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# | |
# Monitor file $1 for changes | |
# Send an alert emai to $2 if file $1 changes | |
# usage: inotify_email_watcher.sh /var/log/messages your.name@domain.com | |
if [ -z "$2" ]; then | |
echo "Usage: inotify_email_watcher.sh" | |
exit 1 | |
fi | |
# if the file exists | |
if [ -f $1 ] || [ -d $1 ]; then | |
# Checking if this file or directory is being monitored. | |
if [ $(ps aux | grep inotifywait | grep -c "$file" ) -gt '0' ]; then | |
echo "The file or directory is being monitored already: $(ps aux | grep inotifywait | grep "$file" ) "; | |
exit 1; | |
fi | |
echo "Monitoring $1" | |
inotifywait -m -r -e create,delete,modify,move,attrib $1 | while read FILE | |
do | |
echo "A change has been detected in $1" | |
mail -s "A change has been detected in $1" $2< /dev/null | |
done | |
else | |
echo "File or directory $1 not found." | |
exit 1 | |
fi |
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