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Expand Up @@ -2371,9 +2371,10 @@ if called by another task, either directly or as a dependency.
::: warning

The watcher can misbehave in certain scenarios, in particular for long-running
servers. There is a known bug where child processes of the running might not be
killed appropriately. It's advised to avoid running commands as `go run` and
prefer `go build [...] && ./binary` instead.
servers. There is a [known bug](https://github.com/go-task/task/issues/160)
where child processes of the running might not be killed appropriately. It's
advised to avoid running commands as `go run` and prefer `go build [...] &&
./binary` instead.

If you are having issues, you might want to try tools specifically designed for
live-reloading, like [Air](https://github.com/air-verse/air/). Also, be sure to
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