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Created September 3, 2012 20:49
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Tiny File System Event kicker
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kick.rb
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
require 'rubygems'
require 'rb-fsevent'
cmd, *paths = ARGV
if cmd && paths.any?
system cmd
fsevent = FSEvent.new
fsevent.watch(paths) { system cmd }
fsevent.run
else
puts "How to run: kick 'cmd' path1 [path2]"
end
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henrik commented Sep 4, 2012

Is it supposed to run before any event, on line 7?

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Yes (I mainly use it to run my specs, and I want feedback as soon as possible)

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How I use it for the old Rails project I’m working on right now: kick 'clear && rake' app lib spec

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