From c6a3fce7dd4dae6e1a005e5b09cdd7c1d7f9c4f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2013 19:56:33 -0400
Subject: Add \watch [SEC] command to psql.

This allows convenient re-execution of commands.

Will Leinweber, reviewed by Peter Eisentraut, Daniel Farina, and Tom Lane
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

(limited to 'doc/src')

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index c6347cd6f84..7547e51b5ea 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -2478,6 +2478,18 @@ testdb=&gt; <userinput>\setenv LESS -imx4F</userinput>
       </varlistentry>
 
 
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><literal>\watch [ <replaceable class="parameter">seconds</replaceable> ]</literal></term>
+        <listitem>
+        <para>
+        Repeatedly execute the current query buffer (like <literal>\g</>)
+        until interrupted or the query fails.  Wait the specified number of
+        seconds (default 2) between executions.
+        </para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
+
       <varlistentry>
         <term><literal>\x [ <replaceable class="parameter">on</replaceable> | <replaceable class="parameter">off</replaceable> | <replaceable class="parameter">auto</replaceable> ]</literal></term>
         <listitem>
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