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# wait

> Wait for a process to complete before proceeding.
> See also: `ps` to view information about running processes and `waitpid`.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#index-wait>.

- Wait for a process to finish given its process ID (PID) and return its exit status:

`wait {{pid}}`

- Wait for all processes known to the invoking shell to finish:

`wait`

- Wait for a job to finish (run `jobs` to find the job number):

`wait %{{job_number}}`

- Display help:

`wait --help`
