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diff --git a/man/watch.1 b/man/watch.1 index cef2cab..d130ef7 100644 --- a/man/watch.1 +++ b/man/watch.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.TH WATCH 1 "2021-04-24" "procps-ng" "User Commands" +.TH WATCH 1 "2023-01-16" "procps-ng" "User Commands" .SH NAME watch \- execute a program periodically, showing output fullscreen .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ will show all changes since the first iteration. \fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-interval\fR \fIseconds\fR Specify update interval. The command will not allow quicker than 0.1 second interval, in which the smaller values are converted. Both '.' and ',' work -for any locales. The WATCH_INTERVAL environment can be used to persistently +for any locales. The \fBWATCH_INTERVAL\fR environment can be used to persistently set a non-default interval (following the same rules and formatting). .TP \fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-precise\fR @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ failed, or command exited up on error. .B other The watch will propagate command exit status as child exit status. .SH ENVIRONMENT -The behaviour of +The behavior of .B watch is affected by the following environment variables. @@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ is affected by the following environment variables. Update interval, follows the same rules as the .B \-\-interval command line option. +.sp .SH NOTES POSIX option processing is used (i.e., option processing stops at the first non\-option argument). This means that flags after @@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ the first non\-option argument). This means that flags after don't get interpreted by .BR watch itself. +.sp .SH BUGS Upon terminal resize, the screen will not be correctly repainted until the next scheduled update. All @@ -162,8 +164,9 @@ also can get into a state where it rapid-fires as many executions of as it can to catch up from a previous executions running longer than .B \-\-interval (for example, -.B netstat +.BR netstat (8) taking ages on a DNS lookup). +.sp .SH EXAMPLES .PP To watch for mail, you might do @@ -201,3 +204,8 @@ watch uname \-r isn't guaranteed to work across reboots, especially in the face of .B ntpdate (if present) or other bootup time-changing mechanisms) +.sp +.SH "REPORTING BUGS" +Please send bug reports to +.UR procps@freelists.org +.UE |