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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Wait for a UNIX process to finish
+# Jon Cairns
+# http://blog.joncairns.com/2013/03/wait-for-a-unix-process-to-finish/
+# 2013-03-20
+#
+
+case "$1" in
+    -h|--help|"")
+        echo "usage: ${0##*/} <pid>" >&2
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac
+
+pid="$1"
+me="${0##*/}($$)"
+name=$(ps -p ${pid} -o comm=)
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "${me}: waiting for process (${pid}, ${name}) to finish ..."
+    while ps -p ${pid} >/dev/null 2>&1; do
+        echo -n .
+        sleep 1
+    done
+    echo
+else
+    echo "${me}: failed to find process with PID ${pid}" >&2
+    exit 2
+fi