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Command which pauses until execution of a background process has ended
In Unix shells, wait is a command which pauses until execution of a background process has ended. wait [n...] where n... is a list of pids or job IDs of
Wait_(command)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up wait in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wait or WAIT may refer to: Wait (musician), British town pipers Wait (The Polyphonic Spree EP), by The
Wait
Shell command
corresponding command is open. On Stratus OpenVOS it is start_process. start ["title"] [/D path] [/I][/B][/MIN][/MAX][/WAIT] [command/program] [parameters]
Start_(command)
'to receive the King's commands for the Foot Guards'. Each year, among other duties, the Field Officer in Brigade Waiting commands the King's Birthday Parade
Field Officer in Brigade Waiting
Field_Officer_in_Brigade_Waiting
Software interface based on commands formatted as lines of text
an operator and wait hours for a result. Devices like the Teletype Model 33, introduced in 1963, allowed operators to type a command and receive a printed
Command-line_interface
Control of jobs in a Unix shell
foreground job is paused (via Ctrl+ Z), then this command resumes that job. Command wait Command wait pauses the interactive session until the specified
Job_control_(Unix)
Extension to the Tcl scripting language
Send the prebuilt command, and then wait # for another shell prompt. send "$my_command\r" expect "%" # Capture the results of the command into a variable
Expect
New Zealand-born game designer
forces you to move into a bad situation. Most roguelikes implement a "Wait" command to let the player pass their turn, forcing monsters to move into a bad
Michael Brough (game designer)
Michael_Brough_(game_designer)
System call
needed] exit (system call) fork (system call) Spawn (computing) Wait (command) "Wait System Call in C". GeeksforGeeks. 2017-06-03. Retrieved 2023-05-15
Wait_(system_call)
Japanese manga series
the "wait" command. The dog reunites with her owner shortly before Ōtsuki must return underground. When Ōtsuki issues his final "wait" command, she halts
1-nichi_Gaishutsuroku_Hanchō
Unix command
in batch files or the command prompt to pause the execution and wait for some time. Another native version is the timeout command which is part of current
Sleep_(command)
1982 interactive fiction video game based on novel by J. R. R. Tolkien
"WAIT" command to be automatically invoked and the possibility of events occurring as a result. This can be suppressed by entering the "PAUSE" command
The_Hobbit_(1982_video_game)
Play by Samuel Beckett
‹ The template Infobox play is being considered for merging. › Waiting for Godot is a play by Irish author Samuel Beckett. It was written (1948–1949)
Waiting_for_Godot
Incident which nearly precipitated nuclear warfare
the Soviet Air Defence Forces on duty at the command center of the early-warning system. He decided to wait for corroborating evidence—of which none arrived—rather
1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident
1983_Soviet_nuclear_false_alarm_incident
Command line network statistics tool
In computing, netstat is a command-line network utility that displays open network sockets, routing tables, and a number of network interface (network
Netstat
Process by which an individual gains access to a computer system
performed when the user takes an action, such as entering an appropriate command or clicking on an external link. It can also be done implicitly, such as
Login
TIME [/T | time] When this command is called from the command line or a batch script, it will display the time and wait for the user to type a new time
TIME_(command)
pressing different keys in succession. This can be aided by adding the Wait command in places to give the user time to respond as the drawing takes place
WSFN_(programming_language)
Female personal assistant to a high-ranking noblewoman or royal
A lady-in-waiting (alternatively written lady in waiting) or court lady is a female personal assistant at a court, attending on a royal woman or a high-ranking
Lady-in-waiting
Israeli stealth loitering munition
hover or loiter above the battlefield, waiting for targets to be exposed, and attack upon the operator's command. The Harop loitering munition combines
IAI_Harop
Style of military command
command began to emphasize a battle philosophy that Moltke would later describe as: A favourable situation will never be exploited if commanders wait
Mission_command
United States Army general (1885–1945)
1885 – 21 December 1945) was a general in the United States Army who commanded the Seventh Army in the Mediterranean Theater of World War II, then the
George_S._Patton
file WAIT – Wait for user response before proceeding with the type TYPE/COPIES:3 REPORT TYPE/NEWFILES *.LST In Digital Research CP/M, the command expands
TYPE_(DOS_command)
Script file for Microsoft computer operating systems
Utilities Batch Enhancer (BE) command, where BE DELAY 18 would wait for 1 second, or the free 94-byte WAIT.COM where WAIT 5 would wait for 5 seconds, then return
Batch_file
1996 video game
Command & Conquer: Red Alert is a real-time strategy video game in the Command & Conquer franchise, developed and published by Westwood Studios in 1996
Command_&_Conquer:_Red_Alert
GNU replacement for the Bourne shell
Bash (short for "Bourne Again SHell") is an interactive command interpreter and command language developed for Unix-like operating systems. Created in
Bash_(Unix_shell)
2019 film directed by Ciro Guerra
Waiting for the Barbarians is a 2019 drama film and English-language directorial debut by Ciro Guerra. The film is based on the 1980 novel by J. M. Coetzee
Waiting for the Barbarians (film)
Waiting_for_the_Barbarians_(film)
British Army officer (1887–1976)
campaign of the Second World War, Montgomery commanded the Eighth Army from August 1942. He subsequently commanded the Eighth Army during the Allied invasion
Bernard_Montgomery
Network utility used to test the reachability of a host
hops (TTL) that probes traverse, interval between the requests and time to wait for a response. Many systems provide a companion utility ping6, for testing
Ping_(networking_utility)
Integer number that is made available to the parent of a terminated process
status code back to the parent, which can retrieve this value using the wait system call. The parent and the child can have an understanding about the
Exit_status
interval. The command that can be used on Solaris systems (prior to v11) to determine the time-wait interval is: ndd -get /dev/tcp tcp_time_wait_interval 60000
Maximum_segment_lifetime
Command language for modems
The Hayes command set (also known as the AT command set) is a specific command language originally developed by Dale Heatherington and Dennis Hayes for
Hayes_AT_command_set
Vietnam War–era American multi-service special operations unit
interested in the unit's activities had to wait until the early 1990s, when MACV-SOG's Annexes to the annual MACV Command Histories and a Pentagon documentation
Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group
Military_Assistance_Command,_Vietnam_–_Studies_and_Observations_Group
Process that is not running, but is in the process table
process to read its child's exit status: once the exit status is read via the wait system call, the defunct process' entry is removed from the process table
Zombie_process
Elapsed time before a specified event is to take place
that in situations where a system must wait for something to happen, rather than waiting indefinitely, the waiting will be aborted after the timeout period
Timeout_(computing)
Terminal pager available on various operating systems
In computing, more is a command to view (but not modify) the contents of a text file one screen at a time. It is available on Unix and Unix-like systems
More_(command)
Indicator showing where text would be input
While a computer process is performing tasks and cannot accept user input, a wait pointer (an hourglass in Windows before Vista and many other systems, a spinning
Cursor_(user_interface)
interrupt the CPU, wait for the CPU to ask the disk what command was ready to execute, respond with the command that it was ready to execute, wait for the CPU
Tagged_Command_Queuing
Section of a source code file that is treated as if it were a separate file
treat them as a format string literal, allowing variable substitution and command substitution inside the literal. The most common syntax for here documents
Here_document
Family of IEEE standards for compatibility between operating systems
programming interface (API), command-line shell, and shell commands. Originally derived from commonly-found Unix APIs, shells, and commands (partly because Unix
POSIX
Military unit
Emergency Response Command (ERC) is a former CSG command which served as the agency's rapid response force. It was previously commanded by Lieutenant Colonel
California_State_Guard
American general (1880–1964)
occupation of Japan from 1945 to 1951; and as head of the United Nations Command in the Korean War from 1950 to 1951. MacArthur was nominated for the Medal
Douglas_MacArthur
Method used for display options on video text terminals
ANSI standard persists because a great majority of terminal emulators and command consoles interpret at least a portion of the ANSI standard. ANSI stands
ANSI_escape_code
Topics referred to by the same term
album Rotten Apple "Help", a song from London Grammar's 2013 album If You Wait "Help", a song from Pink Guy's 2017 album Pink Season "Help!", a song from
Help
British military command
Malta Command was an independent command of the British Army. It commanded all army units involved in the defence of Malta. Once mobilised, the Command deployed
Malta_Command
Portuguese explorer (1480–1521)
monarchy, Magellan was appointed an admiral of the Spanish fleet and given command of the expedition—the five-ship "Armada of Molucca". He also was made a
Ferdinand_Magellan
American actor and comedian (born 1960)
voice role as XR on the ABC and UPN animated series Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000–2001), Flynn had his breakout with a recurring, later main, role
Neil_Flynn
American comedian and actor (born 1962)
Scrooged. Since 2012, he has been a regular panelist on the radio-quiz show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!. Goldthwait has written and directed a number of films
Bobcat_Goldthwait
1940 WWII air battle
and in 1936 it was restructured into Bomber Command, Coastal Command, Training Command and Fighter Command. The last was under Hugh Dowding, who opposed
Battle_of_Britain
Elite US Army light infantry unit
Operations Command's premier light infantry direct-action force. The 75th Ranger Regiment is also part of Joint Special Operations Command via the Regimental
75th_Ranger_Regiment
Process of device status sampling
as only reading one bit. This is sometimes used synonymously with 'busy-wait' polling. In this situation, when an I/O operation is required, the computer
Polling_(computer_science)
Danish multipurpose frigate
ramp. The ships can serve as command platforms for a staff of 75 persons (naval or joint staff) with a containerized command and control center, transport
Absalon-class_frigate
1861–1865 conflict in the United States
states still in rebellion on January 1, 1863, Seward advised Lincoln to wait for a Union military victory before issuing it, because to do otherwise would
American_Civil_War
2003 video game
Command & Conquer: Generals is a real-time strategy video game and the seventh installment in the Command & Conquer series. It was released for Microsoft
Command_&_Conquer:_Generals
Supreme military command and control office of Nazi Germany during World War II
deːɐ̯ ˈveːɐ̯ˌmaxt] ; abbreviated OKW; "Armed Forces High Command") was the supreme military command and control staff of Nazi Germany during World War II
Oberkommando_der_Wehrmacht
Computer network diagnostic tool
In computing, traceroute and tracert are diagnostic command-line interface commands for displaying possible routes (paths) and transit delays of packets
Traceroute
1942 major naval battle in World War II
after the Battle of the Coral Sea. The Japanese Combined Fleet under the command of Isoroku Yamamoto suffered a decisive defeat by two carrier strike groups
Battle_of_Midway
This is a list of the shell commands of the most recent version of the Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) – IEEE Std 1003.1-2024 which is part
List_of_POSIX_commands
U.S. Founding Father, president from 1789 to 1797
entombed alive, Washington instructed his private secretary Tobias Lear to wait three days before his burial. According to Lear, Washington died between
George_Washington
1950–1953 conflict in Korean Peninsula
Nations led by the United States under the auspices of the United Nations Command (UNC). The conflict was one of the first major proxy wars of the Cold War
Korean_War
Maritime component of the Canadian Armed Forces
force of Canada, and one of three environmental commands of the Canadian Armed Forces. The command's official strength includes 8,400 Regular Force sailors
Royal_Canadian_Navy
Military unit
Operations Command (ANASOC) was the unified combatant command charged with overseeing the various special warfare operations component commands of the Afghan
ANA Special Operations Command
ANA_Special_Operations_Command
American strategic bomber
Air Command (SAC) as a nuclear bomber the following year. By 1988, all 100 aircraft had been delivered. The B-1B was reassigned to Air Combat Command in
Rockwell_B-1_Lancer
1683 battle between the Christian European States and the Ottomans
Habsburg monarchy, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, both under the command of Polish King John III Sobieski, against the Ottomans and their vassal
Battle_of_Vienna
Leader of Spain from 1939 to 1975
"Pepe" Soriano played both Franco and his double in Espérame en el cielo (Wait for Me in Heaven) (1988). Ramon Fontserè played him in ¡Buen Viaje, Excelencia
Francisco_Franco
American military officer (born 1950)
defense from 2017 to 2019. A retired Marine Corps four-star general, he commanded forces in the Gulf War, the War in Afghanistan, and the Iraq War. Mattis
Jim_Mattis
1797 heavy frigate of the U.S. Navy
participation in public events as part of the Naval History and Heritage Command. As she is a fully commissioned Navy ship, her crew of 75 officers and
USS_Constitution
Small United States Marine Corps task force
logistics battalion providing the Logistics Combat Element a company-size Command Element serving as the MEU headquarters group. Troop strength of a MEU
Marine_Expeditionary_Unit
Alleged extraterrestrial being
Galactic Command to warn humanity of the dangers of detonating the H-bomb, including the destruction of the planet. The messages stated the space command was
Ashtar_Sheran
American astronaut (1930–2012)
second group, which was selected in 1962. He made his first spaceflight as command pilot of Gemini 8 in March 1966, becoming NASA's first civilian astronaut
Neil_Armstrong
2023 novel by Ally Wilkes
Where the Dead Wait is a 2023 historical, horror and supernatural novel by English writer Ally Wilkes. It is her second novel and was first published in
Where_the_Dead_Wait
Computing process
wait a set amount of time for each disk to spin up, or wait for each disk to indicate that it is spun up and ready. The SCSI START STOP UNIT command is
Spin-up
President of Germany from 1925 to 1934
was sent, Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz arrived in Hanover to persuade him to wait until the strength of his support was clearer. After his conservative opponents
Paul_von_Hindenburg
Word processor
Ian (Summer 1988). "Feature Review: Microsoft Write – Was it worth the wait?". STart. Vol. 3, no. 1. Retrieved January 13, 2014. "New From Atari (Special
Microsoft_Word
Battle of the American Civil War
downriver Port Hudson to Major General Nathaniel P. Banks on July 9, yielded command of the Mississippi River to the Union forces, that held it for the rest
Siege_of_Vicksburg
1951 film by John Farrow
Submarine Command is a 1951 American war film directed by John Farrow and starring William Holden, Don Taylor, Nancy Olson, William Bendix and Darryl
Submarine_Command
American comedian and actor (born 1965)
a People's Choice Award in 2017 for his role on the CBS sitcom Kevin Can Wait (2016–2018). James also appeared in several dramatic roles, including The
Kevin_James
American actor, director and producer (1917–2008)
wife, actress Audrey Hepburn, in War and Peace (1956) and produced her film Wait Until Dark (1967). Beginning in the 1970s, Ferrer acted extensively in Italian
Mel_Ferrer
Canadian actor (born 1985)
December 9, 2025. Shatto, Rachel. "SXSW 2025 preview: 15 queer films we can't wait to see!". www.pride.com. Retrieved May 12, 2026. Rubin, Rebecca (April 8
François_Arnaud_(actor)
Data structure maintained by job scheduler software containing jobs to run
expensive computing resources Any process that comes to the CPU should wait in a queue. Command pattern Job scheduler Priority queue Task queue "Job queues". www
Job_queue
Topic in nuclear warfare
hit. But I certainly would not have waited until half the country were destroyed." United States Strategic Command has responsibility for the US' nuclear
Nuclear_command_and_control
8-bit microcontroller
chip erase. Wait until RDY/BSY (PD1) goes high. XA1:XA0:BS1:DATA = 100 0001 0000, XTAL1 pulse, pulse WR to zero. This is the flash write command. And so on
ATmega328
United States Army officer and veteran (1918–2011)
Winters was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his successful command of the assault on Brécourt Manor during the invasion of Normandy. His exploits
Richard_Winters
Coast guard of Northern Cyprus
The TRNC Coast Guard Command (Turkish: KKTC Sahil Güvenlik Komutanlığı) is responsible for defending the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus against any
TRNC_Coast_Guard_Command
1941 Japanese attack on the US
and Hong Kong, Churchill promptly determined there was no need to either wait or further consult the US government and immediately summoned the Japanese
Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
British statesman and admiral (1900–1979)
world wars and rose to become Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command, in the later stages of the Second World War. He subsequently oversaw the
Lord_Mountbatten
2018 film by Thomas Vinterberg
Kursk (UK: Kursk: The Last Mission, US: The Command) is a 2018 disaster drama-thriller film directed by Thomas Vinterberg, based on Robert Moore's book
Kursk_(film)
Dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1943
to fight. He was turned down because of his radical Socialism and told to wait for his reserve call up. He was called up on 31 August and reported for duty
Benito_Mussolini
Animated graphic to indicate background action is being performed
the throbber by using proprietary HTML code. The Arena web browser has a command-line option to change the throbber with a local file. Throbbers also appear
Throbber
American general (born 1953)
having commanded in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan at the one-, two-, three- and four-star levels, and was the first African American to command a division
Lloyd_Austin
2018 international rescue mission in Thailand
skills to enable their early rescue, to wait until a new entrance to the cave was found or drilled or to wait for the floodwaters to subside by the end
Tham_Luang_cave_rescue
2011 video game
Unity of Command (UoC) is a 2011 turn-based strategy game developed by one man studio 2x2 Games. Unity of Command is an operational-level wargame that
Unity_of_Command_(video_game)
Reserve force of the United States Army
officers trained nearly every year, to the detriment of others who had to wait as long as seven years between training opportunities. Turnover in the Officers'
United_States_Army_Reserve
The music of the Command & Conquer series consists of the soundtracks of the Command & Conquer (C&C or CNC) video games, published in various soundtrack
Music of the Command & Conquer series
Music_of_the_Command_&_Conquer_series
Cold War-era nuclear weapons control system
and then wait for further developments, assured by the fact that even the destruction of all key personnel with the authority to command the response
Dead_Hand
Standard UNIX utility that displays the currently-running processes
implementation of the ps command. The ps command has also been ported to the IBM i operating system. In Windows PowerShell, ps is a predefined command alias for the
Ps_(Unix)
Epic poem attributed to Homer
deliberate over whether the war should end here, but Hera convinces Zeus to wait for the utter destruction of Troy. Athena prompts the Trojan archer Pandarus
Iliad
Type of economic system
market economies and planned market economies. A command economy follows an administrative-command system and uses Soviet-type economic planning, which
Planned_economy
Scottish-born naval officer (1747–1792)
Flamborough Head, gaining him an international reputation. Left without a command in 1787, Jones joined the Imperial Russian Navy and rose to the rank of
John_Paul_Jones
American actor (1935–2021)
(1972) and King Kong (1976). Other notable film roles include Heaven Can Wait (1978), The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981), The Lonely Guy (1984), Midnight
Charles_Grodin
WAIT COMMAND
WAIT COMMAND
Male
Polish
Polish form of Roman Latin Vitus, WIT means "life."
Male
English
Old pet form of English Walter, WAT means "ruler of the army."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Waite.Thomas Wait came to MA from England in 1634. Samuel Wait (1789–1867), a Baptist clergyman, was born in White Creek, NY, organized Baptists in NC and helped found what became Wake Forest College (1838).
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
To Wait
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Wait
Boy/Male
English
Guard.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English want ‘mole’, hence a nickname, perhaps for a short-sighted person.English : topographic name for someone who lived at a crossroad, a dialect form of Went.Dutch : variant of Wand.
Male
English
Short form of English Walter, WALT means "ruler of the army."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Waite.
Female
Irish
Short form of Irish CaitrÃona and Scottish Caitrìona, CAIT means "pure."
Boy/Male
Indian, Modern
Path; Wait
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil
Waiting; Wait
Boy/Male
Muslim
To wait
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Waite.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry IV, Part 2' Thomas Wart, a country soldier.
Boy/Male
African, American, British, English
To Wait; Stay; Guard
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Waite.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a watchman, Anglo-Norman French waite (of Germanic origin; compare Wachter), or from the same word in its original abstract/collective sense, ‘the watch’. There may also have been some late confusion with White.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Wait
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Wait
WAIT COMMAND
WAIT COMMAND
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Elephant
Girl/Female
Greek
Observant.
Male
French
Variant form of Norman French Eudo, EUDES means "child."Â
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Good Gold-like Person
Boy/Male
Hindu
Surname or Lastname
Irish and English
Irish and English : habitational name from Clare in Suffolk (probably named with a Celtic river name meaning ‘bright’, ‘gentle’, or ‘warm’). One of the first Normans in Ireland (1170–72) was Richard de Clare, Earl of Pembroke, better known as ‘Strongbow’, who took his surname from his estate in Suffolk.English : habitational name from Clare in Oxfordshire, named with Old English clÇ£g ‘clay’ + Åra ‘slope’.English : from the Middle English, Old French female personal name Cla(i)re (Latin Clara, from clarus ‘famous’), which achieved some popularity, greater on the Continent than in England, through the fame of St. Clare of Assisi. See also Sinclair.English : occupational name for a worker in clay, for example someone expert in building in wattle and daub, from Middle English clayere, an agent derivative of Old English clÇ£g ‘clay’.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
The Cause for Begetting Children
Girl/Female
Hindu
Modesty
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Another Name for God; Faithful; Complete; Perfect; Loyal
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, Indian, Modern
From the Brushwood Farm; From the Settlement Near the Shrubs; First; Brave
WAIT COMMAND
WAIT COMMAND
WAIT COMMAND
WAIT COMMAND
WAIT COMMAND
v. t.
To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook.
v. t.
To wait on, serve, or attend.
v. t.
To wait for; to await.
v. t.
To lament; to bewail; to grieve over; as, to wail one's death.
v. t.
To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as, to wait dinner.
v. t.
To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull.
n.
A waif.
t
ing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wit
n.
A garment, or part of a garment, which covers the body from the neck or shoulders to the waist line.
v. t.
To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders.
v. t.
To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany; to await.
n.
A girdle or belt for the waist.
v. i.
To wait; to stay in waiting.
v. t.
To wait for; to stay for; to expect. See Expect.
v. t.
To be without; to be destitute of, or deficient in; not to have; to lack; as, to want knowledge; to want judgment; to want learning; to want food and clothing.
v. i.
The state of not having; the condition of being without anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; deficiency; lack; as, a want of power or knowledge for any purpose; want of food and clothing.
v. t.
To have occasion for, as useful, proper, or requisite; to require; to need; as, in winter we want a fire; in summer we want cooling breezes.
inf.
of Wit
v. i.
To wait (on or upon).
v. t.
To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as, to bait horses.