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authorSean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name>2021-02-13 00:15:34 -0700
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note about the code which establishes connections
Signed-off-by: Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name>
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@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ This is so that ``:posix`` connections can be used to administer hosts for
which shell multiplexing is not possible, such as with serial connections.
For asynchronous interaction, use a ``:lisp`` connection.
+The code which establishes a connection is similar to code in ``:posix``
+properties: it only performs I/O using functions which access the currently
+active connection. This permits arbitrary nesting of connections.
+
Deployment
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