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authorJustin M. Keyes <justinkz@gmail.com>2018-08-05 03:17:08 +0200
committerJustin M. Keyes <justinkz@gmail.com>2018-10-11 19:32:31 +0200
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doc: xdg, MAINTAIN.md, channel-id, job control
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Job Id *job-id*
-When a job starts it is assigned a number, unique for the life of the current
-Nvim session. Functions like |jobstart()| return job ids. Functions like
+Each job is identified by an integer id, unique for the life of the current
+Nvim session. Each job-id is a valid |channel-id|: they share the same "key
+space". Functions like |jobstart()| return job ids; functions like
|jobsend()|, |jobstop()|, |rpcnotify()|, and |rpcrequest()| take job ids.
-The job's stdio streams are represented as a |channel|. It is possible to send
-and recieve raw bytes, or use |msgpack-rpc|.
+Job stdio streams form a |channel| which can send and receive raw bytes or
+|msgpack-rpc| messages.
+
==============================================================================
Usage *job-control-usage*