commit bash-20121130 snapshot

doc/bash.1

@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 .\"	Case Western Reserve University
 .\"	chet@po.cwru.edu
 .\"
-.\"	Last Change: Thu Nov 15 21:03:47 EST 2012
+.\"	Last Change: Sat Nov 24 15:07:12 EST 2012
 .\"
 .\" bash_builtins, strip all but Built-Ins section
 .if \n(zZ=1 .ig zZ
 .if \n(zY=1 .ig zY
-.TH BASH 1 "2012 November 15" "GNU Bash 4.2"
+.TH BASH 1 "2012 November 24" "GNU Bash 4.2"
 .\"
 .\" There's some problem with having a `@'
 .\" in a tagged paragraph with the BSD man macros.
@@ -10006,7 +10006,7 @@ subsequently reset.  The exit status is true unless a
 .I name
 is readonly.
 .TP
-\fBwait\fP [\fIn ...\fP]
+\fBwait\fP [\fB\--n\fP] [\fIn ...\fP]
 Wait for each specified process and return its termination status.
 Each
 .I n
@@ -10015,7 +10015,10 @@ ID or a job specification; if a job spec is given, all processes
 in that job's pipeline are waited for.  If
 .I n
 is not given, all currently active child processes
-are waited for, and the return status is zero.  If
+are waited for, and the return status is zero.
+If the \fB\--n\fP option is supplied, \fBwait\fP waits for any job to
+terminate and returns its exit status.
+If
 .I n
 specifies a non-existent process or job, the return status is
 127.  Otherwise, the return status is the exit status of the last

doc/bashref.texi

@@ -7505,6 +7505,8 @@ last command waited for.
 If a job spec is given, all processes in the job are waited for.
 If no arguments are given, all currently active child processes are
 waited for, and the return status is zero.
+If the @option{-n} option is supplied, @code{wait} waits for any job to
+terminate and returns its exit status.
 If neither @var{jobspec} nor @var{pid} specifies an active child process
 of the shell, the return status is 127.
 

doc/version.texi

@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 Copyright (C) 1988-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 @end ignore
 
-@set LASTCHANGE Sun Oct  7 17:58:01 EDT 2012
+@set LASTCHANGE Sat Nov 24 15:06:49 EST 2012
 
 @set EDITION 4.2
 @set VERSION 4.2
-@set UPDATED 7 October 2012
-@set UPDATED-MONTH October 2012
+@set UPDATED 24 November 2012
+@set UPDATED-MONTH November 2012