Command-line tool

watch

brew/watch

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Executes a program periodically, showing output fullscreen watch procps

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id 54145a.145watch -e

macOS

brew install watch

Linux

brew install watch

Repeatedly run a command and show the result

watch command

Re-run a command every 60 seconds

watch -n 60 command

Monitor disk space, highlighting differences as they appear

watch -d df

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