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BATWATCH(1) General Commands Manual BATWATCH(1)

NAME

batwatch - Watch for changes in files or command output, and print them with bat.

DESCRIPTION

USAGE


batwatch [OPTIONS] FILE...


batwatch [OPTIONS] --command COMMAND [ARG...]

OPTIONS

Short Long Description
--command  -x
--file  -f
--watcher=[watcher] Use a specific program to watch for file changes. See below for more details.
--interval=[seconds] The interval for executing commands.
--clear Clear the screen before printing the files. This is enabled by default.
--no-clear Do not clear the screen before printing the files.
--color Force color output.
--no-color Force disable color output.

All remaining options are passed through to bat.

WATCHERS

Batwatch uses external programs to watch for file changes.
Currently, the following programs are supported:

- entr

There is also a fallback poll watcher available.