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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/watch/watch.8')
| -rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/watch/watch.8 | 12 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/watch/watch.8 b/usr.sbin/watch/watch.8 index 6cc0e11ed496..da0ceb9dde17 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/watch/watch.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/watch/watch.8 @@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ utility writes to standard output. The options are as follows: .Bl -tag -width indent .It Fl c -Reconnect on close. If the tty observed by +Reconnect on close. +If the tty observed by .Nm is closed, automatically reattach to the same tty. If this option is not specified, @@ -60,12 +61,15 @@ 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 +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 +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 +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 |