A tool for observing file directories and reacting to changes. Also includes reaktd for working with long-running processes.
$ reakt [options] <command>
$ reaktd [options] <command>
Options:
-h, --help output usage information
-V, --version output the version number
-g, --grep [pattern|regexp] run <command> when files matching [pattern|regexp] change (see below)
-v, --invert [pattern|regexp] do not run <command> if files matching [pattern|regexp] change (see below)
-i, --interval [milliseconds] polling interval in ms - defaults to 1000ms
$ reakt say "files updated"
$ reakt coffee -c src/foo.coffee -o lib
$ reakt -g "src/*.coffee" "make && make test"
$ reakt -g "/^src/" foo
$ reaktd ./start_server.sh
Currently --grep and --invert accept file glob or regex patterns.
All patterns are re-expanded on every file change to ensure new files matching the glob are watched. Internally, reakt uses node-glob to handle expanding globs:
// $ reakt -g "src/*.coffee" bar
var includePattern = glob.sync("src/*.coffee")If the patterns you specify begin and end with a '/', they will be converted into RegExps internally:
// $ reakt -g "/^src/" foo
var includeRegExp = RegExp("^src");MIT