Keep an eye on

Keep an eye on a folder, folders, a file or files and run a command when anything changes.

Help

Usage: kaeo [OPTIONS] <COMMAND> <PATH>...

Arguments:
  <COMMAND>     Command to run when a file or folder changes
                Use {} to include the path in the command
                Use % to include all specified paths as separate arguments
                Use %% to include all specified paths as one argument
  <PATH>...     Paths to watch for changes

Options:
  -r, --recursive  Run command on the file that changed and not the parent (works with {} placeholder)
  -h, --help       Print help
  -V, --version    Print version

Usage

What command runs when src/main.rs changes ?

• No path : kaeo "du -hs" src/ Cargo.toml
  • du -hs
• One path : kaeo "du -hs {}" src/ Cargo.toml
  • du -hs src/
• One path, recursive : kaeo -r "du -hs {}" src/ Cargo.toml
  • du -hs src/main.rs
• All paths : kaeo "du -hs %" src/ Cargo.toml
  • du -hs src/ Cargo.toml
• All paths as one argument : kaeo "du -hs %%" src/ Cargo.toml
  • du -hs "src/ Cargo.toml"

Notes

No need to add quotes around the path ({}), the path is added as a unique argument, even if it contains spaces.