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title: "Discussion on \"Building a File Watcher in Rust: Debouncing Done Right\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"Building a File Watcher in Rust: Debouncing Done Right\". How watchr, a Rust CLI tool, uses notify-debouncer-full to debounce file change events - and why raw notify wasn't the right fit."
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# [Building a File Watcher in Rust: Debouncing Done Right](https://bytelogger.hashnode.dev/debouncing-file-watcher-rust?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

How watchr, a Rust CLI tool, uses notify-debouncer-full to debounce file change events - and why raw notify wasn't the right fit.

Aug 1 · 3 min read · bytelogger.hashnode.dev  
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