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.TH WAIT 1 
.SH NAME
wait \- await completion of process
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B wait
.SH DESCRIPTION
Wait until all processes started with
.B &
have completed,
and report on abnormal terminations.
.PP
Because the
.IR  wait (2)
system call
must be executed in the parent process,
the Shell itself executes
.I wait,
without creating a new process.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
sh(1)
.SH BUGS
Not all the processes of a 3- or more-stage
pipeline are children of the Shell, and
thus can't be waited for.
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95e2a96a KT	1	.TH WAIT 1
	2	.SH NAME
	3	wait \- await completion of process
	4	.SH SYNOPSIS
	5	.B wait
	6	.SH DESCRIPTION
	7	Wait until all processes started with
	8	.B &
	9	have completed,
	10	and report on abnormal terminations.
	11	.PP
	12	Because the
	13	.IR wait (2)
	14	system call
	15	must be executed in the parent process,
	16	the Shell itself executes
	17	.I wait,
	18	without creating a new process.
	19	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	20	sh(1)
	21	.SH BUGS
	22	Not all the processes of a 3- or more-stage
	23	pipeline are children of the Shell, and
	24	thus can't be waited for.