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diff --git a/builtins/wait.def b/builtins/wait.def index a309595..0206926 100644 --- a/builtins/wait.def +++ b/builtins/wait.def @@ -1,44 +1,54 @@ This file is wait.def, from which is created wait.c. It implements the builtin "wait" in Bash. -Copyright (C) 1987-2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +Copyright (C) 1987-2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This file is part of GNU Bash, the Bourne Again SHell. -Bash is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under -the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free -Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later -version. +Bash is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify +it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by +the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or +(at your option) any later version. -Bash is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY -WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or -FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License -for more details. +Bash is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, +but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of +MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the +GNU General Public License for more details. -You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along -with Bash; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the Free Software -Foundation, 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111 USA. +You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License +along with Bash. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. $BUILTIN wait $FUNCTION wait_builtin $DEPENDS_ON JOB_CONTROL $PRODUCES wait.c -$SHORT_DOC wait [n] -Wait for the specified process and report its termination status. If -N is not given, all currently active child processes are waited for, -and the return code is zero. N may be a process ID or a job -specification; if a job spec is given, all processes in the job's -pipeline are waited for. +$SHORT_DOC wait [id] +Wait for job completion and return exit status. + +Waits for the process identified by ID, which may be a process ID or a +job specification, and reports its termination status. If ID is not +given, waits for all currently active child processes, and the return +status is zero. If ID is a a job specification, waits for all processes +in the job's pipeline. + +Exit Status: +Returns the status of ID; fails if ID is invalid or an invalid option is +given. $END $BUILTIN wait $FUNCTION wait_builtin $DEPENDS_ON !JOB_CONTROL -$SHORT_DOC wait [n] -Wait for the specified process and report its termination status. If -N is not given, all currently active child processes are waited for, -and the return code is zero. N is a process ID; if it is not given, -all child processes of the shell are waited for. +$SHORT_DOC wait [pid] +Wait for process completion and return exit status. + +Waits for the specified process and reports its termination status. If +PID is not given, all currently active child processes are waited for, +and the return code is zero. PID must be a process ID. + +Exit Status: +Returns the status of ID; fails if ID is invalid or an invalid option is +given. $END #include <config.h> |