How do I run a script every time I save a file in Linux?

Question

How do I run a script every time I save a file in Linux?

Answer 1

I was trying to do the same thing and ended up writing a python script to do it for me.

https://github.com/bawigga/spy

usage:

$ ./spy myscript.py
... your script output ...

$ ./spy --help
Usage: spy [OPTIONS] [WATCH]

Options:
  --version             show program's version number and exit
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -c, --clear           clear the screen after each execution
  -e COMMAND, --exec=COMMAND
                        path to the program to execute
  -i INTERVAL, --interval=INTERVAL
                        (in seconds) set the time interval to check for file
                        modifications