From dcf94634f026406e8fb50d2c98f4a0a830b3bb58 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bill Joy Date: Wed, 14 Nov 1979 09:03:08 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] BSD 3 development Work on file usr/man/man1/wait.1 Synthesized-from: 3bsd --- usr/man/man1/wait.1 | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+) create mode 100644 usr/man/man1/wait.1 diff --git a/usr/man/man1/wait.1 b/usr/man/man1/wait.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..839d47490a --- /dev/null +++ b/usr/man/man1/wait.1 @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +.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. +(This bug does not apply to +.IR csh (1).) -- 2.20.1