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# $FreeBSD$
# Not required by POSIX (although referenced in a non-normative section),
# but possibly useful.

: hi there &
p=$!
q=$(jobs -l $p)

# Change tabs to spaces.
set -f
set -- $q
r="$*"

case $r in
*" $p "*) ;;
*) echo Pid missing; exit 3 ;;
esac