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author | Craig Small <csmall@enc.com.au> | 2018-03-03 18:26:47 +1100 |
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committer | Craig Small <csmall@enc.com.au> | 2018-03-03 18:26:47 +1100 |
commit | 7c7781a120376548a0db1037a7aecd3114f985ea (patch) | |
tree | 3f3856162adcff67206c635b53a3fdbe5bfe947d | |
parent | 3fc3a20523833a95b2d513b649ea7db9f9e610ed (diff) | |
download | procps-ng-7c7781a120376548a0db1037a7aecd3114f985ea.tar.gz |
docs: Reword --exec option in watch.1
The manual page for watch for the exec option was confusing and
backwards. Hopefully this one makes more sense.
References:
procps-ng/procps#75
-rw-r--r-- | watch.1 | 12 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.TH WATCH 1 "2016-06-03" "procps-ng" "User Commands" +.TH WATCH 1 "2018-03-03" "procps-ng" "User Commands" .SH NAME watch \- execute a program periodically, showing output fullscreen .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ changes. Interpret ANSI color and style sequences. .TP \fB\-x\fR, \fB\-\-exec\fR +Pass .I command -is given to -.B sh \-c -which means that you may need to use extra quoting to get the desired effect. -This with the \-\-exec option, which passes the command to +to .BR exec (2) -instead. +instead of +.B sh \-c +which reduces the need to use extra quoting to get the desired effect. .TP \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR Display help text and exit. |