On 9/14/19 6:29 AM, [email protected] wrote:

> Bash Version: 5.0
> Patch Level: 3
> Release Status: release
> 
> Description:
>       Hi,
> 
>       I was trying to write a script that could run an arbitrary amount of 
> asynchronous commands, and then as soon as one finishes, perform actions
>       according to its exit code and output. 
> 
>       I attempted to do this by using process substitution and the wait 
> command. But wait's ability to retrieve the exit code of a finished process 
>       that is a current shell's children seems inconsistent.

Thanks for the report. This will be fixed in the next version. All the
pieces are there, but I need to tie them together.

Chet

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