Run a command every N seconds
The watch command re-runs a command at a set interval and displays the output — great for monitoring.
$ # Refresh every 2 seconds (default):
watch df -h
# Every 0.5 seconds, highlight differences:
watch -n 0.5 -d 'free -m'
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