watchexec

CLI

Executes commands in response to file modifications.

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Installation

Homebrewbrew install watchexec

Cargocargo install watchexec-cli

Apache-2.0

Re-run commands automatically when files change

When to use

Auto-restarting dev servers or rebuilding on file save

Examples

Restart server on file change🟢 97% success

watchexec -r -- node server.js

Run build on TypeScript change🟢 96% success

watchexec -e ts -- pnpm build

Watch specific directory only🟢 97% success

watchexec -w src/ -- pnpm test