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wait (command)
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Unix/0pNL2seI">Unix</a> <a href="/facts/Shell_(computing)/Sa67elS7">shells</a>, wait is a <a href="/facts/Command_(computing)/zUrvQbFy">command</a> which pauses until execution of a <a href="/facts/Background_(computer_software)/evBqvbHy">background process</a> has ended. </p>