I made a UNIX-style program to run commands every time a file is updated!

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  • wf

    wf is a UNIX-style utility for running commands on file change

    • It seems like nobody in here has actually looked at OP's program which indeed uses the inotify API and is bascially a minimal working example.

  • entr

    Run arbitrary commands when files change

    • I've been using entr for that kind of task.

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  • inotify-tools

    inotify-tools is a C library and a set of command-line programs providing a simple interface to inotify.

    • I use inotfy-tools within a makefile to watch my source tex files and retrigger a recompile while manuscripting.

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