference documentation, please open an issue using the issue tracker for our site repository. https://github.com/nodejs/nodejs.org For more general support, please open an issue using the issue tracker for our help repository. https://github.com/nodejs/help --- For the issue title, please enter a one-line summary after “doc: ” (preferably 50 characters or less and no more than 72). The “✍️” are placeholders signifying requests for input. Replace them with your responses. If you are unsure of something, do your best. --> <!-- The output of “node --version”. --> - **Version**: v14 and previous ones as well, like v12 LTS <!-- The output of “uname -a” (UNIX) or version and 32-bit or 64-bit (Windows). --> - **Platform**: Windows <!-- The name of affected core module. --> - **Subsystem**: child_process signals ## Location _Section of the site where the content exists_ Affected URL(s): - https://nodejs.org/api/child_process.html ## Description _Concise explanation of the problem_ <!-- If applicable, include any screenshots that may help solve the problem. --> The NodeJS signals documentation (https://nodejs.org/api/process.html#process_signal_events) is pretty clear that on windows child_process.kill(<signal here>) does NOT actually send the signal, but rather just kills the child process abruptly. However, the child_process.kill() documentation does not make this clarification, and it's opening sentence ("The subprocess.kill() method sends a signal to the child process. ") leads one to believe that the signal will in fact be sent to the child process on any platform, windows included. I'd love to just see a quick blurb/sentence that clarifies the behavior on windows vs other platforms (or perhaps just a link pointing to the signals documentation - https://nodejs.org/api/process.html#process_signal_events). --- <!-- Use “[x]” to check the box below if you are interested in contributing. --> - [ ] I would like to work on this issue and submit a pull request.