<ul><li>A child process status is described by a 16-bit integer returned by the kernel.</li><li>The status can indicate normal termination, being killed by a signal, stopped by a signal, or continued after being stopped.</li><li>For normal termination, bits 0-7 are always zero, while bits 8-15 represent the exit status (0-255).</li><li>Understanding the different bit layouts for normal termination, being killed by a signal, stopped by a signal, and continued status.</li></ul>

Understanding the exit status Bits

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