--- cmdwatch.1.orig 2000-11-07 14:59:25.000000000 +0100 +++ cmdwatch.1 2008-08-10 18:32:33.000000000 +0200 @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ -.TH WATCH 1 "1999 Apr 3" " " "Linux User's Manual" +.TH CMDWATCH 1 "1999 Apr 3" " " " " .SH NAME -watch \- execute a program periodically, showing output fullscreen +cmdwatch \- execute a program periodically, showing output fullscreen .SH SYNOPSIS -.B watch +.B cmdwatch .I [\-dhv] [\-n ] [\-\-differences[=cumulative]] [\-\-help] [\-\-interval=] [\-\-version] .SH DESCRIPTION -.BR watch +.BR cmdwatch runs .I command repeatedly, displaying its output (the first screenfull). This allows you to @@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ The .I -d or --differences flag will highlight the differences between successive updates. The -.I --cumulative +.I --differences=cumulative option makes highlighting "sticky", presenting a running display of all positions that have ever changed. .PP -.BR watch +.BR cmdwatch will run until interrupted. .SH NOTE Note that @@ -33,33 +33,33 @@ the first non-option argument). This means that flags after .I command don't get interpreted by -.BR watch +.BR cmdwatch itself. .SH EXAMPLES .PP To watch for mail, you might do .IP -watch \-n 60 from +cmdwatch \-n 60 from .PP To watch the contents of a directory change, you could use .IP -watch \-d ls \-l +cmdwatch \-d ls \-l .PP If you're only interested in files owned by user joe, you might use .IP -watch \-d 'ls \-l | fgrep joe' +cmdwatch \-d 'ls \-l | fgrep joe' .PP To see the effects of quoting, try these out .IP -watch echo $$ +cmdwatch echo $$ .IP -watch echo '$$' +cmdwatch echo '$$' .IP -watch echo "'"'$$'"'" +cmdwatch echo "'"'$$'"'" .PP You can watch for your administrator to install the latest kernel with .IP -watch uname -r +cmdwatch uname -r .PP (Just kidding.) .SH BUGS @@ -75,4 +75,5 @@ .B watch was written by Tony Rems in 1991, with mods and corrections by Francois Pinard. It was reworked and new features added by -Mike Coleman in 1999. +Mike Coleman in 1999. This man page based on the watch man +page of the Linux User's Manual.