npm run watch always keeps running. It will watch your files for changes. So if you for example make a change in resources/assets/js/app.js and save the file, it will compile again.
If you only want to run it once you should use npm run dev
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hello guys i wanna ask how long does it take to load npm run watch
when i run npm run watch the running process reaches half an hour is not completed
Done Compiled Successfully in 2797ms then stalled
Can you help me
npm run watch always keeps running. It will watch your files for changes. So if you for example make a change in resources/assets/js/app.js and save the file, it will compile again.
If you only want to run it once you should use npm run dev
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