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-squarehelloworld@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-222 hours agoOn the upside, you do not need to install the inotifywait package. md5sum already installed on my system haha
minus-squarehperrin@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·22 hours agoIf you are a big fan of wasting disk performance, CPU cycles, and ultimately power.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.zipMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·19 hours agoIt isn’t a terrible solution if you are checking infrequently just as ever 30 minutes.
minus-squarehelloworld@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·22 hours agoI do not need to install anything/can work on bare install without internet connection?
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.zipMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-219 hours agoYou should be able to tie into the kernel with some C programming if you want to go extra small.
On the upside, you do not need to install the
inotifywaitpackage.md5sumalready installed on my system hahaIf you are a big fan of wasting disk performance, CPU cycles, and ultimately power.
It isn’t a terrible solution if you are checking infrequently just as ever 30 minutes.
why is that a plus
I do not need to install anything/can work on bare install without internet connection?
ah, fair.
You should be able to tie into the kernel with some C programming if you want to go extra small.