Watch a folder for changes using node.js, and print file paths when they are changed

Question

I\'m trying to write a node.js script that watches for changes in a directory of files, and then prints the files that are changed. How can I modify this script so that it w

Answer 1

Try Chokidar:

var chokidar = require('chokidar');

var watcher = chokidar.watch('file or dir', {ignored: /^\./, persistent: true});

watcher
  .on('add', function(path) {console.log('File', path, 'has been added');})
  .on('change', function(path) {console.log('File', path, 'has been changed');})
  .on('unlink', function(path) {console.log('File', path, 'has been removed');})
  .on('error', function(error) {console.error('Error happened', error);})

Chokidar solves some of the crossplatform issues with watching files using just fs.