watchexec
Executes commands in response to file modifications (by watchexec)
nx
An AI-first build platform that connects everything from your editor to CI. Helping you deliver fast, without breaking things. (by nrwl)
watchexec | nx | |
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22 | 374 | |
6,148 | 26,282 | |
2.2% | 1.7% | |
9.0 | 10.0 | |
20 days ago | 6 days ago | |
Rust | TypeScript | |
Apache License 2.0 | MIT License |
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For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
watchexec
Posts with mentions or reviews of watchexec.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2025-07-08.
- Watchfiles: Simple, modern and fast file watching for Python, written in Rust
- Watchexec: Execute commands in response to file modifications
- Watchexec
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Watchexec ignore directory?
Hi, I am using Watchexec (https://github.com/watchexec/watchexec/releases) to monitor folder changes, but I want to exclude some folders. What parameter should I use to perform the route exclusions?
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How to automatically extract all zip files downloaded to certain directory?
Use https://github.com/watchexec/watchexec
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My first actual Rust program: Cloak, a simple app to search and watch directories to automatically hide files and directories
There's something similar to this called watchexec, which you can have a look at https://github.com/watchexec/watchexec
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Turbowatch – Extremely fast alternative to Nodemon
Or use watchexec which will do 95% of what you need and you're not tied to nodejs.
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What "nice-to-have" CLI tools do you know?
watchexec
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is there a plugin to run any file (.py .js .java etc.) and display the output?
I use watchexec to automatically run the code when saved, you should customise this to your liking.
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[Paid Bounty-$20 in Bitcoin!] Persistent - Watchfolder() dir, if files contains word "apple" in name, make file Read only.
OTOH PowerShell will not keep watching and is one of the requirements. In the past I've successfully used watchexecrepo and inotifywaitrepo.
nx
Posts with mentions or reviews of nx.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2025-06-05.
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GeoNetwork-ui custom applications made easy
For this exercice, we will create a Nx workspace, which helps scaffolding all your Angular setup. geonetwork-ui itself is a monorepo powered by Nx.
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Preparations for trunk-based development - 1st phase
Nx Documentation: Monorepos Made Easy
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Why I failed technical interview and how to tackle it?
Take Nx as an example. Head over to their Issues tab, pick a bug, and try to reproduce it. Then read through the code, understand the business logic, and make a fix. If you manage to create a successful pull request, congratulations—you just did the same thing professional developers do daily.
- File structure in Docmost, an open-source alternative to Confluence and Notion
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Frontend Monorepos: A Comprehensive Guide
Nx Documentation: https://nx.dev/ - Official documentation for the Nx build system.
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UmiJS: the Shaolin of web frameworks
🏗️ The Umi's plugin system and API is quite interesting. You can do a lot with that. The approach is quite common for dev tools and in this case resembles both Vite and Nx with their extensibility and community orientation. There's a huge ecosystem of plugins of all sorts, and you can always complement them with your own (which is quite important for sophisticated enterprise development). I'd assume you could build pretty decent metaframework mechanisms with this flexible approach. At least, as I mentioned already, you have a bunch of thoughtful building blocks for that.
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Building EczEase with Cutting-Edge Tech - Introduction
Nx is our choice for managing the project's monorepo structure. It provides powerful tools for scaling our development process, ensuring code reusability, and maintaining consistency across different parts of the application. With Nx, we can efficiently manage multiple projects within the EczEase ecosystem, from the main web application to potential mobile apps and backend services.
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Why I Swapped NX for Standalone Projects
Hello! I used to like NX a lot. It was a monorepo for all my projects—different brands and clients in one place. It worked well, but it didn’t suit me. Most of my projects are single Angular apps. So, I stopped using one big NX repo and made separate projects instead. Here’s why I prefer it.
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The Final (For Now) Setting for My Personal Blog as a Dev
The project is using Nx workspace + PNPM for package management
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Micro-Frontends: The Next Big Thing or Just Hype?
Then there’s the tooling. Micro-frontends aren’t as plug-and-play as a monolith yet. You’ll likely need custom build pipelines, deployment scripts, and a solid CI/CD setup. Tools like Nx can help here—its monorepo approach is a lifesaver for managing multiple micro-frontends in one cohesive workspace. Their micro-frontend guide is worth a peek if you’re curious.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing watchexec and nx you can also consider the following projects:
systemd-manager
nestjs-monorepo-microservices-proxy - Example of how to implement a Nestjs monorepo with no shared folder
fd - A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find'
turborepo - Incremental bundler and build system optimized for JavaScript and TypeScript, written in Rust – including Turborepo and Turbopack. [Moved to: https://github.com/vercel/turbo]
coreutils - Cross-platform Rust rewrite of the GNU coreutils
lerna - Lerna is a fast, modern build system for managing and publishing multiple JavaScript/TypeScript packages from the same repository.