watchexec

Execute commands in response to file modifications

workhorse Rust watchexec/watchexec

89% pass rate

5/7 principles met

Spec Coverage

How many of the spec's requirements were verified for this tool. See /coverage for the full matrix.

Level	Total	Verified	Unverified
MUST	23	9	14
SHOULD	16	0	16
MAY	7	0	7

WARN Pager-using CLI ships --no-pager escape hatch Composable, Predictable Command Structure pager referenced in --help but no --no-pager escape hatch advertised

PASS	Non-interactive by default
SKIP	Non-interactive gate flag advertised in --help	target satisfies P1 via alternative gate (help-on-bare or stdin-primary)
PASS	Flags advertise env-var bindings in --help

SKIP

Structured output support

no --output/--format flag detected

PASS	Help flag produces useful output
PASS	Version flag works

PASS

Rejects invalid arguments

PASS	Handles SIGPIPE gracefully
WARN	Pager-using CLI ships --no-pager escape hatch	pager referenced in --help but no --no-pager escape hatch advertised
PASS	Respects NO_COLOR

PASS

Quiet mode available

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