Files does not allow ".." in path about browser-sync HOT 7 CLOSED

what I found is you have to play with it until you find what works...path wise. like:

./
/
./folder/

etc. until it says its watching files, and make it a file where you know how many files to be watched so you can verify.

my 2 cents.

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It says "Watching 2 files"... but if i change any file, it does not recognize the change.

I am in the folder my_project/static/, which contains two files: rte.css and project.css
When I run browser-sync --files "../static/*.css" I get the output with the script blocks and the info "Watching 2 files".
If I change any of the css files, nothing happens in this terminal window.

If I run browser-sync --files "*.css", I get the same output as with the other command.
But now, changes are detected:
File Changed: rte.css
Injecting file into all connected browsers...

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Hmmm. if you are in my_project/static
I would try browser-sync --files "./static/*.css"

Im about to do an issue on a similar "no updates" happening.

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also I try adding a new file to see if it increases the amount watched to insure its watching the same directory.

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@rvock - not exactly sure why you'd want to run this

browser-sync --files "../static/*.css"

Why not cd back a directory and just run

browser-sync --files "static/*.css"

?

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browser-sync --files "../static/*.css" was a simplified test case which shows the bug.

My real setup locks a bit different:
I use grunt and grunt-browser-sync and my folder structure looks more like this:

|
+ build
|   + node_modules
|   |    [...]
|   + Gruntfile.js
|
+ release
    + index.html
    + static
        + style.css

The gruntfile has the following config for browser-sync:

browser_sync: {
    files: {
        src : '../release/static/*.css'
    }
}

Running grunt browser_sync will say that it's watching one file, but changes are not detected. The same happens, if I do not use grunt, but cd into the build directory and run browser-sync --files "../release/static/*.css"
This means it's not a bug in grunt-browser-sync, that's why I reported the issue here.

There are two workarounds:

1. move the Gruntfile to the project-root and modify all paths in the gruntfile
2. Use grunt.file.setBase('..'); in the Gruntfile.js and modify all paths.

But best solution would be a fix :)
After taking a look at the code, I am not sure, if it's maybe a bug with chokidar, because the files option is passed to it:

var watcher = chokidar.watch(files, {ignored: /^\./, persistent: true});

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Thanks!

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