dotnet-watch === `dotnet-watch` is a file watcher for `dotnet` that restarts the specified application when changes in the source code are detected. ### How To Install Add `Microsoft.DotNet.Watcher.Tools` to the `tools` section of your `project.json` file: ``` { ... "tools": { "Microsoft.DotNet.Watcher.Tools": { "version": "1.0.0-*", "imports": "portable-net451+win8" } } ... } ``` ### How To Use dotnet watch [dotnet arguments] Add `watch` after `dotnet` in the command that you want to run: | What you want to run | Dotnet watch command | | ---------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | | dotnet run | dotnet **watch** run | | dotnet run --arg1 value1 | dotnet **watch** run --arg1 value | | dotnet run --framework net451 -- --arg1 value1 | dotnet **watch** run --framework net451 -- --arg1 value1 | | dotnet test | dotnet **watch** test | AppVeyor: [![AppVeyor](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/fxhto3omtehio3aj/branch/dev?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/aspnetci/dnx-watch/branch/dev) Travis: [![Travis](https://travis-ci.org/aspnet/dotnet-watch.svg?branch=dev)](https://travis-ci.org/aspnet/dotnet-watch) This project is part of ASP.NET Core. You can find samples, documentation and getting started instructions for ASP.NET Core at the [Home](https://github.com/aspnet/home) repo.