Watchexec
Run commands when files change
Watchexec is a command-line tool that watches a directory for changes and runs a specified command in response, useful for live-reloading and automation. It runs locally as a single binary.
Key features
- Runs commands on file change
- Cross-platform
- Ignore-file aware
- Single binary
Strengths
- Released under the Apache-2.0 license
- Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
- Mature project with 7.1k GitHub stars
- Written in Rust
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