diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index dbfeea2..072a169 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -530,6 +530,18 @@ A few examples of piecing together commands: - `fortune`, `ddate`, and `sl`: um, well, it depends on whether you consider steam locomotives and Zippy quotations "useful" +- `watch` lets you run a command repeatedly without re-typing it: + +```sh +# Will run every two seconds. The optional +# -d causes it to highlight any changes. +$ watch -d -n 2 'ls -rtlh | tail' + +# Keep an eye on your IP address and data transfer +# while troubleshooting your WiFi connection. +watch -d -n 2 ifconfig +``` + ## OS X only