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ampe0

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Registered: 2014-10-23

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[SOLVED] watch: command not found

Here is something I've never encountered before, the watch command cannot be found, this is a relatively new installation and I must have left something out. is it part of a package bundle because I can't find it as an independent package in the repositories. Thanks.

Last edited by ampe0 (2015-07-21 20:35:21)

Slithery

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From: Norfolk, UK

Registered: 2013-12-01

Posts: 5,776

Re: [SOLVED] watch: command not found

slithery@blue:~ pkgfile /usr/bin/watch
core/procps-ng

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No, it didn't "fix" anything. It just shifted the brokeness one space to the right. - jasonwryan
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ampe0

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Registered: 2014-10-23

Posts: 6

Re: [SOLVED] watch: command not found

slithery@blue:~ pkgfile /usr/bin/watch
core/procps-ng

That's it, thanks.

Slithery

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Re: [SOLVED] watch: command not found

Don't forget to mark your post as solved, also you may want to set up the pkgfile 'command not found hook' to avoid this issue in the future.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pk … _not_found

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No, it didn't "fix" anything. It just shifted the brokeness one space to the right. - jasonwryan
Closing -- for deletion; Banning -- for muppetry. - jasonwryan

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karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

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Re: [SOLVED] watch: command not found

How did you install Arch? procps-ng is part of the base group and both wiki guides recommended to install it:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/In … e_packages
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Be … ase_system

Edit:

slithery@blue:~ pkgfile /usr/bin/watch
core/procps-ng

Or use the '-b' switch:

$ pkgfile -b watch
core/procps-ng

Last edited by karol (2015-07-21 20:05:23)

ampe0

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Registered: 2014-10-23

Posts: 6

Re: [SOLVED] watch: command not found

Don't forget to mark your post as solved, also you may want to set up the pkgfile 'command not found hook' to avoid this issue in the future.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pk … _not_found

Nice, thank you.

How did you install Arch? procps-ng is part of the base group and both wiki guides recommended to install it:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/In … e_packages
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Be … ase_system

I got selective instead of installing all by default. Lesson learned.