#!/usr/bin/env bash # # Imitate watch from linux set -euo pipefail IFS=$'\n\t' DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )" ############## Setup ######################### function cleanup { switch_to_main_screen } for sig in EXIT INT QUIT HUP TERM; do trap "set +e; cleanup; exit" "$sig" done ############## Program ######################### function main { switch_to_alt_screen while true; do local output=$("$@") clear cat <<<"$output" sleep 2 done } function switch_to_alt_screen { # tput smcup echo -e "\e[?1049h" clear } function switch_to_main_screen { # tput rmcup echo -e "\e[?1049l" } main "$@"