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dnotify - Executes a command when the contents of a directory change

'dnotify' is a simple program that makes it possible to execute a command every time the contents of a specific directory change. It is run from the command line and takes two arguments: one or more directories to monitor and a command to execute whenever a directory has changed. Options control what events to trigger on: when a file was read in the directory, when one was created/deleted, etc.

'dnotify' uses the linux kernel directory notification feature to monitor directories. As a result, it does not need to poll files every few seconds.
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Web pagehttp://www.student.lu.se/~nbi98oli/dnotify.html
Source tarballhttp://www.student.lu.se/~nbi98oli/src/dnotify-0.13.0.tar.gz
Version 0.13.0 (stable) released on 2003-04-08
Licensed under The GNU General Public License, Version 2 or later.
This is not a GNU package.

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Interfacescommand line
Source languagesC
Use requirementsLinux kernel 2.4.19 or later

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License verified byJanet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org> on 2002-01-07
Entry compiled byOskar Liljeblad <oskar@osk.mine.nu>

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