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\item \texttt{< -1} \dots{} wait for any child in the process group of
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\texttt{abs(pid)}
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\end{itemize}
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\item There are also \funnm{wait3} and \funnm{wait4} calls.
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\item There are also \funnm{wait3} and \funnm{wait4} calls. These are more
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generic versions, also allowing to gather resource utilization statistics from
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exited child.
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\item A parent should always call one of the wait functions otherwise the system
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will accumulate \emph{zombies} -- terminated processes that occupy process table
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slots only to be waited for by their parents. Zombies could eventually exhaust

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