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OSX Run arbitrary shell command on change to file(s) in given path(s)
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shell_cmd_watch_description.sh
# This quick snippet comes in very handy when writing unit tests or
# quick scripts that iterate very quickly where you need to see the
# result.
# You'll need to install fswatch with `brew install fswatch`
fswatch-run path "$PATH_1" "$PATH_2" "$PATH_N" "$COMMAND"
# Here are some examples
# Compile rust crate on source file change
fswatch-run path src "cargo build"
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