Wait

wait is a command to wait for a process to change state.
 * Note: If you are looking for a command to wait a number of seconds, please see the correct command sleep.

= Example = open a shell and enter: $ ps PID TTY         TIME CMD 3118 pts/16  00:00:00 bash 3241 pts/16  00:00:00 kwrite 3252 pts/16  00:00:00 ps $ wait 3241; echo "You have quit kwrite."

= wait man page = The man page for wait is here.