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Child Process

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Description

## Plugin Request

**Name**: Child Process
**Package**: `@capacitor-community/child-process`

### Platform(s)

Android

### Existing Solutions

https://github.com/petervojtek/cordova-plugin-shell-exec

### Description

Provide a way to create child processes in Android.

AKA:
- Shell access
- Command-line programs
- Unix executable

Contributor guide

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the proposal description and the linked cordova-plugin-shell-exec project to understand the requested Android child-process and shell-access scope. Done means an agreed plugin design and implementation that provides the requested Android functionality, with its supported command-line use cases documented.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
android
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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