[Home](./index.md) > [@apextoaster/js-utils](./js-utils.md) > [waitForChild](./js-utils.waitforchild.md) ## waitForChild() function Wait for a child process to exit, collecting output, errors, and exit status. Signature: ```typescript export declare function waitForChild(child: ChildStreams): Promise; ``` ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | child | ChildStreams | | Returns: `Promise`