From 7c7781a120376548a0db1037a7aecd3114f985ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Craig Small Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2018 18:26:47 +1100 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Reword --exec option in watch.1 The manual page for watch for the exec option was confusing and backwards. Hopefully this one makes more sense. References: procps-ng/procps#75 --- watch.1 | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/watch.1 b/watch.1 index f6b3913a..1af33d1c 100644 --- a/watch.1 +++ b/watch.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.TH WATCH 1 "2016-06-03" "procps-ng" "User Commands" +.TH WATCH 1 "2018-03-03" "procps-ng" "User Commands" .SH NAME watch \- execute a program periodically, showing output fullscreen .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ changes. Interpret ANSI color and style sequences. .TP \fB\-x\fR, \fB\-\-exec\fR +Pass .I command -is given to -.B sh \-c -which means that you may need to use extra quoting to get the desired effect. -This with the \-\-exec option, which passes the command to +to .BR exec (2) -instead. +instead of +.B sh \-c +which reduces the need to use extra quoting to get the desired effect. .TP \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR Display help text and exit.