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Watch the changes to the directory recursively
inotifywait -m -r /path/to/monitor -e create -e moved_to -e modify -e delete  |
    while read dir action file; do
        echo "The file '$file' appeared in directory '$dir' via '$action'"
        // Do what you want here.
    done

The following events are valid for use with the -e option:

   *access* A watched file or a file within a watched directory was read from.

   *modify* A watched file or a file within a watched directory was written to.

   *attrib* The metadata of a watched file or a file within a watched directory was modified.  This includes timestamps, file permissions, extended attributes etc.

   *close_write* A watched file or a file within a watched directory was closed, after being opened in writeable mode.  This does not necessarily imply the file was written to.

   *close_nowrite* A watched file or a file within a watched directory was closed, after being opened in read-only mode.

   *close* A watched file or a file within a watched directory was closed, regardless of how it was opened.  Note that this is actually implemented simply  by  listening  for  both  close_write  and
          close_nowrite, hence all close events received will be output as one of these, not CLOSE.

   *open* A watched file or a file within a watched directory was opened.

   *moved_to* A file or directory was moved into a watched directory.  This event occurs even if the file is simply moved from and to the same directory.

   *moved_from* A file or directory was moved from a watched directory.  This event occurs even if the file is simply moved from and to the same directory.

   *move* A file or directory was moved from or to a watched directory.  Note that this is actually implemented simply by listening for both moved_to and moved_from, hence all close events received
          will be output as one or both of these, not MOVE.

   *move_self* A watched file or directory was moved. After this event, the file or directory is no longer being watched.

   *create* A file or directory was created within a watched directory.

   *delete* A file or directory within a watched directory was deleted.

   *delete_self* A watched file or directory was deleted.  After this event the file or directory is no longer being watched.  Note that this event can occur even if it is not  explicitly  being  listened
          for.

   *unmount* The  filesystem  on which a watched file or directory resides was unmounted.  After this event the file or directory is no longer being watched.  Note that this event can occur even if it
          is not explicitly being listened to.
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