Command-line tool

watchexec

brew/watchexec

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Execute commands when watched files change rust developer-tools command-line file-watchers

At a glance

Windows

winget install --id watchexec.watchexec -e
scoop install watchexec

macOS

brew install watchexec

Linux

brew install watchexec

Call `ls -la` when any file in the current directory changes

watchexec ls -la

Run `make` when any JavaScript, CSS, and HTML file in the current directory changes

watchexec -e js,css,html make

Run `make` when any file in the `lib` or `src` directory changes

watchexec -w lib -w src make

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