How To Repeat A Command Every X Seconds On Linux | Linux Today

How To Repeat A Command Every X Seconds On Linux

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Dec 10, 2020

This article explains how to repeat a command every X seconds on Linux, in 2 ways: using watch, and using sleep in a while loop (with a way to avoid time drifting when using long-running commands).

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