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.TH WAIT 1 "April 29, 1985"
.AT 3
.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.
(This bug does not apply to
.IR csh (1).)
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95f51977	3	.TH WAIT 1 "April 29, 1985"
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	5	.SH NAME
	6	wait \- await completion of process
	7	.SH SYNOPSIS
	8	.B wait
	9	.SH DESCRIPTION
	10	Wait until all processes started with
	11	.B &
	12	have completed,
	13	and report on abnormal terminations.
	14	.PP
	15	Because the
	16	.IR wait (2)
e643c96c	17	system call must be executed in the parent process,
5616514c KM	18	the Shell itself executes
	19	.I wait,
	20	without creating a new process.
	21	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	22	sh(1)
	23	.SH BUGS
	24	Not all the processes of a 3- or more-stage
e643c96c	25	pipeline are children of the Shell, and thus can't be waited for.
5616514c KM	26	(This bug does not apply to
5616514c KM	27	.IR csh (1).)