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@@ -6,4 +6,6 @@ command when this occurs.
 Examples:
 
     watch ./gen fic1 fic2 dir1
-    watch "echo 'This file changed:' " dir1 dir2
+
+This will watch for changes on `fic1`, `fic2` and any file in the tree `dir1`.
+If `dir1/foo` changes, `./gen dir1/foo` is executed.