Add documentation about nano-spawn

docs/bash.md

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-[**Next**: 🤓 TypeScript](typescript.md)\
+[**Next**: 🐭 Small packages](small.md)\
 [**Previous**: 📎 Windows](windows.md)\
 [**Top**: Table of contents](../readme.md#documentation)

docs/small.md

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+<picture>
+	<source media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" srcset="../media/logo_dark.svg">
+	<img alt="execa logo" src="../media/logo.svg" width="400">
+</picture>
+<br>
+
+# 🐭 Small packages
+
+## `nano-spawn`
+
+Execa aims to be the best way to run commands on Node.js. It is [very widely used](https://github.com/sindresorhus/execa/network/dependents), [battle-tested](https://github.com/sindresorhus/execa/graphs/contributors) and has a bunch of [features](../readme.md#features).
+
+However, this means it has a relatively big package size: [![Install size](https://packagephobia.com/badge?p=execa)](https://packagephobia.com/result?p=execa). This should not be a problem in a server-side context, such as a script, a server, or an app. But you might be in an environment requiring small packages, such as a library or a serverless function.
+
+If so, you can use [nano-spawn](https://github.com/sindresorhus/nano-spawn). It is similar, is maintained by the [same people](https://github.com/sindresorhus/nano-spawn#maintainers), has no dependencies, and a smaller package size: ![npm package minzipped size](https://img.shields.io/bundlejs/size/nano-spawn) [![Install size](https://packagephobia.com/badge?p=nano-spawn)](https://packagephobia.com/result?p=nano-spawn).
+
+On the other hand, please note `nano-spawn` lacks many features from Execa: [scripts](scripts.md), [template string syntax](execution.md#template-string-syntax), [synchronous execution](execution.md#synchronous-execution), [file input/output](output.md#file-output), [binary input/output](binary.md), [advanced piping](pipe.md), [verbose mode](debugging.md#verbose-mode), [graceful](termination.md#graceful-termination) or [forceful termination](termination.md#forceful-termination), [IPC](ipc.md), [shebangs on Windows](windows.md), [and much more](https://github.com/sindresorhus/nano-spawn/issues/14).
+
+```js
+import spawn from 'nano-spawn';
+
+const result = await spawn('npm', ['run', 'build']);
+```
+
+### `node:child_process`
+
+Both Execa and nano-spawn are built on top of the [`node:child_process`](https://nodejs.org/api/child_process.html) core module.
+
+If you'd prefer avoiding adding any dependency, you may use `node:child_process` directly. However, you might miss some basic [features](https://github.com/sindresorhus/nano-spawn#features) that both Execa and nano-spawn provide: [proper error handling](https://github.com/sindresorhus/nano-spawn#subprocesserror), [full Windows support](https://github.com/sindresorhus/nano-spawn#windows-support), [local binaries](https://github.com/sindresorhus/nano-spawn#optionspreferlocal), [piping](https://github.com/sindresorhus/nano-spawn#subprocesspipefile-arguments-options), [lines iteration](https://github.com/sindresorhus/nano-spawn#subprocesssymbolasynciterator), [interleaved output](https://github.com/sindresorhus/nano-spawn#resultoutput), [and more](https://github.com/sindresorhus/nano-spawn#features).
+
+```js
+import {execFile} from 'node:child_process';
+import {promisify} from 'node:util';
+
+const pExecFile = promisify(execFile);
+
+const result = await pExecFile('npm', ['run', 'build']);
+```
+
+<hr>
+
+[**Next**: 🤓 TypeScript](typescript.md)\
+[**Previous**: 🔍 Differences with Bash and zx](bash.md)\
+[**Top**: Table of contents](../readme.md#documentation)

docs/typescript.md

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 [**Next**: 📔 API reference](api.md)\
-[**Previous**: 🔍 Differences with Bash and zx](bash.md)\
+[**Previous**: 🐭 Small packages](small.md)\
 [**Top**: Table of contents](../readme.md#documentation)

readme.md

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 - 🐛 [Debugging](docs/debugging.md)
 - 📎 [Windows](docs/windows.md)
 - 🔍 [Difference with Bash and zx](docs/bash.md)
+- 🐭 [Small package size](docs/small.md)
 - 🤓 [TypeScript](docs/typescript.md)
 - 📔 [API reference](docs/api.md)
 
@@ -440,6 +441,7 @@ await execa`npm run test`;
 
 ## Related
 
+- [nano-spawn](https://github.com/sindresorhus/nano-spawn) - Like Execa but [smaller](docs/small.md)
 - [gulp-execa](https://github.com/ehmicky/gulp-execa) - Gulp plugin for Execa
 - [nvexeca](https://github.com/ehmicky/nvexeca) - Run Execa using any Node.js version