Name
watch
Synopsis
watch [options
]command
[cmd_options
]
Run the specified command repeatedly (by default, every 2
seconds) and display the output so you can watch it change over
time. The command and any options are passed to sh -c
, so you may need to use quotes to
get correct results.
Options
-d
,--differences
[=cumulative
]Highlight changes between iterations. If
cumulative
is specified, the highlighting remains on the screen throughout, giving a cumulative picture of the changes.-h
,--help
Display help message and exit.
-n
secs
,--interval=
secs
Run the command every secs seconds.
-t
,--no-title
Do not print a header line.
-v
,--version
Print version information and exit.
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