#Filewatcher windows install#
#Filewatcher windows windows#

To detect if a file is updated, added or deleted: FileWatcher. Watch an absolute directory: FileWatcher.new('/tmp/foo').watch do |filename| Watch files and dirs in the given directory - and not in subdirectories: FileWatcher.new('lib/*').watch do |filename| Notice that the previous is equivalent to the following: FileWatcher.new('lib/**/*').watch do |filename| Watch a single directory, for changes in all files and subdirectories: FileWatcher.new('lib/').watch do |filename| watch do | filename | puts ' Changed ' + filename end Watch a list of files and directories: require ' filewatcher ' FileWatcher. exclude, -x : Exclude file(s) matching (default: '') include, -n : Include files (default: *) exec, -e: Execute file as a script when file is updated interval, -i : Interval in seconds to scan filesystem. Other command line options: -version, -v: Print version and exit spinner, -s: Display an animated spinner while scanning dontwait, -d: Run the command before any filesystem updates restart, -r: Run command in separate fork and kill it on filesystem updates Useful command line options: -list, -l: Print name of matching files on startup RELATIVE_FILENAME Same as FILENAME but starts with './'ĮVENT Event type. Node whenever a javascript file is updated: $ filewatcher *.js 'node $FILENAME'Įnvironment variables available from the command string: BASENAME File basename. On unix like systems the command has to be enclosed in single quotes. The environment variable $FILENAME is available in the shell command argument. To start a webserver and have it automatically restart when html files are updated: $ filewatcher -restart -dontwait '**/*.html' 'python -m SimpleHTTPServer' The -dontwait option starts the command on startup without waiting for filesystem updates. To not wait for tests to finish: $ filewatcher -restart '**/*.rb' 'rake test' This option often makes filewatcher faster in general. Can be used to restart locally running webservers on updates, or kill long running tests and restart on updates. The -restart option kills the command if it's still running when a filesystem change happens. Watch the 'src' and 'test' folders recursively, and run test when theįilesystem gets updated: $ filewatcher 'src test' 'ruby test/test_suite.rb' When a file is beeing updated by using the -list/-l option: $ filewatcher -l '**/*.css' 'echo file: $FILENAME'

Print a list of all files matching *.css first and then output the filename Python, ruby, perl, php, javascript or awk script.

Works with files with file extensions that looks like a Try to run the updated file as a script when it is updated by using the In Linux/OSX: > filewatcher '**/*.js' 'node $FILENAME'

To watch all javascript files in subdirectories in Windows: > filewatcher '**/*.js' 'node %FILENAME%' This will make filewatcher look for files in Place filenames or filenames in quotes to use ruby filename globbing instead In Linux/OSX: $ filewatcher *.js 'node $FILENAME'

Powershell: > filewatcher *.js 'node %FILENAME%'

#Filewatcher windows windows#

Run any javascript in the current directory when it is updated in Windows Run the echo command when the file myfile is changed: $ filewatcher 'myfile' 'echo 'myfile has changed'' Shell command: shell command to execute when a file is changed

#Filewatcher windows install#

Needs Ruby and Rubygems: $ gem install filewatcherįilewatcher scans the filesystem and execute shell commands when files are In Windows: > filewatcher '**/*.js' 'jshint %FILENAME%' Linux/OSX: $ filewatcher '**/*.js' 'jshint $FILENAME' When running filewatcher from the command line, you specify which files to monitor and what action to perform on updates.įor example to search recursively for javascript files and run jshint when a file is updated, added, renamed or deleted: Monitors changes in the filesystem by polling. No dependencies or platform specific code. Lightweight filewatcher weighing less than 200 LoC.