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Watch

Build status NuGet

Trigger command when a watched resource (e.g. Clipboard, Filesystem, Http, Ftp, etc) changes.

Console

Watch is packaged as a dotnet console tool. It exposes many of the features the core framework provides.

Prerequisites dotnet core sdk

Install

$ dotnet tool install watch -g

Usage

Usage - 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']