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Execute python script on file change in a directory. Useful when coding to instantly get output from the modified code. Setup:
1) Install inotify: sudo apt-get install inotify-tools
2) Make script executable chmod +x pywatch.sh
3) Make script global
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| #!/bin/bash | |
| echo watch activated | |
| inotifywait -qmre modify . | while read f | |
| do | |
| python $1 | |
| done |
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