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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/src/sgml/ref')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml | 10 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml index 29bbec21886..53875afbf02 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml @@ -3551,12 +3551,16 @@ testdb=> <userinput>\setenv LESS -imx4F</userinput> <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-watch"> - <term><literal>\watch [ <replaceable class="parameter">seconds</replaceable> ]</literal></term> + <term><literal>\watch [ i[nterval]=<replaceable class="parameter">seconds</replaceable> ] [ c[ount]=<replaceable class="parameter">times</replaceable> ] [ <replaceable class="parameter">seconds</replaceable> ]</literal></term> <listitem> <para> Repeatedly execute the current query buffer (as <literal>\g</literal> does) - until interrupted or the query fails. Wait the specified number of - seconds (default 2) between executions. Each query result is + until interrupted, or the query fails, or the execution count limit + (if given) is reached. Wait the specified number of + seconds (default 2) between executions. For backwards compatibility, + <replaceable class="parameter">seconds</replaceable> can be specified + with or without an <literal>interval=</literal> prefix. + Each query result is displayed with a header that includes the <literal>\pset title</literal> string (if any), the time as of query start, and the delay interval. </para> |