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.

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