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    watch - the unix utility

    So I noticed that my BSD system does not have watch installed. Naturally, a google search for 'unix watch source code' yields absolutely nothing of any value. Does anyone know where I can find the source code for this so I can install it on my machine? Thanks.
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    Hi l0s,

    Watch

    I used the search engine at http://www.openoutsource.com/index.php to find it.

    Goodluck

    RB

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    Thanks, but that's not actually what I'm looking for. From the man page:

    watch - execute a program periodically, showing output fullscreen

    Code:
    watch   [-dhv]  [-n  <seconds>]  [--differences[=cumulative]]  [--help] [--interval=<seconds>] [--version] <command>
    The original watch was written by Tony Rems <rembo@unisoft.com> in 1991, with mods and corrections by Francois Pinard. It was reworked and new features added by Mike Coleman <mkc@acm.org> in 1999.
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    woohoo

    Thanks a bunch. I actually did a search for procps, but silly me entered "procps bsd" into the search field. Of course, bsd has no /proc and so I wasn't able to find anything.

    I'm still not sure why watch is packaged as a /proc utility since it doesn't access /proc at all.
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