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  • Configuration Glossary
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    • The cli Property
    • The css Property
    • The components Property
    • The dev Property
    • The dir Property
    • The env property
    • The extendPlugins Property
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    • The globalName property
    • The head Property
    • The hooks Property
    • The ignore Property
    • The loading Property
    • The loading indicator Property
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    • The plugins Property
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    • The srcDir Property
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    • The target Property
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    • The vue.config Property
    • The watch Property
    • The watchers Property
  • Internals Glossary
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  • chokidar
  • webpack
    • What's next

The watchers property

The watchers property lets you overwrite watchers configuration in your nuxt.config.js.


  • Type: Object
  • Default: {}

chokidar

  • Type: Object
  • Default: {}

To learn more about chokidar options, see the chokidar API .

webpack

  • Type: Object
  • Default:
watchers: {
  webpack: {
    aggregateTimeout: 300,
    poll: 1000
  }
}

To learn more about webpack watchOptions, see the webpack documentation .

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