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Linux seems to have the watch command.
What command does mac os x terminal have?
Tried to type this in termial:
mac $ while [ "1" = "1" ] ; do ; id ; done
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `;'
Robert
iMac G3 600, Mac OS X (10.4.11)
rccharles wrote:
Linux seems to have the watch command.
What command does mac os x terminal have?
Tried to type this in termial:
mac $ while [ "1" = "1" ] ; do ; id ; done
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `;'
Robert
Use sleep in the loop.
while <whatever>
do
your command
sleep 5
donerccharles wrote:
Linux seems to have the watch command.
What command does mac os x terminal have?
Tried to type this in termial:
mac $ while [ "1" = "1" ] ; do ; id ; done
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `;'
Robert
Use sleep in the loop.
while <whatever>
do
your command
sleep 5
doneI would like to enter the command (s) in one line on the terminal.
Robert
while :; do id; sleep 5; done
Oh, no semi-colon after the do!
Why does the colon : mean in this context.
Thanks
Robert
It's a shell built-in that evaluates its arguments and exits with status 0. Sometimes incorrectly referred to as a no-op.
Actually, not needed here:
while sleep 5 ; do command ; done
How do i repeate a unix command ever 5 seconds?
