doc: add quotes for event names + fix similar nits

PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/19915
Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com>

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/doc/api/child_process.md b/doc/api/child_process.md
index 1ebd3cee19..ecfda860ea 100644
--- a/doc/api/child_process.md
+++ b/doc/api/child_process.md
@@ -608,9 +608,8 @@ pipes between the parent and child. The value is one of the following:
    between parent and child. A [`ChildProcess`][] may have at most *one* IPC stdio
    file descriptor. Setting this option enables the [`subprocess.send()`][]
    method. If the child is a Node.js process, the presence of an IPC channel
-   will enable [`process.send()`][], [`process.disconnect()`][],
-   [`process.on('disconnect')`][], and [`process.on('message')`] within the
-   child.
+   will enable [`process.send()`][] and [`process.disconnect()`][] methods,
+   as well as [`'disconnect'`][] and [`'message'`][] events within the child.
 
    Accessing the IPC channel fd in any way other than [`process.send()`][]
    or using the IPC channel with a child process that is not a Node.js instance
@@ -651,8 +650,8 @@ spawn('prg', [], { stdio: ['pipe', null, null, null, 'pipe'] });
 *It is worth noting that when an IPC channel is established between the
 parent and child processes, and the child is a Node.js process, the child
 is launched with the IPC channel unreferenced (using `unref()`) until the
-child registers an event handler for the [`process.on('disconnect')`][] event
-or the [`process.on('message')`][] event. This allows the child to exit
+child registers an event handler for the [`'disconnect'`][] event
+or the [`'message'`][] event. This allows the child to exit
 normally without the process being held open by the open IPC channel.*
 
 See also: [`child_process.exec()`][] and [`child_process.fork()`][]
@@ -1103,8 +1102,7 @@ changes:
 When an IPC channel has been established between the parent and child (
 i.e. when using [`child_process.fork()`][]), the `subprocess.send()` method can
 be used to send messages to the child process. When the child process is a
-Node.js instance, these messages can be received via the
-[`process.on('message')`][] event.
+Node.js instance, these messages can be received via the [`'message'`][] event.
 
 The message goes through serialization and parsing. The resulting
 message might not be the same as what is originally sent.
@@ -1139,16 +1137,16 @@ allows the child to send messages back to the parent.
 
 There is a special case when sending a `{cmd: 'NODE_foo'}` message. Messages
 containing a `NODE_` prefix in the `cmd` property are reserved for use within
-Node.js core and will not be emitted in the child's [`process.on('message')`][]
+Node.js core and will not be emitted in the child's [`'message'`][]
 event. Rather, such messages are emitted using the
-`process.on('internalMessage')` event and are consumed internally by Node.js.
+`'internalMessage'` event and are consumed internally by Node.js.
 Applications should avoid using such messages or listening for
 `'internalMessage'` events as it is subject to change without notice.
 
 The optional `sendHandle` argument that may be passed to `subprocess.send()` is
 for passing a TCP server or socket object to the child process. The child will
 receive the object as the second argument passed to the callback function
-registered on the [`process.on('message')`][] event. Any data that is received
+registered on the [`'message'`][] event. Any data that is received
 and buffered in the socket will not be sent to the child.
 
 The optional `callback` is a function that is invoked after the message is
@@ -1363,8 +1361,10 @@ the same requirement. Thus, in `child_process` functions where a shell can be
 spawned, `'cmd.exe'` is used as a fallback if `process.env.ComSpec` is
 unavailable.
 
+[`'disconnect'`]: process.html#process_event_disconnect
 [`'error'`]: #child_process_event_error
 [`'exit'`]: #child_process_event_exit
+[`'message'`]: process.html#process_event_message
 [`ChildProcess`]: #child_process_child_process
 [`Error`]: errors.html#errors_class_error
 [`EventEmitter`]: events.html#events_class_eventemitter
@@ -1389,8 +1389,6 @@ unavailable.
 [`process.disconnect()`]: process.html#process_process_disconnect
 [`process.env`]: process.html#process_process_env
 [`process.execPath`]: process.html#process_process_execpath
-[`process.on('disconnect')`]: process.html#process_event_disconnect
-[`process.on('message')`]: process.html#process_event_message
 [`process.send()`]: process.html#process_process_send_message_sendhandle_options_callback
 [`stdio`]: #child_process_options_stdio
 [`util.promisify()`]: util.html#util_util_promisify_original