watchexec
brew install watchexec
v2.5.1
Apache-2.0
Execute commands when watched files change
679
30-day installs · #1541
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90-day · #1345
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365-day · #1487
Build dependencies
Links
- https://watchexec.github.io/
- Brew formula source: Formula/w/watchexec.rb
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