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33 .TH WAIT4 2 2016-03-15 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
35 wait3, wait4 \- wait for process to change state, BSD style
38 .B #include <sys/types.h>
39 .B #include <sys/time.h>
40 .B #include <sys/resource.h>
41 .B #include <sys/wait.h>
43 .BI "pid_t wait3(int *" "wstatus" ", int " options ,
44 .BI " struct rusage *" rusage );
46 .BI "pid_t wait4(pid_t " pid ", int *" wstatus ", int " options ,
47 .BI " struct rusage *" rusage );
51 Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
52 .BR feature_test_macros (7)):
58 _DEFAULT_SOURCE || _XOPEN_SOURCE\ >=\ 500
59 Glibc 2.19 and earlier:
60 _BSD_SOURCE || _XOPEN_SOURCE\ >=\ 500
61 .\" || _XOPEN_SOURCE\ &&\ _XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED
66 Glibc 2.19 and earlier:
70 These functions are obsolete; use
80 system calls are similar to
82 but additionally return resource usage information about the
83 child in the structure pointed to by
86 Other than the use of the
88 argument, the following
93 wait3(wstatus, options, rusage);
99 waitpid(\-1, wstatus, options);
102 Similarly, the following
107 wait4(pid, wstatus, options, rusage);
113 waitpid(pid, wstatus, options);
118 waits of any child, while
120 can be used to select a specific child, or children, on which to wait.
129 to which it points will be filled with accounting information
143 SUSv1 included a specification of
147 but marked it LEGACY;
152 is not required these days, but increases portability.
157 structure with fields of type
161 .SS C library/kernel differences
164 is a library function implemented on top of the