WatchmanA file watching service Watches files and records, or triggers actions, when they change. Watchman exists to watch files and record when they change. It can also trigger actions (such as rebuilding assets) when matching files change. ConceptsWatchman can recursively watch one or more directory trees (we call them roots).Watchman does not follow symlinks. It knows they exist, but they show
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