watcher VS entr

Compare watcher vs entr 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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watcher entr
16 5
628 593
- 0.8%
9.5 5.6
14 days ago 7 months ago
C++ C
MIT License GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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watcher

Posts with mentions or reviews of watcher. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-10-18.

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.

What are some alternatives?

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

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

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

watchexec - Executes commands in response to file modifications

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.

fwe - File Watch Execute

reflex - Run a command when files change

Zork - Project manager and builder automation tool for modern C++ projects

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