Mike Frysinger <vap...@gentoo.org> writes:
> not on my system it doesn't. maybe a difference in bash versions. as soon
> as
> one process quits, the `wait` is interrupted, a new one is forked, and the
> parent goes back to sleep until another child exits. if i don't `set -m`,
> then i see what you describe -- the wait doesn't return until all 10 children
> exit.
(bash) Bash POSIX Mode::
46. The arrival of `SIGCHLD' when a trap is set on `SIGCHLD' does not
interrupt the `wait' builtin and cause it to return immediately.
The trap command is run once for each child that exits.
(I think the description is backwards.)
Andreas.
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