Imported from ../bash-4.0-rc1.tar.gz.

[platform/upstream/bash.git] / builtins / wait.def

diff --git a/builtins/wait.def b/builtins/wait.def
index a309595..0206926 100644 (file)
--- a/builtins/wait.def
+++ b/builtins/wait.def
@@ -1,44 +1,54 @@
 This file is wait.def, from which is created wait.c.
 It implements the builtin "wait" in Bash.
 
 This file is wait.def, from which is created wait.c.
 It implements the builtin "wait" in Bash.
 

-Copyright (C) 1987-2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright (C) 1987-2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

 
 This file is part of GNU Bash, the Bourne Again SHell.
 
 
 This file is part of GNU Bash, the Bourne Again SHell.
 

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 $BUILTIN wait
 $FUNCTION wait_builtin
 $DEPENDS_ON JOB_CONTROL
 $PRODUCES wait.c
 
 $BUILTIN wait
 $FUNCTION wait_builtin
 $DEPENDS_ON JOB_CONTROL
 $PRODUCES wait.c

-$SHORT_DOC wait [n]
-Wait for the specified process and report its termination status.  If
-N is not given, all currently active child processes are waited for,
-and the return code is zero.  N may be a process ID or a job
-specification; if a job spec is given, all processes in the job's
-pipeline are waited for.
+$SHORT_DOC wait [id]
+Wait for job completion and return exit status.
+
+Waits for the process identified by ID, which may be a process ID or a
+job specification, and reports its termination status.  If ID is not
+given, waits for all currently active child processes, and the return
+status is zero.  If ID is a a job specification, waits for all processes
+in the job's pipeline.
+
+Exit Status:
+Returns the status of ID; fails if ID is invalid or an invalid option is
+given.

 $END
 
 $BUILTIN wait
 $FUNCTION wait_builtin
 $DEPENDS_ON !JOB_CONTROL
 $END
 
 $BUILTIN wait
 $FUNCTION wait_builtin
 $DEPENDS_ON !JOB_CONTROL

-$SHORT_DOC wait [n]
-Wait for the specified process and report its termination status.  If
-N is not given, all currently active child processes are waited for,
-and the return code is zero.  N is a process ID; if it is not given,
-all child processes of the shell are waited for.
+$SHORT_DOC wait [pid]
+Wait for process completion and return exit status.
+
+Waits for the specified process and reports its termination status.  If
+PID is not given, all currently active child processes are waited for,
+and the return code is zero.  PID must be a process ID.
+
+Exit Status:
+Returns the status of ID; fails if ID is invalid or an invalid option is
+given.

 $END
 
 #include <config.h>
 $END
 
 #include <config.h>