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watchexec

Run arbitrary commands when files change. tldr-pages

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

watchexec ls -laIdentify

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

watchexec --exts js,css,html makeIdentify

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

watchexec --watch lib --watch src makeIdentify

Call/restart my_server when any file in the current directory changes, sending SIGKILL to stop the child process

watchexec --restart --stop-signal SIGKILL my_serverIdentify

Restart the execution of a command when any Java source file in the current directory changes, sending SIGKILL and only checking for updates every 10000 ms

watchexec --restart --stop-signal SIGKILL --poll 10000 --exts java commandIdentify

See also

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