--- a/OSProcess.st	Thu Dec 22 22:06:20 2016 +0100
+++ b/OSProcess.st	Thu Dec 22 22:35:12 2016 +0100
@@ -289,8 +289,8 @@
     "Invoked when a new instance is created."
 
     showWindow := false.    "/ for backward compatibility
-    lineWise := true.
-    newPgrp := false.
+    lineWise := false.
+    newPgrp := true.
 ! !
 
 !OSProcess methodsFor:'printing'!
@@ -470,6 +470,9 @@
 !
 
 startProcess
+    "start the command in the background.
+     You can either poll #isAlive or wait for the termination by waiting on #finishedSema."
+    
     finishSema := Semaphore new.
 
     Processor