tldr/pages/linux/watch.md

# watch

> Execute a command repeatedly, and monitor the output in full-screen mode.
> More information: <https://manned.org/watch>.

- Monitor files in the current directory:

`watch {{ls}}`

- Monitor disk space and highlight the changes:

`watch -d {{df}}`

- Monitor "node" processes, refreshing every 3 seconds:

`watch -n {{3}} "{{ps aux | grep node}}"`

- Monitor disk space and if it changes, stop monitoring:

`watch -g {{df}}`
Create watch.md 2014-03-06 02:24:55 +00:00			`# watch`

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wall, watch, whereis, whiptail, wipefs, wmctrl, wodim: add link (#6784) 2021-10-05 04:35:50 +01:00			`> More information: <https://manned.org/watch>.`
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Refactor: change "folder" to "directory" where needed. This commit fixes every instance in which the word "folder" is incorrectly used instead of "directory". 2019-02-11 18:00:49 +00:00			`- Monitor files in the current directory:`
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			`watch {{ls}}`

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			`watch -d {{df}}`

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Missing apostrophe Missing apostrophe in monitor "node" processes 2014-05-04 08:29:14 +01:00			`watch -n {{3}} "{{ps aux \| grep node}}"`
watch: add command (#10027) 2023-04-09 19:21:50 +01:00
			`- Monitor disk space and if it changes, stop monitoring:`

			`watch -g {{df}}`