import { ChokidarOptions, MatchFunction } from "chokidar";
import { FileScanOptions } from "./scan.ts";
export interface FileWatchOptions extends Omit<ChokidarOptions, "ignored">, Omit<FileScanOptions, "ignore"> {
    ignore?: string | string[] | MatchFunction | MatchFunction[];
}
/**
 * Watches files and directories for real-time changes, applying the shared
 * ignore groups so it prunes the same paths {@link findFiles} skips for the
 * same patterns.
 */
export declare function watchFiles(paths: string | string[], options?: FileWatchOptions): import("chokidar").FSWatcher;