安装

其他安装命令

macOS

Homebrew已验证 · 100%

brew install watchexec

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPorts已验证 · 94%

sudo port install watchexec

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/watchexec/Portfile · 来源: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apk已验证 · 92%

sudo apk add watchexec

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · watchexec · 来源: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nix已验证 · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#watchexec

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/wa/watchexec/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacman已验证 · 92%

sudo pacman -S watchexec

Arch Linux sync databases · watchexec · 来源: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypper已验证 · 92%

sudo zypper install watchexec

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · watchexec · 来源: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Scoop已验证 · 92%

scoop install main/watchexec

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/watchexec.json · 来源: api.github.com

概览

软件包摘要

Execute commands when watched files change

项目链接

命令和别名

watchexec

历史

项目历史与用法

watchexec is a Rust command-line tool that watches files and runs commands when they change. It is aimed at software-development feedback loops: rebuild, retest, rerun a server, invoke a linter, or emit structured file-change events without binding the workflow to one programming language or build system.

项目历史

The public GitHub repository dates to September 18, 2016, and the GitHub release feed records an early 1.5.0 release on November 23, 2016. The project has since grown from a standalone file-watcher command into what its citation metadata calls both a tool and a crate ecosystem, with the CLI, reusable library crates, event types, signal support, process supervision, ignore-file handling, project-origin helpers, and related utilities.

The current README emphasizes cross-platform behavior on OS X/macOS, Linux, Windows, and more, along with practical details that matter in real projects: recursive watching, coalescing editor save bursts, loading `.gitignore` and `.ignore`, process-group handling, exposing changed paths through environment variables or JSON on stdin, and avoiding any required language runtime. The 2026 citation metadata identifies version 2.5.1, released March 30, 2026, and credits Matt Green and Felix Saparelli.

采用历史

watchexec's adoption is visible in both packaging breadth and downstream specialization. The upstream package list distinguishes first-party binary packages, distro packages, Homebrew and MacPorts, Windows packaging through Scoop and Chocolatey, and installation through Cargo or cargo-binstall. The README also lists downstreams such as cargo-watch, cargo-lambda, devenv.sh, dotter, ghciwatch, and Tectonic, showing that watchexec is used both as an executable and as infrastructure for other developer tools.

The repository page reports roughly seven thousand stars and more than one hundred releases, which is substantial for a general-purpose CLI watcher. More importantly, the project's anti-feature is part of its adoption story: it is intentionally not tied to Git, not tied to a language ecosystem, and not a wrapper requiring cryptic `xargs` pipelines.

使用方式

Common invocations are direct and task-shaped: watch JavaScript, CSS, and HTML files and run `npm run build`; restart `python server.py` when Python files change; run `make test` while ignoring `target`; send a signal instead of restarting; or emit JSON events to stdout for another program to consume. The CLI README documents extension filters, watch roots, ignore patterns, desktop notifications, timings, shell selection, process groups, and generated completions/manual pages.

In package-maintainer and developer workflows, watchexec is the lightweight alternative to writing a bespoke file watcher into each project. It can sit beside `make`, `just`, `systemfd`, cargo tools, static site generators, test runners, and local servers, providing the missing event loop while letting the existing command remain the source of truth.

为什么软件包爱好者会关心

watchexec matters to package nerds because it packages the hard part of cross-platform file watching into a small, reusable Rust tool with first-party binaries, distro packages, and library crates. It also reflects a modern CLI pattern: one executable for everyday use, but a crate ecosystem underneath for downstream tools that need event filtering, process supervision, and shell-independent process control.

时间线

2016-09-18: GitHub repository created.
2016-11-23: Early 1.5.0 GitHub release published.
2020s: Project grows into a multi-crate ecosystem around the CLI and reusable watcher components.
2026-03-30: Citation metadata and releases identify CLI v2.5.1.
2026: Upstream package list documents first-party binaries plus Linux, macOS, Windows, Cargo, and Binstall distribution paths.

Related projects

Related tools include entr, Watchman, cargo-watch, notify-rs, just, systemfd, checkexec, ghciwatch, and language-specific development servers. watchexec's role is the general-purpose command rerunner rather than the source-control-aware service role played by Watchman.

来源

安全态势

风险级别：绿色

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

风险分类器

绿色风险 · 低置信度 · appliance

原因

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

信号

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

安装行为

formula 元数据中未记录 Homebrew post-install 钩子。
Homebrew bottle 元数据适用于 6 个平台目标。
构建元数据列出 1 个构建依赖。

建议审查

在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。

可执行文件

已安装的可执行文件

命令	类型	暴露范围	备注
`watchexec`	cli	全局可执行文件

新鲜度

版本和新鲜度

这些信号区分页生成时间、软件包管理器活动和上游发布比较。只有存在证据 URL 和可比较版本时，才会提示版本落后。

页面生成时间2026-07-25

管理器版本2.5.1

管理器更新时间

本地数据OK

上游当前

检测到的最新版本v2.5.1

https://github.com/watchexec/watchexec

信息No package-manager update timestamp was available.低置信度

安装元数据

软件包元数据

软件包键	brew:watchexec
版本	2.5.1
软件包管理器	Homebrew
软件包管理器页面	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/watchexec
主页	https://watchexec.github.io/
仓库	https://github.com/watchexec/watchexec
上游文档	https://watchexec.github.io/docs
许可证	Apache-2.0
源码归档	https://github.com/watchexec/watchexec/archive/refs/tags/v2.5.1.tar.gz
构建依赖	rust
Bottle	可用 (于 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	未定义
服务	未声明

注册表事实

源数据库详情

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	watchexec
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

源数据库匹配

其他软件包管理器记录

匹配项来自外部软件包管理器索引，并与本地 Automic Vault 软件包链接分开显示。

Nix95%

watchexec

nix profile install nixpkgs#watchexec

normalized package name match
匹配方式：Watchexec

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/wa/watchexec/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk95%

watchexec 2.3.2-r1

Executes commands in response to file modifications

https://github.com/watchexec/watchexec

sudo apk add watchexec

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: watchexec
1 依赖
1 提供
normalized package name match
匹配方式：Watchexec

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: watchexec from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

watchexec-bash-completion 2.3.2-r1

Bash completions for watchexec

https://github.com/watchexec/watchexec

sudo apk add watchexec-bash-completion

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: watchexec
normalized package name match
匹配方式：Watchexec

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: watchexec-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

watchexec-doc 2.3.2-r1

Executes commands in response to file modifications (documentation)

https://github.com/watchexec/watchexec

sudo apk add watchexec-doc

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: watchexec
normalized package name match
匹配方式：Watchexec

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: watchexec-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

watchexec-fish-completion 2.3.2-r1

Fish completions for watchexec

https://github.com/watchexec/watchexec

sudo apk add watchexec-fish-completion

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: watchexec
normalized package name match
匹配方式：Watchexec

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: watchexec-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

watchexec-zsh-completion 2.3.2-r1

Zsh completions for watchexec

https://github.com/watchexec/watchexec

sudo apk add watchexec-zsh-completion

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: watchexec
normalized package name match
匹配方式：Watchexec

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: watchexec-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

pacman95%

watchexec 2.5.1-1

Executes commands in response to file modifications

https://github.com/watchexec/watchexec

sudo pacman -S watchexec

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
2 依赖
normalized package name match
匹配方式：Watchexec

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: watchexec from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

zypper95%

watchexec 2.5.1-1.1

Watches a path and runs a command whenever it detects modifications.

https://github.com/watchexec/watchexec

sudo zypper install watchexec

License: Apache-2.0
Category: Productivity/Other
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: watchexec
3 依赖
2 提供
normalized package name match
匹配方式：Watchexec

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: watchexec from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

watchexec

sudo port install watchexec

normalized package name match
匹配方式：Watchexec

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/watchexec/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/watchexec

scoop install main/watchexec

normalized package name match
匹配方式：Watchexec

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/watchexec.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

软件包图谱

链接来自本地软件包关系图、补充数据、依赖边、生态匹配和软件包 hub 归属。

来源线索

由仓库数据生成

此页面由 av-web 从 scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py 生成的私有软件包 SQLite 工件提供。

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/watchexec.yml

使用的来源

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

使用 Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop 安装 watchexec

其他安装命令

macOS

Linux

Windows

软件包摘要

项目链接

命令和别名

项目历史与用法

项目历史

采用历史

使用方式

为什么软件包爱好者会关心

时间线

Related projects

来源

风险级别：绿色

风险分类器

原因

信号

安装行为

建议审查

已安装的可执行文件

版本和新鲜度

软件包元数据

源数据库详情

其他软件包管理器记录

内部软件包链接

主题 hub

相关工具

相同工作流

代理安全指南

由仓库数据生成

Combined YAML source

使用的来源