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Just keep in mind that vim is capable enough to execute other binaries, even start a shell as a subprocess.

I wonder, if processes started in those subshells, even normally terminated, would accumulate without normal init program? I forgot if "reaping" is something special to do.

Pid1 must reap, yes

Really? I think the processes would just accumulate and after some time you require a reset. Imho the same way as WSL-1 (unfortunately WSL-2 is still a no go if using citrix hypervisor) works in Windows.

Okay, not really fair. It mostly works but I till get such on reaped, unkillable processed way more often than in a normal linux.

I think they were agreeing with you that it's a problem.

I don't know if it is or not myself, just saying how I read that comment.

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