In the above code, if the output file exists, then the checkerror function is called. But, is there a way I know when the process had been completed?

This is because I need to wait for all four processes to finish before starting another 4 more simulataneously. And everytime I run 4 processes, they dump their output to the same files everytime.

So, 


system 1, ("some process 1 > output1.txt");
system 1, ("some process 2 > output2.txt");
system 1, ("some process 3 > output3.txt");
system 1, ("some process 4 > output4.txt");

Then when I know each is completed, I check for error in those files: 
+If process 1 is completed, I'll check for error in output1.txt etc. W
+hen all are completed, I call next set of 4 processes

system 1, ("some process 5 > output1.txt");
system 1, ("some process 6 > output2.txt");
system 1, ("some process 7 > output3.txt");
system 1, ("some process 8 > output4.txt");

As seen above, the output files remain the same

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