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VPP1704:

#show run and clean counter every 2 secs
watch "sudo $SFLAG $BINS/vppctl -p `vppprefix` show run && sudo $SFLAG $BINS/vppctl -p `vppprefix` clear run"

#show interfaces and clean counters every 10 secs
watch -n 10 "sudo $SFLAG $BINS/vppctl -p `vppprefix` show int && sudo $SFLAG $BINS/vppctl -p `vppprefix` clear interfaces"

#show Hardware and clean counters every 10 secs
watch -n 10 "sudo $SFLAG $BINS/vppctl -p `vppprefix` show hardware && sudo $SFLAG $BINS/vppctl -p `vppprefix` clear hardware-interfaces"

VPP1710

#show interfaces and clean counters every 10 secs
watch -n 10 "sudo -E $BINS/vppctl -s /tmp/cli.sock show int && sudo -E $BINS/vppctl -s /tmp/cli.sock clear interfaces"

#show Hardware and underline differences between updates
watch -d  "sudo -E $BINS/vppctl -s /tmp/cli.sock show hardware"

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