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NAME
    wait - Wait for job completion and return exit status.

SYNOPSIS
    wait [-fn] [id ...]

DESCRIPTION
    Wait for job completion and return exit status.
    
    Waits for each process identified by an ID, which may be a process ID or a
    job specification, and reports its termination status.  If ID is not
    given, waits for all currently active child processes, and the return
    status is zero.  If ID is a job specification, waits for all processes
    in that job's pipeline.
    
    If the -n option is supplied, waits for the next job to terminate and
    returns its exit status.
    
    If the -f option is supplied, and job control is enabled, waits for the
    specified ID to terminate, instead of waiting for it to change status.
    
    Exit Status:
    Returns the status of the last ID; fails if ID is invalid or an invalid
    option is given.

SEE ALSO
    bash(1)

IMPLEMENTATION
    GNU bash, version 5.0.17(1)-release (x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu)
    Copyright (C) 2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>