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diff --git a/ioncore/exec.c b/ioncore/exec.c
index 65683dc..bd43fe8 100644
--- a/ioncore/exec.c
+++ b/ioncore/exec.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * ion/ioncore/exec.c
  *
- * Copyright (c) Tuomo Valkonen 1999-2007. 
+ * Copyright (c) Tuomo Valkonen 1999-2008. 
  *
  * See the included file LICENSE for details.
  */
@@ -123,18 +123,22 @@ int ioncore_exec(const char *cmd)
 
 
 /*EXTL_DOC
- * Run \var{cmd} with a read pipe connected to its stdout.
- * When data is received through the pipe, \var{handler} is called
- * with that data.
+ * Run \var{cmd} in directory \var{wd} with a read pipe connected to its
+ * stdout and stderr.
+ * When data is received through one of these pipes, \var{h} or \var{errh} 
+ * is called with that data. When the pipe is closed, the handler is called
+ * with \code{nil} argument. The PID of the new process is returned, or
+ * -1 on error.
  */
 EXTL_SAFE
 EXTL_EXPORT
-int ioncore_popen_bgread(const char *cmd, ExtlFn h, ExtlFn errh)
+int ioncore_popen_bgread(const char *cmd, ExtlFn h, ExtlFn errh,
+                         const char *wd)
 {
     WExecP p;
     
     p.target=NULL;
-    p.wd=NULL;
+    p.wd=wd;
     p.cmd=cmd;
     
     return mainloop_popen_bgread(cmd, setup_exec, (void*)&p, h, errh);