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 dotnet-watch to the tools section of your project.json file:

{
...
  "tools": {
    "dotnet-watch": "1.0.0-*"
  }
...
}

How To Use

dotnet watch <watcher args> -- <app args>

• dotnet watch (runs the application without arguments)
• dotnet watch foo bar (runs the application with the arguments foo bar)
• dotnet watch --exit-on-change -- foo bar (runs the application with the arguments foo bar. In addition, it passes --exit-on-change to the watcher).
• dotnet watch --command test -- -parallel none (runs dotnet test with the arguments -parallel none)

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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.