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June 14, 2017 21:06
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Simple file watching script
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| #!/usr/bin/env bash | |
| #You need inotifywait from inotify-tools | |
| DIR=${1:?Specify a file or directory to watch} | |
| CMD=${2:?Specify a command to run} | |
| while true; do inotifywait -qr -e modify -e create -e delete "$DIR"; $CMD; sleep 1; done |
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