fswatch Alternatives

fswatch is described as 'A cross-platform file change monitor with multiple backends: Apple OS X File System Events, *BSD kqueue, Solaris/Illumos File Events Notification, Linux inotify, Microsoft Windows and a stat()-based backend' and is an app in the development category. There are six alternatives to fswatch for Linux, Mac and Windows. The best fswatch alternative is entr, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like fswatch are Anacron, incron, mcron and fcron.

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  1. entr icon

    entr

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    Run arbitrary commands when files change.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Anacron

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    Anacron is a periodic command scheduler. It executes commands at intervals specified in days. Unlike cron, it does not assume that the system is running continuously. It can therefore be used to control the execution of daily, weekly and monthly jobs (or anything with a period...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Anacron is a scheduler, not a file watcher.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Anacron is Free and Open Sourcefswatch is also Free and Open Source
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    incron

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    This program is an "inotify cron" system. It consists of a daemon and a table manipulator. You can use it a similar way as the regular cron. The difference is that the inotify cron handles filesystem events rather than time periods.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5. mcron icon

    mcron

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    mcron is GNU's implementation of cron. It is a 100% compatible replacement for Vixie cron.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    fcron

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    Fcron is a periodical command scheduler which aims at replacing Vixie Cron, so it implements most of its functionalities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Guard (CLI Tool)

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    Guard automates various tasks by running custom rules whenever file or directories are modified.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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