# watch ## Command Function This command is used to periodically run the specified command and display its execution result. ## Syntax - watch - watch \[_-c/-n/-t/--count/--interval/-no-title/--over_\] \[_command_\] ## Parameters **Table 1** Parameter description

Parameter

Description

Default Value

Value Range

-c / --count

Specifies the number of times that the specified command is executed.

0xFFFFFF

(0, 0xFFFFFF]

-n / --interval

Specifies the interval (in seconds) for periodically running the specified command.

1s

(0, 0xFFFFFF]

-t / -no-title

Disables time display on the top.

N/A

N/A

command

Specifies the command to be monitored.

N/A

N/A

--over

Stops the current command monitoring.

N/A

N/A
## Usage You can run the **watch --over** command to stop monitoring of the specified command. ## Example Run **watch -n 2 -c 6 task**. ## Output Example: The **task** command is executed six times at an interval of 2 seconds. ``` OHOS # watch -n 2 -c 6 task Thu Jan 1 23:57:13 1970 OHOS # allCpu(%): 3.55 sys, 196.45 idle PID PPID PGID UID Status VirtualMem ShareMem PhysicalMem CPUUSE10s PName 1 -1 1 0 Pending 0x33b000 0xbb000 0x4dc8b 0.0 init 2 -1 2 0 Running 0x19524f2 0 0x19524f2 1.14 KProcess 3 1 3 7 Pending 0x730000 0x1a2000 0x1d34f6 0.0 foundation 4 1 4 8 Pending 0x35e000 0xb8000 0x56777 0.0 bundle_daemon 5 1 5 1 Pending 0xdfa000 0x2e7000 0x1487ce 0.0 appspawn 6 1 6 0 Pending 0x688000 0x137000 0x11c518 0.0 media_server 7 1 7 0 Pending 0x9d2000 0x103000 0xa1ddf 0.95 wms_server 8 1 1 1000 Running 0x2bf000 0x8f000 0x2a8c6 0.0 shell 11 1 11 0 Pending 0x4d4000 0x112000 0xe0ad7 0.0 deviceauth_service 12 1 12 0 Pending 0x34f000 0xbd000 0x519ee 0.0 sensor_service 13 1 13 2 Pending 0x34e000 0xb3000 0x523d9 0.0 ai_server 14 1 14 0 Pending 0x61f000 0x13b000 0x16841c 0.51 softbus_server TID PID Affi CPU Status StackSize WaterLine CPUUSE10s MEMUSE TaskName 23 1 0x3 -1 Pending 0x3000 0xe44 0.0 0 init 1 2 0x1 -1 Pending 0x4000 0x2c4 0.64 0 Swt_Task 2 2 0x3 -1 Pending 0x4000 0x204 0.0 0 system_wq 3 2 0x2 -1 Pending 0x4000 0x514 0.40 0 Swt_Task 4 2 0x3 -1 Pending 0x1000 0x36c 0.0 0 ResourcesTask 7 2 0x3 -1 Pending 0x4e20 0xa5c 0.0 0 PlatformWorkerThread 8 2 0x3 -1 Pending 0x4e20 0xa6c 0.0 0 PlatformWorkerThread 9 2 0x3 -1 Pending 0x4e20 0xa5c 0.0 0 PlatformWorkerThread 10 2 0x3 -1 PendTime 0x4000 0x3e4 0.5 0 hi_vdec_thread 11 2 0x3 -1 Pending 0x3000 0x4cc 0.0 0 bcache_async_task 12 2 0x3 -1 Pending 0x2710 0x224 0.0 0 LiteOS usb pnp notify handle kt 13 2 0x3 -1 Pending 0x4000 0x204 0.0 0 vibrator_queue 14 2 0x3 -1 Pending 0x3000 0x37c 0.0 0 bcache_async_task 15 2 0x3 -1 Pending 0x20000 0x3e4 0.0 0 eth_irq_Task 16 2 0x3 -1 PendTime 0x2000 0x3a4 0.0 0 MessageDispatcher 17 2 0x3 0 Running 0x3000 0x73c 0.0 0 shellcmd_watch 18 2 0x3 -1 Pending 0x2710 0x3ac 0.0 0 GPIO_IRQ_TSK_0_4 ```