Wait
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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."