fswatch on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "fswatch" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install fswatch on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall fswatch on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "fswatch" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone fswatch's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/fswatch.git 
            
                        
                ~/fswatch
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/fswatch folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/fswatch
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fswatch package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1106354
Name: fswatch
PackageBaseID: 101253
PackageBase: fswatch
Version: 1.17.1-1
Description: A cross-platform file change monitor with multiple backends: Apple OS X File System Events API, *BSD kqueue, Linux inotify, Microsoft Windows and a stat-based backend
URL: https://emcrisostomo.github.io/fswatch/
NumVotes: 25
Popularity: 0.867767
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: cyqsimon
Submitter: flaviut
FirstSubmitted: 1443998882
LastModified: 1656692329
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fswatch.tar.gz