README.md

GlobWatch

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GlobWatch is a .NET Core file system watcher that runs commands on changes.

Command line help

Usage: globwatch [arguments] [options]

Arguments:
  command  The command to run.

Options:
  -i|--include      The glob pattern or glob patterns, separated by '|', for paths to watch. The default value is '**/*.*'
  -x|--exclude      The glob pattern or glob patterns, separated by '|', for paths to exclude from watching.
  -e|--events       The events to watch: c - created, m - modified, d - deleted, r - renamed. The default value is 'cmdr'.
  -d|--dir          The base directory to watch. The default default is the current directory.
  -w|--workdir      The work directory of the executed command. The default default is the directory where the changed occured.
  -ic|--ignorecase  Specifies that the search is case insensitive.

Placeholders %path, %pathBefore and %event are available inside your command argument.

Return values:
  0 - Execution aborted by user
  1 - Invalid arguments
  2 - Unexpected error

Examples:
  globwatch "cmd.exe /c echo %path"
  globwatch "minify %path" -i **/*.css|**/*.js -e cm -ic

GlobWatch as a .NET Core tool

Define the tool:

{

  "tools": {
    "GlobWatch": "1.0.1"
  }

}

Restore the project:

dotnet restore

Run the application:

dotnet globwatch ...

GlobWatch inside a .NET Core script

{

  "tools": {
    "GlobWatch": "1.0.1"
  },

  "scripts": {
    // Example: will echo modified *.cs files under Windows
    "echochanges": "dotnet globwatch cmd.exe /c echo %file -i **/*.cs -e m"
  }

}