# watch
- [Command Function](#section20643141481314)
- [Syntax](#section1075441721316)
- [Parameter Description](#section1472810220135)
- [Usage](#section186772414131)
- [Example](#section4764192791314)
- [Output](#section5791253155517)
## Command Function
This command is used to periodically monitor the execution result of a command.
## Syntax
watch
watch \[_-c/-n/-t/--count/--interval/-no-title/--over_\] \[_command_\]
## Parameter Description
**Table 1** Parameters
Parameter
Description
Default Value
Value Range
-c / --count
Indicates the number of times that the command is executed.
0xFFFFFF
(0, 0xFFFFFF]
-n / --interval
Indicates the interval for periodically running the command, in seconds.
1s
(0, 0xFFFFFF]
-t / -no-title
Disables time display on the top.
N/A
N/A
command
Indicates the command to be monitored.
N/A
N/A
--over
Stops the current command monitoring.
N/A
N/A
## Usage
You can run the **watch --over** command to stop the currently running command monitoring.
## Example
Enter **watch -n 2 -c 6 task**.
## Output
**Figure 1** **task** command monitoring result
> **NOTE:**
>In this example, the **task** command has been executed every 2 seconds for six times, and the preceding figure shows the output of the last execution.