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watchexec

Run arbitrary commands when files change. More information: https://github.com/watchexec/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 --exts {{js,css,html}} make
  • Run make when any file in the lib or src directory changes:
    watchexec --watch {{lib}} --watch {{src}} {{make}}
  • 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_server}}

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