entr

Run arbitrary commands when files change. More information: <https://manned.org/entr>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/entr.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install entr
Ubuntu
apt-get install entr
Alpine
apk add entr
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S entr
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install entr
Fedora
dnf install entr
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install entr
OS X
brew install entr
Raspbian
apt-get install entr
Docker
docker run cmd.cat/entr entr powered by Commando

Run arbitrary commands when files change. More information: <https://manned.org/entr>.

  • Rebuild with `make` if any file in any subdirectory changes:
    ag -l | entr make
  • Rebuild and test with `make` if any `.c` source files in the current directory change:
    ls *.c | entr 'make && make test'
  • Send a `SIGTERM` to any previously spawned ruby subprocesses before executing `ruby main.rb`:
    ls *.rb | entr -r ruby main.rb
  • Run a command with the changed file (`/_`) as an argument:
    ls *.sql | entr psql -f /_

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