Trigger command when a watched resource (e.g. Clipboard, Filesystem, Http, Ftp, etc) changes.
Watch is packaged as a dotnet console tool. It exposes many of the features the core framework provides.
Prerequisites dotnet core sdk
$ dotnet tool install watch -gUsage - watch <action> -options
GlobalOption Description
Help (-?) Shows this help
Actions
Clipboard <TargetProgram> [<Arguments>] -options - Watch system clipboard for changes
Option Description
Interval (-i) Interval in which to poll clipboard in ms [Default='500'] TargetProgram* (-t) The target program that is triggered
Arguments (-a) Arguments passed to program when Clipboard is updated.
Repeat (-r) Number of times to repeat watch and trigger. 0 is indefinitely [Default='0'] Filesystem <TargetProgram> [<Arguments>] <Path> -options - Watch file or directory for changes
Option Description
Path* (-p) Path to file or directory to be monitored
TargetProgram* (-t) The target program that is triggered
Arguments (-a) Arguments passed to program when Clipboard is updated.
Repeat (-r) Number of times to repeat watch and trigger. 0 is indefinitely [Default='0'] Http <TargetProgram> [<Arguments>] <Uri> -options - Watch for changes in http response
Option Description
Interval (-i) Interval in which to poll http resource in ms [Default='5000'] Uri* (-u) Uri to resource
TargetProgram* (-t) The target program that is triggered
Arguments (-a) Arguments passed to program when Clipboard is updated.
Repeat (-r) Number of times to repeat watch and trigger. 0 is indefinitely [Default='0'] FTP <TargetProgram> [<Arguments>] <UserName> <Password> <Uri> -options - Watch for changes in Ftp response
Option Description
UserName* (-un) account username
Password* (-pw) account password
Interval (-i) Interval in which to poll ftp resource in ms [Default='5000'] Uri* (-u) Uri to resource
TargetProgram* (-t) The target program that is triggered
Arguments (-a) Arguments passed to program when Clipboard is updated.
Repeat (-r) Number of times to repeat watch and trigger. 0 is indefinitely [Default='0']