NAME

wait − await completion of process

SYNOPSIS

wait

DESCRIPTION

This command waits until all background processes (processes started with &) have completed, then reports on abnormal terminations.

Because the wait(2) system call must be executed in the parent process, the Shell itself executes wait, without creating a new process. 

SEE ALSO

sh(1)

BUGS

Not all the processes of a 3- or more-stage pipeline are children of the Shell; thus, these processes cannot be waited for.  (This bug does not apply to csh(1).) 

INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS 4.3 BSD  —  April 29, 1985