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environ.7: Be a little more precise when discussing 'exec' 

Say "execve(2)" instead of "exec(3)", and note that this step
starts a new program (not a new process!).

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ The variable
points to an array of pointers to strings called the "environment".
The last pointer in this array has the value NULL.
This array of strings is made available to the process by the
.BR exec (3)
call that started the process.
.BR execve (2)
call when a new program is started.
When a child process is created via
.BR fork (2),
it inherits a