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.TH "WAIT" "1" "Nov 13, 2025" "4.2" "fish-shell"
.SH NAME
wait \- wait for jobs to complete
.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBwait\fP [\fB\-n\fP | \fB\-\-any\fP] [\fIPID\fP | \fIPROCESS_NAME\fP] \&...
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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NOTE: This page documents the fish builtin \fBwait\fP\&.
To see the documentation on any non\-fish versions, use \fBcommand man wait\fP\&.
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\fBwait\fP waits for child jobs to complete.
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If a \fIPID\fP is specified, the command waits for the job that the process with that process ID belongs to.
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If a \fIPROCESS_NAME\fP is specified, the command waits for the jobs that the matched processes belong to.
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If neither a pid nor a process name is specified, the command waits for all background jobs.
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If the \fB\-n\fP or \fB\-\-any\fP flag is provided, the command returns as soon as the first job completes. If it is not provided, it returns after all jobs complete.
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The \fB\-h\fP or \fB\-\-help\fP option displays help about using this command.
.SH EXAMPLE
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sleep 10 &
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spawns \fBsleep\fP in the background, and then waits until it finishes.
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for i in (seq 1 5); sleep 10 &; end
wait
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spawns five jobs in the background, and then waits until all of them finish.
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for i in (seq 1 5); sleep 10 &; end
hoge &
wait sleep
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spawns five \fBsleep\fP jobs and \fBhoge\fP in the background, and then waits until all \fBsleep\fPs finish, and doesn\(aqt wait for \fBhoge\fP\&.
.SH COPYRIGHT
fish-shell developers
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