fixes #1540

Author: jph00

nbdev/cli.py

@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ def watch_export(nbs:str=None, # Nb directory to watch for changes
     lib = lib or (cfg.lib_path if cfg else '.')
     if cfg and (nbs != cfg.nbs_path or lib != cfg.lib_path) and not force:
         raise ValueError("In nbdev project. Use --force to override config.")
+    run(f'nbdev_export')
     def _export(e,lib=lib):
         p = e.src_path
         if (not '.ipynb_checkpoints' in p and p.endswith('.ipynb') and not Path(p).name.startswith('.~')):

nbs/api/13_cli.ipynb

@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@
     "    lib = lib or (cfg.lib_path if cfg else '.')\n",
     "    if cfg and (nbs != cfg.nbs_path or lib != cfg.lib_path) and not force:\n",
     "        raise ValueError(\"In nbdev project. Use --force to override config.\")\n",
+    "    run(f'nbdev_export')\n",
     "    def _export(e,lib=lib):\n",
     "        p = e.src_path\n",
     "        if (not '.ipynb_checkpoints' in p and p.endswith('.ipynb') and not Path(p).name.startswith('.~')):\n",