chokidar-cmd
Command-line wrapper for Chokidar. Run shell command when file or file's in a directory are changed.
Installation
Install globally npm install -g chokidar-cmd or as a project dependency npm install chokidar-cmd.
CLI usage
Usage: chokidar-cmd -c "command" -t file-or-dir-or-glob
Commands:
chokidar-cmd Watch directory or file for changes and run given command
Options:
--command, -c Command to run on file changes [string] [required]
--target, -t Target file path, directory and its contents or glob pattern to
watch. You can provide several targets using several target
flags. [array] [required]
--verbose, -v Show verbose output [boolean]
--quiet, -q Silence normal output from chokidar-cmd [boolean]
--initial Run command immediately after initial scan (when chokidar is
ready) [boolean]
--all Run command on all file events and not just on changes[boolean]
--help, -h Show help [boolean]
--version Show version number [boolean]
Examples:
chokidar-cmd -c "npm run less" -t src/ Run less build on changes to styles
chokidar-cmd -c "npm run less" -t src/ Run less build on changes to either
-t vendor/ styles directory
chokidar-cmd -c 'jshint $FILENAME' -t '**/*.js' Run jshint every time a js file changes on osx/linux.
chokidar-cmd -c "jshint %FILENAME%" -t "**/*.js" Run jshint every time a js file changes on windows.
npm run usage
Use it directly from your package.json for watching without task runners and without installing globally!
{
"devDependencies": {
"chokidar-cmd": "^1.0.0"
},
"scripts": {
"less": "lessc src/styles.less public/styles.css",
"watch:less": "chokidar-cmd -c \"npm run less\" -t src/styles.less"
}
}$ npm run watch:less
Changelog
See Releases.