dnx-watch

dnx-watch is a file watcher for dnx that restarts the specified application when changes in the source code are detected. Its' purpose is to replace dnx --watch.

How To Install

From a console window run the following command dnu commands install Microsoft.Dnx.Watcher Then the dnx-watch command will become available.

To install the latest unstable release add the following parameter to the command --fallbacksource https://myget.org/F/aspnetvnext/api/v3/index.json

How To Use

dnx-watch <arguments>

Example:

• To run the command kestrel in the current folder: dnx-watch kestrel
• To run the command kestrel in a different folder: dnx-watch --project C:\myproject --dnx-args kestrel
• To run the command kestrel in a different folder with extra arguments: dnx-watch --project C:\myproject --dnx-args kestrel arg1 arg2

AppVeyor:

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Remarks:

• Everything after --dnx-args is passed to dnx and ignored by the watcher.
• The watcher always passes --project to dnx. Do not pass it as a --dnx-args argument.

This project is part of ASP.NET 5. You can find samples, documentation and getting started instructions for ASP.NET 5 at the Home repo.