Bash Watch Command

watch.command.sh

# execute commands at a specified interval of seconds
function watch.command {
  # USAGE: watch.commands [seconds] [commands...]
  # EXAMPLE: watch.command 5 date
  # EXAMPLE: watch.command 5 date echo 'ls -l' echo 'ps | grep "kubectl\\\|node\\\|npm\\\|puma"'
  # EXAMPLE: watch.command 5 'date; echo; ls -l; echo; ps | grep "kubectl\\\|node\\\|npm\\\|puma"' echo date 'echo; ls -1'
  local cmds=()
  for arg in "${@:2}"; do
    echo $arg | sed 's/; /;/g' | tr \; \\n | while read cmd; do
      cmds+=($cmd)
    done
  done
  while true; do
    clear
    for cmd in $cmds; do
      eval $cmd
    done
    sleep $1
  done
}