How to wrap output of watch command?

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                          Consider the following command:

    watch -d "ps -ef | grep java"

It gives following output:

    kshitiz  11369 11285  0 Oct13 ?        00:06:02 /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0_40/jre/bin/java -Djava.awt.headless=true -Didea.version==14.1.2 -Xmx512m -Dfile.e

The output beyond -Dfile.e is truncated or flows off screen. How can I scroll to see the output or word wrap it?

Using fold without watch:

Using fold with watch:

Asked by Kshitiz Sharma (9105 rep)

Oct 14, 2015, 06:59 AM
Last activity: Dec 6, 2018, 05:30 PM

How to wrap output of watch command?

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