Vscode does not automatically refresh after external file changes

[raodoudou321]

• VSCode Version: Code 1.9.1 (f9d0c68, 2017-02-09T00:26:45.394Z)
• OS Version: Windows_NT ia32 6.1.7600
• Extensions:

Extension	Author	Version
theme-onedark	azemoh	0.4.3
path-intellisense	christian-kohler	1.2.0
jquerysnippets	donjayamanne	0.0.1
vscode-html-css	ecmel	0.0.33
text-transform	florianloch	0.1.0
beautify	HookyQR	0.8.8
docthis	joelday	0.4.0
vscode-icon-rotation	krizzdewizz	1.0.3
vue	liuji-jim	0.1.5
vuehelper	oysun	0.1.0

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Steps to Reproduce:

1. I am in the outside editor on the VSCODE to open the file was modified, but VSCODE file does not carry out real-time refresh

[bpasero]

@raodoudou321 is this reproducible all the time? is this a file from a workspace you opened or outside?

[raodoudou321]

@bpasero
All files.
I am using ECLIPSE to modify the file, but VSCODE does not have real-time refresh (using other editors to modify VSCODE and no real-time refresh).

[bpasero]

Please see if you can find any logged output that could help us find the source of the issue:

• run code --verbose from the command line and attach the output
• in Code select Help | Toggle Developer Tools and select the Console
• attach any output you see in the Console you can find

Thanks!

[raodoudou321]

@bpasero Hello.
I follow the prompts to catch the following BUG:
1.
workbench.main.js:138 [FileWatcher] Watcher failed to start after retrying for some time, giving up. Please report this as a bug report!

[FileWatcher] process error:

[FileWatcher] process error:

[FileWatcher] process error: 由于 Exception.ToString() 失败，因此无法打印异常字符串。

[FileWatcher] terminated unexpectedly (code: 3762504530, signal: null)

[FileWatcher] is restarted again...

[bpasero]

@raodoudou321 awesome, this explains why changes do not show up but does not explain why the watcher does not work. Can you attach a screenshot how this error looks? I am missing some info here.

What kind of workspace are you opening and what is the envrionment (e.g. network share, samba share?)

[raodoudou321]

@bpasero
errorPic.zip

[bpasero]

@raodoudou321 can you try to run the file watcher from the command line? It is called CodeHelper.exe in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\services\files\node\watcher\win32 and just append the folder you are opening in VS Code as argument to the watcher.

[CNSKnight]

I see this commonly on linux versions (currently 1.12.2)

• open script
• git stash apply (overwriting script)
• no change/prompt in vscode

have seen in console:

[IPC Library: Watcher] Error: watch /home/steeve/cfa-tmp/spot-app/.git/index.lock ENOSPC

[bpasero]

@CNSKnight https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/linux#_error-enospc

[edwin-hendriks]

Hi there. I have the same problem while opening a jetty.log file. It apparently seems to be a tricky thing to solve. But, why not simply add a refresh or reload command to VS code. That will help out me and probably others as well.