os/exec.Cmd.Wait
standard libraryThe 797th most-called standard-library method by production calls. Called 1,555 times across 320 modules; 894 of those run outside tests and generated code.
0% in production calls vs 2026-W39 (891 → 894)
- prod calls
- 894
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 1,555
- total callsites
- modules
- 320
- distinct callers
- in loop
- 9%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 43%
- 661 calls
- resolved
- 100%
- to a known target
resolution mix
How each call resolves
How each call was attributed. Only resolved kinds, where the target function is known, count toward the ranking. Interface dispatch and unresolved receivers are reported separately and never guessed. Read the taxonomy →
- Concrete method99%A method on a value whose type is known exactly.
- Embedded method1%Reached through an embedded type.
who calls this
Notable callers
Production calls into Cmd.Wait from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.
- containerd 49 5%
- Kubernetes 37 4%
- Docker 20 2%
- Tailscale 14 2%
- Nomad 10 1%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 1,555, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
- in loop
- in loop
- in loop
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encr.dev @v1.58.6
pkg/supervisor/supervisor.go:246
in loop -
etcd-io/etcd @v2.3.8+incompatible
in loop -
GoogleContainerTools/skaffold @v1.39.18
pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/portforward/kubectl_forwarder.go:155 ↗
in loop -
GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/v2 @v2.25.0
pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/portforward/kubectl_forwarder.go:155 ↗
in loop -
coreos/etcd @v2.3.8+incompatible
in loop - in loop
- in loop
- in loop
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gofiber/fiber @v1.14.6
in loop
top callers
The modules that reach for it
The modules that call Cmd.Wait most in this snapshot.
- vitess.io/vitess705%
- github.com/pkg/sftp664%
- github.com/vitessio/vitess664%
- github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs574%
- github.com/go-delve/delve473%
siblings
More from os/exec
The other most-called members in this package. See all →