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[;1m  spawn_opt(Module, Function, Args, Options)[0m

  Works as [;;4mspawn/3[0m, except that an extra option list is specified
  when creating the process.

  If option [;;4mmonitor[0m is specified, the newly created process is
  monitored, and both the pid and reference for the monitor are
  returned.

  Options:

   • [;;4mlink[0m - Sets a link to the parent process (like [;;4m[0m
     [;;4mspawn_link/3[0m does).

   • [;;4mmonitor[0m - Monitors the new process (like [;;4mmonitor(process,[0m
     [;;4mPid)[0m does). A [;;4m{Pid, MonitorRef}[0m tuple will be returned
     instead of just a [;;4mPid[0m.

   • [;;4m{monitor, MonitorOpts}[0m - Monitors the new process with
     options (like [;;4mmonitor(process, Pid, MonitorOpts)[0m does). A [;;4m[0m
     [;;4m{Pid, MonitorRef}[0m tuple will be returned instead of just a [;;4m[0m
     [;;4mPid[0m.

   • [;;4m{priority, Level}[0m - Sets the priority of the new process.
     Equivalent to executing [;;4mprocess_flag(priority, Level)[0m in
     the start function of the new process, except that the
     priority is set before the process is selected for execution
     for the first time. For more information on priorities, see [;;4m[0m
     [;;4mprocess_flag(priority, Level)[0m.

   • [;;4m{fullsweep_after, Number}[0m - Useful only for performance
     tuning. Do not use this option unless you know that there is
     problem with execution times or memory consumption, and
     ensure that the option improves matters.

     The Erlang runtime system uses a generational garbage
     collection scheme, using an "old heap" for data that has
     survived at least one garbage collection. When there is no
     more room on the old heap, a fullsweep garbage collection is
     done.

     Option [;;4mfullsweep_after[0m makes it possible to specify the
     maximum number of generational collections before forcing a
     fullsweep, even if there is room on the old heap. Setting
     the number to zero disables the general collection
     algorithm, that is, all live data is copied at every garbage
     collection.

     A few cases when it can be useful to change [;;4mfullsweep_after[0m:

      ￮ If binaries that are no longer used are to be thrown
        away as soon as possible. (Set [;;4mNumber[0m to zero.)

      ￮ process that mostly have short-lived data is
        fullsweeped seldom or never, that is, the old heap
        contains mostly garbage. To ensure a fullsweep
        occasionally, set [;;4mNumber[0m to a suitable value, such
        as 10 or 20.

      ￮ In embedded systems with a limited amount of RAM and
        no virtual memory, you might want to preserve memory
        by setting [;;4mNumber[0m to zero. (The value can be set
        globally, see [;;4merlang:system_flag/2[0m.)

   • [;;4m{min_heap_size, Size}[0m - Useful only for performance tuning.
     Do not use this option unless you know that there is problem
     with execution times or memory consumption, and ensure that
     the option improves matters.

     Gives a minimum heap size, in words. Setting this value
     higher than the system default can speed up some processes
     because less garbage collection is done. However, setting a
     too high value can waste memory and slow down the system
     because of worse data locality. Therefore, use this option
     only for fine-tuning an application and to measure the
     execution time with various [;;4mSize[0m values.

   • [;;4m{min_bin_vheap_size, VSize}[0m - Useful only for performance
     tuning. Do not use this option unless you know that there is
     problem with execution times or memory consumption, and
     ensure that the option improves matters.

     Gives a minimum binary virtual heap size, in words. Setting
     this value higher than the system default can speed up some
     processes because less garbage collection is done. However,
     setting a too high value can waste memory. Therefore, use
     this option only for fine-tuning an application and to
     measure the execution time with various [;;4mVSize[0m values.

   • [;;4m{max_heap_size, Size}[0m - Sets the [;;4mmax_heap_size[0m process
     flag. The default [;;4mmax_heap_size[0m is determined by
     command-line argument [;;4m+hmax[0m in erl. For more information,
     see the documentation of [;;4mprocess_flag(max_heap_size, Size)[0m.

   • [;;4m{message_queue_data, MQD}[0m - Sets the value of the [;;4m[0m
     [;;4mmessage_queue_data[0m process flag. [;;4mMQD[0m can be either [;;4m[0m
     [;;4moff_heap[0m or [;;4mon_heap[0m. The default value of the [;;4m[0m
     [;;4mmessage_queue_data[0m process flag is determined by the
     command-line argument [;;4m+hmqd[0m in erl. For more information,
     see the documentation of [;;4mprocess_flag(message_queue_data,[0m
     [;;4mMQD)[0m.

   • [;;4m{async_dist, Enabled}[0m - Sets the [;;4masync_dist[0m process flag
     of the spawned process. This option will override the
     default value set by the command line argument [;;4m+pad[0m
     [;;4m<boolean>[0m.

     Since: OTP 25.3
