Thearas/zsh-watch

Command watch for zsh that supports alias and completion.

WATCH

Simple watch wrapper for zsh that supports alias and completion.

Usage

Just watch <command> <args> (press <Tab> to complete):

# Watch the pods
watch kubectl get pod -n kube-system

# Use alias
watch kgpn kube-system

# With watch flags
watch -c -n1 -d -t kgp

Installation

1. Install watch (macOS only).

   brew install watch

2. Add zsh-watch to the plugins array in your zshrc file.

   • Oh-My-Zsh

     git clone https://github.com/Thearas/zsh-watch ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-watch
     
     # In your ~/.zshrc
     plugins=(... zsh-watch)

   • Zinit

     # In your ~/.zshrc
     zinit light Thearas/zsh-watch

   • Zi

     # In your ~/.zshrc
     zi light Thearas/zsh-watch

   • Manual

     git clone https://github.com/Thearas/zsh-watch ~/path/to/zsh-watch
     
     # In your ~/.zshrc
     source ~/path/to/zsh-watch/zsh-watch.plugin.zsh

Use another watch command

Use viddy instead of watch:

# In your ~/.zshrc
export ZSH_WATCH=viddy
export ZSH_WATCH_FLAGS="-t -d -n1 --pty"