wendy

inotify based node watcher
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      1 wendy
      2 =====
      3 Inotify-based directory watcher.
      4 
      5 An arbitrary command is run whenever one or more filesystem events occur.
      6 Events are reported through the inotify API, which is specific to the
      7 Linux kernel.
      8 
      9 Features
     10 -----
     11 - Event(s) selection done with bitwise mask
     12 - Automatically watch new directories in recursive mode
     13 - Exports event informations in the command environment
     14 - Path can be specified as argument or from `STDIN`.
     15 
     16 Usage
     17 -----
     18 Refer to wendy(1) manual page for details and examples.
     19 The below commands are provided as a quick introduction.
     20 
     21 Recompile a project when a source file changes:
     22 
     23 	ls *.[ch] | wendy make
     24 
     25 Dynamic preview of a manual page (note the use of simple quotes):
     26 
     27 	export MANPAGER=/bin/cat
     28 	wendy -w manual.1 sh -c 'clear; man ./$WENDY_INODE'
     29 
     30 Synchronize the local directory with a remote one. The value `394`
     31 is a sum of events: `MODIFY, CLOSE_WRITE, MOVED_TO, CREATE`:
     32 
     33 	wendy -rd -m 394 -w . rsync -av . remote:/dest
     34 
     35 Installation
     36 -----
     37 Edit config.mk if needed, then build/install with the following commands:
     38 
     39 	make
     40 	make install