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-.\"
-.\" @(#)watch.8 1.1 (FreeBSD) 2/17/95
-.\"
-.Dd February 17, 1995
-.Dt WATCH 8
-.Os
-.Sh NAME
-.Nm watch
-.Nd snoop on another tty line
-.Sh SYNOPSYS
-.Nm watch
-.Op Fl ciot
-.Ar tty
-.\" watch [-ciot] [<tty name>]
-.Sh DESCRIPTION
-.Nm Watch
-allows the superuser to examine all data coming through a specified tty.
-.Nm Watch
-writes to standard output.
-.Pp
-The options are as follows:
-.Bl -tag -width "-l nul "
-.It Fl c
-Reconnect on close. If the tty observed by
-.Nm watch
-is closed, automatically reattach to the same tty.
-If this option is not specified,
-.Nm watch
-will request a new tty if running in interactive mode or exit if running
-without a controlling tty.
-.It Fl i
-Force interactive mode.
-Interactive mode is a default if
-.Nm watch
-is started from a tty.
-If output is redirected to a file, interactive mode can still be requested
-by specifying this option.
-.It Fl o
-Reconnect on overflow.
-The behaviour of
-.Nm watch
-if the observed tty overflows is similar to the behavior if the observed tty
-is closed.
-For more info see
-.Xr snp 4 .
-.It Fl t
-Print the date and time when observation of a given tty is started.
-.It Ar tty
-Tty may be specified as a remote pseudo tty device, a virtual console, or
-a serial line.
-Names may be preceded by "/dev/".
-.Sh OPERATION
-While running in interactive mode, all user input is discarded except for:
-.Pp
-.Bl -tag -width "XXXX" -compact
-.It Sy "<control-C>"
-Exit
-.Nm watch .
-.It Sy "<control-W>"
-Clear screen.
-.It Sy "<control-X>"
-Change attached tty.
-.Sh RESTRICTIONS
-Only the superuser can run
-.Nm watch .
-.Sh SEE ALSO
-.Xr snpl4 ,
-.Xr pty 4 ,
-.Xr sio 4 .
-.Sh BUGS
-No terminal emulation is performed.
-All user output is reproduced as-is.
-.Sh AUTHOR
-Ugen J.S. Antsilevich <ugen@NetVision.net.il>
-.Sh HISTORY
-.Nm Watch
-first appeared in FreeBSD 2.1