it2 variable monitor

Monitor variable changes in real-time

Synopsis

it2 variable monitor <scope> <name> [identifier] [flags]

Description

Monitor a variable for changes and display updates in real-time.

Scopes:
app - Application-wide variables
session - Session-specific variables (requires session-id)
tab - Tab-specific variables (requires tab-id)
window - Window-specific variables (requires window-id)

The monitor will continue running until interrupted with Ctrl+C.

Examples:
it2 variable monitor app user.my_var
it2 variable monitor session user.session_var
it2 variable monitor tab user.tab_var
it2 variable monitor window user.window_var

Options

--initial-value (default true)

Show initial value before monitoring

--timestamps (default true)

Show timestamps for changes

Options inherited from parent commands

--format (default "text")

Output format (text, json, yaml) - affects how command results are displayed

--timeout

Timeout for API operations - how long to wait for iTerm2 to respond

--url

WebSocket URL for iTerm2 API - typically ws://localhost:1912 for local iTerm2

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