# Install fswatch Monitor a directory for changes and run a shell command. Version 1.21.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-10. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:fswatch ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install fswatch ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install fswatch ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/fswatch/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install fswatch ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: fswatch from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install fswatch ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: fswatch from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#fswatch ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fs/fswatch/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install fswatch ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fswatch from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id emcrisostomo.fswatch -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: emcrisostomo.fswatch from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package Facts - **Package key:** brew:fswatch - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager URL:** - **Version:** 1.21.0 - **Source summary:** Monitor a directory for changes and run a shell command - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later AND Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-10T04:42:42Z - **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00 ## Executables - fswatch (cli) - fswatch (alias) ## Install Behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-06-10 - Package-manager version: 1.21.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-10 - Local data status: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/emcrisostomo/fswatch - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Notes de sécurité generalized runtime or code generation signal. - **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium - generalized runtime or code generation signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** fswatch - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - fswatch - 1.14.0+repack-13.1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: fswatch from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | file change monitor based on inotify | http://emcrisostomo.github.io/fswatch - Nix - fswatch: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fs/fswatch/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - fswatch - 1.14.0+repack-13.1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: fswatch from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | file change monitor based on inotify | http://emcrisostomo.github.io/fswatch - dnf - fswatch - 1.17.1-6.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: fswatch from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | A cross-platform file change monitor | https://github.com/emcrisostomo/fswatch - dnf - fswatch-devel - 1.17.1-6.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: fswatch-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for fswatch | https://github.com/emcrisostomo/fswatch - dnf - fswatch-static - 1.17.1-6.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: fswatch-static from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Static library for fswatch | https://github.com/emcrisostomo/fswatch - zypper - fswatch - 1.21.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fswatch from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Multi platform file change monitor | https://github.com/emcrisostomo/fswatch - zypper - fswatch-doc - 1.21.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fswatch-doc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Documentation for fswatch | https://github.com/emcrisostomo/fswatch - zypper - fswatch-lang - 1.21.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fswatch-lang from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Translations for package fswatch | https://github.com/emcrisostomo/fswatch - zypper - libfswatch-devel - 1.21.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libfswatch-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Development files for fswatch | https://github.com/emcrisostomo/fswatch - zypper - libfswatch15 - 1.21.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libfswatch15 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Shared library for fswatch | https://github.com/emcrisostomo/fswatch - MacPorts - fswatch: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/fswatch/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - emcrisostomo.fswatch: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: emcrisostomo.fswatch from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related Links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [gitwatch](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/gitwatch/) - 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