reflex – run a command when files change

reflex is a small tool to watch a directory and rerun a command when certain files change. It’s great for automatically running compile/lint/test tasks and for reloading your application when the code changes.

The flags change what changes cause the command to be rerun and other behavior.

You can specify files to match using either shell glob patterns (-g) or regular expressions (-r). If you don’t specify either, reflex will run your command after any file changes. (Reflex ignores some common editor and version control files).

This is free and open source software.

Website: github.com/cespare/reflex
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Developer: Caleb Spare
License: MIT License

reflex is written in Go. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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