Executes commands in response to file modifications
Software development often involves running the same commands over and over. Boring! watchexec is a simple, standalone tool that watches a path and runs a command whenever it detects modifications. Example use cases: automatically run unit tests, run linters/syntax checkers, rebuild artifacts
Software development often involves running the same commands over and over. Boring! watchexec is a simple, standalone tool that watches a path and runs a command whenever it detects modifications. Example use cases: automatically run unit tests, run linters/syntax checkers, rebuild artifacts
To install watchexec, run the following command in macOS terminal (Applications->Utilities->Terminal)
sudo port install watchexec
To see what files were installed by watchexec, run:
port contents watchexec
To later upgrade watchexec, run:
sudo port selfupdate && sudo port upgrade watchexec
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