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Date:      Tue, 20 Apr 1999 13:27:34 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Peter Brezny <pbrezny@purplecat.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: watch mailq
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9904201326570.1514-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <000001be8933$0c2a78c0$c802040a@latitude.cyber1.net>

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On Sat, 17 Apr 1999, Peter Brezny wrote:

> is there a way to get free bsd to display the mail q information similar to
> a linux box?
> 
> when i type watch mailq on my freebsd 2.2.8 machine, it says.
> 
> 
> watch: fatal: cannot open snoop device
> 
> thanks for the help.

FreeBSD does not have a 'watch' command like Linux.  Use a short shell
script.

while (1) do
   $*
   sleep 2
done



Doug White                               
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