watchman

A file watching service

Subcommands

Name	Description
`clock`	Returns the current clock value for a watched root
`find`	Finds all files that match the optional list of patterns under the specified dir
`flush-subscriptions`	This is designed to be used by interactive programs that have a background process or daemon maintaining a subscription to Watchman
`get-config`	Returns the .watchmanconfig for the root
`get-sockname`	Get socket path
`list-capabilities`	Returns the full list of supported capabilities offered by the watchman server
`log`	Generates a log line in the watchman log
`log-level`	Changes the log level of your connection to the watchman service
`query`	Executes a query against the specified root
`shutdown-server`	This causes your watchman service to exit with a normal status code
`since`	Finds all files that were modified since the specified clockspec that match the optional list of patterns
`state-enter`	This causes a watch to be marked as being in a particular named state
`state-leave`	This causes a watch to no longer be marked as being in a particular named state
`subscribe`	Subscribes to changes against a specified root and requests that they be sent to the client via its connection
`trigger`	This will create or replace a trigger
`trigger-del`	Deletes a named trigger from the list of registered triggers
`trigger-list`	Returns the set of registered triggers associated with a root directory
`unsubscribe`	Cancels a named subscription against the specified root
`version`	The version and build information for the currently running watchman service
`watch-del`	Removes a watch and any associated triggers
`watch-del-all`	Removes all watches and associated triggers
`watch-list`	Returns a list of watched dirs
`watch-project`	Requests that the project containing the requested dir is watched for changes

Options

Name	Description
`--help, -h`	Show help for watchman
`--inetd`	Spawning from an inetd style supervisor
`-S, --no-site-spawner`	Don't use the site or system spawner
`-v, --version`	Show version number for watchman
`--named-pipe-path <path>`	Specify alternate named pipe path
`-u <path>`	Specify alternate unix domain socket path
`--unix-listener-path <path>`	Specify alternate unix domain socket path
`-o <path>`	Specify the path to logfile
`--logfile <path>`	Specify the path to logfile
`--log-level <level>`	Set the log level
`--pidfile`	Specify path to pidfile
`-p, --persistent`	Persist and wait for further responses
`-n, --no-save-state`	Don't save state between invocations
`--statefile <path>`	Specify path to file to hold watch and trigger state
`-j, --json-command`	Instead of parsing CLI arguments, take a single json object from stdin
`--output-encoding <encoding>`	CLI output encoding
`--server-encoding <encoding>`	CLI<->server encoding
`-f, --foreground`	Run the service in the foreground
`--no-pretty`	Don't pretty print JSON
`--no-spawn`	Don't try to start the service if it is not available
`--no-local`	When no-spawn is enabled, don't try to handle request in client mode if service is unavailable