https://github.com/datvm/runonsave

A simple tool to run shell command(s) whenever a file/folder changes.
https://github.com/datvm/runonsave

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A simple tool to run shell command(s) whenever a file/folder changes.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/datvm/runonsave
• Owner: datvm
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-04-04T14:21:47.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2020-04-04T15:33:22.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-02-14T15:16:17.982Z (4 months ago)
• Language: C#
• Size: 12.7 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# RunOnSave

A simple .NET Core tool to run shell command(s) whenever a file/folder changes. I use this tool with IIS Express to have Live Reload for Cordova.

![Use for Live Reloading for Cordova](https://i.imgur.com/vQcBmIX.png)

# Installation

You will need to have at least [.NET Core 3.1](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download) installed.

![Install](https://i.imgur.com/SNPCiP5.png)

Install the tool globally (-g or --global) from [Nuget](https://www.nuget.org/packages/LukeVo.RunOnSave):

```dotnet tool install -g LukeVo.RunOnSave```

You can check if it's successfully installed by running:

```runonsave```

# Usage

Simply run from your shell with this syntax:

```runonsave   [ []]```

![Run](https://i.imgur.com/229SS8W.png)

For example

```runonsave .\ "echo Hello World" "cordova build browser"```

will print out `Hello World` and then run the build command of `Cordova` whenever the current folder is changed.

There can only be one execution at the same time. If there is file change during the execution, they will be ignored.

## Note about double quote " on Windows

On Windows, the commands are executed by calling `cmd /c `, therefore you may have trouble with the double quote. For example, if I run from PowerShell:

```runonsave .\ "`"D:\Some Path\script.bat`""```

The script receive the argument as the string `"D:\Some Path\script.bat"` and then when entered into `cmd /c` it becomes:

```cmd /c "D:\Some Path\script.bat"```

Which, in turn cause problem because the command is actually `D:\Some Path\script.bat` (`D:\Some` filename with `Path\script.bat` argument).

To solve it, please use double quote instead:

```runonsave .\ "`"`"D:\Some Path\script.bat`"`""```