dotfiles/nvim/.config/nvim/watch.lua

local w = vim.loop.new_fs_event()
local function on_change(err, fname, status)
  -- Do work...
  vim.api.nvim_command('checktime')
  -- Debounce: stop/start.
  w:stop()
  watch_file(fname)
end
function watch_file(fname)
  local fullpath = vim.api.nvim_call_function(
    'fnamemodify', {fname, ':p'})
  w:start(fullpath, {}, vim.schedule_wrap(function(...)
  on_change(...) end))
end
vim.api.nvim_command(
  "command! -nargs=1 Watch call luaeval('watch_file(_A)', expand('<args>'))")