---
name: "bwatch"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "barry-util"
version: "0.18.3-5"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bwatch"
---

# bwatch(1)

program to view live updates of screenshots from a BlackBerry(TM) handheld

## NAME

**bwatch** - program to view live updates of screenshots from a BlackBerry(TM) handheld

## SYNOPSIS

**bwatch** \[-d delay\]\[-h\]\[-p pin\]\[-P password\]\[-v\]

## DESCRIPTION

**bwatch** is a program that takes screenshots of a given device at regular intervals, and displays those screenshots on the screen, using the SDL library.

## OPTIONS

- **-d delay**

  The delay interval between screen updates, in milliseconds.  Default is 500.

- **-p pin**

  PIN of device to talk with.  Only needed if you have more than one Blackberry connected at once.

- **-P password**

  Simplistic method to specify device password.  In a real application, this would be done using a more secure prompt.

- **-v**

  Dump verbose protocol data during operation.

- **-h, --help**

  Show summary of options.

## AUTHOR

**bwatch** is part of the Barry project, and was originally written by Alberto Mattea.

## SEE ALSO

http://netdirect.ca/barry