util-linux/misc-utils/waitpid.1.adoc
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= waitpid(1)
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:command: waitpid
== NAME
waitpid - utility to wait for arbitrary processes
== SYNOPSIS
*waitpid* [-v] [*--timeout*|*-t* _seconds_] pid...
== DESCRIPTION
*waitpid* is a simple command to wait for arbitrary non-child processes.
It exits after all processes whose PIDs have been passed as arguments have
exited.
== OPTIONS
*-v*, *--verbose*::
Be more verbose.
*-t*, *--timeout* _seconds_::
Maximum wait time.
*-e*, *--exited*::
Don't error on already exited PIDs.
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== EXIT STATUS
*waitpid* has the following exit status values:
*0*::
success
*1*::
unspecified failure
*2*::
system does not provide necessary functionality
*3*::
timeout expired
== AUTHORS
mailto:thomas@t-8ch.de[Thomas Weißschuh]
== SEE ALSO
*waitpid*(2) *wait*(1P)
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