https://github.com/marcusbuffett/simplewatch

An extremely simple file watcher, run a command when file is modified
https://github.com/marcusbuffett/simplewatch

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An extremely simple file watcher, run a command when file is modified

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/marcusbuffett/simplewatch
• Owner: marcusbuffett
• Created: 2015-03-23T18:35:42.000Z (almost 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2015-03-23T20:26:55.000Z (almost 10 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-01T13:08:27.718Z (8 months ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 129 KB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# simpleWatch

An extremely simple file watcher, run a command when a file or directory is modified

##Usage

Usage is straight-forward and quick.

Execute a binary file whenever it is changed : 

    swatch "./theFile" theFile

Restart your node server when app.js is changed :

    swatch "node app.js" app.js

Run make when a file is changed :

    swatch "make" someFile.cpp

You can specify more than one file :

    swatch "echo something happened" file1.cpp file2.py file3.hs file4.js file5.c etc.etc

Or use glob patterns :

    swatch "clear; ./fizzBuzz 32" *.cpp

Or directories :

    swatch "echo current directory modified" .

    

##Installation

Installation is easy,  run the following command and simpleWatch will be installed on your system :

    pip install simpleWatch

Note : simpleWatch was written in Python3, will not work for 2.x