Vim:JobControl
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Job control is a feature in Vim and Neovim that runs external processes asynchronously and receives their input and output through callbacks. Neovim's jobstart() and Vim 8's job_start() are the main examples, and they let you run tasks such as builds, linters, and language servers without blocking the editor. Neovim communicates with plugins over msgpack-RPC, and vim-hug-neovim-rpc is a compatibility layer that lets Neovim-only RPC plugins be used in Vim.