docs: Reword --exec option in watch.1 _____ (catch up)
--------------- Original Master Branch Commit Message: The manual page for watch for the exec option was confusing and backwards. Hopefully this one makes more sense. References: procps-ng/procps#75 Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
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.TH WATCH 1 "2016-06-03" "procps-ng" "User Commands"
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.TH WATCH 1 "2018-03-03" "procps-ng" "User Commands"
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.SH NAME
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watch \- execute a program periodically, showing output fullscreen
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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Interpret ANSI color and style sequences.
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.TP
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\fB\-x\fR, \fB\-\-exec\fR
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Pass
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.I command
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is given to
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.B sh \-c
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which means that you may need to use extra quoting to get the desired effect.
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This with the \-\-exec option, which passes the command to
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to
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.BR exec (2)
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instead.
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instead of
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.B sh \-c
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which reduces the need to use extra quoting to get the desired effect.
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.TP
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\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
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Display help text and exit.
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