diff --git a/LICENCE b/LICENCE
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/LICENCE
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-Opinionated Haskell Interoperability
-
-Copyright © 2018-2019 Operational Dynamics Consulting, Pty Ltd and Others
-All rights reserved.
-
-Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
-are met:
-
-    1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-
-    2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
-       copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
-       disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
-       with the distribution.
-      
-    3. Neither the name of the project nor the names of its contributors
-       may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this 
-       software without specific prior written permission.
-
-THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
-"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
-A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
-OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
-SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
-DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
-THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
-OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+Opinionated Haskell Interoperability
+
+Copyright © 2018-2019 Operational Dynamics Consulting, Pty Ltd and Others
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+are met:
+
+    1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+    2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+       copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+       disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
+       with the distribution.
+      
+    3. Neither the name of the project nor the names of its contributors
+       may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this 
+       software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/core-program.cabal b/core-program.cabal
--- a/core-program.cabal
+++ b/core-program.cabal
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 cabal-version: 1.12
 name: core-program
-version: 0.2.1.0
+version: 0.2.2.0
 license: BSD3
-license-file: LICENCE
+license-file: LICENSE
 copyright: © 2018-2019 Operational Dynamics Consulting Pty Ltd, and Others
 maintainer: Andrew Cowie <andrew@operationaldynamics.com>
 author: Andrew Cowie <andrew@operationaldynamics.com>
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
         Core.Program.Execute
         Core.Program.Logging
         Core.Program.Metadata
+        Core.Program.Notify
         Core.Program.Unlift
         Core.System
         Core.System.Base
@@ -50,11 +51,13 @@
         base >=4.11 && <5,
         bytestring >=0.10.8.2 && <0.11,
         chronologique >=0.3.1.1 && <0.4,
-        core-data >=0.2.0.0 && <0.3,
-        core-text >=0.2.0.1 && <0.3,
+        core-data >=0.2.1.0 && <0.3,
+        core-text >=0.2.2 && <0.3,
         directory >=1.3.3.0 && <1.4,
         exceptions >=0.10.3 && <0.11,
+        filepath >=1.4.2.1 && <1.5,
         hashable >=1.2.7.0 && <1.3,
+        hinotify ==0.4.*,
         hourglass >=0.2.12 && <0.3,
         mtl >=2.2.2 && <2.3,
         prettyprinter >=1.2.1.1 && <1.3,
diff --git a/lib/Core/Program.hs b/lib/Core/Program.hs
--- a/lib/Core/Program.hs
+++ b/lib/Core/Program.hs
@@ -36,11 +36,19 @@
 Facilities for noting events through your program and doing debugging.
 -}
       , module Core.Program.Logging
+
+{-|
+There are a few common use cases which require a bit of wrapping to use
+effectively. Watching files for changes and taking action in the event of a
+change is one.
+-}
+      , module Core.Program.Notify
     ) where
 
 import Core.Program.Arguments
 import Core.Program.Execute
 import Core.Program.Logging
 import Core.Program.Metadata
+import Core.Program.Notify
 import Core.Program.Unlift
 
diff --git a/lib/Core/Program/Arguments.hs b/lib/Core/Program/Arguments.hs
--- a/lib/Core/Program/Arguments.hs
+++ b/lib/Core/Program/Arguments.hs
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@
 instance Pretty LongName where
     pretty (LongName name) = pretty name
 
+instance Textual LongName where
+    intoRope (LongName str) = intoRope str
+    fromRope = LongName . fromRope
+
 {-|
 The setup for parsing the command-line arguments of your program. You build
 a @Config@ with 'simple' or 'complex', and pass it to
diff --git a/lib/Core/Program/Notify.hs b/lib/Core/Program/Notify.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Core/Program/Notify.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
+{-# OPTIONS_HADDOCK prune #-}
+
+{-|
+Helpers for watching files for changes and taking action in the event of a
+change.
+-}
+module Core.Program.Notify
+    ( {-* Notify -}
+      waitForChange
+    ) where
+
+import Control.Concurrent.MVar (newEmptyMVar, putMVar, readMVar)
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Char8 as C (ByteString, pack)
+import Data.Foldable (foldr, foldrM)
+import System.FilePath.Posix (dropFileName)
+import System.INotify (EventVariety(..), Event(..), withINotify
+    , addWatch, removeWatch)
+
+import Core.Data.Structures
+import Core.Program.Execute
+import Core.Program.Logging
+import Core.Program.Unlift
+
+{-|
+Watch for changes to a given list of files.
+
+Ideally we'd just set up inotifies on these individual files, but that
+doesn't work when programs like vim move the original file, save a new one,
+then delete the renamed original. From previous work we know that
+@CLOSE_WRITE@ is emitted reliably through these sequences, so we can just
+check to see if a that happens on a filename we care about (rather then the
+original inodes those files were stored in).
+
+Before continuing we insert a 100ms pause to allow whatever the editor was
+to finish its write and switcheroo sequence.
+-}
+waitForChange :: [FilePath] -> Program τ ()
+waitForChange files =
+  let
+    f :: FilePath -> Set C.ByteString -> Set C.ByteString
+    f path acc = insertElement (C.pack path) acc
+
+    g :: FilePath -> Set C.ByteString -> Set C.ByteString
+    g path acc = insertElement (C.pack (dropFileName path)) acc
+  in do
+    event "Watching for changes"
+
+    let paths = foldr f emptySet files
+    let dirs  = foldr g emptySet files
+
+    withContext $ \runProgram -> do
+        block <- newEmptyMVar
+        withINotify $ \notify -> do
+            -- setup inotifies
+            watches <- foldrM (\dir acc -> do
+                runProgram (debugS "watching" dir)
+                watch <- addWatch notify [CloseWrite] dir (\trigger ->
+                    case trigger of
+                        Closed _ (Just file) _  -> do
+                            let path = if dir == "./"
+                                        then file
+                                        else dir <> file
+                            runProgram (debugS "changed" path)
+                            if containsElement path paths
+                                then do
+                                    runProgram (debugS "trigger" path)
+                                    putMVar block False
+                                else
+                                    return ()
+                        _ -> return ())
+                return (watch:acc)) [] dirs
+
+            -- wait
+            _ <- readMVar block
+
+            -- cleanup
+            mapM_ removeWatch watches
+
+    sleep 0.1
