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echo: cis.misc_info_soapbox
to: Joseph Cheek 76264,142 (X)
from: James Jones 76257,562
date: 1990-08-31 02:42:36
subject: #6409-#dead procs

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    31-Aug-90  02:42:36
Sb: #6409-#dead procs
Fm: James Jones 76257,562
To: Joseph Cheek 76264,142 (X)

They do that by executing the F$Wait system call, that tells them when it
returns either

(1) they have no children left to wait for

or

(2) child process number X exited with exit code Y (i.e. Y is the parameter the
child passed the F$Exit system call)



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