Merge pull request #8917 from bcomnes/patch-1

Clarify remote require of relative modules

docs/api/remote.md

@@ -141,6 +141,36 @@ The `remote` module has the following methods:
 * `module` String
 
 Returns `any` - The object returned by `require(module)` in the main process.
+Modules specified by their relative path will resolve relative to the entrypoint
+of the main process.
+
+e.g.
+
+```
+project/
+├── main
+│   ├── foo.js
+│   └── index.js
+├── package.json
+└── renderer
+    └── index.js
+```
+
+```js
+// main process: main/index.js
+const {app} = require('electron')
+app.on('ready', () => { /* ... */ })
+```
+
+```js
+// some relative module: main/foo.js
+module.exports = 'bar'
+```
+
+```js
+// renderer process: renderer/index.js
+const foo = require('electron').remote.require('./foo') // bar
+```
 
 ### `remote.getCurrentWindow()`