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#! /bin/sh /usr/share/dpatch/dpatch-run
## 10_watch.1.dpatch by <csmall@debian.org>
##
## All lines beginning with `## DP:' are a description of the patch.
## DP: Cleanup of manual page
@DPATCH@
diff -urNad procps-3.2.7~/watch.1 procps-3.2.7/watch.1
--- procps-3.2.7~/watch.1 2008-04-07 11:12:26.000000000 +1000
+++ procps-3.2.7/watch.1 2008-04-07 11:20:26.000000000 +1000
@@ -2,44 +2,53 @@
.SH NAME
watch \- execute a program periodically, showing output fullscreen
.SH SYNOPSIS
+.na
.B watch
-.I [\-dhvt] [\-n <seconds>] [\-\-differences[=cumulative]] [\-\-help] [\-\-interval=<seconds>] [\-\-no\-title] [\-\-version] <command>
+.RB [ \-dhvt ]
+.RB [ \-n
+.IR seconds ]
+.RB [ \-\-differences[=\fIcumulative\fP]]
+.RB [ \-\-help ]
+.RB [ \-\-interval=\fIseconds\fP]
+.RB [ \-\-no\-title ]
+.RB [ \-\-version ]
+.I command
.SH DESCRIPTION
-.BR watch
+.B watch
runs
.I command
repeatedly, displaying its output (the first screenfull). This allows you to
watch the program output change over time. By default, the program is run
every 2 seconds; use
-.I -n
+.B \-n
or
-.I --interval
+.B \-\-interval
to specify a different interval.
.PP
The
-.I -d
+.B \-d
or
-.I --differences
+.B \-\-differences
flag will highlight the differences between successive updates. The
-.I --cumulative
+.B \-\-cumulative
option makes highlighting "sticky", presenting a running display of all
positions that have ever changed. The
-.I -t
+.B \-t
or
-.I --no-title
+.B \-\-no\-title
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
+.B watch
will run until interrupted.
.SH NOTE
Note that
.I command
-is given to "sh -c"
+is given to "sh \-c"
which means that you may need to use extra quoting to get the desired effect.
.PP
Note that POSIX option processing is used (i.e., option processing stops at
-the first non-option argument). This means that flags after
+the first non\-option argument). This means that flags after
.I command
don't get interpreted by
.BR watch
@@ -61,20 +70,20 @@
To see the effects of quoting, try these out
.IP
watch echo $$
-.IP
+.br
watch echo '$$'
-.IP
+.br
watch echo "'"'$$'"'"
.PP
You can watch for your administrator to install the latest kernel with
.IP
-watch uname -r
+watch uname \-r
.PP
(Just kidding.)
.SH BUGS
Upon terminal resize, the screen will not be correctly repainted until the
next scheduled update. All
-.I --differences
+.B \-\-differences
highlighting is lost on that update as well.
.PP
Non-printing characters are stripped from program output. Use "cat -v" as
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