.\" -*-Nroff-*- .\" .TH W 1 "2 Sep 1997 " " " "Linux Programmer's Manual" .SH NAME watch \- watch a program with update intervals .SH SYNOPSIS .B watch [-n] .I seconds program [ .I args ... ] .SH DESCRIPTION .B "watch " is a curses(3)-based program that allows you to watch a program as it changes. By default, it updates itself every 2 seconds. You can specify the number of seconds with the -n option. The curses packages allows for quick updating of the screen through cursor optimization. The program will end with a keyboard interrupt, which will leave the screen in a valid yet cleared state. .SH AUTHORS .B watch was written by Tony Rems