watch
Watch for changes within projects, and execute commands
Usage
nx watch
Install nx globally to invoke the command directly using nx, or use npx nx, yarn nx, or pnpm nx.
Examples
Watch the "app" project and echo the project name and the files that changed:
nx watch --projects=app -- echo \$NX_PROJECT_NAME \$NX_FILE_CHANGES
Watch "app1" and "app2" and echo the project name whenever a specified project or its dependencies change:
nx watch --projects=app1,app2 --includeDependencies -- echo \$NX_PROJECT_NAME
Watch all projects (including newly created projects) in the workspace:
nx watch --all -- echo \$NX_PROJECT_NAME
Options
all
Type: boolean
Watch all projects.
help
Type: boolean
Show help
includeDependentProjects
Type: boolean
When watching selected projects, include dependent projects as well.
projects
Type: string
Projects to watch (comma delimited).
verbose
Type: boolean
Run watch mode in verbose mode, where commands are logged before execution.
version
Type: boolean
Show version number