According to John G. Heim: # watch -tn1 date +'%S' This works for the most part, but I found that it skipped a second while running. The manpage for watch indicates that it can take 0.1 second intervals, which was more accurate according to my testing. watch -tn0.1 date +'%S' worked a bit better here, and didn't chatter like I thought it would. Hope this helps. ~Kyle http://kyle.tk/ -- "Kyle? ... She calls her cake, Kyle?" Out of This World, season 2 episode 21 - "The Amazing Evie"