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+# An async wrapper for nodejs' `spawn`
+
+```typescript
+import spawn from "async-spawner";
+await simpleSpawn("ls", "-al");
+```
+
+```typescript
+import { deferedSpawn } from "async-spawner";
+const ping = await deferedSpawn("ping", ["8.8.8.8"]);
+let response;
+do{
+    response = await ping.waitForNextData();
+    console.log("new ping!", response);
+}
+ping.kill();
+```