Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: i486
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i486'
-DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i486-pc-linux-gnu'
-DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL
-DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../bash -I../bash/include -I../bash/lib -g -O2
-Wall
uname output: Linux cerberus 2.6.32-5-686 #1 SMP Wed Jan 12 04:01:41 UTC
2011 i686 GNU/Linux
Machine Type: i486-pc-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 4.1
Patch Level: 5
Release Status: release
Description:
There's a conflict between the wait builtin's help text and the manual
text. ''help wait'' suggests that you can only wait on one or zero
PIDS/jobspecs.
The manual, on the other hand says ''Wait for each specified process and
return its termination status.''
The latter describes bash's actual behavior.
Repeat-By:
help wait
vs.
man bash, SHELL BUILTIN COMMANDS
sleep 10 & a=$!
sleep 12 & b=$!
sleep 20 & wait $a $b # works, contrary to the description in ''help
wait''
Fix:
Update ''help wait''
