helloworld@lemmy.ml to Linux Questions@lemmy.zipEnglish · edit-223 hours agoRun a shell script whenever a file in a certain directory changes?message-squaremessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up122arrow-down1message-squareRun a shell script whenever a file in a certain directory changes?helloworld@lemmy.ml to Linux Questions@lemmy.zipEnglish · edit-223 hours agomessage-square22fedilinkfile-text
Using a shell script, can I watch a folder and block program execution until a file in a certain folder changes?
minus-square6nk06@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·23 hours agoMaybe inotify or one of those “watcher” (not “watch”) tools available, but I don’t remember which one to use.
Maybe inotify or one of those “watcher” (not “watch”) tools available, but I don’t remember which one to use.