watch
brew install watch
v4.0.6
GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
Command-line utility that executes a program periodically and displays its output fullscreen, highlighting changes between runs.
Why you might care
Watch continuous command output (like `top` or custom scripts) with automatic refresh and diff-style highlighting of changed lines. Essential for monitoring system state, log tails, or test output without manual re-runs. Single-binary, POSIX tool from procps-ng widely available on Unix/Linux systems.
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Runtime dependencies
Build dependencies
Links
- https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps
- Brew formula source: Formula/w/watch.rb
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