On 01/09/2014 05:23 AM, Cameron Norman wrote: >>>> Description : Run arbitrary commands when files change >>> >> This description doesn't exactly sell it. Why should entr be used >> instead of inotifywait? > > It seems to be: > > 1. available on BSD > 2. easily callable and usable from the shell
Compare: while echo file | inotifywait --fromfile - -q; do command; done to echo file | entr command (I've used echo file here since entr accepts a file list from stdin). Auto-rebuild of your sources? find . -type f -ipath "*.[ch]*" | entr make I was using a shell wrapper over inotifywait before discovering entr. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/lamo2b$5rv$1...@ger.gmane.org
