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- watch(1) Pyramid OSx Operating System watch(1)
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- NAME
- watch - watch a program with update intervals
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- SYNOPSIS
- watch [-n] _s_e_c_o_n_d_s _p_r_o_g_r_a_m [ _a_r_g_s ... ]
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- DESCRIPTION
- _w_a_t_c_h is a curses(3X) based program that allows
- you to watch a program as it changes. By default, it
- updates itself every 2 seconds. You can specify the number
- of seconds with the -n option. The curses packages allows
- for quick updating of the screen through cursor
- optimization. The program will end with a keyboard
- interrupt, which will leave the screen in a
- valid yet cleared state.
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- EXAMPLE
- try:
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- On BSD:
- watch -n 1 ps u
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- On System V:
- watch -n 1 ps -f
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- SEE ALSO
- curses(3X)
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