Command-line tool

re-flex

brew/re-flex

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Regex-centric, fast and flexible scanner generator for C++

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install re-flex

Linux

brew install re-flex

Rebuild with `make` if any file changes

reflex make

Compile and run Go application if any `.go` file changes

reflex -r '\.go$' go run .

Ignore a directory when watching for changes

reflex -G '^dir/' command

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