watcher – watch files in a directory for changes

watcher watches all the files present in the directory it is run from of the directory that is specified while running it and whenever a file is changed or a file is created/deleted from the directory, it runs the command specified while running it or a default command that it recognizes from the contents of the current directory.

This is free and open source software.

Features include:

• Choose which directory to watch for file changes.
• Specify amount of time to wait before running the command after a file change occurs.
• List the files that are being watched.
• Choose whether to run the command on startup.
• Set the maximum number of files that can be watched.
• Supports never ending processes such as dev servers as the command.
• Have a default ignore list.
• Press keys for force refreshing even when file change is not detected.
• Automatically recognize commands for popular project structure.

Website: github.com/sethigeet/watcher
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Developer: Geet Sethi
License: Apache License 2.0

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

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