watch
Watch for changes within projects, and execute commands.
Usage
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nx watch
Install nx
globally to invoke the command directly using nx
, or use npx nx
, yarn nx
, or pnpm nx
.
Examples
Watch the "app" project and echo the project name and the files that changed:
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nx watch --projects=app -- echo \$NX_PROJECT_NAME \$NX_FILE_CHANGES
Watch "app1" and "app2" and echo the project name whenever a specified project or its dependencies change:
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nx watch --projects=app1,app2 --includeDependentProjects -- echo \$NX_PROJECT_NAME
Watch all projects (including newly created projects) in the workspace:
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nx watch --all -- echo \$NX_PROJECT_NAME
Options
Option | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
--all | boolean | Watch all projects. |
--help | boolean | Show help. |
--includeDependentProjects | boolean | When watching selected projects, include dependent projects as well. |
--projects | string | Projects to watch (comma/space delimited). |
--verbose | boolean | Run watch mode in verbose mode, where commands are logged before execution. |
--version | boolean | Show version number. |