Continuous testing helper / file watcher, similar in design to this Python version, rewritten in Go for ease of installation and performance.
Install Go using your OS'es package manager. Then,
go install github.com/eigenhombre/conttest@latest
When conttest is run in a directory, its argument will be run once, then each time a file in that directory is saved.
# Simple command: no quotes needed:
$ conttest ./build.sh
# Add quotes to pass arguments to the target command...
$ conttest "make -n"
# ... or to run compound commands or pipes:
$ conttest 'make && make install && myprog | grep -i error'
$ conttest 'go test && say "OK" || say "FAIL"'
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