watchexec-simple is a simpler alternative for the existing watchexec project. It doesn't implement nearly
all the features that the full watchexec project provides. However, it provides the core functionality in a codebase
that is much smaller (at last count, 5%). It is built on the same notify library, itself built by the same authors as watchexec.
watchexec-simple installs to the same binary name as the watchexec project.
Here is a simple example of using watchexec-simple:
watchexec -- cargo run
watchexecWhen possible, watchexec-simple relies on the same option names as watchexec. The key differences are:
watchexec-simple, positional arguments are watched paths, and -- is required and used to separate the command. For watchexec, positional
arguments are the command, and each path requires a -w to be passed in. For example:```bash
watchexec src/ data/ .env -- cargo run
watchexec -w src/ -w data/ -w .env cargo run ```
watchexec-simple restarts the process, even if it is actively running. For watchexec, the user is required to pass the -r option. Example:```bash
watchexec -- cargo run
watchexec -r cargo run ```
watchexec-simple does not run the command in a shell. If you want a shell,
use something like: watchexec -- /bin/bash -c 'command'. By default,
watchexec runs all commands in a shell.Not currently published to cargo. Git clone it and then install from local.
git clone https://github.com/kurtbuilds/watchexec-simple
cd watchexec-simple
cargo install --path .