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/usr/bin/watchmedo

Commands for watchdog installed for python3.13

From py3.13-watchdog-bin 7.1.0-r0 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running watchmedo --help (exit 0). permalink

usage: watchmedo [-h] [-V]
                 {tricks-from,tricks,tricks-generate-yaml,generate-tricks-yaml,log,shell-command,auto-restart} ...

options:
  -h, --help
      show this help message and exit

  -V, --version
      show program's version number and exit


subcommands:
  {tricks-from,tricks,tricks-generate-yaml,generate-tricks-yaml,log,shell-command,auto-restart}
    tricks-from (tricks)
      Command to execute tricks from a tricks configuration file.

    tricks-generate-yaml (generate-tricks-yaml)
      Command to generate Yaml configuration for tricks named on the command line.

    log
      Command to log file system events to the console.

    shell-command
      Command to execute shell commands in response to file system events.

    auto-restart
      Command to start a long-running subprocess and restart it on matched events.


Copyright 2018-2026 Mickaël Schoentgen & contributors
Copyright 2014-2018 Thomas Amland & contributors
Copyright 2012-2014 Google, Inc.
Copyright 2011-2012 Yesudeep Mangalapilly

Licensed under the terms of the Apache license, version 2.0. Please see
LICENSE in the source code for more information.
Options (2)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h, --helpshow this help message and exithelp
-V, --versionshow program's version number and exithelp

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.