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diff --git a/indra/llcommon/llprocess.h b/indra/llcommon/llprocess.h
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--- a/indra/llcommon/llprocess.h
+++ b/indra/llcommon/llprocess.h
@@ -63,7 +63,16 @@ public:
/// pathname of executable
Mandatory<std::string> executable;
- /// zero or more additional command-line arguments
+ /**
+ * zero or more additional command-line arguments. Arguments are
+ * passed through as exactly as we can manage, whitespace and all.
+ * @note On Windows we manage this by implicitly double-quoting each
+ * argument while assembling the command line. BUT if a given argument
+ * is already double-quoted, we don't double-quote it again. Try to
+ * avoid making use of this, though, as on Mac and Linux explicitly
+ * double-quoted args will be passed to the child process including
+ * the double quotes.
+ */
Multiple<std::string> args;
/// current working directory, if need it changed
Optional<std::string> cwd;