Restart a process when a path changes (no longer updated)

restart-on-changes -x .git go run main.go

This restarts a process every time a file under a certain path is changed. It's useful for workflows where a long running process needs to be

Requirements

This only works on macOS.

Options

-x GLOB and --exclude GLOB

Patterns to match files and directories to exclude.

• -x .git match .git the current directory.
• -x '**/.DS_store' matches .DS_store in the current directory and any directories below it.

You may include this option multiple times to exclude multiple patterns. For example:

restart-on-changes -x .git -x '**/*.o' -x myapp 'make && build/myapp'

--no-shell

By default the command is passed through bash. You can disable that by specifying --no-shell.

$ restart-on-changes echo first '&&' echo conditional
first
conditional
$ restart-on-changes --no-shell echo first '&&' echo conditional
first && echo conditional

-p PATH and --path PATH

The path to watch for changes. Defaults to the current directory, i.e. ..

Any changes under that path (except exclusions) will cause the process to restart.