🤗lemmyverseultrahug@lemmy.ml to Linux Questions@lemmy.zipEnglish · edit-22 months agoRun a shell script whenever a file in a certain directory changes?message-squaremessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up124arrow-down1message-squareRun a shell script whenever a file in a certain directory changes?🤗lemmyverseultrahug@lemmy.ml to Linux Questions@lemmy.zipEnglish · edit-22 months 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-up5·2 months 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.