execve.2: Document treatment of PR_SET_PDEATHSIG on execve()

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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.\" 2007-09-14 Ollie Wild <aaw@google.com>, mtk
.\" Add text describing limits on command-line arguments + environment
.\"
.TH EXECVE 2 2012-05-04 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.TH EXECVE 2 2012-10-27 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
execve \- execute program
.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B PR_SET_KEEPCAPS
flag is cleared.
.IP *
(Since Linux 2.4.36 / 2.6.23)
If a set-user-ID or set-group-ID program is being executed,
then the parent death signal set by
.BR prctl (2)
.B PR_SET_PDEATHSIG
flag is cleared.
.IP *
The process name, as set by
.BR prctl (2)
.B PR_SET_NAME