Using a shell script, can I watch a folder and block program execution until a file in a certain folder changes?

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    15 hours ago

    a hobby project: generate a rss feed based on recent file changes in a directory. But I thought this can also have many applications …

    • auto formatting code files on change
    • automatic backups of a certain folder: run rsync on change in folder.
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      15 hours ago

      Are you familiar with CI/CD pipelines? You could use Git along with a service like Woodpecker CI or Gitlab Runners.