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dr_watch(1) USER COMMANDS dr_watch(1)

NAME


dr_watch - execute a program periodically, showing output fullscreen

SYNOPSIS


dr_watch command

DESCRIPTION


dr_watch tests wether watch(1) is available, and runs it if found. On systems not shipping watch, it executes a crude reimplementation of this program and runs command repeatedly, displaying its output.

ENVIRONMENT


dr_watch honors integer DR_SLEEP: number of seconds to wait between execution.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE


This manpage is copyright 2009, 2011, 2012 Joost van Baal-Ilić <joostvb-draai@mdcc.cx>. Draai is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License, as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with draai. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.

AUTHOR


Joost van Baal-Ilić <joostvb-draai@mdcc.cx>
28 Aug 2014 dr_watch 20160601