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  • Run a command each time the specified file is created (default behavior when saving a file in most editors):

    while inotifywait -e create <some/file.ext>; do <command>; done

  • Run a command each time a file is created (default behavior when saving a file in most editors) somewhere beneath the specified directory:

    while inotifywait -e create -r <some/directory>; do <command>; done
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