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+tickwatch
+=========
+
+CLI usage
+---------
+
+```help
+tickwatch: A monitoring and visualization tool
+
+Usage: tickwatch [OPTIONS]
+
+Monitor options:
+  --ping=HOST         Monitor ping latency to specified IP or hostname
+                      Prefix hostname with 4/ or 6/ to force IP version
+  --value=PATH        Monitor a sysfs file's value
+  --change=PATH       Monitor changes in a sysfs file's value
+
+Display options:
+  --scale=CHOICE      Set scaling method for values
+                      Choices: log2 (default), log10, ln, linear
+  --symbols=CHOICE    Set output symbol set
+                      Choices: unicode (default), numeric
+  --min=VALUE         Set minimum value for scaling (default: 0)
+  --max=VALUE         Set maximum value for scaling (default: 1000)
+
+Other options:
+  --help, -h          Display this help message
+  --version, -v       Display the version
+
+Examples:
+  tickwatch --ping=6/euxane.net
+
+  tickwatch --scale=linear --max=50000 \
+    --value=/sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp
+
+  tickwatch --max=100000 \
+    --change=/sys/class/net/eth0/statistics/rx_packets
+```
+
+
+Development commands
+--------------------
+
+* Enter the development shell: `nix develop`
+* Run tests in loop: `watchexec -cclear -r nim r -d:test main.nim`
+* Build executable: `nim c -d:release main.nim`
+
+
+Copyright and Licence
+---------------------
+
+Copyright 2024 Euxane TRAN-GIRARD.
+
+This code is published under the terms of the European Union Public Licence,
+version 1.2. See `licence.txt`.
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