wait() example | C

					
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>

int main() {
  char * cmd[] = {
    "who",
    "ls",
    "date"
  };
  int i;
  while (1) {
    printf("0=who 1=ls 2=date : ");
    scanf("%d", & i);
    if (fork() == 0) {
      /* child */
      execlp(cmd[i], cmd[i], (char * ) 0);
      printf("execlp failed\n");
      exit(1);
    } else {
      /* parent */
      wait((int * ) 0);
      printf("child finished\n");
    }
  } /* while */
} /* main */