Purpose
Watchman exists to watch files and record when they actually change. It can
also trigger actions (such as rebuilding assets) when matching files change.
Documentation
Head on over to https://facebook.github.io/watchman/
License
Watchman is made available under the terms of the MIT License. See the
LICENSE file that accompanies this distribution for the full text of the
license.
Support
Watchman is primarily maintained by the source control team at Meta Platforms, Inc. We support:
- Windows and macOS builds
- Linux builds on recent Ubuntu and Fedora releases
- Watchman's compatibility commitment
- Python, Rust, and JavaScript clients
Support for additional operating systems, release packaging, and language bindings is community-maintained:
- Homebrew
- FreeBSD
- Solaris
Please submit a GitHub issue to report any troubles.
Contributing
Please see the contributing guide.