Usage in Deno
import { watch } from "node:fs";
watch(filename: PathLike,options: (WatchOptions & { encoding: "buffer"; }) | "buffer",listener?: WatchListener<Buffer>,): FSWatcher
Watch for changes on filename, where filename is either a file or a
directory.
The second argument is optional. If options is provided as a string, it
specifies the encoding. Otherwise options should be passed as an object.
The listener callback gets two arguments (eventType, filename). eventTypeis either 'rename' or 'change', and filename is the name of the file
which triggered the event.
On most platforms, 'rename' is emitted whenever a filename appears or
disappears in the directory.
The listener callback is attached to the 'change' event fired by fs.FSWatcher, but it is not the same thing as the 'change' value ofeventType.
If a signal is passed, aborting the corresponding AbortController will close
the returned fs.FSWatcher.
filename: PathLike
options: (WatchOptions & { encoding: "buffer"; }) | "buffer"
listener: WatchListener<Buffer>
watch(): FSWatcher
Watch for changes on filename, where filename is either a file or a directory, returning an FSWatcher.
filename: PathLike
A path to a file or directory. If a URL is provided, it must use the file: protocol.
Either the encoding for the filename provided to the listener, or an object optionally specifying encoding, persistent, and recursive options.
If encoding is not supplied, the default of 'utf8' is used.
If persistent is not supplied, the default of true is used.
If recursive is not supplied, the default of false is used.
listener: WatchListener<string>
watch(): FSWatcher
Watch for changes on filename, where filename is either a file or a directory, returning an FSWatcher.
filename: PathLike
A path to a file or directory. If a URL is provided, it must use the file: protocol.
options: WatchOptions | string
Either the encoding for the filename provided to the listener, or an object optionally specifying encoding, persistent, and recursive options.
If encoding is not supplied, the default of 'utf8' is used.
If persistent is not supplied, the default of true is used.
If recursive is not supplied, the default of false is used.
listener: WatchListener<string | Buffer>
watch(filename: PathLike,listener?: WatchListener<string>,): FSWatcher
Watch for changes on filename, where filename is either a file or a directory, returning an FSWatcher.
filename: PathLike
A path to a file or directory. If a URL is provided, it must use the file: protocol.
listener: WatchListener<string>