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-.TH WATCH 1 "1999 Apr 3" " " "Linux User's Manual" |
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+.TH CMDWATCH 1 "1999 Apr 3" " " " " |
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.SH NAME |
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-watch \- execute a program periodically, showing output fullscreen |
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+cmdwatch \- execute a program periodically, showing output fullscreen |
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.SH SYNOPSIS |
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-.B watch |
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+.B cmdwatch |
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.I [\-dhv] [\-n <seconds>] [\-\-differences[=cumulative]] [\-\-help] [\-\-interval=<seconds>] [\-\-version] <command> |
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.SH DESCRIPTION |
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-.BR watch |
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+.BR cmdwatch |
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runs |
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.I command |
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repeatedly, displaying its output (the first screenfull). This allows you to |
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The |
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.I -d or --differences |
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flag will highlight the differences between successive updates. The |
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-.I --cumulative |
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+.I --differences=cumulative |
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option makes highlighting "sticky", presenting a running display of all |
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positions that have ever changed. |
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.PP |
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-.BR watch |
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+.BR cmdwatch |
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will run until interrupted. |
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.SH NOTE |
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Note that |
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the first non-option argument). This means that flags after |
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.I command |
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don't get interpreted by |
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-.BR watch |
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+.BR cmdwatch |
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itself. |
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.SH EXAMPLES |
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.PP |
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To watch for mail, you might do |
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.IP |
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-watch \-n 60 from |
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+cmdwatch \-n 60 from |
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.PP |
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To watch the contents of a directory change, you could use |
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.IP |
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-watch \-d ls \-l |
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+cmdwatch \-d ls \-l |
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.PP |
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If you're only interested in files owned by user joe, you might use |
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.IP |
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-watch \-d 'ls \-l | fgrep joe' |
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+cmdwatch \-d 'ls \-l | fgrep joe' |
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.PP |
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To see the effects of quoting, try these out |
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.IP |
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-watch echo $$ |
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+cmdwatch echo $$ |
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.IP |
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-watch echo '$$' |
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+cmdwatch echo '$$' |
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.IP |
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-watch echo "'"'$$'"'" |
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+cmdwatch echo "'"'$$'"'" |
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.PP |
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You can watch for your administrator to install the latest kernel with |
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.IP |
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-watch uname -r |
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+cmdwatch uname -r |
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.PP |
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(Just kidding.) |
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.SH BUGS |
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.B watch |
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was written by Tony Rems <rembo@unisoft.com> in 1991, with mods and |
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corrections by Francois Pinard. It was reworked and new features added by |
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-Mike Coleman <mkc@acm.org> in 1999. |
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+Mike Coleman <mkc@acm.org> in 1999. This man page based on the watch man |
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+page of the Linux User's Manual. |