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    # Automatically push an updated file whenever it is changed

    ### Linux
    1. Make sure `inotify-tools` is installed ([https://github.com/rvoicilas/inotify-tools](https://github.com/rvoicilas/inotify-tools))
    2. Configure git as usual
    3. Clone the git repository of interest from github and, if necessary, add file you want to monitor
    4. Allow username/password to be cached so you aren't asked everytime
    ```bash
    git config credential.helper store
    ```
    5. Open a terminal and navigate, as necessary; issue the following command
    ```bash
    # <<branch>> = branch you are pushing to
    # <<file>> = file you want to monitor
    inotifywait -q -m -e CLOSE_WRITE --format="git commit -m 'auto commit' %w && git push origin <<branch>>" <<file>> | bash
    ```
    6. In a separate shell, do whatever you want and when monitored file is updated, it will automatically get committed and pushed (as long as the shell with the `inotifywait` command is still active)
    ### Mac
    1. Make sure `fswatch` is installed ([https://github.com/emcrisostomo/fswatch](https://github.com/emcrisostomo/fswatch))
    2. Configure git as usual
    3. Clone the git repository of interest from github and, if necessary, add file you want to monitor
    4. Allow username/password to be cached so you aren't asked everytime
    ```bash
    git config credential.helper store
    ```
    5. Create a script that performs the commit and push (auto_commit_push.sh)
    ```bash
    #!/bin/bash
    # <<branch>> = branch you are pushing to
    git commit -m "auto commit" $1
    git push origin <<branch>>
    ```
    6. Open a terminal and navigate, as necessary; issue the following command
    ```bash
    # <<file>> = file you want to monitor
    # <<path/to/auto_commit_push.sh>> = path to the script created above
    fswatch -0 <<file>> | xargs -0 -n 1 bash <<path/to/auto_commit_push.sh>>
    ```
    7. In a separate shell, do whatever you want and when monitored file is updated, it will automatically get committed and pushed (as long as the shell with the `fswatch` command is still active)