Runs a selected show command at a repeated interval.
| command | Specifies the command. Must be enclosed in double quotes. |
| difference | Shows the difference between successive iterations if numerical values have changed in the output. |
| count | Specifies the number of times to run the command. |
| count | Range is 1–4,294,967,295. The default is 3. |
| interval | Specifies the time between command iterations. |
| interval | The interval in seconds. Range is 1–4,294,967,295. The default is 5. |
The count default is 3.
The interval defalut is 5.
This command runs the integrated Python script watch.py to run the specified show command periodically and display the output accordingly. In the script, CLI paging is disabled so that user input is not needed, and CLI refreshing is disabled so that the keyword no-refresh is not needed in auto-refreshing commands.
The following example runs the show ports command for port 11 runs 15 times with an interval of 30 seconds:
# watch "show ports 11 statistics port-number no-refresh" count 15 interval 30
Port Link Tx Pkt Tx Byte Rx Pkt Rx Byte Rx Pkt Rx Pkt Tx Pkt Tx Pkt
State Count Count Count Count Bcast Mcast Bcast Mcast
========= ===== =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== ===========
11 A 206845 30061110 205326 30939540 0 163381 0 163483
========= ===== =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== ===========
> in Port indicates Port Display Name truncated past 8 characters
> in Count indicates value exceeds column width. Use 'wide' option or '0' to clear.
Link State: A-Active, R-Ready, NP-Port Not Present, L-Loopback
Port Link Tx Pkt Tx Byte Rx Pkt Rx Byte Rx Pkt Rx Pkt Tx Pkt Tx Pkt
State Count Count Count Count Bcast Mcast Bcast Mcast
========= ===== =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== ===========
11 A 206845 30061110 205327 30939662 0 163382 0 163483
========= ===== =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== ===========
> in Port indicates Port Display Name truncated past 8 characters
> in Count indicates value exceeds column width. Use 'wide' option or '0' to clear.
Link State: A-Active, R-Ready, NP-Port Not Present, L-Loopback
Port Link Tx Pkt Tx Byte Rx Pkt Rx Byte Rx Pkt Rx Pkt Tx Pkt Tx Pkt
State Count Count Count Count Bcast Mcast Bcast Mcast
========= ===== =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== ===========
11 A 206847 30061402 205328 30939832 0 163383 0 163485
========= ===== =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== ===========
> in Port indicates Port Display Name truncated past 8 characters
> in Count indicates value exceeds column width. Use 'wide' option or '0' to clear.
Link State: A-Active, R-Ready, NP-Port Not Present, L-Loopback
This command was first available in ExtremeXOS 31.2.
This command is available on ExtremeSwitching 5320, 5420, 5520, and 5720 series switches.