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The wait system calls reaps the [[zombie|zombied]] childs of a process.  wait() blocks so you may want to look at waitpid() instead.  Read the [[manual|manpages]] for better explanations.
The wait system calls reaps the [[zombie|zombied]] childs of a [[process]].  wait() blocks so you may want to look at waitpid() instead.  Read the [[manual|manpages]] for better explanations.

Revision as of 14:39, 3 December 2005

The wait system calls reaps the zombied childs of a process. wait() blocks so you may want to look at waitpid() instead. Read the manpages for better explanations.