https://github.com/clibs/entr

A utility for running arbitrary commands when files change. Uses kqueue(2) or inotify(7) to avoid polling. entr responds to file system events by executing command line arguments or by writing to a FIFO. entr was written to provide to make rapid feedback and automated testing natural and completely ordinary.
https://github.com/clibs/entr

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A utility for running arbitrary commands when files change. Uses kqueue(2) or inotify(7) to avoid polling. entr responds to file system events by executing command line arguments or by writing to a FIFO. entr was written to provide to make rapid feedback and automated testing natural and completely ordinary.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/clibs/entr
• Owner: clibs
• License: other
• Created: 2014-07-07T20:55:47.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-10-04T13:51:56.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-07-31T17:15:41.236Z (4 months ago)
• Language: C
• Size: 1.09 MB
• Stars: 599
• Watchers: 11
• Forks: 16
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
**WARNING:** This is a (possibly outdated and/or unmaintained) fork of https://github.com/eradman/entr . If you want to install entr, go to the [the original repository](https://github.com/eradman/entr) to get the latest release. Likewise, to file an issue or a pull request, head over to the [the original repository](https://github.com/eradman/entr).

Event Notify Test Runner

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A utility for running arbitrary commands when files change. Uses kqueue(2) or

inotify(7) to avoid polling.  `entr` was written to facilitate rapid feedback

on the command line.

Source Installation - BSD, Mac OS, and Linux

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    ./configure

    make test

    make install

To see available build options run `./configure -h`

Docker and WSL

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Incomplete inotify support on _Windows Subsystem for Linux_ and _Docker for Mac_

may cause `entr` to respond incorrectly. Setting the environment variable

`ENTR_INOTIFY_WORKAROUND` enables `entr` to operate in these environments.

Linux Features

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Symlinks can be monitored for changes by setting the environment variable

`ENTR_INOTIFY_SYMLINK`.

Man Page Examples

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Rebuild a project if source files change, limiting output to the first 20 lines:

    $ find src/ | entr -s 'make | head -n 20'

Launch and auto-reload a node.js server:

    $ ls *.js | entr -r node app.js

Clear the screen and run a query after the SQL script is updated:

    $ echo my.sql | entr -cp psql -f /_

Rebuild project if a source file is modified or added to the src/ directory:

    $ while sleep 0.1; do ls src/*.rb | entr -d make; done

Auto-reload a web server, or terminate if the server exits

    $ ls * | entr -rz ./httpd

News

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A release history as well as features in the upcoming release are covered in the

[NEWS](NEWS) file.