hpr2003 :: Using the Incron file watching daemon

Summary: I briefly introduce the incron file watching daemon, and give an example of how I use it.

Series: Bash Scripting

Source: [http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=2003](http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=2003)

Using the Incron file watching daemon

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Check out the man page for incron and also this write-up by Nixcraft.

basic usage:

incrontab -e

In your editor of choice, follow this syntax:

<path-to-watch> <event mask> command

Links

• [https://linux.die.net/man/5/incrontab](https://linux.die.net/man/5/incrontab)

• [https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-inotify-examples-to-replicate-directories](https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-inotify-examples-to-replicate-directories)/