tldr/pages/common/fswatch.md

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# fswatch
> A cross-platform file change monitor.
- Run a bash command on file creation, update or deletion:
`fswatch {{path/to/file}} | xargs -n 1 {{bash_command}}`
- Watch one or more files and/or directories:
`fswatch {{path/to/file}} {{path/to/directory}} {{path/to/another_directory/**/*.js}} | xargs -n 1 {{bash_command}}`
- Print the absolute paths of the changed files:
`fswatch {{path/to/directory}} | xargs -n 1 -I {} echo {}`
- Filter by event type, eg. Updated, Deleted or Created:
`fswatch --event {{Updated}} {{path/to/directory}} | xargs -n 1 {{bash_command}}`