From e42ee9978af19453d482dd983aff23699a8baf5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mivirl <> Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 17:09:06 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] update README.md --- README.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ad6fde3..55436a4 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,9 +1,14 @@ # watchdiff +Alternative to [watch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watch_(command)) with +visual indication of what was added or removed every time a command was run. + Executes a program periodically and displays the output with colors indicating changes as a diff. Additions are marked in green, and deletions in red. Colors will fade after consecutive executions with the same output. +Similar to `watch -d`, but also displays the output that was overwritten. + ## Demo ![Demo GIF of watchdiff with cat and ps](git/?p=watchdiff.git;a=blob_plain;f=doc/watchdiff.gif;hb=HEAD) @@ -11,6 +16,7 @@ will fade after consecutive executions with the same output. ## Building and installing ```sh +make make install ``` -- 2.39.5