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Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 09:20:14 -0600
From: Mark Paulus <mark DOT paulus AT mci DOT com>
Subject: Re: Trouble finding the package the command "watch" is in
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Generally you can find a certain file by going to the cygwin
website, and then selecting Setup Package Search under
the Software heading from the main menu on the left hand side.

In this particular case, watch is connected to many packages,
so from experience, I'll tell you that it is included with the 
procps package.

On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 11:10:47 -0400, John Petritis wrote:

>I am looking for the command named "watch"

>I am trying to find the package it is located in.
>I haven't had any luck finding it through various search strategies.
>My trouble is probably due to it being such a common word.
>So I have 2 questions?

>1) Which package do I need to install to get the "watch" command
>2) Is there some sort of way I can list what is in packages to find
>which package it is in?

>(I really don't want to have to download the source and grep through it)

>Thank You,

>John Petritis

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