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Make watchexec a hard requirement for git-watch

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Paul Irish 2026-04-11 16:18:13 -07:00
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@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
# - New commits (displays 'git show')
# - Working directory & index changes (displays 'git diff HEAD' and untracked files)
#
# Prefers 'watchexec' for responsiveness but falls back to a loop.
# Requires 'watchexec' for responsiveness.
#
# Check if we're in a git repo
@ -16,6 +16,12 @@
exit 1
}
# Check for dependencies
if ! command -v watchexec >/dev/null 2>&1; then
echo "Error: 'watchexec' is required for git-watch. Please install it (e.g., 'brew install watchexec')." >&2
exit 1
fi
if [[ "$1" == "--help" || "$1" == "-h" ]]; then
echo "git-watch: A streaming perspective of git changes and commits."
echo
@ -27,8 +33,7 @@ if [[ "$1" == "--help" || "$1" == "-h" ]]; then
echo "Features:"
echo " - Shows 'git show' on new commits"
echo " - Shows 'git diff HEAD' on working tree/index changes"
echo " - Shows content of new untracked files"
echo " - Uses 'watchexec' if available for high-speed responsiveness"
echo " - Uses 'watchexec' for high-speed responsiveness"
echo " - Uses your fancy pager (delta/diff-so-fancy) without blocking"
exit 0
fi
@ -132,21 +137,8 @@ if [ "$DEBUG_MODE" = true ]; then
pass_debug="--debug"
fi
if command -v watchexec >/dev/null 2>&1; then
echo -e "\033[0;32mWatching with watchexec...\033[0m"
# --postpone: don't run immediately on start (we already did update --initial)
# --quiet: suppress watchexec status messages
watchexec --quiet --postpone -i .git -w . -w "$(git rev-parse --git-dir)/HEAD" -- "$0" --step $pass_debug
else
echo -e "\033[0;33mWatching with fallback loop (watchexec not found)...\033[0m"
while true; do
update "--step"
sleep 2
done
fi
echo -e "\033[0;33mWatching with fallback loop (watchexec not found)...\033[0m"
while true; do
update "--step"
sleep 2
done
fi
echo -e "\033[0;32mWatching with watchexec...\033[0m"
# --postpone: don't run immediately on start (we already did update --initial)
# --quiet: suppress watchexec status messages
# exec is used so that Ctrl-C goes directly to watchexec and terminates the session
exec watchexec --quiet --postpone -i .git -w . -w "$(git rev-parse --git-dir)/HEAD" -- "$0" --step $pass_debug