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Re: wait: mention PID must be a child of this shell
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Chet Ramey |
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Re: wait: mention PID must be a child of this shell |
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Wed, 22 Jun 2005 15:59:25 -0400 |
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Dan Jacobson wrote:
> $ help wait
> doesn't mention that PID must be a child of this shell.
> Nor does it advise how to wait if PID is not a child of this shell.
There's no way to do this, you know. Since the underlying plumbing
is not there, there's no need to mention the limitation.
Chet
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