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reflex

Tool to watch a directory and rerun a command when certain files change. More information: https://github.com/cespare/reflex.
  • Rebuild with make if any file changes:
    reflex make
  • Compile and run Go application if any .go file changes:
    reflex --regex='{{\.go$}}' {{go run .}}
  • Ignore a directory when watching for changes:
    reflex --inverse-regex='{{^dir/}}' {{command}}
  • Run command when reflex starts and restarts on file changes:
    reflex --start-service=true {{command}}
  • Substitute the filename that changed in:
    reflex -- echo {}

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