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docs: Reword --exec option in watch.1

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The manual page for watch for the exec option was confusing and
backwards. Hopefully this one makes more sense.

References:
 procps-ng/procps#75
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Craig Small 2018-03-03 18:26:47 +11:00
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.TH WATCH 1 "2016-06-03" "procps-ng" "User Commands" .TH WATCH 1 "2018-03-03" "procps-ng" "User Commands"
.SH NAME .SH NAME
watch \- execute a program periodically, showing output fullscreen watch \- execute a program periodically, showing output fullscreen
.SH SYNOPSIS .SH SYNOPSIS
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Interpret ANSI color and style sequences. Interpret ANSI color and style sequences.
.TP .TP
\fB\-x\fR, \fB\-\-exec\fR \fB\-x\fR, \fB\-\-exec\fR
Pass
.I command .I command
is given to to
.B sh \-c
which means that you may need to use extra quoting to get the desired effect.
This with the \-\-exec option, which passes the command to
.BR exec (2) .BR exec (2)
instead. instead of
.B sh \-c
which reduces the need to use extra quoting to get the desired effect.
.TP .TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
Display help text and exit. Display help text and exit.