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Enter a command. For example: mate dictionary, pueue pause.

watchexec

Run arbitrary commands when files change. More information: https://github.com/watchexec/watchexec.

• Call ls -la when any file in the current directory changes:
   
  watchexec -- {{ls -la}}
   
• Run make when any JavaScript, CSS and HTML files in the current directory change:
   
  watchexec --exts {{js,css,html}} make
   
• Run make when any file in the lib or src subdirectories change:
   
  watchexec --watch {{lib}} --watch {{src}} {{make}}
   
• Call/restart my_server when any file in the current directory change, sending SIGKILL to stop the child process:
   
  watchexec --restart --signal {{SIGKILL}} {{my_server}}