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wait()

int wait (int *status_location) - will force a parent process to wait for a child process to stop or terminate. wait() return the pid of the child or -1 for an error. The exit status of the child is returned to status_location.


Dave.Marshall@cm.cf.ac.uk
Wed Sep 14 10:06:31 BST 1994