Provided by: util-linux-extra_2.40.2-1ubuntu2_amd64
NAME
waitpid - utility to wait for arbitrary processes
SYNOPSIS
waitpid [-v] [--timeout|-t seconds] pid...
DESCRIPTION
waitpid is a simple command to wait for arbitrary non-child processes. It exits after all processes whose PIDs have been passed as arguments have exited.
OPTIONS
-v, --verbose Be more verbose. -t, --timeout seconds Maximum wait time. -e, --exited Don’t error on already exited PIDs. -c, --count count Number of process exits to wait for. -h, --help Display help text and exit. -V, --version Print version and exit.
EXIT STATUS
waitpid has the following exit status values: 0 success 1 unspecified failure 2 system does not provide necessary functionality 3 timeout expired
AUTHORS
Thomas Weißschuh <thomas@t-8ch.de>
SEE ALSO
waitpid(2) wait(1P)
REPORTING BUGS
For bug reports, use the issue tracker at https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues.
AVAILABILITY
The waitpid command is part of the util-linux package which can be downloaded from Linux Kernel Archive <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>.