misc-utils/waitpid.1.adoc

   1 //po4a: entry man manual
   2 = waitpid(1)
   3 :doctype: manpage
   4 :man manual: User Commands
   5 :man source: util-linux {release-version}
   6 :page-layout: base
   7 :command: waitpid
   8
   9 == NAME
  10
  11 waitpid - utility to wait for arbitrary processes
  12
  13 == SYNOPSIS
  14
  15 *waitpid* [-v] [*--timeout*|*-t* _seconds_] pid...
  16
  17 == DESCRIPTION
  18
  19 *waitpid* is a simple command to wait for arbitrary non-child processes.
  20
  21 It exits after all processes whose PIDs have been passed as arguments have
  22 exited.
  23
  24 == OPTIONS
  25
  26 *-v*, *--verbose*::
  27 Be more verbose.
  28
  29 *-t*, *--timeout* _seconds_::
  30 Maximum wait time.
  31
  32 *-e*, *--exited*::
  33 Don't error on already exited PIDs.
  34
  35 *-c*, *--count* _count_::
  36 Number of process exits to wait for.
  37
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  39
  40 == EXIT STATUS
  41
  42 *waitpid* has the following exit status values:
  43
  44 *0*::
  45 success
  46 *1*::
  47 unspecified failure
  48 *2*::
  49 system does not provide necessary functionality
  50 *3*::
  51 timeout expired
  52
  53 == AUTHORS
  54
  55 mailto:thomas@t-8ch.de[Thomas Weißschuh]
  56
  57 == SEE ALSO
  58
  59 *waitpid*(2) *wait*(1P)
  60
  61 include::man-common/bugreports.adoc[]
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  63 include::man-common/footer.adoc[]
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