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.TH WAIT 1  "18 January 1983"
.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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d8649de5 C	1	.TH WAIT 1 "18 January 1983"
	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 must be executed in the parent process,
	15	the Shell itself executes
	16	.I wait,
	17	without creating a new process.
	18	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	19	sh(1)
	20	.SH BUGS
	21	Not all the processes of a 3- or more-stage
	22	pipeline are children of the Shell, and thus can't be waited for.
	23	(This bug does not apply to
	24	.IR csh (1).)