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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt index 78124debe1..69c8d0285a 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt @@ -4666,11 +4666,16 @@ jobstart({cmd}[, {opts}]) {Nvim} *jobstart()* Spawns {cmd} as a job. If {cmd} is a |List| it is run directly. If {cmd} is a |String| it is processed like this: > :call jobstart(split(&shell) + split(&shellcmdflag) + ['{cmd}']) -< NOTE: read |shell-unquoting| before constructing any lists - with 'shell' or 'shellcmdflag' options. The above call is - only written to show the idea, one needs to perform unquoting - and do split taking quotes into account. - +< NOTE: This only shows the idea; see |shell-unquoting| before + constructing lists with 'shell' or 'shellcmdflag'. + + NOTE: On Windows if {cmd} is a List, cmd[0] must be a valid + executable (.exe, .com). If the executable is in $PATH it can + be called by name, with or without an extension: > + :call jobstart(['ping', 'neovim.io']) +< If it is a path (not a name), it must include the extension: > + :call jobstart(['System32\ping.exe', 'neovim.io']) +< {opts} is a dictionary with these keys: on_stdout: stdout event handler (function name or |Funcref|) on_stderr: stderr event handler (function name or |Funcref|) @@ -7099,9 +7104,8 @@ synstack({lnum}, {col}) *synstack()* valid positions. system({cmd} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677* - Get the output of the shell command {cmd} as a |string|. {cmd} - will be run the same as in |jobstart()|. See |systemlist()| - to get the output as a |List|. + Get the output of {cmd} as a |string| (use |systemlist()| to + get a |List|). {cmd} is treated exactly as in |jobstart()|. Not to be used for interactive commands. If {input} is a string it is written to a pipe and passed as |