diff --git a/doc_src/cmds/jobs.rst b/doc_src/cmds/jobs.rst
index 9a987c804..b072377db 100644
--- a/doc_src/cmds/jobs.rst
+++ b/doc_src/cmds/jobs.rst
@@ -34,11 +34,13 @@ If the output of ``jobs`` is redirected or if it is part of a command substituti
 
 The exit status of ``jobs`` is ``0`` if there are running background jobs and ``1`` otherwise.
 
-no output.
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-
-
 Example
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-``jobs`` outputs a summary of the current jobs.
+``jobs`` outputs a summary of the current jobs, such as two long-running tasks in this example:
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+   Job Group   State   Command
+   2   26012   running nc -l 55232 < /dev/random &
+   1   26011   running python tests/test_11.py &