It is a plugin for gruntjs. It runs predefined tasks whenever watched file patterns are added, changed or deleted.
Questions tagged [grunt-contrib-watch]
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grunt throw "Recursive process.nextTick detected"
I'm running Lion 10.9.2 with nodejs v0.10.26
I want to setup an automated compilation on sass files and a live reload with grunt, nothing complicated but...
When running grunt watch I get the following error
(node) warning: Recursive…
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How to run two grunt watch tasks simultaneously
Is it possible to run two watch tasks simultaneously?
I understand that I can have any number of tasks I want inside watch settings and just launch grunt watch and it will watch all of them, like this
...
watch: {
A: {
files:…
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grunt watch & connect
I am kinda new to grunt and want to use it with Jekyll and some LESS-compiling.
My problem now is, I already have fully functioning LESS-comipiling with live reload and watch task and can build my jekyll site through grunt, but how do I run…
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Error: Cannot find module 'connect-livereload'
I was following the steps provided as on the web http://yeoman.io/. After doing with all the steps, i am facing this error message
`$ grunt
Loading "Gruntfile.js" tasks...ERROR
Error: Cannot find module 'connect-livereload'
Warning: Task…
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How to ignore one file in a grunt-watch task?
'use strict';
module.exports = function(grunt) {
// Project Configuration
grunt.initConfig({
pkg: grunt.file.readJSON('package.json'),
watch: {
jade: {
files: ['app/views/**'],
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Deep, one-way synchronization of two directories using grunt-contrib-watch. Code works, but grunt-contrib-watch re-init time is too slow
I have two directories src and compiled. I would like to ensure one-way data synchronization from src to compiled with Grunt Watch. As an intermediary step, I would like to compile *.less files as well as a subset of *.js files which are written…
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Grunt watch not running less after error correction
I've got an issue with Grunt Watch currently not re-running tasks after compilation error correction.
I get the error message, but then after correcting the error, grunt says the file has been changed, but no tasks are run after that point.
Grunt…
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Grunt message: Fatal error: Port 35729 is already in use by another process
Grunt was working. But after moving my site's files up one directory, to sit at root, grunt stopped working:
Fatal error: Port 35729 is already in use by another process.
Would the path matter in this case? Looking at port 35729, I found that Grunt…
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Grunt.js, Warning: Unable to write "src" file (Error code: EISDIR)
I have an Gruntfile written in CoffeeScript and I keep getting an (Error code: EISDIR) when the cssmin task is run. After running the task in verbose mode, I get this information:
Running "cssmin" task
Running "cssmin:src" (cssmin) task
Verifying…
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Grunt watch warning: EPERM, operation not permitted
I have a very annoying problem with gruntjs and grunt-contrib-watch plugin. After some time, I can not define, it may be half an hour or two hours of work (it's random) the console spits out this error:
Running "watch" task
Waiting...Warning: EPERM,…
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Grunt watch detects file changes only after 5 seconds with Vagrant and NFS
Grunt watch (grunt-contrib-watch) is used to trigger reload of web app in browser. However, it is slow to notice file changes when running in a Vagrant virtual machine using NFS for synced folders. Changing a file triggers a reload only after about…
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Can the gruntjs watch be restarted on grunt.js file change
Can the grunt watch be restarted when ever there is a change in grunt.js file
use case: I am right now in the process of building my grunt process and keep changing the grunt.js file and I have to restart the grunt.js to see if it works.
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Watch, recompile, and restart
I have been looking all over for an example of a way to use Grunt's watch module to perform a few steps in order when a file change occurs. I haven't found a good example of any of this, so if someone could point me in the right direction that would…
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When I run Grunt, I receive the following message: Local npm module "grunt-contrib-copy" not found. Is it installed?
I have been trying to install Grunt. When I run grunt I receive the following list of messages and warnings:
Local Npm module "grunt-contrib-copy" not found. Is it installed?
Local Npm module "grunt-contrib-uglify" not found. Is it…
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Troubles with NPM and node-gyp in Windows
I have some troubles with npm packages on my Windows workstation... I have a set of NPM dependencies in my package.json file:
"devDependencies": {
"babel-plugin-transform-react-jsx": "^6.2.0",
"babel-preset-es2015": "^6.1.18",
…
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