$OpenBSD: patch-watch_1,v 1.1.1.1 2006/01/28 11:04:08 alek Exp $ --- watch.1.orig Sun Feb 9 08:05:25 2003 +++ watch.1 Sun Jan 1 13:28:37 2006 @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ -.TH WATCH 1 "1999 Apr 3" " " "Linux User's Manual" +.TH GNUWATCH 1 "1999 Apr 3" " " "Linux User's Manual" .SH NAME -watch \- execute a program periodically, showing output fullscreen +gnuwatch \- execute a program periodically, showing output fullscreen .SH SYNOPSIS -.B watch +.B gnuwatch .I [\-dhvt] [\-n ] [\-\-differences[=cumulative]] [\-\-help] [\-\-interval=] [\-\-no\-title] [\-\-version] .SH DESCRIPTION -.BR watch +.BR gnuwatch runs .I command repeatedly, displaying its output (the first screenfull). This allows you to @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ or option turns off the header showing the interval, command, and current time at the top of the display, as well as the following blank line. .PP -.BR watch +.BR gnuwatch will run until interrupted. .SH NOTE Note that @@ -42,33 +42,33 @@ Note that POSIX option processing is use the first non-option argument). This means that flags after .I command don't get interpreted by -.BR watch +.BR gnuwatch itself. .SH EXAMPLES .PP To watch for mail, you might do .IP -watch \-n 60 from +gnuwatch \-n 60 from .PP To watch the contents of a directory change, you could use .IP -watch \-d ls \-l +gnuwatch \-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' +gnuwatch \-d 'ls \-l | fgrep joe' .PP To see the effects of quoting, try these out .IP -watch echo $$ +gnuwatch echo $$ .IP -watch echo '$$' +gnuwatch echo '$$' .IP -watch echo "'"'$$'"'" +gnuwatch echo "'"'$$'"'" .PP You can watch for your administrator to install the latest kernel with .IP -watch uname -r +gnuwatch uname -r .PP (Just kidding.) .SH BUGS @@ -84,4 +84,6 @@ The original .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. In 2005 it was modified for FreeBSD by +Emanuel Haupt and renamed gnuwatch by +Jasper Lievisse Adriaanse for OpenBSD.