rft watch

Usage

rft watch [indices...]

Starts Docker Compose stacks and watches for changes to the compose file and Dockerfile directories. When a change is detected, affected stacks are automatically restarted.

How It Works

1. Runs rft start to launch all stacks
2. Watches the compose file and Dockerfile parent directories using filesystem events
3. On any change (create, modify, delete), waits 500ms for additional changes (debounce)
4. Runs rft restart to apply changes
5. Repeats until you press Ctrl+C

Arguments

• indices (optional) — worktree indices to watch. All if omitted.

Examples

# Watch all worktrees
rft watch

# Watch only worktree 1
rft watch 1

Output

Watch Starting stacks and watching for changes...
Starting [1] feature/auth (myapp-rft-1-feature-auth)
Started [1] feature/auth

Watch Watching 3 path(s) for changes. Press Ctrl+C to stop.
  → /Users/you/projects/myapp/main/docker-compose.yml
  → /Users/you/projects/myapp/main/frontend
  → /Users/you/projects/myapp/main/backend

Watch File change detected, restarting stacks...

Stopping

Press Ctrl+C to stop watching. rft will run rft stop to shut down all watched stacks before exiting.

Debounce

Changes within 500ms are grouped into a single restart. This prevents multiple restarts when saving files rapidly or when editors write temporary files.