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33 .TH WAIT4 2 2021-03-22 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
35 wait3, wait4 \- wait for process to change state, BSD style
38 .B #include <sys/wait.h>
40 .BI "pid_t wait3(int *" "wstatus" ", int " options ", struct rusage *" rusage );
41 .BI "pid_t wait4(pid_t " pid ", int *" wstatus ", int " options ,
42 .BI " struct rusage *" rusage );
46 Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
47 .BR feature_test_macros (7)):
54 || (_XOPEN_SOURCE >= 500 &&
55 ! (_POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200112L
56 || _XOPEN_SOURCE >= 600))
57 From glibc 2.19 to 2.25:
58 _DEFAULT_SOURCE || _XOPEN_SOURCE >= 500
59 Glibc 2.19 and earlier:
60 _BSD_SOURCE || _XOPEN_SOURCE >= 500
61 .\" || _XOPEN_SOURCE && _XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED
68 Glibc 2.19 and earlier:
72 These functions are nonstandard; in new programs, the use of
82 system calls are similar to
84 but additionally return resource usage information about the
85 child in the structure pointed to by
88 Other than the use of the
90 argument, the following
96 wait3(wstatus, options, rusage);
104 waitpid(\-1, wstatus, options);
108 Similarly, the following
114 wait4(pid, wstatus, options, rusage);
122 waitpid(pid, wstatus, options);
128 waits of any child, while
130 can be used to select a specific child, or children, on which to wait.
139 to which it points will be filled with accounting information
153 SUSv1 included a specification of
157 but marked it LEGACY;
162 is not required these days, but increases portability.
167 structure with fields of type
171 .SS C library/kernel differences
174 is a library function implemented on top of the