Awesome-openclaw-skills entr

Run arbitrary commands when files change. Useful for watching files and triggering builds or tests.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/entr" ~/.claude/skills/sundial-org-awesome-openclaw-skills-entr && rm -rf "$T"

OpenClaw · Install into ~/.openclaw/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/entr" ~/.openclaw/skills/sundial-org-awesome-openclaw-skills-entr && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/entr/SKILL.md

source content

entr (Event Notify Test Runner)

A utility for running arbitrary commands when files change.

Usage

entr

takes a list of filenames from standard input and executes the utility specified as the first argument.

Syntax

<file_listing_command> | entr <utility> [arguments]

Options

```
-c
```
: Clear the screen before invoking the utility.
```
-r
```
: Reload a persistent child process (e.g., a server).
```
-s
```
: Evaluate the first argument using the interpreter specified by
```
SHELL
```
.

Examples

Rebuild project when sources change:

find src/ -name "*.c" | entr make

Run tests when JS files change:

git ls-files | grep '\.js$' | entr npm test

Auto-reload a Node server:

ls *.js | entr -r node app.js

Agent Notes

entr

blocks the terminal. When using it as an agent:

Use
```
process
```
tool to run it in the background if you need to do other things.
Or use it for a quick "watch mode" session where you intend to monitor output for a while.