macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install cargo-watchlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 7124
Install cargo-watch with Homebrew, apk, Nix, pacman, scoop
Watches over your Cargo project's source. Version 8.5.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#cargo-watch.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add cargo-watchAlpine Linux edge package indexes · cargo-watch · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#cargo-watchnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-watch/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S cargo-watchArch Linux sync databases · cargo-watch · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/cargo-watchScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/cargo-watch.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Watches over your Cargo project's source
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cargo-watch
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for cargo-watch. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
cargo-watch | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version8.5.3
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:cargo-watch |
|---|---|
| Version | 8.5.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://watchexec.github.io/#cargo-watch |
| Repository | https://github.com/watchexec/cargo-watch |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
cargo-watch
nix profile install nixpkgs#cargo-watch- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cargo Watch
apk95%
cargo-watch 8.5.3-r0
Utility for Cargo to compile projects when sources change
https://github.com/watchexec/cargo-watch
sudo apk add cargo-watch- License: CC0-1.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: cargo-watch
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cargo Watch
apk95%
cargo-watch-doc 8.5.3-r0
Utility for Cargo to compile projects when sources change (documentation)
https://github.com/watchexec/cargo-watch
sudo apk add cargo-watch-doc- License: CC0-1.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: cargo-watch
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cargo Watch
apk95%
cargo-watch-zsh-completion 8.5.3-r0
Zsh completions for cargo-watch
https://github.com/watchexec/cargo-watch
sudo apk add cargo-watch-zsh-completion- License: CC0-1.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: cargo-watch
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cargo Watch
pacman95%
cargo-watch 8.5.3-1
Utility for Cargo to compile projects when sources change
https://github.com/watchexec/cargo-watch
sudo pacman -S cargo-watch- License: CC0-1.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cargo Watch
Scoop95%
main/cargo-watch
scoop install main/cargo-watch- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cargo Watch
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Used sources
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database