Arguments

 

process_id

   The child process or set of child processes.
 

status_location

   A pointer to a location that contains the termination status of
   the child process as defined in the <wait.h> header file.

   Beginning with OpenVMS Version 7.2, when compiled with the _
   VMS_WAIT macro defined, the waitpid function puts the OpenVMS
   completion code of the child process at the address specified in
   the status_location argument.
 

options

   Flags that modify the behavior of the function. These flags are
   defined in the Description section.