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Question
What is the syntax for the filewatch utility?
Answer
filewatch -v | -u | -?
filewatch -c[ondition] condval -f[ilename] file_path -dea[dline] deadline
[-i[nterval] interval]
[-dat[abase] log_extension]
[-r[eturncode] rc]
[-t[race] trace level]
The arguments are not positional. You can use an abbreviated format for all the arguments. Generally you can truncate the arguments to any position following the first character, except for deadline and database that require at least three characters.
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