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watch -n 1 date
I was going to post exactly that, lol
nice
No, that's a specific number.
what
69 -> nice.
I referenced an overused, childish joke.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nice_(Unix)
it used for cpu cores
Same
what does it do?
it runs the date command once per second until you hit ctrl+c
tysm!
man watch
Nice command! Thanks!
edit: md
-d if you're feeling sporty.
If we're adding dramatic flourish, I'll suggest
watch -n 1 'date | cowsay'
tysm