WAIT(1)                  DOMAIN/IX SYS5                   WAIT(1)



NAME
     wait - await completion of process

USAGE
     wait

DESCRIPTION
     Wait does nothing until all processes starting with an
     ampersand (&) have completed.  It then reports abnormal ter-
     minations.

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

     Note:  All processes with a three- or more-stage pipeline
     are not children of the shell.  Therefore, all are not
     awaited.

RELATED INFORMATION
     sh(1), wait(2).
































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