diff --git a/src/basic/unix.cpp b/src/basic/unix.cpp
index 5817748..7a71347 100644
--- a/src/basic/unix.cpp
+++ b/src/basic/unix.cpp
@@ -356,7 +356,6 @@ Process SpawnProcess(String command_line, String working_dir, String write_stdin
     }
 
 
-    process.is_valid = true;
     plat->child_stdout_read = stdout_desc[PIPE_READ];
     plat->stdin_write = stdin_desc[PIPE_WRITE];
 
@@ -365,8 +364,7 @@ Process SpawnProcess(String command_line, String working_dir, String write_stdin
         CloseStdin(&process);
     }
 
-
-
+    process.is_valid = true;
     return process;
 }
 
@@ -377,12 +375,14 @@ bool IsValid(Process *process) {
     }
 
     int status = 0;
-    pid_t result = waitpid(plat->pid, &status, WNOHANG);
-    if (result >= 0) {
-        if (WIFSIGNALED(status) || WIFEXITED(status)) {
-            process->exit_code = WEXITSTATUS(status);
-            return false;
-        }
+    pollfd p = {};
+    p.fd = plat->child_stdout_read;
+    p.events = POLLRDHUP | POLLERR | POLLHUP | POLLNVAL;
+    int res = poll(&p, 1, 0);
+    if (res > 0) {
+        pid_t result = waitpid(plat->pid, &status, 0);
+        process->exit_code = WEXITSTATUS(status);
+        return false;
     }
 
     return true;
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ String PollStdout(Allocator allocator, Process *process, bool force_read) {
     p.fd = plat->child_stdout_read;
     p.events = POLLIN;
     int res = poll(&p, 1, 0);
-    if (res == 1 || force_read) {
+    if (res > 0 || force_read) {
         result.len = read(plat->child_stdout_read, result.data, 4 * 4096);
     }
     return result;
diff --git a/src/text_editor/generated.cpp b/src/text_editor/generated.cpp
index f634b7a..cb321cd 100644
--- a/src/text_editor/generated.cpp
+++ b/src/text_editor/generated.cpp
@@ -458,16 +458,16 @@ function OnSave(buffer_id)
 end
 
 function IsCodeExclude(s, meta)
-    if s:match("/.git$") or s:match("\\.git$") or
-       s:match(".exe$") or
-       s:match(".bin$") or
-       s:match(".obj$") or
-       s:match(".o$") or
-       s:match(".lib$") or
-       s:match(".ilk$") or
-       s:match(".cache$") or
-       s:match(".exp$") or
-       s:match(".pdb$") or
+    if s:match("/%.git$") or s:match("\\%.git$") or
+       s:match("%.exe$") or
+       s:match("%.bin$") or
+       s:match("%.obj$") or
+       s:match("%.o$") or
+       s:match("%.lib$") or
+       s:match("%.ilk$") or
+       s:match("%.cache$") or
+       s:match("%.exp$") or
+       s:match("%.pdb$") or
        s:match("/external/") or s:match("\\external\\")
     then
         return false
diff --git a/src/text_editor/process.cpp b/src/text_editor/process.cpp
index 5252630..ee5da83 100644
--- a/src/text_editor/process.cpp
+++ b/src/text_editor/process.cpp
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ struct UnixProcess {
 // the appropriate handles. This happens in this case when git grep calls
 // 'less' program which errors out and doesn't print anything
 // @todo: maybe I should ask someone smarter about this!
-
-
-// @todo: rework to fit both linux and windows!
 void UpdateProcesses() {
     IterRemove(ActiveProcesses) {
         IterRemovePrepare(ActiveProcesses);
@@ -30,16 +27,6 @@ void UpdateProcesses() {
             Command_Append(view, poll, it.scroll_to_end);
         }
         if (!IsValid(&it)) {
-            for (;;) {
-                String poll = PollStdout(scratch, &it, true);
-                if (poll.len) {
-                    Command_Append(view, poll, it.scroll_to_end);
-                } else {
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-
-
             printf("exit code = %d\n", it.exit_code);
             remove_item = true;
         }