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authorrebortg <github@ghlr.de>2019-04-07 21:33:40 +0200
committerrebortg <github@ghlr.de>2019-04-07 21:33:40 +0200
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@@ -229,7 +229,31 @@ To take a look on the network bandwith between two nodes, the ``monitor bandwidt
<h:h:h:h:h:h:h:h>
+Monitor command
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+The ``monitor command`` command allows you to repeatedly run a command to view a continuously refreshed output.
+The command is run and output every 2 seconds, allowing you to monitor the output continuously without having to re-run the command. This can be useful to follow routing adjacency formation.
+
+.. code-block:: sh
+
+ vyos@router:~$ monitor command "show interfaces"
+
+Will clear the screen and show you the output of ``show interfaces`` every 2 seconds.
+
+.. code-block:: sh
+
+ Every 2.0s: /opt/vyatta/bin/vyatta-op-cmd-wrapper s... Sun Mar 26 02:49:46 2019
+
+ Codes: S - State, L - Link, u - Up, D - Down, A - Admin Down
+ Interface IP Address S/L Description
+ --------- ---------- --- -----------
+ eth0 192.168.1.1/24 u/u
+ eth0.5 198.51.100.4/24 u/u WAN
+ lo 127.0.0.1/8 u/u
+ ::1/128
+ vti0 172.32.254.2/30 u/u
+ vti1 172.32.254.9/30 u/u
Clear Command
-------------