direvent ☆

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Description:
Monitors events in the file system directories

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 5.4@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: System utilities

Tags: monitoring filesystem daemon automation events

Install: brew install direvent

About:
Direvent is a file system monitoring daemon that executes user-defined commands when specific events occur in watched directories. It provides a robust and lightweight alternative to polling, enabling immediate reaction to file changes such as modifications, creations, or deletions. This tool is highly configurable, allowing for precise control over which events trigger which scripts or programs.

Key Features:

High-performance event monitoring using kernel APIs (kqueue, inotify, FSEvents)
Highly configurable via a single configuration file
Executes external programs or scripts on detected file events
Supports filtering events by file name patterns and event types

Use Cases:

Automatically recompile source code or restart services upon file changes
Trigger backup scripts when specific files are modified
Monitor log directories and process new log entries in real-time

Alternatives:

fswatch – fswatch is a multi-platform file change monitor that is often used for one-off commands, whereas direvent is designed to run as a persistent daemon for long-term monitoring.
inotify-tools – inotify-tools provides command-line utilities for Linux, while direvent offers a more daemon-oriented, cross-platform (POSIX) approach with a dedicated configuration file.

License: GPL-3.0-or-later

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, arm64_monterey, sonoma, ventura, monterey, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

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