Command-line tool

ghcid

brew/ghcid

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Very low feature GHCi based IDE

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install ghcid

Linux

brew install ghcid

Start `ghcid` and monitor a Haskell file for changes

ghcid path/to/Main.hs

Start `ghcid` with a specific command, such as loading a Stack or Cabal project

ghcid --command "stack ghci Main.hs"

Run an action (default `main`) on each file save

ghcid --run=action path/to/Main.hs

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