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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/watch')
| -rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/watch/watch.8 | 24 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/watch/watch.8 b/usr.sbin/watch/watch.8 index 4b75dd504e70..02208de06e26 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/watch/watch.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/watch/watch.8 @@ -10,10 +10,9 @@ .Nd snoop on another tty line .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm -.Op Fl ciotnW +.Op Fl cinotW .Op Fl f Ar snpdev .Op Ar tty -.\" watch [-ciotnW] [<tty name>] .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm Watch allows the superuser to examine all data coming through a specified tty. @@ -50,6 +49,15 @@ Interactive mode is a default if is started from a tty. If output is redirected to a file, interactive mode can still be requested by specifying this option. +.It Fl n +Disable the ability to switch the watched tty interactively. This disables +both change requests made with <control-X> as well as automatic prompting +when the current tty is closed or overflows. In all cases where a prompt +would be displayed, +.Nm +will exit. The reconnect flags are unaffected by +this option. +When this flag is used, <control-X> is passed through to the terminal. .It Fl o Reconnect on overflow. The behavior of @@ -60,15 +68,6 @@ For more info see .Xr snp 4 . .It Fl t Print the date and time when observation of a given tty is started. -.It Fl n -Disable the ability to switch the watched tty interactively. This disables -both change requests made with <control-X> as well as automatic prompting -when the current tty is closed or overflows. In all cases where a prompt -would be displayed, -.Nm -will exit. The reconnect flags are unaffected by -this option. -When this flag is used, <control-X> is passed through to the terminal. .It Fl W Allow write access to observed tty. .It Ar tty @@ -90,9 +89,6 @@ Clear screen. Change attached tty, unless this feature is disabled, in which case control-X is passed to the terminal as with other control characters. .El -.Sh RESTRICTIONS -Only the superuser can run -.Nm . .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr pty 4 , .Xr sio 4 , |