supervisor (1) Linux Manual Page

It can also be used to restart programs when a *.js file changes.

supervisor[options]<program>
    supervisor[options]--<program>[args...]

Required:

  <program>
    The program to run.

Options:

  -w|--watch <watchItems>
    A comma-delimited list of folders or js files to watch for changes.
    When a change to a js file occurs, reload the program
    Default is '.'

-i|–ignore <ignoreItems>

    A comma-delimited list of folders to ignore for changes.
    No default

-p|–poll-interval <milliseconds>

    How often to poll watched files for changes.
    Defaults to Node default.

-e|–extensions <extensions>

    Specific file extensions to watch in addition to defaults.
    Used when --watch option includes folders
    Default is 'node,js'

-x|–exec <executable>

    The executable that runs the specified program.
    Default is 'node'

–debug

    Start node with --debug flag.

–debug-brk[=port]

    Start node with --debug-brk[=port] flag.

–harmony

    Start node with --harmony flag.

-n|–no-restart-on error|exit

    Don't automatically restart the supervised program if it ends.
    Supervisor will wait for a change in the source files.
    If "error", an exit code of 0 will still restart.
    If "exit", no restart regardless of exit code.

–force-watch

    Use fs.watch instead of fs.watchFile.
    This may be useful if you see a high cpu load on a windows machine.

-h|–help|-?

    Display these usage instructions.

-q|–quiet

    Suppress DEBUG messages

-V|–verbose

    Show extra DEBUG messages

Examples:

  supervisor myapp.js
  supervisor myapp.coffee
  supervisor -w scripts -e myext -x myrunner myapp
  supervisor -- server.js -h host -p port