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docs: some manpage fixes

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Some editorial changes so the man pages follow the standards.

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 procps#173
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Craig Small
2020-06-04 22:25:26 +10:00
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.TH WATCH 1 "2020-05-12" "procps-ng" "User Commands"
.TH WATCH 1 "2020-06-04" "procps-ng" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
watch \- execute a program periodically, showing output fullscreen
.SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ allows you to watch the program output change over time. By default,
\fIcommand\fR is run every 2 seconds and \fBwatch\fR will run until interrupted.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-differences\fR [\fIpermanent\fR]
Highlight the differences between successive updates. Option will read
optional argument that changes highlight to be permanent, allowing to see what
has changed at least once since first iteration.
.BR \-d ", " \-\-differences [ =permanent ]
Highlight the differences between successive updates. If the optional
\fB=permanent\fR argument is specified then
.B watch
will show all changes since the first iteration.
.TP
\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-interval\fR \fIseconds\fR
Specify update interval. The command will not allow quicker than 0.1 second
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ next scheduled update. All
.B \-\-differences
highlighting is lost on that update as well.
Non-printing characters are stripped from program output. Use "cat -v" as
Non-printing characters are stripped from program output. Use \fBcat -v\fR as
part of the command pipeline if you want to see them.
Combining Characters that are supposed to display on the character at the