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Install fsevent_watch with Homebrew
macOS FSEvents client. Version 0.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
macOS FSEvents client
Project links
Commands and aliases
- fsevent_watch
history
Project history and usage
fsevent_watch is a small macOS command-line client for watching filesystem events through Apple's FSEvents facility. Its README describes it as a standalone fork of the C tool inside rb-fsevent, focused on usability and composability with other tools.
Project history
The project is intentionally compact: the GitHub repository shows a C and Makefile codebase with a small commit history. Its upstream README emphasizes parseable tab-delimited output and line buffering, making it easy to compose with tools such as grep, xargs, make, and Markdown renderers.
The lone GitHub release, v0.2, was published in January 2021 for macOS 11+ support.
Adoption history
Homebrew packaging gives fsevent_watch a simple install path for users who want raw FSEvents output without embedding a Ruby gem or larger watcher framework. Its niche is macOS-only development automation and file-change scripting.
How it is used
The README examples pipe `fsevent_watch -F` into line-buffered filters and `xargs` to rebuild C files or regenerate Markdown output. The tool does not document a config or credentials file; it is used directly from shell pipelines.
Why package nerds care
fsevent_watch is package-nerd relevant because it is a tiny single-purpose wrapper around a platform API. It fills the gap between high-level cross-platform file watchers and macOS's native event stream, which is exactly the kind of utility Homebrew keeps discoverable.
Timeline
- 2021: v0.2 was released with macOS 11+ support.
Related projects
- rb-fsevent is the upstream Ruby-related project whose C tool was forked into fsevent_watch.
- Apple FSEvents is the macOS filesystem-event API that the tool exposes.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:client
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 11 platform targets.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
fsevent_watch | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.2
https://github.com/proger/fsevent_watch
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:fsevent_watch |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fsevent_watch |
| Homepage | https://github.com/proger/fsevent_watch |
| Repository | https://github.com/proger/fsevent_watch |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/proger/fsevent_watch#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/proger/fsevent_watch/archive/refs/tags/v0.2.tar.gz |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | fsevent_watch |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Requirements |
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| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment