


watch(1)         Pyramid OSx Operating System          watch(1)



NAME
     watch - watch a program with update intervals

SYNOPSIS
     watch  [-n] _s_e_c_o_n_d_s _p_r_o_g_r_a_m [ _a_r_g_s ... ]

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.

EXAMPLE
     try:
	
     On BSD:
	watch -n 1 ps u

     On System V:
	watch -n 1 ps -f

SEE ALSO
     curses(3X)












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