https://facebook.github.io/watchman/

Watches files and records, or triggers actions, when they change.
https://facebook.github.io/watchman/

Last synced: about 1 month ago
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Watches files and records, or triggers actions, when they change.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://facebook.github.io/watchman/
• Owner: facebook
• License: mit
• Created: 2012-11-29T23:35:52.000Z (over 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-05-19T16:34:51.000Z (about 1 month ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-20T12:58:31.503Z (about 1 month ago)
• Language: C++
• Homepage: https://facebook.github.io/watchman/
• Size: 30.2 MB
• Stars: 12,317
• Watchers: 265
• Forks: 981
• Open Issues: 208
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.markdown
  • License: LICENSE
  • Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

Lists

• awesome_burger - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-login-practica- - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• wall-of-awesomeness - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-cra-v2 - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs or crashes on macOS Sierra)
• awesomeAnswersReact - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-idea - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-react - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-project - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-answers-react-apr-2018 - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome_answers_react_sep_2017 - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-answers-react-apr-2017 - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-answers-react-client-jan-2017 - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-answers-react-june-2017 - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-answers-react-jan-2018 - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-answers-react-feb-2017 - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-answer-react-nov-2017 - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-answers-react-feb-2018 - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-answers-react-may-2018 - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-robofriends - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
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• awesome-answers-react - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-redux - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• react-awesome - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-p6docs - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-empty-react-project - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-reactc3-bulma - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• tooltip-awesome - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• styled-awesomeness - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-todo-app - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-ux - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-planner - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-react-router - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesomeblockchainapp - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• my-awesome-react-redux-blog - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-redux-form-egghead - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-note-taking-app - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-answers-react - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesometodo - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-form - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-react-app - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• myawesomeapp - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• super-awesome-chat-app-react - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-lab - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs or crashes on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-sweeps - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-playlists - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-react-app - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• react-awesome-pos - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• our-awesome-app - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesomegallery - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-counter - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-editor - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• my-awesome-test-repo - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• myawesomeapp - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• codecore-awesome_answers_react - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-web - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesomedribble - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-dashboard - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-react-app - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-burger-app - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-idea-box - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• style-awesome - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)
• awesome-chat - Watchman - react-app#713](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/713). (Troubleshooting / `npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra)

README

        


 

 
Watchman

 
A file watching service.



## Purpose

Watchman exists to watch files and record when they actually change. It can

also trigger actions (such as rebuilding assets) when matching files change.

## Documentation

Head on over to https://facebook.github.io/watchman/

## License

Watchman is made available under the terms of the MIT License. See the

LICENSE file that accompanies this distribution for the full text of the

license.

## Support

Watchman is primarily maintained by the source control team at Meta Platforms, Inc. We support:

* Windows and macOS builds

* Linux builds on recent Ubuntu and Fedora releases

* Watchman's [compatibility commitment](https://facebook.github.io/watchman/docs/compatibility.html)

* Python, Rust, and JavaScript clients

Support for additional operating systems, release packaging, and language bindings is community-maintained:

* Homebrew

* FreeBSD

* Solaris

Please submit a [GitHub issue](https://github.com/facebook/watchman/issues/) to report any troubles.

## Contributing

Please see the [contributing guide](https://facebook.github.io/watchman/docs/contributing).