NAME

       Reflex - Run a command when files change

SYNOPSIS

       reflex [OPTIONS] [COMMAND]

DESCRIPTION

       Reflex is a small tool to watch a directory and rerun a command when certain files change. It's great for
       automatically running compile/lint/test tasks and for reloading your application when the code changes.

OPTIONS

       --all=True|False
              Include normally ignored files (VCS and editor special files).  Defaults to False.

       -c, --config=FILE
              A configuration file that describes how to run reflex (or  '-'  to  read  the  configuration  from
              stdin).

       -d, --decoration=DECORATION
              How to decorate command output. Choices: none, plain, fancy. Default is plain.

       -g, --glob=GLOB_LIST
              A shell glob expression to match filenames. (May be repeated.)

       -G, --inverse-glob=GLOB_LIST
              A shell glob expression to exclude matching filenames. (May be repeated.)

       -R, --inverse-regex=REGEX
              A regular expression to exclude matching filenames. (May be repeated.)

       --only-dirs=True|False
              Only match directories (not files). Defaults to false.

       --only-files=True|False
              Only match files (not directories). Defaults to false.

       -r, --regex=REGEX
              A regular expression to match filenames. (May be repeated.)

       -e, --sequential=True|False
              Don't run multiple commands at the same time. Defaults to false.

       -t, --shutdown-timeout=TIMEOUT
              Allow services this long to shut down. Defaults to 500ms.

       -s, --start-service=True|False
              Indicates that the command is a long-running process to be restarted on matching changes. Defaults
              to false.

       --substitute=STRING
              The substitution symbol that is replaced with the filename in a command. Defaults to "{}"

       -v, --verbose=True|False
              Verbose mode: print out more information about what reflex is doing. Defaults to false.

EXAMPLES

       Print each .txt file if it changes:

              reflex -r '\.txt$' echo {}

       Run make(1) if any of the .c files in this directory change:

              reflex -g '*.c' make

       Build and run a server; rebuild and restart when .java files change:

              reflex -r '\.java$' -s -- sh -c 'make && java bin/Server'