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authorBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2016-09-01 15:11:51 +0200
committerBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2016-09-01 15:11:51 +0200
commit0874a83e9be1b39fdb217f02b427bf1d6133a4d8 (patch)
tree7d949e2638d0fd36cf55cb2edfa70cba9638de3f /runtime/doc/channel.txt
parentd8b554904d18fe19bd9fa79dbda880845cb017d2 (diff)
patch 7.4.2298v7.4.2298
Problem: It is not possible to close the "in" part of a channel. Solution: Add ch_close_in().
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diff --git a/runtime/doc/channel.txt b/runtime/doc/channel.txt
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+++ b/runtime/doc/channel.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*channel.txt* For Vim version 7.4. Last change: 2016 Aug 31
+*channel.txt* For Vim version 7.4. Last change: 2016 Sep 01
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -501,6 +501,10 @@ A special mode is when "in_top" is set to zero and "in_bot" is not set: Every
time a line is added to the buffer, the last-but-one line will be send to the
job stdin. This allows for editing the last line and sending it when pressing
Enter.
+ *channel-close-in*
+When not using the special mode the pipe or socket will be closed after the
+last line has been written. This signals the reading end that the input
+finished. You can also use |ch_close_in()| to close it sooner.
NUL bytes in the text will be passed to the job (internally Vim stores these
as NL bytes).