{"version":"2.1.246","anchor":"settings-watcher-can-re-home-and-report-whether-it-is-watchi","canonical_anchor":"settings-watcher-can-re-home-and-report-whether-it-is-watchi","heading":"Settings watcher can re-home and report whether it is watching","tier":"internal","area":"Settings","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.246\/e\/settings-watcher-can-re-home-and-report-whether-it-is-watchi","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.246","markdown":"### Settings watcher can re-home and report whether it is watching\n\nThe settings file watcher re-points itself after you change directory mid-session.\n\n**What**\n\nThe code that notices settings file changes can now re-resolve its directories after the session moves, for example after \/cd, and can be asked whether it is currently watching.\n\n**Details**\n\n- Watcher setup is guarded by a counter so a slow setup that has been superseded cannot install a watcher.\n- A new `bridgeStore` option controls hooking up the bridge store when subscribing, and defaults to on.\n\n**Evidence**\n\n`Watching for changes in setting files `\n\n- Area: Settings\n- Names: `\/cd`\n- Tier: Under the hood\n- Useful: 3\/5\n- Signal: 2\/5"}