sys_wait.h(3)              POSIX Programmer's Manual             sys_wait.h(3)



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       sys/wait.h -- declarations for waiting

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       #include <sys/wait.h>

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       The _<_s_y_s_/_w_a_i_t_._h_> header shall define the following symbolic constants
       for use with _w_a_i_t_p_i_d():

       WCONTINUED    Report status of continued child process.

       WNOHANG       Do not hang if no status is available; return
                     immediately.

       WUNTRACED     Report status of stopped child process.

       The _<_s_y_s_/_w_a_i_t_._h_> header shall define the following macros for analysis
       of process status values:

       WEXITSTATUS   Return exit status.

       WIFCONTINUED  True if child has been continued.

       WIFEXITED     True if child exited normally.

       WIFSIGNALED   True if child exited due to uncaught signal.

       WIFSTOPPED    True if child is currently stopped.

       WSTOPSIG      Return signal number that caused process to stop.

       WTERMSIG      Return signal number that caused process to terminate.

       The _<_s_y_s_/_w_a_i_t_._h_> header shall define the following symbolic constants
       as possible values for the _o_p_t_i_o_n_s argument to _w_a_i_t_i_d():

       WEXITED       Wait for processes that have exited.

       WNOWAIT       Keep the process whose status is returned in _i_n_f_o_p in a
                     waitable state.

       WSTOPPED      Status is returned for any child that has stopped upon
                     receipt of a signal.

       The WCONTINUED and WNOHANG constants, described above for _w_a_i_t_p_i_d(),
       can also be used with _w_a_i_t_i_d().

       The type iiddttyyppee__tt shall be defined as an enumeration type whose
       possible values shall include at least the following: P_ALL P_PGID
       P_PID

       The _<_s_y_s_/_w_a_i_t_._h_> header shall define the iidd__tt and ppiidd__tt types as
       described in _<_s_y_s_/_t_y_p_e_s_._h_>.

       The _<_s_y_s_/_w_a_i_t_._h_> header shall define the ssiiggiinnffoo__tt type as described in
       _<_s_i_g_n_a_l_._h_>.

       Inclusion of the _<_s_y_s_/_w_a_i_t_._h_> header may also make visible all symbols
       from _<_s_i_g_n_a_l_._h_>.

       The following shall be declared as functions and may also be defined as
       macros. Function prototypes shall be provided.

           ppiidd__tt  wwaaiitt((iinntt **));;
           iinntt    wwaaiittiidd((iiddttyyppee__tt,, iidd__tt,, ssiiggiinnffoo__tt **,, iinntt));;
           ppiidd__tt  wwaaiittppiidd((ppiidd__tt,, iinntt **,, iinntt));;

       _T_h_e _f_o_l_l_o_w_i_n_g _s_e_c_t_i_o_n_s _a_r_e _i_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_v_e_.

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       None.

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       None.

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       None.

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       The System Interfaces volume of POSIX.1-2008, _w_a_i_t(), _w_a_i_t_i_d()

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       -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
       Specifications Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013 by the Institute of
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