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List of commands for watch:

  • watch:ai:3608a Watch ethernet activity in real time on the screen
    $ watch -n 1 'cat /proc/net/dev | grep eth0'
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  • watch:tldr:2cc06 watch: Monitor disk space and if it changes, stop monitoring.
    $ watch -g ${df}
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  • watch:tldr:34ee2 watch: Repeatedly run a command and show the result.
    $ watch ${command}
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  • watch:tldr:918d7 watch: Repeatedly run a pipeline and show the result.
    $ watch '${command_1} | ${command_2} | ${command_3}'
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  • watch:tldr:b60e4 watch: Monitor the contents of a directory, highlighting differences as they appear.
    $ watch -d ${ls -l}
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  • watch:tldr:e6c11 watch: Re-run a command every 60 seconds.
    $ watch -n ${60} ${command}
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