fswatch-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 01,2024

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

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

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install fswatch-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S fswatch-git

* (Optional) Uninstall fswatch-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns fswatch-git

2. Manually Install "fswatch-git" via AUR

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

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone fswatch-git's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/fswatch-git.git ~/fswatch-git

c. Go to ~/fswatch-git folder and install it

$ cd ~/fswatch-git $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the fswatch-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 547630
Name: fswatch-git
PackageBaseID: 107343
PackageBase: fswatch-git
Version: 1.11.2.r108.g2b810f0-1
Description: A file change monitor that receives notifications when the contents of the specified files or directories are modified.
URL: https://emcrisostomo.github.io/fswatch/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: aksr
Submitter: aksr
FirstSubmitted: 1455016404
LastModified: 1538096892
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fswatch-git.tar.gz