entr VS dotfiles

Compare entr vs dotfiles and see what are their differences.

entr

A utility for running arbitrary commands when files change. Uses kqueue(2) or inotify(7) to avoid polling. entr responds to file system events by executing command line arguments or by writing to a FIFO. entr was written to provide to make rapid feedback and automated testing natural and completely ordinary. (by clibs)
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:octocat: Tim does dotfiles (by timvisee)
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entr dotfiles
5 3
593 21
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5.6 7.3
7 months ago 3 months ago
C Vim Script
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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entr

Posts with mentions or reviews of entr. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-10-05.

dotfiles

Posts with mentions or reviews of dotfiles. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-10-05.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing entr and dotfiles you can also consider the following projects:

watchman - Watches files and records, or triggers actions, when they change.

better-escape.vim - A Vim/Neovim plugin for escaping insert mode without lagging.

watchexec - Executes commands in response to file modifications

vim-quick-replace - A quick find/replace plugin for Vim.

fswatch - A cross-platform file change monitor with multiple backends: Apple OS X File System Events, *BSD kqueue, Solaris/Illumos File Events Notification, Linux inotify, Microsoft Windows and a stat()-based backend.

watcher - Filesystem watcher. Works anywhere. Simple, efficient and friendly.

watchdog - Python library and shell utilities to monitor filesystem events.

WatchMod - Watch for modifications to trigger actions. Useful for compiling Go templates, Sass, Typescript, and more.

reflex - Run a command when files change

fwe - File Watch Execute

pikepdf - A Python library for reading and writing PDF, powered by QPDF

vim-unimpaired - unimpaired.vim: Pairs of handy bracket mappings

entr vs watchman dotfiles vs better-escape.vim entr vs watchexec dotfiles vs vim-quick-replace entr vs fswatch dotfiles vs watcher entr vs watchdog dotfiles vs WatchMod entr vs reflex dotfiles vs fwe entr vs pikepdf dotfiles vs vim-unimpaired