howtos:watch_filesystem_activity_with_inotify
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| + | Tools needed: | ||
| + | < | ||
| + | sudo apt-get install inotify-tools | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | Example script: | ||
| + | < | ||
| + | inotifywait -mrq -e create -e modify -e delete -e attrib -e move ~/Maildir | while read file | ||
| + | do | ||
| + | (notify-send "File updated in Maildir:" | ||
| + | done | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | |||
| + | The script will watch the Maildir directory for file changes and send a notification to the desktop. | ||
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| + | To get all events just omit the event list: | ||
| + | < | ||
| + | inotifywait -r -m / | ||
| + | </ | ||
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| + | ---- | ||
| + | ---- | ||
| + | Source: http:// | ||
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